The Anonymous Production Assistant

The TAPA Podcast is Coming Soon

I wanted to remind all of you that the TAPA podcast will be coming very soon. I’m titling it Crew Call: The Below the Line Podcast. Because it’s not just for PAs; it’s for the whole crew. Often times, we know our jobs very well, but have very little understand of what other departments are […]

Coming Soon – The TAPA Podcast!

If you missed TAPAholics Anonymous meeting, you don’t know what was in the envelope I left. First, there was a bunch of name tags that read, “Hello, my name is T.A.P.A.” Along with the names tags was a stack of business cards featuring my logo, which hilariously led to anyone in a pair of glasses […]

TAPA Gets a Plug from The New York Times!

I thought being interviewed on KCRW was cool, but The New York fucking Times??? Holy shit balls! Granted, they refer to me as “Hollywood’s version of [a] Roman galley slave,” but still, THE NEW YORK TIMES! I’m too excited to write a real blog post today.

Do As I Do, Not As I Say

An AD by the name of Jason Roberts recently commented on a post from a couple months ago: I would like to think that you didn’t actually call background artists “untalented actors”. Maybe I am misreading your sense of humor. Just in case it wasn’t in jest, I would like to point out how very […]

TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-06-09

Working Title http://t.co/b9fWPGFfQX 07:19:06, 2013-06-03 Awwww, I remember when this was me: http://t.co/yqwBj17Dey 09:48:55, 2013-06-04 RT "If you tweet #FML, your Fun My Life wish may just be satisfied. By us. http://t.co/HQnwFFjLjF" Quick, NO ONE tell @JELLO what FML means. in reply to JELLO 09:50:16, 2013-06-04 @AdamUltraberg – @YahtzeeCroshaw called it XBone, to my endless […]

TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-06-01

TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-05-25 http://t.co/og5lsLjTVo 13:35:20, 2013-05-26 So, I Have This Weird Idea… http://t.co/UUMQygwVdq 09:01:21, 2013-05-27 RT @commonladybug: This Tuesday has Monday written all over it. 07:20:43, 2013-05-28 RT @BrieCook: The bad part about rolling straight into a shoot day after a long weekend is that I fear today's episode will kick […]

So, I Have This Weird Idea…

I was thinking it might be fun to create a TAPA webcomic. Sometimes, words just aren’t enough to convey the craziness and stupidity on set. A weekly or bi-weekly comic would be another way to show future PAs what they’re in for. The thing is, I can’t draw.{{1}} Not even a stick figure, much less […]

TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-05-25

Don't forget to listen to 89.9 @kcrw today at 2:30 to hear me ramble. 🙂 07:22:51, 2013-05-20 Job Offer I Don't Want http://t.co/ZPETBogLoK 13:03:57, 2013-05-20 RT @vashte: Oh…so *that's* what a PA does! http://t.co/XwSXtI1j4o @TheAnonymousPA 11:46:54, 2013-05-21 RT @TheFinalFangirl: 26% of new pilots center around a female lead. 6% have people of color as the […]

TAPA on the Radio

I recently visited the studios of KCRW to be interviewed for The Business. I didn’t mention it, because I had no idea when it would air. (The interview is what they call “evergreen,” meaning I didn’t talk about anything time-sensitive, so they’d be able to play it whenever they had some time to fill on […]

Corrections on the ESPN Overtime Issue

I received a lengthy email correcting several points on Thursday’s post. In order to protect the reader’s anonymity (something I’m familiar with), I’ll try to hide any personal details. First, it turns out Severn Sandt is a woman. I used the masculine pronoun because I was unfamiliar with the name Severn, and a quick google […]

My Location

You don’t ever want a show filming in your neighborhood, or worse, your own apartment building. You will find out EXACTLY what kind of area you live in. You see, TV shows don’t have time for nuance and subtlety. They need the audience to understand immediately what kind of location they’re at. If a character […]