Daniel Scarpati is the owner of Passing Planes Productions LLC, where he works as a freelance video producer, director, and editor. He has a B.A. in Film Production and TV/Radio from CUNY Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College, is developing his first feature film and (when not on set) is a metal detectorist in search of lost treasure. Keep up-to-date with him online at www.passingplanes.com!
I so wish I had this book when I was first trying to be a writer/producer in L.A. I started as a PA, but this would've saved me the two years it took to learn the protocol of Hollywood. - Russ Woody, producer/writer of Parenthood, The Middle, Becker, Mad About You and The Drew Carey Show 'Gofers' is a must read for anyone interested in breaking into the motion picture industry. Full of how to, on-set knowledge, and peppered with anecdotes told through the eyes of veteran PA Dan Scarpati, it is informative, fun, and tells it like it is. - Tom Reilly, member: the Directors Guild of America, author of The Hollywood MBA: A Crash Course in Management From a Life in The Film Business