Women hitting Men

Violence has always been used as a way to spice up television. Now a days people just brush it off as part of life and it is. Lately I have been watching reality shows that show women hitting men. Who can forget last year when Snooki got a punch in the face from a drunk guy at a bar. Everyone made such a big deal about it and the clip was even taken down on YouTube because it showed violence toward women. Then there was a disclaimer after the show talking about stopping violence toward women and how wrong it was. But what about violence toward men? On last seasons, Teen Mom, Amber punched and shoved her boyfriend Gary more than once and tonight she will strike again by punching his head into a wall. Really? Why is this allowed to happen? Why doesn't MTV have a disclaimer about that? Why are they even showing it? And even better they are showing it in commericals! Violence toward either sex is wrong and women should not have the right to put their hands on men. If the shoe was on the other foot, poor Gary would be strung up by his toe nails if he hit Amber back. This all makes me think about Rihanna and Chris Brown. Oprah, Tyra and a whole other slew of people took the opportunity to bash Brown because he hit a women. But if Rihanna had hit him first or at all, nobody would have cared. Violence toward men does happen and hopefully someone will have the courage to speak out against it.

Working for free in the film biz

I am getting a little sick and tired of trying to find a job that pays in the film biz. Every ad I see wants the blood from you and then in bold letters at the end of that ad is, "YOU WILL NOT BE PAID, BUT YOU WILL GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND MAKE INDUSTRY CONTACTS" This may be true for most jobs, but not true at all for the rest. It's disturbing how many schools offer film production as a course knowing damn well that their students may never find the job they are looking for. It takes time and dedication to pursue a career in film. Lets not even mention the cost of cameras, lighting kits, sound kits, editing software, etc. I'm talking thousands of dollars on education and equipment and these people don't want to pay you to do their work? I saw an ad once by an independent director who wanted an intern(that evil word) to transcribe 50 hours of footage, log and capture this footage and then edit it together. I wonder if that person knows how many hours all that takes. In the end, you will get experience, but where is all that experience going to take you if everyone labels you an intern who doesn't get paid? The worst part of all this is that most of the time you can't get hired as an intern or get job training from a studio if you are not enrolled in school. I ask myself how a busy college student is suppose to find time to intern 20-30 hours a week and go to school and work so they can support themselves. The world has changed and the myth that a college student fully funded by their parents and has free time to intern for free, no longer exists. Bottom line, everyone who goes to school and educates themselves deserves to be paid for their talents.