http://filmindustrybloggers.com http://filmindustrybloggers.com.jpg A Community of Film Industry professionals who blog about Hollywood and the Film world. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:55:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got a request from Mr. Wayne Olsen in Minneapolis to answer some questions about what I do. So, I thought I would share with all of you my answers: How does someone starting out get a foothold in this business?  If you could do it over from your start, what ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/09/26/the-casting-director/  I am curious to see if anyone still tunes in here. So I am linking to my Trailers From Hell piece on Cinerama. Please comment here if you read it. Thanks. http://trailersfromhell.com/blog/2011/08/07/week-206-cinerama-week-with-bts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=week-206-cinerama-week-with-bts http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/08/31/the-genre-director-cinerama%e2%80%a6-an-unique-way-to-see-a-movie/ I just turned 40. Thank you in advance for your birthday wishes and love, but that’s not why I am writing this. I am writing this, because I like to think that birthday’s are a great time to reflect on where we are, or, more importantly, where I am, because ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/08/28/the-casting-director-my-birthday-blog%e2%80%a6and-vote-for-my-panel-at-sxsw-2012/ Josh Spector at ConnectedComedy.com interviewed me about how writers can build a comedy career.  He asked me some great questions and you can check out the answers here. Enjoy! http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/08/09/the-manager-my-interview-at-connectedcomedycom/ Whooo! Long time no write, I know. My apologies, and things should be changing here very soon, as I will wrap my television series in a couple of weeks, after which I will take some well-earned time off, and begin writing this blog in a regular fashion once more. It ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-standby-painter-waiting-for-the-wrap/ Many years ago Comic Con was a small festival to which few in Hollywood really paid attention.  Now it’s grown to a huge behemoth attracting over 120,000 people over four days to San Diego. And as much as Hollywood ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/07/26/the-manager-comic-con-2011-it%e2%80%99s-all-about-the-fans/ I am now on twitter and facebook. On Twitter you will find tweets from me pertaining to auditions coming up where I may need something out of the ordinary, or maybe a great film or play I saw. Not sure how I will use it, but I know I won’t ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/07/08/the-casting-director-the-worldwide-weby-thing-y-tweety-facebooky-casting-thing/ Casting - I love it, I love the discovery, the putting together the pieces of the puzzle, the magic of seeing a cast come together, it’s all an amazing thing to see and watch conjure up in front of you. I could live without the following:   1) Actor is cast, deal is ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/06/11/the-casting-director-it%e2%80%99s-the-weekend-%e2%80%9cwoop-woop%e2%80%9d/ TSE will be at the Great American PitchFest on Sunday, June 5th! Writers meet with industry executives and thousands of pitch meetings happen over the course of a weekend. Each meeting is five minutes in length, and a chance for industry executives to hear a large ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/06/03/the-manager-tse-at-the-great-american-pitchfest/ We are right in the middle of TV staffing season,  which is when all agents and managers are trying to get their clients staffed on network and cable shows. The only problem with this is that there are thousands of writers who would ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/blog/2011/05/10/the-manager-tv-staffing-season-meets-the-cold-call/