tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post8795661775107622454..comments2023-05-22T08:05:35.729-07:00Comments on Will Blank's Blog: A Starter Guide to Becoming An Assistant Editor & Editor In HollywoodWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905552833156670954noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-11956907689236505792019-05-14T14:45:05.533-07:002019-05-14T14:45:05.533-07:00I would also love to go to those meet ups if possi...I would also love to go to those meet ups if possible! Thank you so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076342814053843609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-71517280808349703572016-12-19T04:08:35.694-08:002016-12-19T04:08:35.694-08:00Hi Stephanie, contact me on the contact form.Hi Stephanie, contact me on the contact form.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905552833156670954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-19455411460196222662016-12-15T09:57:36.369-08:002016-12-15T09:57:36.369-08:00Hi Will,
When are the every other month Assistant...Hi Will,<br /><br />When are the every other month Assistant Editor Meetups in LA? How do I get on a mailing list?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />StephanieStephanie Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469210500399344947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-76520243682567341632016-11-18T11:06:46.526-08:002016-11-18T11:06:46.526-08:00"You get jobs by knowing people who like you ..."You get jobs by knowing people who like you and think you do good work." absolutely true. Thanks for both of you.Salah Anwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694750722557393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-49429333190910869912016-11-18T10:28:06.011-08:002016-11-18T10:28:06.011-08:00Wow! I didn't know about the 30 days to join r...Wow! I didn't know about the 30 days to join rule.TinselTownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397158929259805339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-82079730185891144592016-11-17T15:32:20.774-08:002016-11-17T15:32:20.774-08:00Thanks Jonathan. I've updated the post-- Video...Thanks Jonathan. I've updated the post-- Video Symphony is now known as the Academy of Media Professionals.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905552833156670954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-79346259148035032732016-11-17T15:26:32.991-08:002016-11-17T15:26:32.991-08:00Great post! One correction: Video Symphony went ba...Great post! One correction: Video Symphony went bankrupt in 2015. Their Web site is still up, though. (I went to school there and work down the street from where the school used to be in Burbank).Jonathan Polkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321666351506668392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-64494436401202251792016-11-17T13:13:00.498-08:002016-11-17T13:13:00.498-08:00Thanks! I'll have to update with a bit about c...Thanks! I'll have to update with a bit about contacting editors. I know quite a few people that that technique has worked out very well for. <br /><br />I'd have to take issue back with the joining when eligible, as you can work a union job as a non-union member you have 30 days during which you can join. Financially it can be really tough out here starting out, so sidling yourself with quarterly fees and an initiation fee seems like an unnecessary obstacle to take on.<br /><br />However I do hear you, I think the optics are good of just having everything squared away. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905552833156670954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334823770722270981.post-80025916577435384132016-11-17T12:37:38.284-08:002016-11-17T12:37:38.284-08:00Good post. As someone who has been in editorial fo...Good post. As someone who has been in editorial for 22 years I take issue with one thing. <br /><br />Join the union once you're eligible. Not once you've secured your first union job. Why? Because so many jobs have been a scenario of getting a call on a Monday and starting on Tuesday. Also, getting the magazine and emails about the mixers is good for networking.<br /><br />The other thing I told my students when I taught at AFI and USC was to look up credits of projects they want to work on and figure out the people who work on them and try to find ways to meet them. If you want to work on Studio Features, meeting an editor who does trailers is not able to help you. If you want to do episodic TV, an editor who mainly does indie features isn't going to be able to help you get those jobs. You get jobs by knowing people who like you and think you do good work. You have to search out people who work on the kind of stuff you want to do.<br />TinselTownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397158929259805339noreply@blogger.com