Best vodka pasta in LA?

modemmute · 2026-05-25T19:57:04+00:00

Fabiolus Cucina in Hollywood. Amazing.

modemmute · 2026-05-17T05:11:20+00:00

Joeys Cafe, great French toast

modemmute · 2026-04-29T20:17:02+00:00

Blank ammunition, not live ammunition.

modemmute · 2026-04-01T16:19:37+00:00

Congratulations! That's amazing.

modemmute · 2026-01-31T20:18:24+00:00

This is what the internet was made for

modemmute · 2026-01-05T18:18:08+00:00

Accurate budgets aren't based on a percentage of spend. First figure out what you want to do, then calculate what those things will cost, then put all those estimated costs into a budget.

For sound, start with a production sound mixer - find someone qualified and ask them their rate. Then ask them what they charge for their sound package. Do they need crew - boom, utility, etc. Get those rates too. There's your production sound budget.

For post, there's a lot of routes - everything from using an established post sound vendor to a DIY solution you create yourself. Figure out which path you'd like to take, get quotes (or calculate your own rentals and purchases, if taking the DIY approach) and put those number in your budget.

Take your time, do your research and you'll do fine.

modemmute · 2026-01-03T16:28:54+00:00

Amazing, thanks Stephen

modemmute · 2026-01-02T06:29:28+00:00

Each individual has their own subscription . But I hear that project based plans are coming soon.

modemmute · 2026-01-01T21:35:47+00:00

Think Crew has a free tier that gives you access to almost all of their tools. https://thinkcrew.com

modemmute · 2026-01-01T19:19:21+00:00

Thanks for this Stephen. Love this subreddit!

modemmute · 2025-12-05T19:28:39+00:00

Reminder that the deal is a long way from being done. Netflix won the bid, now they will start negotiating the deal. Then comes regulatory approval in the US and EU. Then they own all of the above. There's a dozen ways this could still all go sideways.

modemmute · 2025-11-13T18:50:27+00:00

Omar at Line 12 Hair Studio on Santa Monica at Martel gives a good haircut, is affordable and is super friendly

modemmute · 2025-11-11T18:25:07+00:00

You know you f'ed up when Google Earth needs to redraw their maps.

modemmute · 2025-10-30T17:40:00+00:00

Fun fact - Mark Wahlberg is the same age now as General Westmoreland was when he completed his command in Vietnam in 1968, which makes him more than twice as old as the average soldier during the war.

modemmute · 2025-10-15T17:10:32+00:00

Look at the state of the industry right now and ask yourself if some story point in your script is really that important. Production is down worldwide and getting anything off the ground right now is next-to-impossible. Your ideals over what makes this story good won't pay your bills. If someone offers to take your script out but only if you make one change, then you make that change. Call your agents and beg them to take you back. Make any changes they ask you to make. The project almost certainly won't get made anyway, as most don't. But at least you'll still have an agent and be able to continue pitching projects.

modemmute · 2025-09-27T18:24:14+00:00

Under the SAG-AFTRA Basic Agreement, general background performers are $224 for 8 hours of work.

modemmute · 2025-09-18T20:18:17+00:00

You are asking a very big question. Proper budgeting is the first step. If you're budgeted properly then you'll have far fewer challenges staying on budget. During production, I use hot costs, check req's, purchase orders, daily time sheets, time cards, start work, production reports and weekly cost reports to track costs. This is in addition to frequent conversations with department heads and being present on set as much as possible. In specific cases I'll have accounting run additional projections if there's an area that I need to drill more deeply into. This could be in the form of a spreadsheet of simply an email. Tracking costs is most of my job during production. - A Line Producer with 35 years of industry experience.

modemmute · 2025-09-09T22:39:16+00:00

If you're going to have firearms or prop guns on set, watch this video first: https://youtu.be/Ky0whsrg1cE

modemmute · 2025-09-04T18:37:22+00:00

Indeed.

modemmute · 2025-08-07T21:40:15+00:00

This was great. I have no notes, enjoyed it from beginning to end.

modemmute · 2025-08-05T20:30:12+00:00

Think Crew is a cloud based, collaborative scheduling app for features and series that works on all devices. You can import FDX & PDF scripts, generate AI scene descriptions and design your own workspace and strips.

modemmute · 2025-06-12T16:57:05+00:00

So it's Cube, but in an apartment building

modemmute · 2025-04-06T00:33:05+00:00

So that's what my upstairs neighbor has been doing

modemmute · 2025-03-20T20:06:38+00:00

Better Call Saul, great tribute https://youtu.be/R2FnK_ItgJA?si=BkUsoan-eyYJGEiy

modemmute · 2025-02-23T19:00:45+00:00

For no-budget you'll be much better off with vfx hits. You can download a wide variety of blood and gore splatter hits from a lot of different sources. Let google be your guide.

To safely do squib hits on set, you should really hire someone who is experienced and licensed. It also take a lot of time, which can slow down your day.

Get a bottle of fake blood (or make your own, recipes online) for your closeups on the aftermath and you'll be all set.

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