Not Impressed
People often ask why I don’t invite my wife to visit the set. She’s a civilian (what we call someone who doesn’t work in the industry), so everyone assumes that she’ll be impressed by all the lights and cameras and semi-famous people. The thing is, she will never, ever be impressed, especially not with the […]
I Want Answers!
In this blog, I generally hold court on the few topics I’m an expert at. I am just a PA, though, and there’s a few things I really don’t understand. Maybe one of my kind readers knows the answers. Why is the props department in charge of the director chairs? Not that I want more […]
Life Cycle of a Show (Act III)
Step Nine: The News You might think that there is a fixed schedule, by which you can determine when your time on a show will be up. You would be wrong. Even when you can see the ratings drop week by week, the producers put on a happy face. “They’re giving us time to find […]
Life Cycle of a Show (Act II)
Now you’re on the job! What happens next?
Life Cycle of a Show (Act I)
Step One: Hear About the Show When you’re looking for a job, anything sounds good. “They’re strippers who are also spies? That’s totally plausible, and I wouldn’t be at all ashamed to tell my mom I worked on that movie.” Step Two: Research Once I decide to apply, I immediately IMDb everyone involved in the […]
Whenever
Do you ever get this at your work? “Hey, [your name here]. Can you do X?” “Sure. When do you need it by?” “Whenever.” When, exactly, is “ever? ” Are we talking by the end of the day? By the end of the week? What? It’s worse when they give you multiple whenevers. Which ever […]
Thank You for Smoking
I make fun of and complain about actors a lot on this blog, but they’re not the only ones who are egotistical and disconnected from reality. A friend of mine recently got a job on a big, huge show. It’s one you’ve heard of, trust me. He was telling me all about their sets and […]
Where’s My Script?
A friend related a story to me recently about a well-known prima donna actor. Naturally, I loved it. Because it’s hearsay, I probably shouldn’t name names, so I’ll just say my friend was working on an unspecified Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin off, and I’ll call the actor, oh, “Bavid Doreanaz.” So, a new script […]