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Hollywood Chinese Documentary Tonight on TV
HOLLYWOOD CHINESE
Watch it Tonight on PBS at 9pm, Wednesday May 27
(check local listings)
From ARTHUR DONG, three-time Sundance award-winning director of
Forbidden City, U.S.A., Sewing Woman, Licensed to Kill, and Coming Out Under Fire.
I really enjoyed this documentary and highly recommend it.
140 Films, 17 Countries: San Diego Asian Film Festival 2008 October
THE WASHINGTON POST
TV Week Cover Story, May 24, 2009
“A CHINESE LEGACY IN TINSELTOWN”
Nancy Kwan sips her coffee in a Los Angeles hotel lobby, still the lithe, delicate beauty who won fans around the world almost a half-century ago….
“A CINEMATIC BANQUET”
– Lou Lumenich, New York Post
“A FASCINATING JOURNEY FOR AUDIENCES”
– Kenneth Turnan, Los Angeles Times
Reality Bites: Life of a Screenwriter In Hollywood
by Jaden
Today, browsing my Google ranking for keywords “Hollywood” and “Screenwriting,” I popped up number 1 at the top of page 1 with my Popular Posts. Thank you all very much for you contribution.
For your reward, I give you homework and recommend you read this gem of an article.
On Google page 6, I found the most accurate and insightful article about the inglorious life of a screenwriter in Hollywood.
It is published on Variety, one of the two main Hollywood industry insider magazines (the other being The Hollywood Reporter). Everyone who lives and works in Hollywood generally reads, or at least skims, these magazines everyday. They are like the adult versions of US Weekly, you know, giving you statistics, numbers, longer articles, what movies and TV shows are being bought, who is getting a promotion, and some good photos too.
The title of the article I want you to read is, “Screenwriting in Hollywood: A Modest Proposal,” and subtitled “The Lone Screenwriter” by one of my Hollywood heros Nancy Nigrosh who was a superb talent agent for 25 years working with top celebrities.
Ms. Nigrosh wrote this amazing piece about the life of screenwriters in Hollywood. If screenwriting is something in which you are seriously interested, you must read this article because she really hits the nail on the head for what life is really like for the majority of screenwriters in the dark recesses of Hollywood.
She talks about credit, residuals, premieres, and all the things that screenwriters expect to get, but don’t.
After you read this article, you will see why I say: MAKE YOUR OWN MOVIES! Be your own director if you want any glory and money.
Who Wants To Be a Pro Blogger Anyway?
by Jaden
photo credit: icanteachyouhowtodoit
Many sites are dedicated to instructing people how to be a professional blogger, filling cubicle workers with dreams of four-hour work days, no bosses, and mailmen cramming money into the door slot.
From the better sites, I have learned good tips to improve my site and broaden my public appeal.
Eventually, the brain flat lines after reading so much advice.
Being too calculated can kill your je ne sais quoi. Spontaneity and taking risks make for exciting reading.
There are a few sites with a constant flow of entertaining and fresh material who don’t seem to give a crap about the professional blogger standards or marketing schemes.
Drum roll please…
In the blogging spirit of yore, these bloggers write whatever the heck they want, they have no flashy advertisements, no slick expensive programming, and they keep my belly trim with laughter.
Ingenious Title To Appear Here Later
Thank you for brightening my days with your wicked wit. True talent needs no costume for the role.
Internet writers ought not get so caught up in trying to look like the perfect blogger that they lose their unique identity and voice. Conformity is the death of creativity.
Unleash yourself and chase your tales.
You Need a Crane to Build Your Career
by Jaden
Whether you are a screenwriter in Budapest, or a cinematographer in Hollywood, or a fiction writer in Buenos Aires, there will be difficult days when you want to resign.
Maybe you struggle financially. Maybe no one wants to look at your work. Maybe you can’t figure out a scene to connect the beginning to the end of your story and three months have passed without typing a single word. Or maybe, after ten years, you still don’t know what the heck you are doing.
Think about your favorite writers or artists; what if they had given up their craft one single day too soon?
You need to have a sturdy crane in your life who has true confidence in you and will help to lift the heavy materials on the days you are feeling weak.
This friend or family member reminds you: You’re just having a bad day, you can do this. You have come too far to give up now. Who else can [fill in blank] as good as you? The way you [fill in blank] is like nothing I have ever seen. You’ll get there, just keep at it. Be patient. Learn more. Educate yourself. Find that missing key.
Lots of people don’t have the crane person in their lives. It is essential to have support. Strangers like me can be your crane. On the Internet, you can find people with similar goals and interests to root for you. Connect with them. Open up and talk to people. Share your conflicts and obstacles. A support group will help you on your way quicker and more efficiently than when you are alone.
Having a network of support while you are building your career relieves the angst of hard days and keeps you on track.
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