Getting Read

I've finished my spec.  How do I get it read by important people? First of all, thank you for referring to those of us in the industry a...

A Shout Out To My Husband

My husband recently sold a pilot to ABC Studios, has another pilot in development, is writing a screenplay, and just signed on as an Executi...

Variety Columnists

For those of you who love to read about behind the scenes Hollywood, I recommend checking out the Opinion page in Variety .  My favorite: P...

HU LOOKING FOR INTERNSHIP LISTINGS

I'm compiling internship listings for a future post.  If you know of any sites that list industry internships, please email HollywoodUni...

Why the Regents and Yudof Want Us to Blame the State, and Why We Must Resist

There are two main narratives battling to define the current crisis at the University of California. President Yudof and the Regents want ev...

Where the Money Goes in the UC System: Revisiting the Compensation Scandal

In 2006, a series of stories broke in the media documenting how the University of California regents were granting lavish compensation pack...

Using Student Fees to Pay for Losing Teams

While most people think that university athletic departments make money, it turns out that most of them lose money, and many lose large sums...

UC’s Gender Trouble

In analyzing the salaries of UC employees, I found that in 2008, out of the top one hundred earners, only 11 were women. This low level of ...

Variety Screening Series

Attention WGA members: Reserve your seat(s) for the Variety Screening Series now.  (Members are allowed one guest.)  Screenings are schedul...

Proof that We Do Not Have to Raise Fees or Cut Programs

At the last regents meeting, President Yudof said that the state reduced UC’s funding by $1.2 billion during the last two years. It turns o...

More On Executive Growth

In a series of studies on administrative growth, Charles Schwartz has discovered some important facts that explain why and how administrator...

UC's Fiscal Health

At the same time that UC President Mark Yudof declared a fiscal emergency this summer, the UC was reviewed for a new set of bonds by Moodys,...

A Regents Meeting Recap

I want to congratulate all the unions, workers, and students pulling off a great protest under difficult conditions. We had over 2,000 prote...

Advice on Pitching

Check out Ethan Banville's blog post on the process of pitching .  And while you're there, check out his other posts -- honest insit...

Job Listings

Where can I find Hollywood assistant job listings? Below is a list of sites that post industry assistant openings: 4EntertainmentJobs.com AB...

Why We Must Resist Student Fee Increases

The main reasons why new student fee increases should be rejected is not only will these increases price out many lower- and middle-class st...

How the Regents Sold the University Down the River

On Sept 17 2008, the Regents Investment Advisory Group met to discuss the UC’s investment strategies in light of the ongoing global financia...

Making Connections

Contrary to popular belief, succeeding in Hollywood isn't about having connections; it's about making them.  I grew up in Kansas.  F...

Universities That Prepare You For The Industry

I was clueless when it came to my college search.  I give my best friend and fellow writer Gina Gari 100% of the credit for finding Webster ...

INTERVIEW with "The Colbert Report's" Glenn Eichler

Writer Glenn Eichler was kind enough to answer my questions regarding the state of the industry in New York, as well as share his own exper...

City Secrets Movies: The Essential Insider's Guide

For you movie lovers: City Secrets Movies: The Essential Insider's Guide , edited by Robert Ka h n . From Fang Duff Kahn Publishers: ...

CBS To Develop Sitcom Based on "Shit My Dad Says" Tweets

Twitter sensation Shit My Dad Says is headed to television. CBS has picked up a comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enli...

RECOMMENDED READING - Writing Your Own Lottery Ticket

Everybody does it, sooner or later. But nobody talks about it. Here, finally, are the secrets for writing spec scripts, spoken by those in t...

RECOMMENDED READING - Malcolm Gladwell

I heart Malcolm Gladwell .  His Late Bloomers: Why do we equate genius with precocity? is a must read; a lesson in tenacity.  Enjoy.

A Plan to Protect the University of California

I would like to suggest here a concrete plan to defend high quality public education for the University of California. The first step is to ...

More Showbiz Jobs Move To Louisiana

From Deadline | Hollywood: Pixel Magic today announced a new digital media studio at LITE in Lafayette. It could create 40 direct new jobs i...

UC's Attack on the Middle Class

While most people think that the biggest cause for the future reduction of a diverse student body at UC is the rapid increase of student fee...

Jonathan Prince Answers Your Questions

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of chatting with Jonathan Prince (creator of The Cleaner ; American Dreams ) regarding the FAQs of aspir...

More Los Angeles Housing Finders

Need a roommate?  Many local colleges and universities publish housing ads in the classified sections of their newspapers.  Happy house hunt...

Majors and Minors

A fellow Webster student writes: I'm addicted to your blog. I am an aspiring writer, and I am about to start my first semester at Webste...