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Pitch Perfect: Nailing a Three Minute Chat!
Way back in post one of this series—we’re on post three now, if you’ve lost count—I said that my end goal was to take at least one, though currently considering one full-length feature film, and two TV series, to the London Scriptwriters Festival (LSF) next April. To be able to do that, I need a full script, but more importantly at this stage, I need a log line and a fully-fledged pitch. Those two must be absolutely perfect, even if the script itself is a bit raggedy.
By david layzelle6 years ago in Journal
Robert Lanthier of the Reel Cowboys
A long, long time ago, I was a child actress. It was the late 1950s to the early 1960s. I actually worked on shows such as Bonanza, (with Chuck McCann), Rifleman (with Johnny Crawford and Chuck Connors), Andy Griffith, Bozo the Clown, etc., along with commercials like "Chatty Cathy" (with Maureen McCormick), "Actionware" (with Dian Van Patten), etc. That was such a fun time for me.
By Sunshine Lee6 years ago in Journal
Tips for Ride-Share Passengers
I'm a ride-share driver. Four years ago, this gig was lucrative for drivers. Now? Not so much. Both Uber and Lyft claim they take no more than 25% of the total fair the rider is charged. This isn't always true. Many times, they take upwards of more than 40% of the fee the rider pays. We put thousands of miles on our vehicles yearly and beat them up all in the name of providing a service to the community.
By Judi Scarpelli6 years ago in Journal
Work Culture in China: What You Should Know
Understanding the Chinese work culture is an important step in your quest to start business operations in the country. Of course, as you would correctly predict, the work culture here is almost 100 percent different from that in the West. And let’s face it: Your success or failure has something to do with how well you understand and respect the local business practices and traditions.
By Flora Mayer6 years ago in Journal
The Beginning of a New Era!
It's been a while since I wrote something on here as I was kind of busy and I most likely won't be writing as much, but I will try to. I want to write differently from reviewing TV shows and movies. I want to discuss why I am aspiring to be an actor, so...
By Wasif Chowdhury6 years ago in Journal
Surviving Home Remodels - This Time, It's Personal!
I have upset my house painter. I have. I didn’t mean to, I just needed to have something done very fast, because I only have a 26-hour turn around. Did I insist that he did it? No. That’s not me. Even if I pay you, I often feel very bad asking you to do what I pay you to, because, polite. Yes, this makes no sense. Most of the time people want to do what they’re hired to do. I have been in a couple of careers where I’ve done a lot of things for free, because I was so desperate to do it one day for money. No, I was not a prostitute. Have I been treated like an unpaid prostitute at work? Sure. But that’s a very different story. I worked in my career choices for free sometimes, because I wanted to be in a friend’s project, I wanted them to be in mine, or it was just plain fun.
By Camilla Rantsen6 years ago in Journal
