Martini Shot

When you’re filming a movie or a television show, when it’s the last shot of the day, the first assistant director will call out, “This is the Martini Shot!” I call these stories “Martini Shots” because they’re exactly the kinds of stories we tell — and lessons we learn — after we’ve wrapped for the day. - Rob Long

Martini Shot: Hollywood Org Chart Listen now (10 min) | Rob Long's thoughts about who holds the power as a writers strike looms
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Martini Shot: Do You Party?Listen now (12 min) | A cryptic interaction prompts Rob Long to reflect on Hollywood's state of desperation
Martini Shot: Need vs. Want Listen now (13 min) | Rob Long on finding kismet in a spec script — or while crying in an ancient city
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Martini Shot: 'You Don't Remember Me, Do You?'Listen now (15 min) | Rob Long on the scariest words to hear in this town
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Martini Shot: Pitch Room Chit-ChatListen now | Rob Long on the value of awkward, meandering, fake-jokey conversation
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Martini Shot: 'Congrats. I Guess'Listen now (12 min) | The insincerity of awards season is upon us
Martini Shot: One Panic Attack Away Listen now (12 min) | Rob Long on the upside-downside equilibrium of success
Martini Shot: The Town is Shutting Down Listen now (11 min) | The art of getting deals done during the holidays and that sense of always being late
Martini Shot: 'We're Going to Be Okay!'Listen now (13 min) | Tell yourself whatever you want. Rob Long warns the ninth planet is looming
Everyone is On SomethingListen now (15 min) | Adderall, psilocybin, Ozempic, heroin: Rob Long on Hollywood's helpers
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Martini Shot: Hollywood Org Chart Listen now (10 min) | Rob Long's thoughts about who holds the power as a writers strike looms
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Martini Shot: Do You Party?Listen now (12 min) | A cryptic interaction prompts Rob Long to reflect on Hollywood's state of desperation
Martini Shot: Need vs. Want Listen now (13 min) | Rob Long on finding kismet in a spec script — or while crying in an ancient city
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Martini Shot: 'You Don't Remember Me, Do You?'Listen now (15 min) | Rob Long on the scariest words to hear in this town
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Martini Shot: Pitch Room Chit-ChatListen now | Rob Long on the value of awkward, meandering, fake-jokey conversation
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Martini Shot: 'Congrats. I Guess'Listen now (12 min) | The insincerity of awards season is upon us
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