Getting The Most From College

When I was first working in theater, I felt lacks in my own skills. So I enrolled in some Technical…

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Interview: Production Designer Bill Cole

  I am delighted to present this interview with my friend set designer Bill Cole. I met Bill about 18 or…

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Your “Other” Jobs

How do you show that your other work is relevant to filmmaking? Especially when you’re first starting out in the…

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Some Thoughts About Theater Towns

I’ve lived and worked in many cities and countries around the world. It’s interesting to me that some cities are…

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Learning from Classic Films

photo credit: drmvm1 via photopin cc We who work in film are so lucky that our heritage, by and large,…

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Film Review – “Third Person” directed by Paul Haggis

I had the good fortune to see this film at the Aero Theater as part of the KCET Cinema Series…

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Theater Jobs – The Designers

*This is the first of an irregular series detailing the jobs and duties of various professions in show business. The…

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Career Paths – So You Want to Direct.

It’s no secret that most people enrolling in filmmaking courses these days want to be Directors, by which they tend…

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Cold Calling for Production Jobs

I know. Cold calling is horrible. You feel like a telemarketer or an intruder. BUT the thing is that Production…

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Job Interview Tips for Film or Theater

Here in the US, film and theater can be some of the most casual work environments ever. The shlumpy person…

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