Surviving and succeeding in the film industry!
If you’re a film industry freelancer, you probably know how to get started building a successful career. You certainly do if you read this blog, as I’ve written numerous posts on this topic. But some things will tank your career...
Now that we’ve spent the past year perfecting our virtual networking skills, in-person networking events are about to come back. No matter how much we’ve missed the interaction at live events, we may all be a bit out of practice...
Freelancing can be wonderful. It can also be highly challenging, especially in the film industry. Working as a freelancer can offer a great deal of freedom if you can handle unpredictability. We’ve seen recently that ‘secure’ jobs often aren’t that...
The short answer is that film crews won’t be affected very much by the latest CDC mask recommendations, especially if they’re working on union sets. On May 13th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued some updated mask...
Difficult people are a fact of life in the film industry. Whether we work on set or off, it helps our careers and sanity to hone our skills in dealing with them. If you’ve done an entire show without having...
Everyone has experienced feelings of rejection at some point in their lives. We freelancers experience it more than most, as we’re always putting ourselves out there for jobs. The feelings associated with rejection aren’t pleasant. In fact, rejection has been...
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