Read Friends in Film Mentor Andrew Carlson’s response
Janet here. This post is from our mentorship class, and it’s so good, I wanted to post it here for you.
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A typical shoot
Oh the shoot yesterday was a piece of cake.
Talk about homecoming, it was SO FUN because I felt like I was seeing family.
Read MoreTen things no one ever sees an actor doing
Ten things no one ever sees an actor doing. By John Henry Soto
1. Leaving the house at 4am to meet a van in the city at 5:30am for a 2 hour drive to the set to shoot a 4 minute scene they cut out of the film.
Read MoreDirectors are like you and me
ahh, just got home from a nice little shoot. 2 day shoot, we shot on stage the first day…
And built a set where it looked like we were shooting from inside a skyscraper! There was even a guy hanging outside the glass, cleaning the windows, and he crashes through the window to get inside.
Read Morewhen we keep beating ourselves up
Kristen Top 3 Uncertainties:
– Continuing to find work after one job
– My next steps and getting to them
– I care too much about what others think
*Fears:
– Failure
– Not feeling important
– Not satisfying myself
– Putting myself down and not feeling accomplished
– Not being able to really support myself
– If I am as good as I think I am
No more negative people!
Here is another post by John Henry Soto. FIF member and supporter of actors and artists worldwide. ;-)
Here’s John:
Read MoreAre you supporting your friends?
This post is by one of our regular members, John Henry Soto.
As he said in his email to me: “I don’t like to put any importance on haters but this I needed to get out. I’ve been having some amazing success lately and even though I haven’t announced any recent successes publicly, somehow the haters are feeling it!! LOL!!”
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Keep Moving Forward
In 1997 two people sat across from me in an office and said to me, “You’ll never make it as a musician.”
Read MoreHer sister stiffed me but I still like her
Today I got an email from someone checking my avail, and I had not seen this person in 10 years!
Jackie is a production supervisor, and I knew her when she was a coordinator.
Read Moreandrew story
Andrew is one of founding mentors. The other day I asked him how he got to be so darn smart… and so compassionate and caring for others.
What he told me, blew me away.
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