The Anonymous Production Assistant

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Indy (a college student) writes in: I’m currently in college, and I’m interested in working behind the scenes for film and television. I would love

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My old boss used to tell me, “Hollywood is just high school with money.” This is often especially true of productions, where each department forms

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A lot of time on set is spent sitting around, waiting for other people to do their jobs. You gotta wait for the actors to

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On one end of the spectrum, you have the camera department. On the other, craft services. (Or “,” as they are affectionately known by everyone

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The camera department are jerks. They’re rude, arrogant, self-centered, and self-important. Now, realize that I used to be a loader and a 2nd AC, and

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In keeping with this week’s sexual deviancy theme, I thought I’d finally get to the “…And then he woke up with a dick in his

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Everyone thinks their department is the most important. When I was a young loader, the first ACs would constantly tell me about how the film