Bad Mouthing the Talent
@AltSnacks sent a question over Twitter about Twitter: Is it bad etiquette even in the twitter age for any below the line people to publicly roast Roseanne (or any talent) for basically costing them money? Would a PA get looked down upon for that? Don’t do it. It’s that simple. Don’t bad mouth anyone in […]
Accepting Friends
Brittany writes in (via Facebook): Hi TAPA, what better way to ask a question about Facebook, then via FB message? I’m wondering where you come down on adding other crew members (including those that are above you) or cast as friends on Facebook. What if THEY friend request you? Should you wait until the project […]
Self-Serving Blog Post (That Might Help You, Too)
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated you on the state of the blog, so here goes. In the last week, since I’ve started blogging again, I’ve received over 2,000 readers every day. Tuesday and Wednesday, over 2,400, which is nearly a record. So, if you’re sharing the blog with your friends, it seems to be […]
Follow Me
If you subscribe to TAPA’s RSS feed, you might be wondering why I haven’t uploaded the UTA Joblist lately. That’s because you’re not following me on Twitter or liking me on Facebook. You should do that. I have been updating the joblist as regularly as ever, but I just decided to stop wasting blog space with straight […]
Get Your Head in the Game, Rook
One of the PAs in the office is on the chopping block. Every day, he’s working to keep his job – fighting to keep his spot on “the team.” He doesn’t know it, but I hope he senses it. Over the last few weeks, I hope he’s noticed that the office has grown more frustrated […]
Loose Lips
The other day, Michigan PA commented on a post: I live in MI and will be working on my first major film later this month. My question is, can I psot on my facebook page about my experiences while working on set? Yes and no. Yes, you can say, “My boss is awesome,” or “This […]
Be My Friend
Somehow, in the last year or so, it’s become a thing for the crew to become Facebook buddies with each other. Within a week of the first contact list being published, you can expect a dozen or more friend requests. This is all fine and good, so long as we’re talking about the set PAs […]
Links in the Chain
WordPress has some neat features (much more so than Blogger or, God help us, Myspace, both of which I’ve used). My favorite, besides the chart showing me how many readers I have, is the “referrers” tool. I’m not sure how this is different than “incoming links;” if someone knows, please explain it to me. Anyway, […]