Posts by Frank Scacciaferro
CROSS TRAINING ISN’T JUST FOR GYM RATS
I spend a lot of time talking about developing your skills, learning the talents that are of value to the industry and Cross Training yourself to perform in different production opportunities. Those are all critical to know but difficult to learn. I say, difficult to learn, not because you don’t have the aptitude to learn…
Read MoreHONORED? OR OVERLOOKED?
“Receiving an award or individual recognition for a collaborative effort is unfair”. You would expect this statement to come from a person who has NOT received awards or recognition for their creative contributions. This time is coming from a person who HAS received many such awards and recognitions. During my career I have received five…
Read MoreNATURAL POSITION
“Natural Position” is a term used in professional sports to describe a position that an athlete is “naturally” built to play. This natural ability is driven by either experience, physical characteristics or an innate aptitude, as opposed to a position he / she is being forced or asked to play other than their natural position…
Read MoreONE MAN CANNOT SUMMON THE FUTURE
When we look back to how things were done in the past, we usually say, “wow they must have loved what they did because it took so much time and work to accomplish.” Now imagen seventy-five years from now what people will say about us, “wow they must have loved what they did because it…
Read MorePUT UP OR SHUT UP.
Some people train daily for hours in a gym, some study a single subject for years, many spend a life time honing their skills to a fine edge. All preparing in anticipation of an opportunity that hopefully will just show up at their front door. Then there are others who just walk onto the playing…
Read MoreMASTER GLASS BLOWING IN A WEEK!
MASTER GLASS BLOWING IN A WEEK! I was thinking I wanted to become a master glass blower. I set aside a week or two figuring that’s more than enough time. I watched a few videos on You Tube and it looked pretty easy. Well after several few weeks of burning my hands, wasting a lot…
Read MoreWHEN WILL I EVER NEED TO KNOW THIS…?
Remember saying those words, “When will I ever need to know this…” while sitting in algebra, earth science or any other class you had no interest in. Well, you may not have ever used the exact formulas you memorized for the algebra test BUT without realizing it you probably learned how to solve life problems.…
Read MoreGIVING BIRTH TO YOUR CAREER
Don’t know anything about the pain of giving birth or having a child grow inside you for nine months? Neither do I! But I do know about the pain and discomfort about giving birth to your career in the entertainment industry. The first 2 to 3 years are killer. Every successful person is the biz didn’t…
Read MoreINSTINCT, GUT FEELING, HUNCH
In day’s world most people have lost touch with their instincts or if they still hear that internal voice motivating and guiding them they find a million ways to deny its value. That’s unfortunate because it’s the sole human trait that we all possess naturally and it is the key to finding and fulfilling your…
Read More“DON’T EVER CHANGE” … WRONG!!!
The worst advice ever shared is, “Don’t ever change. You are prefect as you are”. Yea, I’m old but so will you be someday. BUT I’m still professionally relevant and have more work than I can handle. Why? I RECOGNIZE CHANGE, ADAPT TO THE CHANGE and “GO WITH THE FLOW”, as my daughter would say. …
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