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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Question Clarification

I got a question regarding my last response on  putting together a professional resume and I wanted to clear something up. My advice was given for a very general resume. If you are going out for a specific job, you may have to arrange and rethink your resume to suit that job’s needs. For example, [.
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Paul Battista on Inside Urban Hollywood

Every year, tons of first-time filmmakers sacrifice blood, sweat, tears, and hard earned cash to produce their first feature film. However, more often than not, the filmmaker is unaware of the steep hurdles lying ahead of them. From getting past agents who refuse the filmmaker access to named talent
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Paul Battista on Inside Urban Hollywood

Every year, tons of first-time filmmakers sacrifice blood, sweat, tears, and hard earned cash to produce their first feature film. However, more often than not, the filmmaker is unaware of the steep hurdles lying ahead of them. From getting past agents who refuse the filmmaker access to named talent
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

ASK TANYA…

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: So I recently just arrived to Hollywood looking to get involved in film production. I have a couple questions concerning how I draft my resume. When listing the things I’ve done, should I state whether it was SAG or not (since all my stuff has been non-SAG so far)? Also, I’ve [
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Kellie R. Griffin on Inside Urban Hollywood

Kellie R. Griffin, Former “House of Payne” Head Writer may not have traveled the traditional route to a successful screenwriting career, but nonetheless, her tale serves as a valuable lesson on how to optimize your chances in Hollywood. During a visit to Los Angeles in 2000, Griffin attended a show
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Ask Tanya

Question: Last week, I attended the Los Angeles WebFest. At the conclusion of a panel discussion, I wanted to speak to the head of Lionsgate’s New Media Division about my project, but had no idea how to approach him. How do I talk to a powerful player at an industry event without being just one of [
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Register Now!

The last day to register for my upcoming Filmmakers Group Phone Coaching Program is this Friday, April 2nd. The program starts on Wednesday, April 7th! I won’t be holding this program again until next year so if you’re trying to get a film off the ground and you want to do it successfully, this is [
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

This is for YOU…

I finally announced my new group phone coaching program for filmmakers this weekend. It’s a 3 month program where I teach a handful of filmmakers how to take their career to the next level. The program takes you step-by-step, coaching you on how to make films that make money, gain access to capital,
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

Jerome Courshon on “Inside Urban Hollywood”

Producer and distribution expert Jerome Courshon recently stopped by my radio show, Inside Urban Hollywood to discuss concrete strategies filmmakers can utilize to achieve distribution for their film. For those of you unfamiliar with Jerome, he runs a workshop called “THE SECRETS TO DISTRIBUTION: Ge
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Hollywood Career Strategies · 2Y ago

This week’s career strategy…

This is the scenario.  You’re a young writer out to lunch with friends and one of your friends sees a producer they know.  They introduce the writer to the producer who asks the writer about his script.  The young writer gets all tongue-tied, can’t articulate what his script is about, and misses a g
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