Some chatting about staying creative and staying busy with side projects to keep your creative muscles from getting flabby and weak.
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March 14, 2011 Tags: LA Queen Pins, Scratchframe, Side Projects
Category: Moving Up, The First Rung No Comments 
The best time to look for your next job, is when you already
have one. Sometimes though, you’ll start to think about how that next job will come
about, and when the opportunity arises, how you can leave the job you already
have.
January 21, 2011 Tags: Job Hunt, job offers, job opportunities, new job
Category: Job Hunt, Moving Up No Comments
Nothing defines Hollywood more than the parties. Whether its a wrap party an invite up in the hills or a holiday party you better be ready to put your best foot forward.
Bring a Friend
There is nothing more awkward than not really knowing anyone at a party. …
December 9, 2010 Tags: drinks, holiday party, mixer, party, wrap party
Category: Industry, Lifestyle, Moving Up, Networking 2 Comments
Here is an interesting article from Mashable.com which may be of value to many of you job seekers!
Back in the day, companies posted jobs in the newspaper, on job boards and spread them by word of mouth. All of those methods still exist today …
October 11, 2010 Tags: breaking in, creating contacts, Moving Up, networking, resume, social networking, tips, Unemployed
Category: Moving Up, Networking No Comments
After searching for months, you finally landed an assistant job. While you were excited to start a week ago, the first day is tomorrow, and now you feel clueless and apprehensive. You know you are going to make mistakes, and now your worries keep you up …
Read MoreOctober 11, 2010 Tags: dos and donts, featured, first day, production assistant, questions, tips, work
Category: Moving Up, Tips n' Tricks 4 Comments
Its no secret that breaking into this industry is tough. In getting started a lot of people take jobs that are not really in line with what they want to do. This is definitely not a bad thing. The entertainment industry is one of the few …
Read MoreOctober 5, 2010 Tags: career path, golden handcuffs, Industry, Job Hunt, jobs, Moving Up, path to success, tips
Category: Job Hunt, Moving Up, Tips n' Tricks 3 Comments
Kalan Ray asked a great question in response to the Article “To Ask or Not to Ask: Questions in the Workplace”
“Usually my problem with asking questions is this: Someone from wardrobe wants to know if they need to be dressing the little girl or the …
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2010 Tags: interrupting, question, tips
Category: Industry, Moving Up, Tips n' Tricks 2 Comments
Note: this is not THE five things to do, or THE five places to go, or THE five mice faster than Speedy Gonzalez.
These are simply…the BriFive: Five Reality Show Realities
5. You Will Start Off Logging
Talk to anyone in reality TV and 9 out of 10 will …
September 6, 2010 Tags: BriFive, logging, post pa, Reality TV, Snooki Punch, story editor
Category: Industry, Moving Up, Tips n' Tricks 1 Comment
In this industry it’s easy to get complacent and fall in to just doing the minimum finding time to play on facebook. I don’t care how boring of a job you have, there is always something you can be learning.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2010 Tags: learning, Moving Up, tips
Category: Moving Up, Tips n' Tricks No Comments
Working the long hours and in often ridiculous circumstances you find both on set and in the office tend to breed very strong relationships and friendships. It’s very easy for the lines to get blurred in the chain of command. I’m not saying your shouldn’t become …
Read MoreAugust 19, 2010 Tags: boss, creating contacts, friends, hollywood, Moving Up
Category: Industry, Lifestyle, Moving Up, Networking No Comments
