RITA I’m hooked on this Danish import. Rita is a 40-something teacher and single mother who is as outspoken as she is smart. Her unconventional wisdom juxtaposed against a personal life in shambles makes for compelling television. This series highlights a woman devoted not only to her own children, but the children she teaches, bringing … Read more
Executive Producers believe Line Producers hide money in a budget – squirreling it away for a rainy day. They would be right. We have to. It’s self-preservation. Because we’re not going to have rainy days, we’re going to have tsunamis and we know this from past experience. It’s reality TV and there is always going to … Read more
Reality TV budgets are created using budgeting software. The two most used are Movie Magic Budgeting and Showbiz. Either one will do the trick. When your budget is printed you’ll have a one-page summary known as a “top sheet” followed by the detailed line-by-line budget. The top sheet delineates what is an above-the-line cost and … Read more
Welcome to the wonderful world of production. Before you hit “OK” on that Instagram selfie of you chowing down on set – here are a few things you may want to consider as you make that climb up the production ladder. YOUR OPINION – SHOULD REMAIN SILENTLY YOUR OPINION As much as you have a … Read more
“Oh for fuck’s sake! Jennifer screamed. “I gotta shut this down now!”
Charlie jumped – that sounded particularly harsh, even for Jen.
“Hey babe – don’t worry, I’ll order in. You want Chinese or Italian?” Taking out his phone, he didn’t wait for an answer. He pulled up his favorites, and started scrolling through Gino’s menu.
Jennifer screamed at her phone, while reading the email chain. “Who does something like this?”
You wake up. That’s a decision. You brush your teeth. That’s a decision. You put on your jeans go out and order a triple-shot-decaf-vanilla-extra foam-hot latte. BAM! Another decision. With at least 10 decisions made before you come to the office why does it take you hours, days and sometimes weeks to make decisions … Read more