Two of my children are working as Hollywood assistants this summer. This much-coveted job involves almost no money, but glamor by association with the famous and the HPP (Hollywood Power Players). Also the occasional incredibly fun tidbit of gossip that they will get fired for if I tell you.
N is in the office of a major movie star. The other day he came in with a stack of new DVDs that the star's main assistant tossed his way. The star gets freebies of all kinds in the mail every day and doesn't ever even see most of them.
"The most awesome thing is that they're asking me to read all the scripts that are submitted for [the star]. The head of the office says she trusts my taste, so she doesn't even read the ones I don't like! The scriptwriters' blood would run cold if they knew it was a lowly assistant deciding [the star] will never read their crappy script!"
Two of my clients are in the movie business, and yes, we make extensive use of smart interns to "cut to the chase". My clients also ask me to "screen" scripts they get, even though I'm just an MBA with investment banking and management consultancy experience. Funny how movies get greenlighted, huh?
Posted by: Laure | 29 July 2008 at 09:10
The assistants may not be able to greenlight the movie, but they can redlight it!
Posted by: Sedulia | 29 July 2008 at 17:49
I knew it! All the Hollywood movies are decided by 21 year old boys!
Posted by: jetcat | 31 July 2008 at 00:03