The Oscars have come and gone, but for the people who toil in the shadows of that annual pinnacle of recognition, there is work to be done. While some target that stellar stage as a career destination, others find satisfaction in their work and in the hope of at least reaching the launch pad.
Their reward is something less than a golden statuette, and yet it is something much greater, too. I met with three such hopefuls last week and got some insightful accounts of their experiences in an industry usually more celebrated for its glamour than its sweat.Scott Amour is a published novelist who resides in Novato.
His friend, John Hewitt from Mill Valley, is a documentary filmmaker and professor emeritus in the Department of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University. Virginia Travers, also from Mill Valley, has a small film management and production company called Lunaventure.
