No Lunch Break for Office PA’s?
When you work on set, you’re supposed to break for lunch after 6 hours of shooting. Some people break before that, if they got to set particularly early (like the drivers and location manager). Sometimes hair and makeup artists do, too, so they can get the actors camera ready for the first shot after lunch. […]
Mail Boxes
Here’s a weird conversation I had recently. A teamster came in and asked to check his [glossary]start work[/glossary]. He wanted to make sure his paycheck was going to his P.O. box, rather than his home. Curious, I asked, “Why don’t you want it going to your house?” “The jerks won’t deliver to our house.” “Really? […]
Your Driving Record
Andrew writes in: I just got offered a potential PA job pending a drivers license check, and I was wondering what the requirements are that production companies look for regarding license checks. Most of the time, they just want to make sure that you have a license (and insurance), so they can send you on runs. […]
Ask Questions
As I’ve said before, I don’t do PA work for the money. I get paid, sure, but the pay is so ridiculously low that if that was my only reason, I’d quit and become a stock boy. The hours are better, and I’d actually have insurance. No, the reason to be a PA is to […]