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I worked in the entertainment industry. Hollywood is a Union town.

Posted by on Feb 22, 2011 in Images, News, Personal | 0 comments

I worked in the entertainment industry. Hollywood is a Union town.

Many of us remember the writer’s strike of 2007. Hollywood is run by unions, for the most part. Other than overhead (corporate), there are few places one can be hired in production and not be in a union. I was never in a union; I never got to that point. I was a Production Assistant for a while, then moved accounting assistant, then to an overhead position in production finance. I never studied accounting but learned about production accounting and finance as a PA. I went to film school....

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Godless Hollywood

Posted by on Dec 16, 2009 in Essays, Personal | 0 comments

As some of you may know, I moved from Los Angeles to Miami not too long ago. I grew up here so I’m no stranger. It’s almost eerily familiar. One of my main motivations for moving out west was my degree in Film Production (U of Miami, 2003) and it was much better served out there. As much as I loved (and still do) the art of making short films and other related media, I think I may have preferred to study motion graphics or web design. Still, the experience and journey is worth it...

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