What Makes a Great PA with "Gofers" Author Daniel Scarpati - Just Shoot It 253
Episode description
Filmmaker Daniel Scarpati sits down with us to chat about his recent book, Gofers: On The Front Lines of Film and Television, and all the valuable lessons it contains. We outline the life of a production assistant, how to start in this business with zero connections, and explain why success is about who you don’t know.
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Oren: The ticktok-er Mad Matthies has a Youtube channel about her crazy video transitions
Matt: A Fast Company article called ‘How Bill Hater Went from Production Assistant to SNL Hero to Leading Man’ and a film called ‘The Donut King’
Daniel: A 3 part book series called ‘Keeper of the Clown’
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