Every day more and more people are taking it up for the first time. I was once a beginning golfer myself and I remember the frustrations of learning the swing and playing well. And that was with a Golf Pro Father. There are a lot of books and other information products available for established golfers, but [...]

I’ve had a productive time of late learning more about the inner workings of Hollywood and production companies. I’ve also come to realize, I’m further along the path than I first realized, which leads me to this email and a new idea… Development. One thing I instantly notice when reading the treatments I’m sent is what’s missing. Not [...]

Question: Hi, I really want to do modeling when I go to Japan (Tokyo) as a part time job after school, I’ll go to Japan in April and the school will start in July. I was wondering if you could help me finding a part time job. ————— Answer: Many students in Tokyo also do acting/modeling work. There [...]

Question: I am interested in purchasing your book on working the Japanese entertainment industry. This message is just to make sure that your website is still active, and that I can still get the consultation. Incidently, I work mostly in stunts and motion capture combat. Is there any part of your book that would relate to [...]

This section of the blog will deal exlusively with Acting/Modeling/Narration in Tokyo. I will be posting all the questions and my responses here first. I’m sure this information will be of interest to many considering a move to Japan, so please let me know if there is anything I may have missed or if you [...]

Is it me or are we seeing more and more former celebrities and celebrities on the C or D list on television nowadays? Practically anywhere you look on television you can find former stars trying to make a comeback. Please click here to keep reading this article…

Anything that makes a splash like the “Reality TV” boom is bound to bring out the skeptics. What’s most interesting about this hot genre in programming is that the skeptics are both the buyer and the seller. The viewing audience and the Networks both ask the fearful question, “How long can this last?” Please click [...]

There’s a book written by Stephen King called The Running Man He wrote the book in 1982, and in 1987 it was made into a rather good film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. I remember the first time I watched that film I thought it was an interesting piece of science fiction. The thought of people being [...]

Survivor the show that started the reality TV craze is back with its latest installment, Survivor Season 11 the Maya Empire. CBS will be keeping with its tested and proven formula of abandoning contestants in remote locations where they will live, work, and compete together for 39 days to win the 1 million dollar prize. [...]

Without a doubt, the King of Reality TV is Mark Burnett. From Survivor to The Apprentice to The Contender, Mark Burnett has been the man behind some of the most successful shows in history. But how did he do it? How did this former British Paratrooper become one of the most powerful men in Television. [...]