Hi, Bonnie. I met you in Portland. Now I have a question. What advice can you give on navigating the intersection of self-producing and union jurisdiction? The prospect of becoming signatory in order to collaborate…
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Eight Things I Learned from Self-Producing
Dear Bonnie, Industry truth beacon, Southern soul-sister, and Goddess of the pole: I’m writing today to say you were right. Actors should self-produce. I never doubted you were right; I just resisted it. Boy, did…
Reel Footage? Short Film? Feature Film? Help!
Hi Bonnie, To say you have taught me everything I know about the business may in fact be an understatement. Self-Management for Actors helped me create a mindset about my career that is unheard of…
How Do We Pitch Our Webseries to TV?
Hey Bonnie! I’ve been reading your articles for some time (even years ago before moving to LA) and we’ve had a couple of exchanges on Twitter but I’ve never written in to you until now….
Lights, Camera, Agent!
Dear Bonnie, Hope this doesn’t make it into your “What Were You Thinking?!?” file. Headshots, resumés, and reels are standard-issue tools for the actor, but in and of themselves not extremely compelling. I was told…
Should I Self-Produce?
Hi Bonnie! A big two-year fan of you and your column and, when I got to LA last year, was fortunate to catch your seminar at AADA. You’re always an inspiration to me! 
I’ve…
What We’re Learning from SPCotW
Six months ago today, I launched a weekly feature (well, I optimistically called it a “weekly feature,” hoping there would be enough content and enough interest do sustain it as such — and oh, has…
Distribution
So, last month, I received the following question as a Your Turn: Hey Bon, I heard you about the self-producing thing. So I got a group of my talented friends together and we produced a…
Your Second Act
What’s your second act? You know, that thing you’ll do once you have gotten that first “break” and have shown this town what you’re about. Thinking you can cross that bridge when you get to…