The Future of Cinema
Wow, you guys! The Kickstarter campaign is DONE. People contributed $2512, which is 136% of what I asked for. And now, the real work begins.{{1}} As promised, I’ll be interviewing people from all over the crew list. For my younger readers, you’ll get an overview of what each department is like. For my more experienced […]
Recommended Day Jobs
Sam writes: Do you have any recommendations for day jobs that a new PA might take? I’m talking about jobs that are super flexible, and allow for last minute schedule changes, as many PA gigs are short notice. Preferably something besides waiter or minimum wage slave. Might seem like a dumb question, but I’m having […]
Should I Text or Call?
Henriette writes in: Thanks again for explaining how POs work, you saved my green PA ass! I’m writing because a couple of months ago I had an interview with the Designer and the Art Director for a show, which went great, but the show never actually started. The Art Director called me and gave my […]
The Reality About Reality
Last week, I wrote some not-so-nice things about reality television. Full disclosure: I’ve worked on more than a few reality shows, and had some bad experiences. However, I received some emails and comments that take exception with what I wrote. A reader who asked that I not reveal her name or the show she works […]
The Real Cause of the Earning Gap
The Real Cause of the Earning Gap In which our intrepid blogger explains why there is a wage gap, and offers no good solution whatsoever… On this week’s episode of Scriptnotes, John August and Craig Mazin discussed the WGA Writers Report. They made a lot of good points, and you should totally listen to that […]