The Anonymous Production Assistant

Directing in the Digital Age

Some Guy with a Camera{{1}} writes in: I, probably like most people on this website and similar ones, was inspired when I read Robert Rodriguez’s Rebel Without a Crew. I’m curious though, that book was published in 1996. Which it turns out, is quite some time ago (heck I was only 6 at the time)… […]

TAPA at Sundance: Part Two

A few more thoughts on Sundance, for the TAPA readers who are going for weekend #2 or Sundance 2013. The shuttles. It’s tough for a lot of Los Angelenos to go someplace that relies so heavily on public transportation. Nobody at Sundance drives. Everybody walks, everybody takes the shuttles. On the plus side, they’re free. […]

TAPA at Sundance: Part One

On sort of a whim (and an unexpected gift from my parents), I went to Sundance this year. For those tenacious PAs who are heading up to Park City, Utah, later this week or mulling a trip for next year, I thought I’d prepare a handy guide of Do’s and Don’ts for the festival: Dress […]