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Author: Amber M Sherman

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August 24, 2019
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Film Set Gone Wrong

August 24, 2019 By Amber M Sherman3 Comments

 Film Set Gone Wrong Nightmare of a Job Film set gone wrong? Well I recently had the pleasure being part of a short film, where I THOUGHT that I aligned myself with people that had

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Tagged assistant director, film, filmlife, freelance film, setlife, sets gone wrong
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April 19, 2019
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How to Handle Unwarranted Advice

April 19, 2019 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

How to Handle Unwarranted Advice As someone who has slowly built something from nothing, and it taking so long to even get to the small ‘something’ that is Beyond Film School I’ve come to recently

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Tagged advice, entertainment careers, film industry, self help, unwarranted advice, youtube, youtuber
November 11, 2018
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Do I Need to be in the DGA?

November 11, 2018 By Amber M Sherman5 Comments

Do I Need to be in the DGA? Im writing this post mainly because I don’t even know if I should be worried about being in the DGA or not! Some of you know me,

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Tagged AD, assistant director, dga, Directors guild of america, film life, PA, production assistant
November 10, 2018
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What it Takes to Make it on a Film Set

November 10, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

What it Takes to “Make it” on a Film Set   Ok-Ok the title of this post is a bit too much…I know.  It should be how to be a great effin PA on set!

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Tagged film, film life, PA, production assistant, set PA, setlife
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September 18, 2018
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Getting Over a Bad Set

September 18, 2018 By Amber M Sherman1 Comment

Getting Over a Bad Set Working in the film industry is tough. It’s not glamorous. There’s some good days, some horrible days, good sets, and some very ones, but you can get over a bad

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Tagged 1stad, advice, entertainment careers, film, film career, film industry, filmlife, production, setlife
February 10, 2018
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It’s Okay to NOT want to be a Director.

February 10, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

It’s Okay to NOT want to be a Director. What I’ve found in my film life journey is this overwhelming questioning in where I want to go in my film career, and why don’t I

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Tagged director, film career, film crew, filmmaking
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January 27, 2018
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6 Ways on How to Make Your Life Easier on Set

January 27, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

You have to find ways to not lose it on set, and keep your cool. Here are the 6 things to help you do that.

Tagged film, film industy, film production, working in film
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January 16, 2018
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Why am I a Production Assistant?

January 16, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

Why am I a Production Assistant? I ask myself this question every damn time I step on set. But in all seriousness I think everyone that is a Production Assistant asks themselves this question, especially

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Tagged film, PA, production assistant, setlife
January 15, 2018
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Who’s to Blame?

January 15, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

Who’s to Blame? When I looked at my google feed the last thing I thought I’d see was Aziz Ansari with a sexual assault allegation. As soon as I saw the headline I said “Aww

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Tagged aziz ansari, film, master of none, me too movement, sexual assault
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January 15, 2018
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Casualties of the Me Too Movement

January 15, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

Do they Deserve to Lose Their Careers? The allegations against men is creating quite an era, to say the very least. The Me Too movement has done more than I ever could imagine. Being a

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Tagged celebrity, entertainment careers, film, kevin spacey, louis CK, me too, sexual assault, weinstein
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January 11, 2018
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Filmmaking Isn’t for the Faint of Heart

January 11, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

Filmmaking Isn’t for the Faint of Heart This is true, filmmaking isn’t for the faint of heart, but there’s also so many other things that are tough too. Time to Think The winter months are

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January 2, 2018
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Wow 2018! Can you be as good to me as 2017?

January 2, 2018 By Amber M ShermanLeave a comment

Wow 2018! Can you be as good to me as 2017? I have to say that 2017 was not bad to me. At all. I feel like it was a much needed, not a transition

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