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The Background Actor - Campus Networking for an old guy

Times are tough for background actors right now. Production is down all around. More regular shows than usual have shut down production early and pilots didn’t kick in the last week of February as we’d hoped. But nearly into what looks... Read more »

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The Standby Painter - Working on Work

A brief update on the work in progress of the progress in finding work.  I delayed that phone call to the TV series production office until the end of the week, managing to fill Monday through Thursday with various unimportant tasks and long... Read more »

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The Genre Director - THE HURT LOCKER, FINAL CUT, MARKETING CENSORSHIP, DIRECTOR’S VISION AND RELATED ISSUES

Very few directors have final cut. It’s great that Kathryn Bigelow protected her vision by demanding and receiving the coverted I Did It My Way.                           THE... Read more »

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The Standby Painter - Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It’s Off to Work I Hope

I didn’t intend to miss a week of my blog here and there, but tax time combined with my usual end-of-the-show, now-I-can-get-really-sick illness.  Somehow my body always knows when I can afford to get the latest flu and safely collapse into... Read more »

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The Manager - “Makin’ It!” - A Special Awards Season Panel on e-Scension.com

Time’s running out!  Don’t delay another second. RSVP NOW: http://ah-feb10.eventbee.com “Makin’ It!” - A Special Awards Season Panel Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Maggiano’s Little Italy 3rd... Read more »

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The Background Actor - Auditioning: the next step for extras

A really odd thing happened to me this most recent Thursday and Friday.  Actually, it happened four times in 48 hours. That’s what made it so odd.  I auditioned for four different productions in four different locations in two days in... Read more »

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The Documentary Producer - Does my documentary need Fiscal Sponsorship?

Maybe… but I guess it is good to know exactly what it is before you agree to give away a percentage of your funds raised to do it. One company that offers this program explains it this way… Fiscal Sponsorship is a financial and... Read more »

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The Background Actor - Often, the quirky, little ones are the most satisfying

My background acting career began on the East Coast and 95% of my jobs back there were major studio feature films. From the James Bond film, Licence to Kill, to the extraordinarily bad Burt Reynolds movie Cop and A Half, I’ve spent... Read more »

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The Storyboard Artist - “Of COURSE the storyboards will be on time”

When you freelance as a storyboard artist your client will frequently ask you, “how fast are you?” This goes into how many frames can you do in “X” amount of time. You’ll only really find this answer after actually being in the... Read more »

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The Manager - Tom Sawyer Entertainment: 4 Years Older and (Somewhat) Wiser

Yesterday we threw a “Tom Sawyer Entertainment is 4″ birthday party at our favorite local bar. We have survived one strike, one defacto strike and a recession, so it seemed like a great reason to celebrate. And as I sat in a packed... Read more »

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The Actor - CHRIS CHALK IS SET TO HIT BROADWAY IN “FENCES” AND MY HEART SMILES

I realize it has been a little while since I last blogged.  Thus, I wanted to write a quick one and share the exciting news of my dear friend, and fellow actor Chris Chalk, whom I mentioned in my previous blog.  He has landed a role on Broadway,... Read more »

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