Lisa Jakub
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You Look Like That Girl
"Lisa Jakub's humorous, irreverent account of her unusual and occasionally awkward life as a successful child actor and what happened when she walked away from it all in search of a more authentic life. From the moment Lisa's career began at the age of four after being discovered in a Toronto mall, normal became a relative term. From missing her first day of school to work on an orange juice ad, to discovering that classmates were charging money to show kids where that girl from TV lived, success was always a double-edged sword. By eleven, she'd moved to Los Angeles with her mom, where her career quickly snowballed, landing roles in such iconic movies as Rambling Rose, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Independence Day. She went from living out of suitcases in motels to buying a house before she was old enough to drive a car. But not everyone appreciated her professional success; her demanding work schedule got her kicked out of multiple high schools. By the age of 22, she realized she was living a life that no longer felt authentic, and the cost of pretending was just too high. Even a brief but rewarding stint behind the camera making a movie that was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, and the freedom of acting with friends in the cult classic George Lucas In Love wasn't enough. Lisa knew she needed to leave Hollywood, stop striving for this dream that wasn't hers, and start writing the script for her own life"--Publisher's description.
Short Films 101
Where does a young filmmaker begin? With the right short-film concept and this book! The right short can be a filmmaker's "business card" in Hollywood. Here's the authoritative handbook by one of Hollywood's most connected insiders that offers a step-by-step guide through the entire creative process of shooting a short film, as well as expert advice from established filmmakers, and a final game plan for promoting and selling the film once it's in the can.Topics covered include: € Concept € Budget € Finding equipment € Assembling a crew € Casting € Arranging for location € Locating festivals and ancillary markets € Working with the unions € Film vs. digital video Plus:€ A list of film schools € Oscar-winning shorts and nominees € A selection of short-film festivals € Actual short-film budgets € Sample scripts and shooting schedules € A helpful short-film glossary
Where Am I Now?
"Thoughtfully traces [Mara Wilson's] journey from child actress to Hollywood dropout...Who is she now? She's a writer." —NPR's "Guide To 2016’s Great Reads" “Growing up, I wanted to be Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight.” —Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City Named a best book of the month by GoodReads and Entertainment Weekly A former child actor best known for her starring roles in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl. Tackling everything from what she learned about sex on the set of Melrose Place, to discovering in adolescence that she was no longer “cute” enough for Hollywood, these essays chart her journey from accidental fame to relative (but happy) obscurity. They also illuminate universal struggles, like navigating love and loss, and figuring out who you are and where you belong. Candid, insightful, moving, and hilarious, Where Am I Now? introduces Mara Wilson as a brilliant new chronicler of the experience that is growing up female.