Going back to some of my old posts

Welcome my little friend! In this post, I am going through a few older posts that might be interesting. To be honest, this is just a post to keep the old posts from being too old so, if you want to take a trip down memory lane, you’ve come to the right place.

Introduction

These posts in the list below are some interviews I hope could be interesting for anyone looking to work in the U.S or maybe the film and entertainment industry. I also

posts about women in the film industry

Below are a few articles and posts about the situation for women working in film. I started looking at the issues as “early” as 2013/14 but started talking about it later. However, while these articles are a bit old, the industry is still facing challenges. It is better but it can be much better. The same goes for minorities represented in film and entertainment. The more I write about it here, the more I think I should start writing about it more now. Anyways, before I do that, below are some links for you to take a look at.

Women in film 2016
Women in film, the first half of 2017
Women in Film, facts numbers, and a forecast

some old interviews

Time really flies, here are two interviews from different times and about different subjects, one made in Stockholm and the other one in the office in Los Angeles.

Moviezine
Tastemaker Collective

A discussion about the California film & tv tax credit

I was very much interested and followed (lobbied) the Film & Tax credit in California. I guess everyone active in the industry during that time and even more now was involved in one way or another. I had quite a lot of contact and kept myself and my colleagues updated with news regarding the tax incentives. Tax incentives are nothing we are familiar with in Sweden, however, it does help… A lot… It creates so many job opportunities and can grow the economy fast in many different areas, I don’t know why we are so slow in Sweden but I’ll leave that question to other people.

The Film & TV tax credit in California

A post about time zones (actually some good ideas here)

And what is a post about old posts without the typical Time Zone article? This article is actually not too bad and has some nice ideas and tips that can help people traveling a lot (post Covid of course) or working between different time zones.

Working between time zones

conclusion

Like I said, this is a post about old posts. So nothing everyone will be interested in but I thought it was a good time to go back and take a look. Some subjects are still performing today and I got some new ideas on what to write about in future articles.

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Some books are better today

I was just looking through my list of books on Amazon and thought I should share them here for everyone. The thing is, these books are just as good, maybe even better today than before. Each link goes to my quick reviews, if you want to know more about each book, there is more information on Amazon or google them. So without further ado, here we go.

Introduction

The first book is one that really made me stop and think, maybe also one of the few books that I actually couldn’t stop reading… The book is of course Papillon by Henri Charrière.

The second book did also make me think, it is pretty straight forward really and it could’ve been written by anyone in a sense. You can say this book is a list of different ways you can make your life easier and more efficient. The book is called The 4 hour work week by Timothy or Tim Ferriss.

Now to all the business and marketing books in no particular order. Each one of these books are worth your time and if you haven’t read them, you will gain quite a lot from them. The names should give you an idea of what each book is about and you’ll find more info on the respective link.

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference By Malcolm Gladwell

The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Conclusion

These books above, in this post, will make a difference in your life. That is if you actually read them. As with most things in life, they will make a difference if you let them and if you make the changes you want. The least I can do is promise you that it will be worth your time reading them. If not, let me know.

As always, thank you for visting.

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Bentley Continental GTC in Northern Sweden

A couple of weeks ago we went on a road trip with a Bentley Continental GT Convertible and a Tesla Model 3. We thought we should try the Bentley in a cold climate and actually use the car as intended.

Most people don’t use their cars fully, especially not a convertible so this was a good test for the car and for us as well.

A couple of years ago I drove a convertible from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. That car was not made for cold weather and in Nevada, it was probably just above zero degrees Celcius so it was quite an adventure, especially at night. Anyways, the Bentley was something else… You can see how technology has changed lately, some aspects of driving is so different now and not to mention the comfort neck heaters, great sound and so on.

Some pictures below…

Above are some pictures from the trip. If you have a convertible, please try to use it as much as possible, I promise it is worth it.

Thanks for visiting. I will soon release a lot of articles regarding film investments and extraordinary visas to the UK and the US.

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Drones and the DJI Mavic Air 2

This is probably old news for you and maybe out of context here on my site but for anyone who hasn’t tried flying a drone lately, things have changed, quite drastically. It is pretty cool how well drones work nowadays, especially with the help of AI and the different ways a drone can be used today. Even with small sensors, the quality is simply great.

So this summer I took my Mavic Air 2 to Sandhamn during a boat trip. I took the drone to a safe altitude and selected the boat on the screen and pressed “GO”. Instantly the drone started following the boat and it did this surprisingly well.

I’ve added the video above to show you actually how good it did following the boat. The only thing I changed was the altitude and even this was handled better than expected, it compensated this with increased speed and so on. Just as an old school helicopter…

I never thought I would write a post about a drone but here I am, writing about a drone. If you have some money over and plan on using a drone, the Mavic Air 2 is highly recommended.

You can find one on Amazon below or why not on the official DJI site.

DJI Service LLC

Buy on Amazon

I know, this is a shameless plug for DJI but the drone really is that good. Not only is the drone itself just pure quality but the footage it gets with that little camera is pure and so easy to work with. Just make sure to use the drone if you buy one.

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Visiting Jonny Westling

Last week I paid a visit to my friend Jonny Westling. Jonny works as a valuer and has a really impressive career and knowledge in valuation of high value items, gems, watches, paintings and everything in between. Every single time I see him I learn something new about valuation.

When I arrived in his office he just finished a valuation so I got to learn about how to see if a diamond is real and what quality it is, Jonny also showed me the different ways you cut a diamond. It is really interesting and the more you learn, the more you know how little you know. I guess that saying or fact goes with everything but in valuation it is very true, everything has value and a story.

I took some photos during a quick check on some jewelry. Jonny also mentioned the importance of doing a valuation to be sure that what you own actually is valued with a certificate and in the end, insured. Jonny is an expert but explains so anyone can understand, important when dealing with valuable items.

If you want anything valued, I can highly recommend Jonny Westling at Westling Värdering. Now this became some kind of ad for Jonny. I’m sure he doesn’t mind. ;)

That was all for today and as usual thanks for visiting!

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