Free Movies and Other Things You Didn’t Know
According to a recent poll of my readers, there seems to be a sections of the TAPA website you might not be aware of. Also, since most of you are into movies, I thought I’d give you some tips on how to get movies for free (at least if you’re in LA). Where the Jobs […]
The Anonymous Production Assistant Book
The Anonymous Production Assistant has been around for eight years. Eight years. That means, if you’re graduating from film school now, this blog has been going since you were in junior high. In that time, there has been over a thousand blog posts, hundreds of answered questions, two score podcast episodes, a half-dozen TAPAs, and […]
Copyright Infringement
Yesterday, I got a bizarre email, with the above headline as the subject. I’ve never had anything like it before. I was using a random photo I found on the internet to illustrate a point about a certain product or service we PAs use all the time. Now, it’s not my photo, and the owner […]
How to Write a Blog
Matt wrote in: I just finished reading your post “It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know..And Also What You Know.” I agree, what you know is super important, and people need to know what you know. I keep hearing how industry bloggers get career opportunities because their blog is like an easily accessible […]
You Can Help Bring Crew Call Back
The first season of Crew Call was pretty great. We got advice from producer Ryan Murphy, heard hilarious stories from prop master Jim Falkenstein, and learned how to get a job as a writer’s assistant from Stuart Friedel. If you want more below-the-line interviews, we can use your help. The first and most direct way, […]
Women in Horror Month
Welp, the Oscars are over (not that I had many opinions on that). More importantly, the film I was on is over, so I don’t have any good set stories to talk about. Having some time on my hands, I decided to read up on Women in Horror Month. If you’re not a fan of […]
Are You a PA? Do You Want to be Anonymous?
It’s that time again. Time to pass the TAPA torch. I’m not going to go away permanently, but the month of October is going to be really busy for me (in a good way!). If you’re an experienced PA with a point of view (and maybe some writing skill), then now’s your chance to share […]
What I’ve Been Up To
Dear Constant Reader, I want to apologize for the dearth of regular programming here at The Anonymous Production Assistant. I’ve been on location{{1}} for the past month or so, because runaway production is still a thing. The only reason Crew Call has been going up on a regular basis without delay is the hard work […]
Weekend Update
It’s Friday, and boy, have I got a big weekend planned! Today, two of my favorite books in the last couple years are coming out as movies: The Fault in Our Stars and All You Need Is Kill.{{1}} The only question is whether I go with Tom Cruise or Shailene Woodley first? Tomorrow, I will […]
Quick Update and Twitter Feud
I was intending to post the first podcast episode today. It’s an interview with Evan Luzi, the creator of The Black and Blue website. We had a great conversation, and I think you’re really going to dig it. But you’re going to have to wait until next week to hear it. 🙂 Instead, I’ll just […]
How’s My Hosting?
TAPAlooza III: Season of the Witch{{1}} was last night. Considering it was a weeknight at a wine bar, the vibe was a lot different than the last two meet-ups. The problem with most networking events is that the people who go are people who need jobs, which is why they’re attending the event in the […]
Crew Call: The Below-the-Line Podcast
UPDATE! The Kickstarter campaign is back on! Here’s the new link. * * * I have officially launched the Kickstarter campaign for Crew Call: The Below-the-Line Podcast! And I couldn’t be more excited! Can’t you tell by all the exclamation points?! Crew Call is just about the only place you’ll hear interviews with below-the-line crew; […]