Finding work in an era of Runaway Production

History When I first started in the business in Los Angeles in 1994, people were grumbling about “runaway production”. Back…

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Filmmaking Grants Resources

Sayla U’ilani Whalen, one of two recipients of Women in Media’s Developing Filmmaker Fellowships, funded by a grant from the…

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“A Confused Buyer Always Says No”

Photo by Yan Krukau via Pexels.com I have come to the realization that I say this at least once to…

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How to Choose a Writers’ Group

I’ve been a member of the Women in Media writers’ program for a couple of years now, and I love…

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Grants as a Filmmaking Funding Strategy

The longer your film, the smaller the proportion of your budget is likely to come from grants. But even an…

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The New Year is coming

With the New Year, I expect a surge of new and resumed production as the production entities scramble to fulfil…

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What’s next in Recruiting and what it means to you.

LinkedIn has released its 2023 “Future of Recruiting” Report containing several predictions about hiring and recruitment in the next few…

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Interview – Prop and Weapons Master, Dutch Merrick

I am so delighted to present this awesome interview with Dutch Merrick, past president of IATSE Local 44, and Prop…

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I was part of an NAB Presentation

Now available on demand are 25 of the most popular sessions from this year’s NAB Show conference program. Catch up…

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Networking – What emails to send and when

Having a new resume written is a great reason to reach out to people you know in your professional network.…

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