by Tony Gapastione | Feb 25, 2023 | Blog, Directing, Filmmaking, Producing, Production, Screenwriting
How do you know you’re serious about being a filmmaker? Here are some red flags that might reveal you’re not as serious as you think you are. No shame here, but hoping this lights a fire for you to change things up and motivate you to go after your goals and...
by Jasonyerface | Feb 17, 2023 | Acting, Blog
They say we actors book one job out of every 100 auditions. This figure can vary greatly in either direction depending on a myriad of factors, but the point is, actors face a ton of rejection. To add insult to injury, we rarely receive a formal rejection. We don’t...
by Jessica Cohen | Feb 11, 2023 | Blog
Does your entire life revolve solely around your craft? Whether it’s acting, writing, producing, etc? By that I mean: Do you have a life outside of what you do, or try to do? Or is every waking moment about your job, your goals, and how to get ahead, without room for...
by Tony Gapastione | Feb 5, 2023 | Blog, Filmmaking, Producing, Production, Screenwriting
Great. Start writing a script. Start now! You can do it anytime from anywhere. Oh, you want to be a screenwriter who actually gets their scripts produced and makes some money doing it? Welcome to the club. That’ll take a little bit more time, hard work and...
by Tony Gapastione | Jan 19, 2023 | Acting, Blog
(and 4 easy ways you can turn those red flags green). “You’re not ready.” Cue gut punch. Have you heard that phrase before? Not fun. And no one wants to hear it. But it can be helpful if we are humble enough to acknowledge we have work to do. Actors! Are...
by Kariah Garcia | Jan 7, 2023 | Blog, Filmmaking, News, Production
Happy New Year, WELCOME TO 2023!! I’m QueenK, pronouns she/her/hers I'm a film fanatic, photographer, Youtuber and a screenwriter in the Bay Area. I’m also working on my 1st short film and TV series scripts which I am very excited about! 👉🏽My Youtube link:QueenK...
by Jessica Cohen | Jan 2, 2023 | Acting, Blog, Filmmaking, News
Being an actor can be difficult. Correction, it is difficult. Ask anyone who has ever wanted to be in a movie, a TV show, a short film, a play, a musical, or anything that has to do with performing and getting paid. As an actor, you are pitted against so many others...
by Tony Gapastione | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog, Directing, Filmmaking, Producing, Production
If you look at my IMDB, I’ve produced twenty-two film projects. Out of those, I wrote and directed nine of them (watch some of my faves 1440 and Counting, Neighbor and Killer Couch). Which means I supported, funded and/or partnered in some way to see the thirteen...
by Jessica Cohen | Nov 18, 2022 | Acting, Blog, Filmmaking
Funds. Every organization needs them, no matter what kind: animal shelters, Planned Parenthood, Everytown for Gun Safety, food banks, and even BraveMaker. They all need money to continue doing their important work. The problem is raising the money. It can be hard to...
by Tony Gapastione | Nov 12, 2022 | Acting, Blog, Filmmaking
In September 2022, I volunteered as a crossing guard at my kids' school. It wasn't because I wanted to but they were in need as the school was short handed (seems like too many of them are). The street that my kids and hundreds of others had to cross daily was...