Category Archives: NYU

[IN THE TRENCHES] Odd Jobs

Posted on June 30, 2022 by [TEXTSMITH]

When you’re starting out in the entertainment industry (or perhaps navigating a dry spell), you may just find yourself doing a few odd jobs here and there. Something to bridge the gaps and pay the bills. Nothing illegal, of course. … Continue reading →

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[THE MAKING OF] The Premiere of Premiere Magazine

Posted on October 31, 2020 by [TEXTSMITH]

Today, there are a million and one, maybe a million and two, ways to learn about the entertainment industry. From websites to blogs, to podcasts and social media, a day doesn’t go by without an announcement or spoiler, or peek … Continue reading →

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[THE NETWORK] Fame-Ish

Posted on May 31, 2020 by [TEXTSMITH]

Pandemic or not, it’s never a bad time to highlight a new project by a friend and fellow creative in the entertainment trenches. The network is life. This month, the person in the spotlight is Jeff Nimoy and his freshly-released … Continue reading →

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[IN THE TRENCHES] That First Gig

Posted on September 30, 2019 by [TEXTSMITH]

I think the primary question for most impending college graduates is: What now? That was in the forefront of my mind as a senior in the film and television department at NYU. I had a couple of thoughts. There was … Continue reading →

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[THE MAKING OF] Sight & Sound Film and “Nightmare Mosaic”

Posted on February 28, 2017 by [TEXTSMITH]

Ah, film school.  I imagine it’s a lot different today than when I went through it.  For one – we shot and edited with actual film. Not quite chiseling on stone tablets, thankfully, but an entirely different experience than capturing on … Continue reading →

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[IN THE TRENCHES] Talking Shop with Harry Elfont

Posted on November 16, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

As an aspiring Hollywood hyphenate, the first network you have coming out of college (provided you even went to college), is your fellow alumni. Screenwriter and director Harry Elfont was part of that NYU network for me, and we spent … Continue reading →

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[THE NETWORK] The Stinky & Dirty Show

Posted on September 6, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

Fellow screenwriter, Guy Toubes, and I both went to NYU together. But as far as I know we never met there.  We had a lot of mutual friends, though, which is how we eventually connected out in Los Angeles after we … Continue reading →

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[IN THE TRENCHES] Shut Up Already and Do Something

Posted on August 29, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

I was watching “Stranger Things” last week, when I heard the opening notes to New Order’s “Elegia” trickle in behind the mourning scene in “The Acrobat and the Flea” episode (I won’t elaborate any more on that, because, you know…  … Continue reading →

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[IN THE TRENCHES] Industry Peers: Mortal Enemies?

Posted on August 16, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

Back in my first few days at NYU, all of us freshman Film & Television majors naturally gravitated toward other like-minded students, forming the inevitable cliques.  This was great for hanging out, making the most of a single believable fake … Continue reading →

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