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A nice Tuesday on Stage.
Wait. It’s Tuesday, right? I had to check. After getting home about 9 last night (90 minutes to get to work, just under 60 to get home), today I got to work a set on a nice air-conditioned stage with...
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Time for a rest.
Pilot season – when, unsurprisingly, the pilots for next season’s new TV shows are shot – is officially over. Since I didn’t get a spot on a crew, I bounced around between three shows, sometimes only...
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Friday photo
Back side of the Fox lot facades under a cloudy sky. Lucky for us we beat the rain and drove home dry.Filed under: hazardous, Photos, studio lots, Work
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Hearing and Lady Problems
Normally, the gaffer is the head of the lighting department, but on shows with anything more than a passing resemblance to theater (operas, concerts, ice shows, ballroom dancing), there will also be a...
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Power problems
Back before modern technology, the gaffer used hand signals to direct the lighting techs, which meant that said techs had to stay on set and pay attention. Now, with the advent of communications...
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Surprise, with an aftertaste of ouch
Sometimes one is just not prepared for the day one gets. It was supposed to be a fairly light day, work-wise, which was just what I needed because tomorrow I know I’m going to get the shit beaten out...
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All night, all night, all night
Night work is never ideal for me, the ultimate morning person. One night is usually a pain, but doable – I just take a short nap, power through the rest of my day, go to bed early and I’m fine. But...
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The shit zone
I haven’t worked in a shit-covered alley in quite some time. Not because people aren’t shitting in alleyways nowadays, but because Los Angeles has gentrified the shit out of most alleys. The human...
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Yesterday, I lost a day of work due to some schedule changes. This is unfortunate, but does happen sometimes. The city is surrounded by fires, so the drive home was eerie and didn’t help my mood. I was...
View ArticleThe Marathon Mentality
There’s a particular mindset held by endurance athletes, to help them get through long races. Don’t think about the entire event at once, just concentrate on the next few steps, the next mile, the...
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