There are a lot of reasons to love Indy Mogul- “The Reel Good Show,” for instance, is very funny. But the most valuable aspect of the site is the “Backyard FX” show. We here at Your Industry Insider are constantly (annoying, isn’t it?) advocating “making it real” – whether it be finishing the script or shooting [...]
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VFX producer, Julia Frey, was profiled here a while back. If you missed it, click here. Her blog isn’t always about being on location. It’s about her life. But working on back-to-back film shoots has certainly made her blog, like her life, about being location. She recently returned from a shoot in Morocco and the UK and is currently in the US [...]
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Screenwriter John August (GO, CHARLIE’S ANGELS, CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, CORPSE BRIDE, THE NINES, CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) has been blogging about screenwriting (and whatever else is on his mind) since as far back as at least 2003 and is widely read by both novice screenwriters and seasoned professionals. He will accept questions about screenwriting [...]
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The term “mogul mindset” came from reading Virgin chief, Richard Branson’s autobiography, “Losing my Virginity,” and realizing that his mind worked in such a way as to make success on a global level almost inevitable for him. Listed below are just some of the patterns of thought I identified that led to his amazing accomplishments and [...]
Read More →Well, you’re going to need to study up if you want to make it in entertainment! And lucky you, you don’t have to spring for the cost of a subscription to Variety or The Hollywood Reporter if you don’t want to. There is a relatively new online source: Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily. A columnist for [...]
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One of the key challenges for anyone who wants to have a creative career in entertainment, especially if they aspire to be an actor or writer, is getting representation. Agents serve as gatekeepers in Hollywood, letting studios, producers, networks, and everyone else know that this person has talent, this person is worth their time and consideration, [...]
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I first read Desperate Networks by Bill Carter (affiliate link) when it came out in 2006. It’s a portrait of the network TV biz during the 2004-2005 season, and of all the personalities and projects factoring in. It traces the origins of “Survivor,” “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “CSI,” “American Idol” and countless other hits and misses [...]
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Hollywood Assistants Handbook: 86 Rules for Aspiring Power Players (click on book cover photo to purchase- affiliate link) was written by insiders and, here at YII, we know the value of insider information. But in addition to having real-world advice you can take to the bank (or to the top of the Hollywood heap), this book is [...]
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According to author Sharon Waxman and her sources in Rebels on the Backlot (click on book cover photo to purchase- affiliate link), at least four out of the six subjects of her book either hated or were ambivalent about their mothers and/or idolized their fathers. I’m not a fan of dirt on celebrities (mostly, I could care less), but as [...]
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TOOTSIE is a movie about an actor, Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), who can’t get hired so he dresses up in drag and auditions for a soap opera as a woman. The woman, Dorothy Michaels, gets hired to play the part and creates a sensation as a strong female character on daytime TV, thus potentially trapping Michael in his life [...]
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