Tuesday, August 7, 2012

24 Tips for the Entertainment Industry . . .



1.) If you put your phone up and say you're talking to someone 'super important' but don't have the courtesy to step outside and keep your business to yourself, (unless it's real quick). It's probably bullshit. 

2.) If you always seem to pick restaurants to eat at 'to be seen' or 'this is a cool place' as appose to 'they have good food' and 'I like it here' . . . you're trying too hard. 

3.) If you're too dumb to get a contract, you might as well bend over and lube up. 

3b.) If you're too dumb to get a lawyer if someone sends you a contract, you might as well bend over and lube up. 

4.) If you continually talk down about people around you in this business . . . you're probably worse off than they are and too dumb to even notice. 

5.) If you constantly say 'I could do that better' you probably haven't and wouldn't know where to start if you did try.  

6.) If you ever say 'I don't need a backup plan' or 'we'll worry about that later' you're production is 100% fucked.  

7.) If you treat PA's like furniture, they'll never work hard for you.  

7b.) If you treat Crew like furniture, they'll never work hard for you. 

8.) If you ask for too many favors and freebies you'll usually get cut off at the worst possible time. 

9.) If you're not a 'people-person' you'd better be damn good at what you do. 

10.) If you don't hustle…find another line of work.

11.) If you drop names faster than panties on prom night you don't really know those people.

12.) If you ever say 'screw that guy, I'll never work with him again even if I'm homeless' odds are you may need him down the line. 

13.) Sometimes you have to burn a bridge to get to the next one. (You can always rebuild on something later.) 

14.) There is no reason to be a jerk, we all got bills to pay. 

15.) Relax. Work hard. Relax. Work hard again. 

16.) A friend of mine used to say 'this business is a marathon not a sprint', I don't believe that . . . It's a series of sprints, then breaks, then more sprints. 

17.) Don't assume someone doesn't know something, someone, or whatever just because they're young. 

18.) Roles change hands faster than cards at a go-fish game. 

19.) Parties are a part of this business, it's not a side thing we do, it's a part of the entity that is this business, so make sure you're a happy drunk and get home safely. 

20.) Exercise, get laid, get a back massage, drink some beers, do a puzzle, have a hobby, if you spend your entire day thinking about this business you'll go nuts. 

21.) Don't be a prude. Too much weird shit happens in this town, you'd be blind. 

22.) If you're afraid to make tough decisions in short amounts of time under extreme pressure…find another line of work.

23.) If you're working less than another person and less experienced you're not allowed to ask them to 'calm down' or 'chill' especially if you aren't sure what they're busy with.

24.) The industry will cut you, it will not play fair, nepotism is always a factor, but if you continue to let it cut you without putting up a fight it will not stop and you'll get into a rut and become complacent. Low level employee's can be hired as complacent, high level employee's in charge will never be.

25.) Laugh 

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