Surviving and succeeding in the film industry!
After the recent tragic death on the low-budget film Rust and the subsequent revelations about lax safety on set, it’s worth examining a few warning signs that indicate we should avoid a particular low-budget project. All low-budget films are not...
Film industry work has been getting a bad rap lately, probably deservedly so. Recent IATSE negotiations have inspired many union members to tell their stories about some brutal conditions on set. Then there’s the tragic accidental shooting death of...
Can joining a union help your career prospects in the film industry? It depends on where you are and what you’re doing. However, being a member of a union can be highly helpful to your career in the right circumstances. ...
Many of us in the film industry work as freelance workers, meaning we don’t have a single employer; we go from job to job. There’s a great deal of uncertainty that comes with being a freelance worker, but there can...
Do you remember your first job doing industry freelancing work? I remember mine. I had recently arrived in L.A. and had managed to get a job doing non-union extra work. It was a long day, and I remember being surprised...
The downside of film production jobs has been in the news and on social media a lot lately. It’s the impetus behind the upcoming IATSE strike authorization vote. And it’s not only the film crews working on set. Editors and...
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