Rebekah Strauss- Writer, Director, 1st AD: Episode 6

Happy What’s The Rate? Thursday!  Rebekah Strauss has been embracing the ebbs and flows of freelancing as an assistant director since she graduated from NYU. In this episode she shares her experiences with taking up space as a department head on set as a woman of color, refusing to fit in the boxes of projections and ego, her preference for New York and the DIY scene, the many jobs that she worked in order to keep her head above water, as well as some of her memories on set during a hot but busy summer post grad. We also touch on: The importance of having a good network Facebook groups for searching for jobs on set Navigating tough personalities on set, especially male dominated sets Overall the importance of focusing on what is best for the film! Some of her favorite projects she’s worked on as an AD Getting work as an assistant director in the city! SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!!! Follow the show: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/whatstheratepod Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IoUxOa2mBBA... Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-rate/id1823954393 Follow Rebekah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bekstrauss/?hl=en NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices