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First Position

  • June 22, 2022
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In Hollywood, even the most prosaic activities often involves a complex dance of priorities, rank, and egos. This week, Rob explains the complex politics and power moves behind setting a meeting time that works for...

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Pitch Face

  • June 18, 2022
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In the entertainment business, pitch meetings are an essential part of selling ideas — and getting jobs. So as a public service, Rob gives his expert guide to pitch meeting success, starting with what beverage...

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Other People’s Money

  • June 8, 2022
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In this week’s episode, Rob Long tackles the idea that entertainment is a risky business that takes a lot of intuition and nerve. Things are going to fail, and sometimes, weird long shots do pay off. But...

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The Apology Tour

  • June 1, 2022
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Screamers, show consulting, Stanford, seniority, status, and Stalin’s chair. These concepts are all linked, in this parable on power in the entertainment business. Listen and hear how.

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We Really Love This Project

  • May 25, 2022
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This week, Rob give his notes on network notes. Some writers consider them the bane of their existence. Others carefully parse them like a detective at a crime scene for subtle clues that may (or...

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You’re Fired… No, Wait.

  • May 18, 2022
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As the entertainment business slowly becomes a form of television and everyone slowly realizing that the television business depends on the management skills and personal discipline of…writers, some show runners are finding themselves replaced at...

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The Cake Guy

  • May 11, 2022
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In Hollywood, everyone is an *artist.* And as artists, they often feel they are entitled to a certain amount of eccentricity and perfectionism, including but not limited to having their cake and eating it too...

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Handling The Talent

  • May 4, 2022
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Rob explains why managing “the talent” —which includes anyone who interacts with studio management— sometimes calls for techniques that are more commonly associated with calming infants. Or 19th century schizophrenics. Rob also reveals the strategy...

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Presented By Terry

  • January 14, 2022
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In Los Angeles, everyone’s in show business. Everyone.

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We Love It

  • January 8, 2022
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There’s only one phrase a scriptwriter dreads more than “we love it, but we have some notes”: “we love it and have no notes.”

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