Interview

Smash and Grab:
I went into an interview to talk to Dustin and David from Corner of the Sky productions. I met Dustin, a skinny spectacled guy who said that I would be coming in two times a week to help out with answering phones, running errands, and writing coverage. My first assignment is to write coverage for a untitled film about a down on his luck ex-stunt pilot who finds redemption by helping a young boy and his friends realize their dream of flying. I wrote that logline myself.

I met David who was a very energetic guy with big plans for future. He had been a literary manager for ten years and has been a producer for four. I could tell he had a lot of selling experience because he kept my interest and convinced me to work there for free. The thing he said to me that peaked my interest was this: "Jake, I have no problem listening to good ideas. If you bring me a script and I like it, I will get it sold." I figure a couple days a week can't be that bad, and if he's pulling my leg then I'll know by the end of the month. Plus this guy knows what he's doing. He has a movie with Steve Carrell, and another one with Dane Cook coming out soon. Can't hurt.

Rule #2:
No job is too small, no opportunity not worth investigating. I have found this to be true from my own experience. Example: when I went out with Alison to support her in her porn adventure I ended up not only meeting a guy who would give me a grip job, but also taking his acting job, and getting paid 100 dollars for one line. I also met a photographer named Kaden. We joked around and hit it off. When I went to the grip job I realized we were shooting at Kaden's studio, just by coincidence. Now Kaden is going to give me a heads up if there are any more film jobs. No job is too small, no opportunity not worth investigating.