Framing Our Goals

Those of us who have been successful in the film industry practice something we like to call, “Framing Our Goals”, which can help you for getting into the film industry. It’s an exercise we all do, at every level. Framing your goals for the film industry is especially fun to do. You get to take a moment out of your daily routine and remember all of the film dreams you had before ‘being practical’ became your mode of living.

Successful people, regardless of what industry they are in, take time to think about what they want to accomplish. At one time, just like you, they had a dream, but they took that dream and outlined clear steps and goals to reach that dream.

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Surround yourself with power players!

When you surround yourself with power players, you succeed in the film industry. Many people believe that making it in this business is a matter of getting lucky breaks, but the truth is that you make your own luck by surrounding yourself with power players. When you work with the top professionals, that’s when you start getting the big opportunities.

You may wonder, though, how you get to work with those top professionals when you have little or no experience in the film industry. Those opportunities seem far away, available to only a handful of people, but the truth is far from it.

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Want to be a National Geographic Producer?

This is a lovely producer I worked with at National Geographic. Listen to him talking about standing out. He’s so wonderful. On our shark trip, he got hepatitis C. That was a total bummer, love the guy. But he’s ok now!

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Streaming is 85% Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

As the entire world is stuck inside of the house with nothing to do but sit in front of their TV screens and watch their favorite entertainment selections, streaming services are seeing a substantial boost is users logging online. A recent report produced in March found that Netflix alone is responsible for about one-third of all video streaming directed to television in recent weeks since the pandemic started.

Netflix is not the only streaming platform that offers a huge selection of premium entertainment options for you to choose from. Nielsen just published a study that shows that Americans have spent a total of approximately 400 billion minutes streaming various content to their media devices in the first three weeks of March alone. 

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DO NOT WAIT to Start Your Acting Career!

If you have been preparing to become an actor, but haven’t been getting on sets, you need to be.

Practicing your craft, learning as much as you can about acting and what makes you stand out as an actor is great! But all that preparation is not going to give you what you need to create a career in acting. What you MUST HAVE are professional relationships, and the only place to meet professionals is on professional sets, and you don’t need to be there only as an actor.

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How to break into film and television when you live in a small town

Attention daredevils! Many people who want to do stunts in the film industry live in rural areas and small towns. They pack their bags and move to one of the big city centers, mistakenly believing there is no work where they live. This kind of stunt usually backfires. Dreamers spend big money on big-town schooling, wasting years of their life because they don’t understand how the industry operates.

Dare to read on!

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What acting classes should you take?

What acting classes should you take? The best classes are the ones that the most successful, working actors are taking. But how do you find those?

You have to be referred to the best acting classes.

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Film School vs No Film School vs Online Film School

After working on film sets in Ohio she began implementing what she learned to start getting on bigger projects in Hollywood like America’s Got Talent, Disney Fairy Tale Weddings and wielding a Chinese broad sword in the Dance Gavin Dance music video “Head Hunter”. Living proof that you do not need to go to film school, however, an online film school can help you bridge the gap from where you are now to a solid job in the industry.

She’s even worked on set with Terry Crews! You might have a Hollywood opportunity to wear many hats on set like Parker did working on this Walmart job with Terry. They kept changing the script so she started writing cue cards for Terry! As well as helping the 1st AD.

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How to Become a Stuntman or Stuntwoman

Have you thought about how to become a stuntman or stuntwoman for movies and music videos?

Parker is a professional action actor doing character work on Disney Fairy Tale Weddings and the Dance Gavin Dance music video “Head Hunter”. In this video she goes over stunt double requirements and how to find job openings in Hollywood. Finding a niche in the film industry like stunts does huge things for your career! Now Parker has this additional skill and unique experience for her passion which is acting!

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Finding Success in the Film Industry

Pursuing your dreams to work in the Film Industry can often seem like a maze that doesn’t have a clear entry or exit. Life before Friends In Film is different for everyone. Even finding a network of support, or an understanding of what it takes to build a high-paying career in the Film Industry often appears to be an uphill battle. But, the good news is – there’s plenty of people who are or were in the same spot!

Crystal, who resides in Texas, began Friends In Film from the recommendation of a professor while obtaining an undergraduate degree in film and graphic design. After college, she spent years on small independent film projects with little to no-pay, but couldn’t understand why it seemed so difficult to break into paid professional work or gain the attention of a director from Los Angeles, or at the minimum, at least something IMDB worthy.

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