http://filmindustrybloggers.com http://filmindustrybloggers.com.jpg A Community of Film Industry professionals who blog about Hollywood and the Film world. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:08:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There was an interesting article this week in Daily Variety which was ostensibly about the American Cinema Editors pre-announcement of an award that they’ll be giving to Avid at their awards dinner in February (actually, I suppose I should say that we’ll be giving at our dinner, since as of ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/07/03/the-editor-why-film-editors-complain-a-lot-today-2/ There was an interesting article this week in Daily Variety which was ostensibly about the American Cinema Editors pre-announcement of an award that they’ll be giving to Avid at their awards dinner in February (actually, I suppose I should say that we’ll be giving at our dinner, since as of ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/07/03/the-editor-why-film-editors-complain-a-lot-today/ July 4th is this week -- and between the fireworks, the 5K's, and the grilled hot dogs (or, if you are in health conscious, LA, the grilled mushrooms and tofu) I would like to take a moment  of silence for a long forgotten patriot who fought for our right to ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/07/02/the-showrunner-happy-independents-day-err-independence-day/ Finally a reprieve! After what seems like a horrendously difficult year so far, things finally feel as though they are getting back to normal, death of Michael Jackson aside of course.                                                        I’m now in the running for not one but two good jobs at reputable companies which is quite ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/07/01/the-production-manager-is-it-worth-it/ I am happy to report that the sun is back out and shining brightly!  Therefore, I think it is safe to say that “June Gloom” is behind us and summer is in full swing, especially since temperatures reached 90 degrees in the valley this past weekend!  Plus, there have been ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/07/01/the-actor-acting-in-back-summer-in-front/ Whether we are meeting a new writer at a pitchfest or in a meeting or technologically like through virtualpitchfest, the biggest fear that every development executive has is – is this person going to play nice? Is this person speaking to me going to be someone that I am want ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/06/29/the-development-executive-how-to-play-nice-with-others%e2%80%a6especially-execs/ Some amazing news from the world of legislative politics over the past few days has me humbly and happily proven wrong about our assumptions. By “our” I mean me and all the people out there who do not work in an elected office at the state government level and who ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/06/29/the-standby-painter-yes-we-did/ I arrived on Oahu last week and hit the ground running. Casting on location is always a challenge. First of all, unlike Chicago, Baltimore, New York City or London, I have never been to Kailua, HI and so I didn’t have any idea of what I was getting into with ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/06/27/the-casting-director-aloha-casting%e2%80%a6/ First off apologies for the delayed posting, I’ve had a few family things to take care of.        But to follow on from last week’s posting I had the pleasure to experience a very different type of interview. After fruitless applications, a rather prestigious network contacted me regarding a position ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/06/25/the-production-manager-the-search-continues%e2%80%a6-2/ This past Monday showbizzle.com, the digital showcase and destination website I created with my daughter Lindsey, finally re-launched.  I knew that mPRm, the Hollywood-based PR firm headed by industry veteran Rachel McCallister, had put together a fairly tight press release being sent out to various bloggers in the 'trade press' ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2009/06/25/the-showrunner-film-television-and-the-world-wide-web/