NOTES ON SURVIVAL

An editorial index. Essays on money, time and making work, published as they are finished.

1. ISSUE 001 · NOTE 001

   THE FINANCIALLY AWKWARD MIDDLE

   Why becoming good at something and being paid for it rarely happen at the same time.

   3 MIN READ

2. ISSUE 001 · NOTE 002

   THE SIX-MONTH NUMBER

   What actually changes when an artist has half a year of runway.

   2 MIN READ

3. ISSUE 001 · NOTE 003

   LOOKING SUCCESSFUL IS EXPENSIVE

   The strange economics of appearing like your career is already working.

   2 MIN READ

4. ISSUE 001 · NOTE 004

   A JOB ISN’T THE ENEMY

   The work that pays for the work.

   2 MIN READ

5. ISSUE 001 · NOTE 005

   WHAT DOES A FILM COST IN MONTHS?

   Every project has two budgets: the money it takes to make, and the months it takes out of your runway.

   2 MIN READ