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!
The Call Sheet is Now Available as an Audio Podcast
If you’d rather listen to The Call Sheet on the run, it’ll now be available on several podcasting platforms, including directly through Substack. The first episode, with Academy Award-nominated director Tim Reckart, is already available. Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Pocket Casts Google Podcasts (soon) And, of course, you can still watch all of the interviews on the […]
From Agent’s Assistant to Series Creator – an Interview with Merigan Mulhern
You’ve heard the story: start out as an intern, become an agent’s assistant, then a PA, a writer’s assistant, staff writer, and eventually create your own show.
Well, today’s guest LIVED that.
Trust Your Instincts
I reader wrote in about an odd job interview she obtained through my site: I got an interview for [company], but it’s in an apartment and no one signed their name on the email so I can’t even confirm the company or producer. I’ve generally only been to interviews in offices and am unsure whether […]
Going Hollywood
A great many people are sucked in by the glamour of Hollywood. Your first day, you find yourself surrounded by beautiful actor, talented artists, and an endless supply of craft services.
Will Working on a Christian Movie Hurt My Career?
Will writes in: I’ve had a decent PA career in Atlanta, working on several movies and TV series. But I’m moving to Los Angeles soon, because I really want to write. One of the movies I worked on was an explicitly Christian film. I have no idea if this credit might work against me once […]
Motherhood in the Industry – Part III: Working after Childbirth
This is the last of a three-part series, written by a guest TAPA who has some actual life experience that I don’t. I would advise you to be physically strong to help get you through childbirth. Childbirth is a very crazy thing. Truly, you are just happy to get through it alive and with a […]
Motherhood in the Industry – Part II: Pregnant and Working
This is the second in a three-part series, written by a guest TAPA who has some actual life experience that I don’t. If you plan to work through your pregnancy, my “let’s get real” advice is this: do not announce your intention to start a family and if you become pregnant, hide it as long […]
Motherhood in the Industry – Part I
This is the first in a three-part series, written by a guest TAPA who has some actual life experience that I don’t. I am a twenty-something married woman who is a new mom with a three-month-old. I live in SoCal and am currently “living the dream,” AKA somehow managing to make it month-to-month while I […]
Other Jobs
Sometimes you just have to take another job outside of production.
Where To Live
Nicole writes in: I am about to relocate to LA after working in film production for 4 years in Austin, TX. I am doing some housing research and had a few questions: 1. Are there any neighborhoods that are more accommodating to working in film? (Convenient drive to studios and production office spaces…) 2. What […]
Immigrant Workers
Reader Luciana writes: I’m writing to you from the other side of the world, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Nowadays mostly known as the country of the new Pope.) As an experienced media producer, I’m considering the possibility of going to the US and trying to get a job in the TV/film industry over there, since in […]