Martini Shot
TheAnkler.com
When you’re filming a movie or a television show, when it’s the last shot of the day, the first assistant director will call out, “This is the Martini Shot!” I call these stories “Martini Shots” because they’re exactly the kinds of stories we tell — and lessons we learn — after we’ve wrapped for the day. - Rob Long theankler.com
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Sep 21, 2023 • 13min
Trying to Fire Your Agent
When it comes to firing your agent, Rob Long explains what used to happen, what happens now, and how it's all going to come full circle.This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2023 • 12min
The Clooney Maneuver
Rob Long on the art of landing a Hollywood side gig more lucrative than your main gig.This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 6, 2023 • 12min
No One is Irreplaceable
With Hollywood bringing out the worst behavior in most of us, Rob Long asks why the phrase execs use to dismiss actors and writers isn't also said of those at top.This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 30, 2023 • 9min
Ode to My Teacher
Rob Long on what teachers can and can't teach you. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2023 • 13min
Crying Outside the Studio Gates
TV shows used to be 21 minutes an episode. How everything got way too long This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2023 • 11min
A Foolish Gamble
Explore the history and transformation of film studios and companies in the entertainment industry. The launch and struggles of competing networks in the 1990s. The challenges faced by entertainment companies and the determination of writers to continue their work. A humorous incident at a stationary store related to show business as a metaphor for deflecting blame.
Aug 9, 2023 • 10min
Are You Boring?
Forget every formula for screenwriting success. If you can keep the audience engaged, you’ve cracked the code. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 2, 2023 • 13min
Power of an Enemies List
Do something elevating right now, because, remember: everything you hate about this business now, you still will when the strike is over. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 26, 2023 • 12min
A Piece of the Action
What the dual strike negotiation and post-production on a TV series have in common. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 20, 2023 • 11min
The Porn Bellwether
OnlyFans is a subscription-based platform that experienced massive growth and changed the way people make money. Sound familiar? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theankler.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
