Good And Bad Reasons For Film School
There are a lot of good reasons and a lot of bad reasons to attend film school. Let’s discuss them all!
What A New PA Needs
Film school is done and the new TV season is upon us, so a lot of recent graduates are writing me emails about what they need to have on set or in the office. Truth is, there’s not a lot that PAs need which the production doesn’t just provide. Especially if you’re an office PA, […]
Don’t Use an Email That Ends in .edu
The headline says it all. I’m a little surprised it has to be said, but it’s come up a lot recently while fixing up readers’ resumes. Several people have left their .edu address on their resume. In a way, I sort of get it. When you’re 22, college has taken up almost a fifth of […]
No College Degree
Jen writes in: I’ve been a PA, Set Dresser, Costume Assistant, and Location Scout on films, commercials, and photo shoots. I’m thinking of moving to LA soon. My goal is to be a writer. I thought the best way to start, is to get a job as a reader at a studio or an assistant […]
What Can a Teenager Do?
Alexandria writes in: I’m a 17 year old aspiring filmmaker/screenwriter. I’m consistently making my own shorts, writing scripts, entering into festivals, etc. However, I really need to learn a little more about the business side of film, and working on shoots where I’m not the director, and that have a larger budget than a broke […]
Help! I Need Some Direction in Life and I Feel You Are the One to Help Me!
Krista writes: I’m graduating in May from college. Even though I majored in advertising, the film industry has always been interesting to me. If I’m able to land some type of internship in this industry, what are the work hours usually like for a PA? 9-5pm, 6-12pm…? and how much do you work on weekends…..? Considering how dire […]
We Don’t Need No Education
Commenting on yesterday’s post, Tom asked: Correct me if I am wrong but… Nobody cares if you have a college degree in the industry anyway. You are not wrong. Being a filmmaker, from the biggest producer to the lowliest PA, is not like being a doctor or engineer. If we screw up, nobody dies. You’ll just […]
Ah, My Younger Days…
Writing yesterday about my film school pilot, I thought about our terrible professors for the first time in years. They were all pretty old, and set in their ways. They wouldn’t let us do anything unusual, like, oh, say, move the camera in the shot. They drained every ounce of originality from the production. Like […]