The Anonymous Production Assistant

Guest Posts – The Trials of Being a PA

I wrote a guest blog post for Staff Me Up! Check it out. And since I wrote for them, here’s a guest post from one of my more experienced readers: 1. Let’s assume you, the PA, are asked to take orders and deliver lunch for five people. Boring, demeaning, pointless work, right? WRONG! This is […]

Production Listings

Nash writes in: I have been considering paying for a subscription to the Production Alert service. I just wanted to know if you thought it was worth it for someone looking to get more PA work? I’ve never found a job through listing services like Production Alert or Production Weekly. The Hollywood Reporter apparently realized […]

Property Master Jim Falkenstein

Today’s episode features a very enthusiastic prop master, Jim Falkenstein. He talks with TAPA about on-set dressers, brain cheese, unscrupulous prop masters, and Val Kilmer’s cigarette lighter. Check out Jim’s website, including the prop mistake of the week. The producer of today’s episode was Chris Henry, who also wrote the theme. If you like the […]

How to Dress for a Studio or Network

Evelyn has found herself in a fortunate position: A family contact has arranged for my son to have lunch with a VP of Production at a major studio.  This may not lead to a job, but hopefully he will end up having a valuable contact. Lunch will be in the studio cafeteria, with a tour to follow.  How […]