Internship Day One
I had a little later start than some other people on the trip, but today (June 15) was my first day at Prospect House Entertainment! The office is right down the street from where we are living in California. Might I add that I'm all but 3 seconds away from the Warner Brothers Studios? The first day at any job can be terrifying, but those of us in the entertainment industry know that interns can be dropped as quickly as flies. Today I learned the ropes of the core of the business: what projects are about to start filming, projects in the works, how to answer phones, and meeting the amazing team of people at the company. They are so flexible with anything I could ask for. The team is so friendly and I know I will enjoy working for them throughout the summer.
Prospect House Entertainment (PHE) just announced the newest movie we are about to start filming: The Mystery of Casa Matusita. Filming will start in August in Peru! It has an all-star cast behind it (yes, there's even a Halloween alum in the film, adding to the horror of the true events!) It's amazing being behind the scenes of a production that hasn't even started. So much work has to go into finding the right actors, screenwriters, a director, producer, and so many more crew members. How do you know when they're the right fit? This is definitely not uncommon in the movie making business. In an article on Variety.com, Disney's Maleficent sequel has found a screenwriter. The article goes on to say that the original director, Robert Stromberg, has not been confirmed to direct the sequel, and guess what? Angelina Jolie (aka Maleficent herself) has NOT signed on to return either. The movie industry does things completely out of order. Like at my business, we have productions in the works with directors and no writers, actors set to play roles in unfinished scripts, and plot lines with nothing but a writer attached! No worries, though. Everything falls into place eventually. There's a whole line of people set out to find the best hands and minds to work on projects we have going on. Even though it seems completely crazy to hire sporadically and write stories without special people attached, movies still turn out fine, don't they? Let's hope the new screenwriter for the Maleficent sequel doesn't get through the whole script creation to later find out Jolie won't be returning! Check out the article on Variety.com. I have attached the link.