Networking is a vital part of making it in Hollywood. As you establish yourself, you’re likely to get invited to a lot of events and happenings. Many of these will be worth your time, but a lot of them you may not want or be able to go to. So, how do you politely turn […]
Lana writes in: Back in July I got extremely lucky. I was hired as a PA on a feature film and within a week found myself acting as the second assistant director (a combination of the production not having a lot of money and the 1st not being available until the third day of shooting […]
Henry writes in: First off, thanks for existing. I just found your blog, and I love it (and bookmarked your Amazon link for the next time I buy something, in return for all that good advice)! My question for you: In a stroke of luck, a friend of a friend is interested in hiring me […]
Gary writes in with a handy tip: I’ve been a set PA for a while but just started my first job as an office PA. Your tip on restocking paper by turning the box upside down has already come in handy several times–even got to show off by demonstrating for the other (more experienced) office […]
As you know, we here at TAPA love visiting prop houses. That’s why we’re excited about today’s guest on The Call Sheet. Dean Goodine is a Canadian prop master with decades of experience, including films such as Unforgiven, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and series like A Series of Unfortunate […]
Reader Hanh and his girlfriend are soon moving to the US. He’s got a job lined up, but she doesn’t: As a condition of her visa to move with me to the US, my girlfriend has to go a few months without taking a paying job, so she’s totally up for unpaid PA gigs during […]
