Thanks, Spammers!
I love when I get spam comments like this (originally a comment on my UTA Joblist page): Thanks for some other informative site. The place else may just I am getting that kind of information written in such a perfect approach? I have a challenge that I’m simply now working on, and I’ve been at the […]
No, You Don’t Need to Go to Film School
Lately, several readers have been asking if they need a degree from film school to get a job. No, you don’t. The truth is, the only film schools recognized by the Industry are USC, UCLA, and NYU. Outside of those three schools, no one is going to be impressed. No one’s going to be impressed […]
December 2 Job List
Yes, another UTA Joblist. I was kidding, Carol.
Anonymous Job Postings
Sorry I’ve been lax in posting lately. It’s been due mostly to the demands of production (and the fear of getting caught blogging about the demands of production). Hollywood Juicer has a great post about the back nine. I had something I wanted to comment on it, but I’ve forgotten in the intervening week since I read […]
You’re Fired
Shawn writes: Great “Goldilocks” blog entry and a fine job as always. How often is it that people get fired over such contradictions, especially for infractions like ordering too much food. (I mean, who doesn’t like leftovers?) In my experience, very few people actually get fired. That includes people who deserve to be fired. I […]
Another Conversation I Have Nearly Every Day
This happens all the time. If this is you, please, do everyone a favor and stop it.
Does My Degree Matter?
Bumbling British Boy asks: Would a degree somewhat removed from the end product be detrimental or could I, as I hope, not-so-simply segue into the Production Designer pathway with some cunning career feng-sui? When I first got to the Overpriced Film School, I reacted with attitudes typical of any eighteen year old – petulance and […]
Try Harder
On my way to interview for my first job in Hollywood (as a PA, natch), I got a flat tire. I was just cruising along Ventura Blvd., listening to KROQ, thinking about how I finally had a chance to put my film schooling to good use, when BAM! Flat. You can imagine my consternation. I […]
New Job Postings
There are some new job opportunities on the TAPA Job Postings page. If you’re a coordinator, AD, or department head who’d like to post a job notice, just email me, anonymousproductionassistant at gmail dot com.
Waiting for Scripts
Sheila writes: I’m the third PA on [show]. When I started, it was great – I felt like I have a leg up by having a gig in the first place. Plus, we almost never shot nights, and I was only working about 10 hours a day. But… in the last few weeks, we started […]
Remember, Remember, the Ninth of November
What kind of job have you got? I know of no reason, Why the UTA Joblist…on Should ever be forgot.
Dream a Little Dream of… Production
Max writes: Do you ever get what I call PA dreams? What happens to me is that during weeks with particularly high levels of stress, I have reoccurring dreams in which I’m aware that it’s 3AM and yet also aware that my Coordinator or Production Manager wants me to get out of bed and bring […]