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Creative People Need To Be Selective When Choosing Who To Work With
One of the single most important decisions you will make as an artist is whom you spend your time with. The truth is, you become like the people you associate with. If all your friends smoke, you probably smoke too. If all your friends are fat, you’re probably fat also. If your friends are into [...]
Are You Truly Passionate About Film And Television?
What are you truly passionate about? Do you have a zeal for film? A desire to work in the film and television industry? A fervor for writing, editing, directing? I found out at an early age that I had a passion for film and video. It wasn’t difficult for me to decide that I wanted [...]
Why It Pays To Come In Last In The Film Industry
Photo by Philo We’re conditioned from early childhood to come in last. School not only teaches us things we don’t need to know, but in addition it teaches us how to procrastinate and do things at the latest possible moment. Some even thrive on getting their work done at the last possible moment. The rush [...]
Are You An Exploited Film Student?
Upon graduating from film school, I was lucky enough to land a job almost immediately. Unfortunately, many of my film school friends were not so lucky. Those that did find jobs were often underpaid… and some of my university classmates never found work at all. Of those that did find work, most of them were [...]
Working For Day Rate Is Stupid–Here’s Why!
Photo by Pink Sherbert Photography If you find yourself working on a film or video shoot that lasts less than a month, you might find yourself being asked what your day rate is. For those who don’t know, day rate is when you get paid to show up on set and put in one full [...]
