tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post1229707957516540444..comments2024-03-22T14:40:33.276-07:00Comments on Blood, Sweat, and Tedium: Confessions of a Hollywood Juicer: Just for the Hell of It -- Episode 28 Michael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-78904104501476450962015-10-26T09:50:27.436-07:002015-10-26T09:50:27.436-07:00Kafka --
I wouldn't have believed you before ...Kafka --<br /><br />I wouldn't have believed you before hearing that exact argument from a veteran Key Grip not long ago, who claimed he needs the overtime from those 85+ hour weeks to meet his family expenses. Granted, it ain't cheap to live and die in LA anymore, but that attitude forces HIS values and HIS money-management problems on everybody else in the business. To be fair, though, the camera department -- up and down the line -- earns a much higher hourly wage than grip, electric, set dec, props, or anybody else below the line (with the possible exception of the sound department), which means those other crew members are working the same hours for a considerably smaller paycheck. For some of them, O.T. is the only way to keep their financial heads above water.<br /><br /> I didn't mind working long hours when I was younger, but now I absolutely hate it. Enough is enough… Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-70966337462507059372015-10-25T16:06:07.503-07:002015-10-25T16:06:07.503-07:00With respect to the "brutally long hours"...With respect to the "brutally long hours" on production days. As you no doubt are aware, the Cinematographers Guild has campaigned for shorter,more humane work days for many years. Problem is, certain other departments are not on board with less overtime in their weekly paycheck$.k4kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887439417878804540noreply@blogger.com