Living in LA
I want this blog to have laser beam focus rather than just rants, so I'm going to start imparting advice from my own experience about how to live in LA. It's going to be called, "Rules for Breaking into the Entertainment Industry." Rather than write them all at once, I will give you one Golden Rule each post.
Rules for Breaking into the Entertainment Industry
Rule #1:
Make money somewhere else before you come to LA. Los Angeles isn't that nice of a place but unfortunately LA is where the entertainment industry is. Without money to cushion the transition you will be forced into working a job you either absolutely hate or find annoying because it eats up all your time. The truth is you need to work for free to make contacts, and you won't have the time to do that if you have to get a job. Save up $6000, then take the shot. This will allow you to move into a single room in the middle of Hollywood and stay there for about 3 months before you have to get a job that pays. Remember, film and television shoots are going on ALL THE TIME, all you have to do is get there and work your ass off. By the end of the three months you have hopefully found someone who likes you enough to start paying you to help them. Cheers!
Smash and Grab Productions:
Going to an interview today. I'll keep you all posted as to how it turns out. I'm also turning in my resume to Family Guy and American Dad. It turns out that they're right downstairs from my temp job. Really nice people. Plus, you don't have to dress up in a monkey suit. All the guys there dress in flip-flops and tees.
Here are some goals:
Short term
1) I want to write everyday.
2) I want to work out three times a week.
3) I want to make more film contacts.
Mid-Term
1) I want a job in the film or television industry.
2) I want to make enough money to be able to save a little each month.
3) I want to have a film team that I trust.
Long term
1) I want to have a feature length project ready to pitch to the studios.
2) I want to know how to pitch to a major studio.
3) I want to be making a living working on movie or television sets.
Rules for Breaking into the Entertainment Industry
Rule #1:
Make money somewhere else before you come to LA. Los Angeles isn't that nice of a place but unfortunately LA is where the entertainment industry is. Without money to cushion the transition you will be forced into working a job you either absolutely hate or find annoying because it eats up all your time. The truth is you need to work for free to make contacts, and you won't have the time to do that if you have to get a job. Save up $6000, then take the shot. This will allow you to move into a single room in the middle of Hollywood and stay there for about 3 months before you have to get a job that pays. Remember, film and television shoots are going on ALL THE TIME, all you have to do is get there and work your ass off. By the end of the three months you have hopefully found someone who likes you enough to start paying you to help them. Cheers!
Smash and Grab Productions:
Going to an interview today. I'll keep you all posted as to how it turns out. I'm also turning in my resume to Family Guy and American Dad. It turns out that they're right downstairs from my temp job. Really nice people. Plus, you don't have to dress up in a monkey suit. All the guys there dress in flip-flops and tees.
Here are some goals:
Short term
1) I want to write everyday.
2) I want to work out three times a week.
3) I want to make more film contacts.
Mid-Term
1) I want a job in the film or television industry.
2) I want to make enough money to be able to save a little each month.
3) I want to have a film team that I trust.
Long term
1) I want to have a feature length project ready to pitch to the studios.
2) I want to know how to pitch to a major studio.
3) I want to be making a living working on movie or television sets.
posted by Will at 2:55 PM
1 Comments:
Take out the top part. I'll read your stuff and edit for grammar and spelling. Your writing is tight, though, don't dogg yourself.
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