Line ‘em up. Knock ‘em down.
It’s one method in the madness. Probably not a good one: sawed-off shotgun, Super-C Spread Gun, see-what-sticks spaghetti-style method. Like Terry Rossio wrote in the essay, Breaking the Ice, however: “Breaking into the film business is not a problem that resolves itself through a single answer or path. It’s a [...]
He glanced at the resume. Read it aloud, a clear as Ever indication this was time primero he laid eyeball to C.V. ink.
“Shogun Sushi,” mumble mumble, “Rutgers University,” mumble mumble, then stopped. Where they always stopped. Asked what they always asked. “What’d you do for Maxim Magazine?”
Eric offered one takeaway, other than his narrative on [...]
“It’s rolling the dice,” Eric said, “trying to get an interview for one of these internships.”
On the second day of his internship, his boss presented him a stack of resumes. “He told me, ‘go through these, find five candidates to interview for the last internship spot.’”
“When you’re given 50 resumes and cover letters, and told [...]
“Sounds like a no-brainer,” Teddy said. He reclined deeper into the sofa, sunlight splashing off the cigarette drooped from his fingertips. “What did you come out to Los Angeles for? You didn’t come out to serve, or to learn more about the restaurant business. You came to write. So take whichever job will help you [...]
Employment
Major question number two, immediately following “Where are you going to live?” is “What are you going to do [for work?]” A fair question.
We three each started the endeavor with different amounts of money banked, but by no means would it last forever. Our respective reserves would sustain us anywhere from three months to a [...]
About
Chris moved from NY to Los Angeles to build his entertainment background and create content. He writes about that here. [more...]
