RamsesThePigeon

RamsesThePigeon t1_ivvg092 wrote

Reply to Alex Gibson - Assistant Director and Background Coordinator - Anything you want to know about the film industry I am happy to share with you. by ArkGibson

Hi, Alex, thanks for taking the time to speak with us!

I’m a recent transplant to Vancouver, and I’ve been playing with the idea of getting back into the entertainment industry full-time. There’s only one problem: I’m a writer first and foremost, and I’ve heard the rumor – which may or may not have been accurate – that most local productions of any real note are actually written in Hollywood.

The strange thing is that I’ve also heard that a sizable chunk of what gets broadcast in Canada needs to have been produced here… which brings me to my questions:

  1. Where – in your experience – have the productions on which you’ve worked been written?
  2. What differentiates Canadian productions from ones slated for more-widespread distribution?
  3. Do you have any advice for folks who might want to contribute (particularly on the screenplay side) to projects?
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RamsesThePigeon t1_itm3fsq wrote

Reply to Public bathroom germs by matts41

My wife and my sisters-in-law always collect a few extra sheets of toilet paper when they're done with their "business." Said sheets are then employed as disposable gloves, thus blocking any contact with germ-cultivating doorknobs.

They've also mastered this entertaining sort of dance which sees them opening doors, planting their feet, twirling, and launching the used "gloves" toward the nearest garbage can.

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RamsesThePigeon OP t1_ispjkzw wrote

Reply to How many Redditors does it take to screw in a lightbulb? by RamsesThePigeon

41 Redditors in the comments will work out that the joke included 8,586 Redditors in total…

16 Redditors in the comments will actually check that figure…

13 Redditors in the comments will reference /r/TheyDidTheMath…

3 Redditors in the comments will understand the overall metaphor…

… and the lightbulb still won't get screwed in.

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