Once, not long ago, in a time before filmmakers were stalled for work from the Big C, then stalled again once more for striking against The Man and their attempt to take our jobs more permanently with Artificial Intelligence, Jason Reitman was in pre-production for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It was early 2019. A simple time. I was a boy, desperate for work, not but a year-and-some-change in from moving to Los Angeles. Very broke. Very, very broke. A good friend of mine was working consistently as a PA on big movies and connected me to a producer who knew some other producers who eventually got me an interview to be Jason Reitman's personal assistant on his upcoming revamp of his Dear Ol' Dad's beloved Ghostbuster franchise. This was a huge break for me. Jason Reitman? The guy that directed the soundtrack of my angsty childhood (Juno, but Thank You For Smoking is a good guess). The interview was on the Sony lot, for crying out loud! Security let me in there! For an interview! On the Sony lot!Well, as the headline suggests, I did not land the gig. And, now happily on a new career path, I'd like to use this outlet to help youngins like myself avoid the same mistakes. Here is an experimental anecdote of failure. Enjoy....! Editor's note: I have shamefully worked up the courage to write this in alignment with the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire to hide behind relevancy. Viewer Discretion Advised. An Obvious But Important...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 22 March, 2024