The iPhone 15 is for Filmmakers, Casting Problems, and a Panamanian Adventure

Published: Sept. 21, 2023, 3:33 p.m.

What unintended shifts to the industry are coming from the current strike? Why is the iPhone 15 the perfect phone for filmmakers? What should you do when one of your lead actors quits right before production?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:\n\nThe role of a Production Assistant (PA)\n\nGrinning and bearing your job and feeling burnout later\n\nWhy most organizations should unionize\xa0\n\nThe iPhone 15 - it\u2019s a total gamechanger for filmmakers\n\nLosing a lead actor for a film less than two weeks before filming\n\nShifting away from people pleasing\n\nWhy it is so beneficial to work with casting directors early in your career\n\nNo longer feeling bad for asking for help\xa0\n\nWhat\u2019s in our on set binders\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cThis is such an important structure for supporting people who don\u2019t necessarily have the resources to advocate for themselves.\u201d [7:13]\n\n\u201cWe often think about Hollywood as just film and television, but there\u2019s so many more things shooting everywhere, all the time.\u201d [8:13]\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s still hard work and a grind, but can it be hard work and a grind where you can afford your fucking rent!\u201d [11:05]\n\n\u201cIt is a wild time that a camera this good is going to be walking around in everybody\u2019s pocket all the time.\u201d [22:08]\n\n\u201cI\u2019m shifting away from people pleasing mode. Shifting away from party host mode, to focusing on the end product. Focusing on the story we are telling, and letting that be the only ego.\u201d [27:20]\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices