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Call time today was two hours ago. We’ve not yet gotten a shot, and we’re holding for tape. Yes, tape. Blue painter’s tape, to...
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It’s so stupid, but one of my favorite things is when a grip or DP uses a c-stand to hold a branch. I have...
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Let’s talk for a second about the little things. Thanks to the internet (maybe you’ve heard of it?), every day on every film set...
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If you were to ask me what day in the calendar year would be the one where people are least likely to be doing...
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Assuming you’re more or less on schedule, a short day is everyone’s favorite day on a film. String enough 14+ hour days together and...
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My phone says I’m supposed to meet Brian Kazmarck at Penn Station in NYC. Wait, let me back up–way the f*ck up–all the way...
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It’s a sunrise call for the first shooting day of THE SUMMER HOME. The first scene, as we saw yesterday, involves a shoot at...
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If you’ve been following along from the start, you’ll remember that earlier this year I took a ferry out to Vinalhaven, an island off...
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I’m standing on Rick Vaicius’ lawn in Pepin, Wisconsin, eating a brat and drinking beer when he asks what the next project is. “Oh,...
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Lots of films have bad days. Some of them are just slightly annoying, while others end up being a full-fledged clusterf*ck. You can’t get...
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