Tips and resources to improve your crowdfunding campaign and simplify your life. We’ve written a fair amount about crowdfunding campaigns, including How to Market Your Crowdfunding Campaign and Four Steps to Kickstarter Success. We have the opportunity to be involved in a few more campaigns this year, and we’ve been doing some research […]
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I’ve written about social media a few times over the past couple of years, everything from how-to lists to faux pas to avoid. Over time, social media trends have come and gone, but one thing remains constant: the need to be authentic. Google “authenticity on social media” and you’ll see […]
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In my post about the different types of productions, I talked about on location shoots. Good locations can make a huge difference in creating the atmosphere of a production, so it’s important to find the perfect place. On many projects, there is a Locations Scout to do just that. Finding […]
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“Hurry up and wait.” This may as well be the motto of production. From call time to wrap, there are constant moments of pressure to hustle somewhere, followed by seemingly endless moments of standing around waiting for things to start. This is especially true when you’re a PA; your superiors […]
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Last weekend, I had the opportunity to work as a Script Supervisor for the first time on a short student film. It’s a massively underappreciated job, and I thought this seemed like a good opportunity to give some love to all the Scriptys out there. On every movie and TV […]
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Here at MLP we’ve been fortunate enough to be involved in several crowdfunding campaigns over the years. As that’s started to become a niche we specialize in, we’ve been researching successful campaigns to figure out what works and what doesn’t. The last thing you want is to put all this […]
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(Apologies for the punny title. Jessica Fletcher would probably politely roll her eyes at me, but I just couldn’t resist.) Let’s take a look back in the industry to a few years ago, around 2008. Chances are, your favorite shows suddenly went into reruns, ended their seasons suddenly, or […]
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See what I did there? No, but seriously, it feels like every other day I’m seeing or hearing an ad from a big company bashing one of its competitors like they’re political opponents and the election’s tomorrow. And you know what I never see or hear after that? A huge […]
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When I started at MLP and was given access to our social media, I was (frankly) really intimidated by our Twitter account. I’ve used Twitter for years (since 2008!) but never had a crazy large feed. I just followed my friends, a few comedians, that kind of thing. All of […]
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When you work in production, you have to be prepared to do a lot of explaining about what you do. It’s an unconventional job—not many production people work 9-5 in an office. Whenever I talk to people about my job, I find myself explaining the same things every time; not […]
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