I am a Midwestern television fanatic working as a producer in Los Angeles.
Why can’t American judges wear wigs and Santa suits?
Oh, that reminds me, I must set my DVR for tomorrow night’s Law and Order: UK on BBC America.
WIGGY WITH IT The Queen greets High Court judges as she officially opened the new Rolls Building at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. (Photo: Adrian Dennis / AFP-Getty via the Telegraph)
Sometimes the best crew pick-me-up on set can be a big bowl of one of 100 of your favorite cereals from craft service.
It is no secret that since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted to be a television director. Since wrapping as associate story producer on a home renovation show for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), I have been dedicating my time to learning the craft of the scripted television director. As an organized, strategic-thinking individual, the fact that becoming a successful scripted director does not have a dedicated career path is somewhat frustrating to me. However, I think that learning as much as I can, experiencing as many live sets as I can and meeting as many people as I can are the right next steps in the process.
I also think that digging out a photograph of me at age 13 sitting on my first directors chair is good imagery to keep myself moving toward my goals.
Had the chance to meet and chat with Jane Lynch when she signed books at my library today; she gave me some tips on being successful in “the industry” without being an anxiety-ridden mess. She basically told me to say “yes” to every opportunity (except porn) and to understand that worrying about having the best career isn’t the same thing as working hard to have the best career. Cool lady!
104° on October 13.
