Not long ago, I was on Twitter and an actor who had been talking about moving to Los Angeles tweeted me, “I just moved to L.A. Where should I start acting? I know no one.” It was a good question and one I’d gotten before. What are the best steps for actors when they first [...]
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Like many of you, I finished school and left the East Coast with dreams of “making it big,” whatever that means, in the entertainment industry. I spent many of my final summer nights in Boston watching “Dexter,” and although I was temporarily iffy about leaving my home by myself after dark, I was inspired. I [...]
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Step One: Get Real Over the years I’ve interviewed over a thousand entry level job candidates. When I ask what they want to ultimately do in the entertainment industry, the vast majority of them give me one of three answers: film producer, film/TV writer, or director. Now I know some of those job candidates [...]
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One of the most common questions I get from students and recent grads is whether they have to move to Los Angeles in order to work in the entertainment industry. “Of course not,” I say. “The entertainment industry is all over the place.” “What about if I want to be a…?” they ask, with [...]
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I love short films. I love how you can become totally immersed in a story and connected to a character in a film that might only be a few minutes long. I’ve spoken to a lot of people who think that, since the film is a short, it will cost less and be less [...]
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This is a guest post from Rab Berry, who graduated from Boston University last May. In it, he examines a well worn piece of advice and finds that in spite of it’s simplicity, it really is a key to buidling an entertainment career. Like most recent college graduates looking to work in the film industry, I’ve [...]
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On a Google group for Boston University alumni who have moved to Los Angeles to be in the entertainment industry, there was a post last week from a recent grad looking for her first paying entertainment job, an assistant position at an agency, management company, or production company. She’d managed to score 14 interviews but [...]
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Years ago, I wanted to hire Andew Paskoff before I’d even met him, before he’d even landed in Los Angeles a few years out of college to work in the industry. I did not get the chance and I lost track of him for a while, but thanks to the wonders of social media, we [...]
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One of the questions I get most often from students, recent grads, & others outside LA is whether they need to move to LA in order to achieve their goals/dreams in the industry. (The answer is, “It depends.” Maddening to some, I know.) Following that, there’s a whole barrage of questions about preparing for the [...]
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Last weekend at the Boston University in Los Angeles Graduate Symposium, I gave a presentation on creating a career strategy and getting a job in the entertainment industry. I always enjoy talking to groups about this topic, sharing the experience of my 15+ years as a hiring executive, my 20+ years total in the entertainment [...]
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