Archive for June, 2005
They’ve voted to join the Teamsters*, not IATSE**.
While everyone in town is snickering about this, it’s a really good move.
IATSE has repeatedly sold out it’s members to the producers, and the Teamsters haven’t.
I totally understand why they voted the way they did.
In honor of their wise decision, here’s a few Teamster jokes (all told [...]
I went out to another low budget movie this morning. As low budgets go, I lucked out – two of us had to reinstall some lighting fixtures in a school where they shot yesterday. We were done in two hours, and got paid for 12.
This movie’s contract is even worse than yesterday’s.. it’s $15 per [...]
…Does Not Constitute an Emergency on My Part”.
Yesterday was exactly as bad as I thought it was going to be.
The crew were all terrific – I’d not met any of them before (except the other ‘day player’ with whom I’ve worked on on a number of projects), and they’re the nicest bunch of guys..
Production, on [...]
I just got called to work tomorrow, which is a good thing!
However:
Just like a shiny happy quarter laying on the sidewalk in Malibu that’s got sticky gum on the underside so you can’t see it and you pick it up and get gum all over you (guess what happened to me today), there are a [...]
Dave tagged me with this:
List five things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level?
I ride my bicycle – LA’s not a bad bike town if you stay off the main streets, and it’s amazing what you see when you’re not in a [...]
From blogging.la via Franklin Avenue:
Pinot Hollywood has closed.
This is fucking tragic, I tell you. Pinot had the greatest bar ever. Comfy couches, a fireplace in the winter, great happy hour specials, and a terrific food. We had the unofficial wrap party for the live action “Tick” TV show there (because the producers were too cheap [...]
Today was just heinous.
I’m still so angry I can’t think straight, let alone cobble together a coherent post.
You know, I really would rather make my little indie movies. I’ll never get rich off of them, but I’ll sure as hell have less stress and anger in my life.
Details later when I don’t [...]
In retaliation for Mr. Movie Star’s idea of a practical joke (He waited until I was in the pool without my top on, screamed “Oh, my God! My mother’s here!”, and then took pictures of me scrambling for my top while trying to cover my shame and stay underwater at the same time*), I pulled [...]
When you make independent movies, people admire you for being ghetto.
Me: “Yeah, my movie only cost 100 bucks. I paid the actors in powerbars, and I processed the film in my bathtub to save money.”
Movie Exec: “You rule. Here, take these bags of money.”
TV people don’t think like this.
TV exec: “Your show looks a little [...]
Oatmeal
Originally uploaded by Peggy Archer.
A set piece from an oatmeal commercial.
At the end of the day, they tried to give it away, but it was about 12 feet tall so no one could think of where they’d put it.
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