I learned another lesson today after talking with Jon. We were going over an outline I wrote for the pilot episode I’m working on. In the outline, I’d set up a couple storylines in the first two acts. We got through them and everything was fine, but then we came to the third act. “You […]
Archive for August, 2011
Conversations with a Pro: Pursue the (Right) Story
Posted: 15th August 2011 by ericlee63 in Random Reflections1
On Set with Asylum Entertainment- Though the agreed upon internship time had ended, it seemed that both Rob and I were interested in working together longer. I had always offered to do anything I could to help, which I’d inherently learn from, in trying to be the best intern I could be. After Rob and […]
As my internship is coming to the end, I thought that I would share some of my Random Thoughts or Lessons from my time in NY. Warning: The Pigeons are crazy. They are not like normal birds. They really think they run the city. When walking in New York, I suggest wearing headphones and […]
As an intern in the market and media research department, I have my very own Nielsen account. Which I find to be exciting, since my only exposure to Nielsen numbers were textbooks, various websites and the Station Index books from the reading room. Nielsen offers a very special service called Nielsen U. Basically, its instructions […]
From a small Indian city to Bombay to Newhouse to Los Angeles to Hollwyood to…….
Posted: 15th August 2011 by ranjanamitra in Who Am I, Where Am I and How Did I Get Here?“Being confused is not always a bad thing”. I will never forget these words from an ex-employer who was counseling me through my dilemma in choosing the right profession back when I was still an undergrad student. 5 years later, I think he was telling me what I would eventually come to realize on my […]
Series Development at Stiletto- At the end of week three I got a call from Rob saying, “Are you ready for ‘phase two’?” It began the next day at Stiletto Entertainment, Barry Manilow’s production company comprised of two buildings, across the street from each other, tucked away off the freeway in Inglewood. Upon arrival, after […]
Here are some tips to for all you lovely people who will have your wedding day taped: 1) Make sure you know how many camera angles you are paying for, how many of those camera angles are manned, and how long it will take for the video to get made. The footage from unmanned camera […]
As all of you know, my “production company” is Pure Genius Pictures. I got the name from the first time I ever tried to write a script. I’d carry a binder with me, and scribble away between classes in high school. People would always ask me what I was doing, and I would reply with […]
Please sing that title to the tune of “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty. Thank you. I finished my internship up two weeks ago. Finally I got a called from the people at Allied Pixel to be a production assistant for a shoot this Friday. I was working with a crew from San Francisco, who had […]
In this post, I’m going to talk about three important things I’ve learned since beginning my internship. This isn’t really advice to anyone else; it’s more like advice to myself that I thought I’d share with all of you. Be patient: I’ve always been someone who wants to get things done immediately – if I […]