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The film industry is a fantastic place to work. In all my years in corporate sales before I got into the biz I never found such a spirit of camaraderie and willingness to help as I have here. When I

A friend of mine (let’s call him Jim) works in the film industry in Canada about four months a year and spends the rest of his time living it up down south. He has been working on a business plan

When it comes to choosing a website name there are a few things to consider before you order it and lock yourself in by putting the address out there to the world. Google the name you want to see what

Many years ago when my first show was just a baby and I had no idea what I was doing I managed to get a meeting with the owner of an online gambling website. This guy had heard about my

A friend of mine commented the other day that they had read a blog I’d written saying “do not share a percentage of your show with anyone under any circumstances”. Yet they also know that I just entered into a

I was in a production office the other day and one of the Executive Producers decided to show the crew a Teaser for the TV show we’re shooting. The Exec put the DVD in the player, and then turned on

I just read the best blog about swearing in Hollywood. Danny Manus says he had a subscriber opt out of his weekly newsletter because it was entitled “Are you a chronic masturbator”, referring to do you just write and write

Most of you probably know it’s a good idea to take notes about a conversation you’ve had when you’ve met someone at a seminar or conference, but it is also a good idea to write down the details of conversations

I ran into someone in the film biz at the gym the other day and before I could even utter a good morning she was launching into her latest accomplishments in film. There was a voice over audition she had

I was out for dinner with my girlfriend the other night. We were having a quiet night in a nice restaurant and as we were leaving to go to our next destination we ran into an actress I know from

This is a true story about a friend who didn’t register his show with the WGA. A friend of mine pitched a show to some production companies. He had shown me the pitch materials including a nicely shot Teaser Reel.

There are so many clichés about the subject of quitting, or maybe more aptly, about the subject of not quitting. I think everyone has seen the poster of the kitten hanging by its claws from the tree branch with the