Thanks for the detailed response! I'll be sure to send your advice along to him. Sorry to hear the marine biology thing didn't work out though.

Hi Fasttrack!

I would never suggest anyone shy away from taking courses in Film. However, I went to university to become a marine biologist, and after realizing that it paid horribly for the time and effort I put into my schooling, I took a job randomly as a Production Assistant (PA - entry level) on a tv series called Sacred Lies.

I had no prior skill or experience in the industry. Within a month through working hard and being helpful the Assistant Directors noticed me and had me start as their trainee-assistant director (This is called 4th AD in the states I believe). Since then, I've worked as an assistant director and recently focused on coordinating the background actors on set.

I had no schooling in the subject. So, I do not believe that it would be necessary for your son, and it may also incur unnecessary expenses.

However, if his goal is something specific such as producing, writing, camera, special effects - school can be incredibly beneficial as they'll teach you very niche skills for that department. I'd advise he also look for any indie projects to get practical experience which he can use to get a leg up on new people just starting in on a big-time show.

Honestly the way to get in is find a film production in your city, walk up and ask to speak to the ALM (Assistant Locations Manager). Say you'd love to work in the industry and ask if they need a PA Helper, and you might get hired on the spot. That's how I got in.

I hope this helps, any follow ups I'd be happy to answer. Good luck to your son! The industry is very alive in Canada, so I would believe it would be quite busy down south as well!

This is mostly true.

The big thing is the NDA or Non-Disclosure Agreement. The productions have people who watch social media like hawks to stop photos and leaks the moment they happen, but sometimes things slip through. Everyone signs it at the start, and since we all enjoy working and earning a living - no one goes around spoiling big secrets typically.

People do get a bit star struck at times, but it passes quickly as the majority are professionals. Additionally, when you're standing outside in the pouring rain on a night shoot for 15-hours while the talent has to do 20 takes due to forgetting their lines and you are dead inside, the grandiosity of it all tends to diminish.

Plot points are the bigger leak that studios have to worry about, and while scripts are sent out (I get these for example), it is typically on a very need to read basis.

My son is starting his college career as a film major at Cal State Long Beach. Any advice for him as a college freshman interested in film? Or should he get out now?

Hey Ramses,

Welcome to Vancouver!

1. Most of the productions I've worked on tend to be written by Americans, and then shot in Canada. Canada offers a major tax credit to companies that utilize our crew but there are strict guidelines required to be eligible for this.
   It is called the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC). You can google it for a longer list that explains it in detail,
2. A big difference between American and Canadian productions is the behavior of the assistant directors. We can always tell when a Director or AD happens to be from the DGA and not the DGC (Directors Guild of America/Canada). The other is the significant number of Canadians required by the production to be either above the line positions (Director, Producer, etc) and then almost entirely Canadian Crew.
   In terms of productions made solely for Canadian distribution I have not worked on any of those, and all my shows have been global releases, some received better than others. (See: The Stand vs Yellow Jackets or Lost in Space S3).
3. A good source that I've had several people tell me about is Stage 32 - online network for writers and script supervisors.

I hope any of this helps! Networking is huge, and sadly a major part of the industry, but going to film screenings and Stage 32 may be a start. Cheers !

I've heard one secret for how big shows and movies keep their secrets is that the crew mostly does not care: doesn't care who's cast, who's in what costume, what plot points are revealed that day, etc. Has that been your experience?

Hi, Alex, thanks for taking the time to speak with us!

I’m a recent transplant to Vancouver, and I’ve been playing with the idea of getting back into the entertainment industry full-time. There’s only one problem: I’m a writer first and foremost, and I’ve heard the rumor – which may or may not have been accurate – that most local productions of any real note are actually written in Hollywood.

The strange thing is that I’ve also heard that a sizable chunk of what gets broadcast in Canada needs to have been produced here… which brings me to my questions:

1. Where – in your experience – have the productions on which you’ve worked been written?
2. What differentiates Canadian productions from ones slated for more-widespread distribution?
3. Do you have any advice for folks who might want to contribute (particularly on the screenplay side) to projects?

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Thank you!

I don't understand your recommendation here. Don't all websites that do anything meaningful heavily depend on javascript? Most new companies are built by a few devs using many js libs to enable them to move fast. We are able to implement a new feature every couple weeks with only one dedicated FE dev. Every other startup I've worked at uses a similar setup with either React or Vue, and 1 or 2 FE devs, and can implement a new feature at least once a month.

uBlock Origin and NoScript javascript blocker, but was whitelisted on that domain to test.

and as a developer my self, i can only tell you that you are making a mistake on heavily depending on JS, and third party libraries to top it. Only sick large teams can afford to maintain such hell on a large scale project (especially one with so high performance demands). And even those you see have troubles to even come up with a new feature (discord, twitter, facebook & co) per year.

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Thanks for the bug report. I just tested in Firefox 106.0.5 with no ad blocker and it worked fine, must be something to do with your ad blocker. Which ad blocker are you using?

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Is it realistically possible to be "hidden" from the government online?

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Who developed it for you? Why so many frameworks and load of javascript stuff?

Also it doesnt work for me, didnt accepted my "i am over 18" confirmation (firefox with adblocker).

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