What was your worst clusterf%@# happening on the set? I'll go first.
Day one of my first project ever. I've spent a lot of money to rent lenses on short notice for a RED camera, rent the location for the day, and get all the actors together. One hour before crew call time my lead actor calls and says he can't make it because his aunt passed away and his mom needs him. What?! He's scheduled for every scene that day. So I call up my Plan B actor and tell him to get his butt to the set. When I get to the set, I notice the girl who is providing ALL the equipment, camera included, is not there. So I call and call and call but no answer. She finally calls back and says she had to stop by the Home Depot on the way to the set and got hit on the head with a ladder and now she has a concussion. In fact, she says, she lost consciousness twice while driving to the set. So three hours after crew call time, my Plan B actor is nowhere to be found. It seems like my first day of shooting has been shot to hell. Fortunately, the original lead was able to break away and make it over to the store, as was the equipment girl, and we were able to shoot half of the scheduled scenes. As for the Plan B actor: when I got home that night, I had a voicemail on my phone saying that his GPS couldn't locate the place and that I should feel horrible for getting him lost in DC. (Umm. I gave you exact directions, explained how DC was laid out on a grid system AND two other people gave you directions after me. If you couldn't figure out that numbering of buildings goes in numerical order, that's your own fault.)
Whew, that feels great getting off my chest! What are your production day cluster%#$@ stories?
Angie
Actress/Producer
www.WatchGraduated.com
Day one of my first project ever. I've spent a lot of money to rent lenses on short notice for a RED camera, rent the location for the day, and get all the actors together. One hour before crew call time my lead actor calls and says he can't make it because his aunt passed away and his mom needs him. What?! He's scheduled for every scene that day. So I call up my Plan B actor and tell him to get his butt to the set. When I get to the set, I notice the girl who is providing ALL the equipment, camera included, is not there. So I call and call and call but no answer. She finally calls back and says she had to stop by the Home Depot on the way to the set and got hit on the head with a ladder and now she has a concussion. In fact, she says, she lost consciousness twice while driving to the set. So three hours after crew call time, my Plan B actor is nowhere to be found. It seems like my first day of shooting has been shot to hell. Fortunately, the original lead was able to break away and make it over to the store, as was the equipment girl, and we were able to shoot half of the scheduled scenes. As for the Plan B actor: when I got home that night, I had a voicemail on my phone saying that his GPS couldn't locate the place and that I should feel horrible for getting him lost in DC. (Umm. I gave you exact directions, explained how DC was laid out on a grid system AND two other people gave you directions after me. If you couldn't figure out that numbering of buildings goes in numerical order, that's your own fault.)
Whew, that feels great getting off my chest! What are your production day cluster%#$@ stories?
Angie
Actress/Producer
www.WatchGraduated.com