Pressing All The Right Buttons: How to Master Your Elevator Pitch →

Many of you writers might have heard of the fabled “Elevator Pitch”, a scenario in which a writer gets lucky enough to run into a producer, director, or A-List actor in an elevator where they find the courage to fire off the perfect description of their movie.

Well, as fate would have it, Hollywood happens to be chock full of elevators and The Salmon Pages has the necessary tips and tricks to help YOU perform an Elevator Pitch that’ll make Johnny Producer spit out their coffee in a good way and reach for that checkbook.

An Oral History of Disney’s Disastrous First Attempt at a Live Action “Lion King” Remake →

Very few people are aware that Disney’s 2019 remake was not its first attempt at recapturing the magic of the original animated film. Buried deep in Disney’s vault of secrets lurks a gruesome cinematic disaster filmed in 2003 that was never completed and rarely spoken about publicly due to a mountain of NDAs. Until now.

Royal Prince Oliver IV Finds Hollywood Assistant Pay More Than Sufficient →

I, His Fanciness, Prince Oliver Dunmire Thistleberry IV of the Hidden Kingdom of Paraglia, a beautiful American island which does not appear on the maps of commoners, find the current weekly pay bestowed on low-level Hollywood assistants such as myself to be more than sufficient. Disgustingly sufficient.

We’re Living In An Indie Film Renaissance! (For People Who Are Already Famous Actors) →

With movies like Lady Bird, Eighth Grade, mid90s, and Honey Boy, who could deny that we’re living in an indie filmmaking renaissance for people who are already incredibly famous for acting? It’s never been a better time for rich actors to dip their financially-cushioned toes into the waters of writing and directing and, assuming that this is being read exclusively by famous actors, there’s nothing stopping you from joining the renaissance too!