tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post8446836321268813698..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: Reader questions: What should I study in college and how do you struggle afterwards?The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-52820623899513154972014-09-02T15:17:56.903-07:002014-09-02T15:17:56.903-07:00Some advice to Cecilia: Double major.
I majored i...Some advice to Cecilia: Double major.<br /><br />I majored in creative writing, and it worked out okay. But I really wish I'd double majored in business.<br /><br />At some point, most working writers will also have to produce -- whether it's an indie passion project or running your own TV show. On the job, I've had to teach myself about production budgeting, union rules, HR policies, marketing, rights and permissions, contracts, etc., etc.<br /><br />Studying something "practical" alongside film/writing courses isn't selling out. It's an investment in your long-term writing career.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563308877421337799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-49060087707584744862014-08-14T05:33:46.756-07:002014-08-14T05:33:46.756-07:00Really interesting article! I appreciate your new ...Really interesting article! I appreciate your new idea. Thanks for sharing with us. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.eintern.com/" rel="nofollow">online internships for college students</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448680818236514812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-78860961703393474672014-08-05T17:54:34.026-07:002014-08-05T17:54:34.026-07:00Hey Chris,
I can relate as a 23 year old about to...Hey Chris,<br /><br />I can relate as a 23 year old about to hit my one year mark. My advice for sleeping at night:<br /><br />1. Figure out your finances FIRST. Financial stress is awful. You've got to find a way to be self sufficient, even if its working at Chipotle. Your savings/parents patience won't last forever, you can't count on your internships turning into paid work. I did the whole unpaid internship thing, and everyone's experience is different, but I wish I had skipped it altogether. Don't fall for the dangling carrot.<br /><br />2. Treat this time as graduate school. Put in the time. Work on your craft. Give yourself a self imposed structure to your otherwise chaotic and unpredictable life.<br /><br />3. Don't set a timeline for success/moving up. Things will happen when they happen. One year in and I just now feel like I have some stability.<br /><br />The important thing to remember is at this stage in your life things will move slowly and there is only so much you can do. Control what you can control; learn to be happy with where you are at but don't become complacent. Don't give up.<br /><br />Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364134477455526608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-60400827080059587922014-08-05T07:46:47.299-07:002014-08-05T07:46:47.299-07:00It sounds like you went to film school around the ...It sounds like you went to film school around the same time I did (95-99). I know a couple of classmates had middling success, but several of the LA migrants found their most common interaction with Hollywood talent to be over the counter of a video rental store.<br /><br />I went to college originally to be a journalist, but once there, all the classes sounded quite tedious, so I went into Film. Lots of Studies classes, as well as Writing and Producing. But, like you said, so much of that information (especially nowadays) can be found in one's spare time.<br /><br />Looking back 15 years later, I regret not being smarter with my college education. Doing what you love for a living is great, but having a "living" that pays the bills needs to come first.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.com