When I was living in South Africa (I worked in news around when Mandela became President), I hung out with Joao & these great guys, now known as the Bang Bang club, who risked their lives documenting what’s really happening in the world. Joao is a sweet guy & risks his life so we can see what really happens. It’s a blast of reality for me.
Read MoreThere are many interesting film jobs in Hollywood. I think that the best way to give you a feel for these jobs is to take you to the film set and describe what happens as if you were there.
Today’s shoot, for a high end athletic shoe, started out at a high school close to Compton. Compton is gang central in LA. The projects literally surrounded us. We had security guards and were working within the fenced school grounds, so it was fine.
Read MoreToday we’re doing a commercial for a video game. I want to give you an idea of what it’s like doing film jobs when you’re doing special effects. It’s really like any other day, except there are green screens and other cool film equipment.
We’re shooting on a quiet residential street and we’ve taken over the whole street with enormous lights, props, carts and stands. As you look down the street you see a long line of cube trucks which belong to the art department, props, camera, grip, electric. Further down the road there’s 2 motor homes. One houses the production offices, the hair, make up and wardrobe rooms. And the 2nd motor home is made up of little rooms for the talent to relax and rehearse their lines.
Read MoreWhat I want to share with you in this blog is how you can have a career in the film industry: What kind of film jobs there are, the money you can make, and how to get in, even how to find the best online film school. I also want to give you a realistic view of what it’s like working in this industry. To do that I put together stories about what happens on a film set and what it’s like working on professional sets.
One of the best things about working in the film industry, is that you work on fun stuff all day long and you get to work with your friends. It’s a fun, lighthearted environment most of the time. After all, we all left the real world to have a different, more exciting lifestyle. We get the work done and are focused on that, but any extra time and energy we have, we’re spending with each other.
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