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3 Tax Tips for Actors from David Turrentine Author: Adriana Trajkovsky As most actors know, the hardest part of this crazy industry is staying financially afloat while pursuing a career. These tax tips for actors are here to help! Actors need to manage their money and find daytime gigs that allow for flexible auditions/rehearsals. An important part of money management is understanding taxes. Something that actors can be intimidated by and often overlook. Enter David Trentin! A registered agent and actor in Chicago, he enjoyed crunching numbers after earning an MFA in Acting from UC San Diego. Trentin took advantage…

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In projects of all sizes, lighting determines not only the quality of the final image, but also the stylistic effect.No matter your production budget, the same core principles of lighting will apply. However, the implementation of these principles is completely different at the unbudgeted level.An obvious example is that on many no-budget productions it is common for the director to also be the cinematographer. Or, if there is a dedicated director of photography, it’s unlikely they have a full photography department at their disposal…The reason many micro-budget films fail to hit strong is because they use the wrong production setup.…

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DJI Ronin 4D 8K camera review DJI hired me to evaluate their 8K camera images and provide them with honest feedback. They could use my footage if they wanted, but they had no problem with the film. They watch it beforehand to check if the facts are correct, which I usually do to make sure I don’t get it wrong. So I’m happy to call it a review. 8K Music Editor: https://youtu.be/lAUwtKawjOQ Watch my review of the Ronin 4D 6K and the follow-up video:https://youtu.be/z3_iuWHwMK0https://youtu.be/Ivv60haXnUw Affiliate links: DJI Ronin 4D 8K Camera Bag: https://gopb.co/ronin4d8kDJI Ronin 4D 6K camera: https://gopb.co/ronin4k6kDJI Pocket 3:…

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One of the most powerful tropes in film history is the fish-out-of-water conflict: someone is out of touch with their environment or stuck in a world that is entirely new to them. When you hear the word, you might immediately think of some irrefutable examples of comedy, such as come to america (1988) fits the bill, but you might not realize that the other examples aren’t necessarily comedies. The idea of ​​fish out of water as a storytelling method lends itself to different genres such as action, drama and horroralso! If the unfamiliar circumstances and new rules of that world…

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