Surviving and succeeding in the film industry!
Many of us have been thinking about achievable goals this week, things we hope to accomplish in the next twelve months and beyond. I prefer not to use the word ‘resolution’ because it always seems to set us up for...
A few weeks ago I wrote about some additional income streams to help film freelancers survive in our tumultuous industry. Here’s part two of that post, and it has some more ideas for revenue streams to bolster your income. Working...
Which jobs on a film set are the best and the worst? It depends on whom you ask. I compiled this list based on my observations over many years of working on set, and I deliberately omitted the director and...
Working in television production can be a great learning experience. It may not always be pleasant, but you can learn some valuable lessons. I enjoyed my time working on TV shows, but it was not without its challenges. It’s a...
Additional income streams can be great to have, especially in our industry. For most of us, the film industry has always been a gig economy. Freelance work can be erratic in the best of times. There was no work for...
Film crew jobs can be brutal. Anyone who’s worked on set has at least one horror story to tell. It can be a challenging business, but many of those who work on film crews aren’t keeping silent anymore about the...
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