The Anonymous Production Assistant

Using Your Car for Production

Jenny writes in: I just wrapped a production where I had to drive 60 miles to location each day in order to set up breakfast before the crew van arrived, and now it’s time to invoice for all that hard PA work. Should I charge anything for using my car? Just bill for the gas? […]

Your Car, The Mobile Office

As a PA, you’ll spend 95% of your time between two places – your desk and your car. I try to keep my desk as clean as possible. My car is a different story. Until very recently, my car was a danger zone. Receipts, fast food bags, empty water bottles (don’t tell the Green PA) littered the […]

Who Needs a Car?

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Reader Jeff writes in: I’ve been interested in film for so long, however after graduating from college as an English/Film major, I still don’t really have a production skill I’ve mastered, so I think my best resort is to start out as a PA.  Of course, I want to move out to California where all […]