This last week I worked 2 days on a lower budget commercial. A Production Supervisor friend who I've worked with for years called me for it.
It was fun… but you could tell that it was definitely more B team than A team.
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This post is written by Oksana, Friends in Film mentorship member.
DEAR FRIENDS IN FILM MEMBERS!
Read MoreHow to get rich in this business
How do you get rich in the film industry?
All my friends are buying $1,000,000 homes now. It used to seem like a crazy thing to do, why would anyone spend that much money on a home?!
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If you are trying and trying to make a name for yourself, and asking, “WHAT SHOULD I DO?”
Here is my advice to you.
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Now, I want to tell you about something else.
That's when you haven't gotten a call for awhile from someone who used to hire you a lot…You can tend to start worrying.
Read MoreHow handle disappointment
OK, I had a 5 day job that went away last week. I would have made $12,000. Then, I had a 6 day union job offered to me, but I was already on hold for a 2 day commercial.
As it happens, this company I was on hold with is starting to be my biggest company. They are hiring me for all their Directors, so it’s very exciting.
Read MoreBest way for actors to network
Kevin West from the Actors Network talks about repetition in order to make progress as an actor.
He says, “In one month’s time you have to realize that a “legit” representative has probably received 500-1000 submissions. A legit “somewhat busy” commercial casting director whose had 3 jobs has seen between 10,000 and 100,000 thumbnails depending on how many roles were in each job. And if you’re casting a real Feature film or a TV show, again, you’ve seen thousands upon thousands of pictures. ”
Read MoreYour Story as an Asset
I was in the grocery store, freezing my ass off in the produce section looking for organic celery, carrots and ginger.
I’m hurrying out of there, onto warmer places when I look over and I see this tall display of bread with this muscle-y guy on it. Was it the muscles that caught my eye? I didn’t look further, I was FREEZING!
Read MoreShow business is for the horses!
Today’s shoot is with a horse. A talking horse. Well, not exactly… a horse with a piece of tape stuck under his lip so he looks like he’s talking. He’s standing in front of blackboard acting like the professor. Hasn’t made a mess yet… you know, like, on the floor… so we’re all happy thus far!
UPDATE: The horse is eating everything. He ate the chalk, which everybody tried to get out of his mouth. But he crunched it up and had chalk all over his mouth.
Read MoreWorking on set with CAT HERDERS
I was on this TV-spot over the weekend and it was one of the most cold and miserable shooting days I’ve ever had. Out on the plains, freezing cold, wind so strong it would catch your car door and bend it back.
The production company put everyone in a motel for the three days we were out there. Joe and I actually snuck our cat, Fred, into our motel room because he just had surgery and needed to recuperate. Fred did not like the experience, so he lived under the bed the whole time. Here’s both of our cats investigating some flowers safe at home :)
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