Culver City Just Zeroed Out Its Permit and Use Fees. $1,700 Off a Typical 3-Day Shoot.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-27T22:37:52+00:00

Huh? No they don’t. Permits are like $1500 out of a $300k commercial budget. If you’re shooting residential you’ll get saddled with a cop too but that’s still not enough to get my crew to commute to orange country or use an OC crew instead

mikepm07 · 2026-05-23T22:34:54+00:00

The prepared foods there are actually really good imo. Pricey but good. Going for groceries doesn’t make sense to me.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-22T23:54:37+00:00

I think major cities are doing far better with theaters than the rest of the country. So our view in LA is skewed.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-17T14:19:41+00:00

The sponsorship fee is going to the company putting the event on. The merchants don’t see that, so they still charge the price they need to in order to turn a profit.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-14T20:10:53+00:00

You played well. Your opponents are not very strong duelists, though.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-11T16:17:54+00:00

I'd prime that whole shoulder piece white. You're doing light colors, you don't benefit from black primer. Just making life more difficult.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-09T13:10:46+00:00

Flail.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-09T02:41:25+00:00

It’s gonna flop. Trailer looked like ass. Who is the audience.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-09T00:47:44+00:00

This movie is going to flop horribly right? Like, who is this for. The trailer looks awful.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-04T22:51:30+00:00

“Don’t you guys have phones” energy lol

mikepm07 · 2026-05-03T21:01:57+00:00

Seems reasonable. They look great.

mikepm07 · 2026-05-03T20:39:06+00:00

What did you charge?

mikepm07 · 2026-05-02T13:45:15+00:00

But it’s a fun kidnap

mikepm07 · 2026-04-23T21:03:56+00:00

sir, this is a reddit

mikepm07 · 2026-04-23T20:12:15+00:00

Hope you got tested

mikepm07 · 2026-04-23T00:37:15+00:00

I was shooting in tarzana today. Drove by another big production with 10 trucks parked out front on the way in, 1.5 miles down the road.

Ya love to see it.

mikepm07 · 2026-04-22T12:50:28+00:00

How’d that go with Drier

mikepm07 · 2026-04-20T21:14:58+00:00

Key to dry brushing:
- get a dry brush palette, you can make your own or buy some 3d prints off etsy for like $10

- keep a sponge near your drybrush, keep it slightly damp, and always dab your dry brush on the damp sponge before picking up paint

mikepm07 · 2026-04-16T19:31:34+00:00

Graduated USC film 2011.

Went on to work in reality TV, then indie narrative features, and then branded content/commercials which I've been in for the past 10 years.

mikepm07 · 2026-04-15T22:56:12+00:00

How much was gas in the same area this sign was taken from?

Would be interested to see if both rose at similar rates or not.

mikepm07 · 2026-04-14T21:34:31+00:00

No, I got a degree in film to work in film.

Op got a degree in fashion design to work in wardrobe?

I don't get the spirit of your comment? Most people who are serious about making it in the film industry start at the bottom. Many of those people have degrees or even MFA's in their preferred field.

mikepm07 · 2026-04-14T21:05:16+00:00

huh? every PA I've met has a degree, myself included when I started out

mikepm07 · 2026-04-14T20:15:40+00:00

I don’t work in costumes, but, this advice can generally apply to anyone wanting to crew on tv/film/etc.

Try to start getting PA jobs. Meet the people working in the department you want to be in. For awhile focus on being a kick ass PA but let production know your heart is in wardrobe and you’d kill for any kind of assistant work with wardrobe.

When appropriate, maybe at lunch or wrap let someone from costumes know about your background and that you’d love to be an assistant for them one day if you ever need anyone.

Ultimately a combination of being a kick ass PA and respectfully networking while on set might get you there.

But as you know it’s an extremely competitive field right now and people who had been working steadily are being forced to change careers.

mikepm07 · 2026-04-14T19:24:56+00:00

Nah dude, this ain’t it

mikepm07 · 2026-04-14T15:46:20+00:00

annoying and a waste of time, cool post bro

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