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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Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier

Well the short version is: I enjoyed it. It’s intense action and FX, cool stunts, visually beautiful, and it is…

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Theater Myths and Mishaps

One thing about working in theater – you can depend on something to go wrong. On stage mishaps, especially ones…

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Don’t Make These Common Cover Letter Mistakes!

Recently I wrote an article at ProductionHub, Tips For Creating a Solid Production Résumé, detailing the top seven mistakes people…

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How to Structure Your Portfolio

Design Portfolio Best Practices Part Two Designers and creatives seeking work will have three parts to their interview presentation: résumé,…

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“The Great Escape” turns 50

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of seeing a gorgeous restored digital print of The Great Escape (1963) at the…

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Published and linked

I wrote an article about the seven most common formatting errors I see on production résumés and it was published…

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How’s Your Portfolio Looking?

Design Portfolio Best Practices – Part One. If I only had a time machine I would go back and tell…

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The Low Budget Film World

If you have read my Five Tips article, you know that I strongly encourage everyone starting out in the business…

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