The Anonymous Production Assistant

There’s Lazy, And Then There’s This

It’s been a while since I complained about ADs, so how’s about I do that right now? We had a [glossary]tech scout[/glossary] on yesterday. When the party bus{{1}} returned, the 1st AD called the office and asked for a PA to come down and gather the stuff that people had left behind. Now, our production […]

Reader Advice

Some of my oldish posts have been getting comments, recently. Not really sure why this is happening now, but they do bring up interesting points. Sarah replied to my post “No, You Don’t Need to Go to Film School”: You don’t need to go to any school, but film school is one of the few […]

Overheard in the Catering Line

Gaffer: “The guys are complaining that they’re only getting ten hours, but when we’re working fourteen, sixteen hours, they’ll coplain then, too.” Best Boy: “Don’t worry about the crew… until they stop complaining.” This was accompanied by a meaningful look, to which the Gaffer nodded slyly. I’m not certain, but I may have just witnessed […]

Why Would Anyone Want To Be A PA?

The hours are lousy, the pay is worse. No one respects you. If anything goes wrong, it’s always your fault. And everyone tells you you’re lucky just to be here. There is one advantage– free time. We’re often busy, it’s true, but a lot of a PA’s job is simply to be ready. While we […]