This blog is self explanatory. We are an established, reputable production company in Los Angeles, managed by Greeks with valuable contacts in the industry. We'll assist Greek talent (as specified in our header) with credile advise how to approach submissions, agents, studios. What to do and what to avoid. This is a free service for fellow Greeks, at a time of hardships for the country and for its entertainment sector.
Let's start with the basics:
ACTORS:
(1) Do you speak English? On a scale from 1 to 10 what do you give yourself? Do you have an accent?
(2) Do you have friends / relatives in L.A.?
(3) On what visa are you planning to travel?
(4) Do you have a demo reel on DVD? What language? Do you have a headshot and CV?
(5) Do you plan to become a member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild)?
(6) Why do you think a producer / director would give you a part and not to one of the 120,000 actors in the Union?
(7) Do you think you'll be playing all-American roles or just ethnic?
(8) How are you planning do submit yourself to agents and producers?
(9) How will you survive until you get a paying acting job?
(10) On scale of 1 to 10, how much do you know about the industry?
WRITERS
DIRECTORS
(1) Do you speak perfect English? On a scale from 1 to 10 what do you give yourself in handling the language?
(2) Do you have friends / relatives in L.A.?
(3) On what visa are you planning to travel?
(4) Do you have a demo reel on DVD? What language?
(5) Do you plan to become a member of DGA (Directors Guild of America)?
(6) Why do you think a producer would give you the job and not to one of the 20,000 directors in the Union?
(7) What kind of movies are you good at directing?
(8) How are you planning do submit yourself to agents and producers?
(9) How will you survive until you get a paying directing / writing job?
(10) On scale of 1 to 10, how much do you know about the industry?
You may want to copy+paste and answer all these, then post your completed Q&A as a comment, adding your full name and email. Personal details will not be made public in this blog. If necessary, we'll contact you by email.
(1) Do you write perfect English? On a scale from 1 to 10 what do you give yourself in handling the language?
(2) Do you have friends / relatives in L.A.?
(3) On what visa are you planning to travel?
(4) Do you have a fully fledged script to show? What language? What genre?
(5) Do you plan to become a member of WGA (Writers Guild of America)?
(6) Why do you think a producer would give you the job and not to one of the 30,000 writers in the Union?
(7) What kind of film / TV scripts are you good at?
(8) How are you planning do submit yourself to agents and producers?
(9) How will you survive until you get a paying directing / writing job?
(10) On scale of 1 to 10, how much do you know about the industry?