tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post3027744973067099819..comments2024-03-22T14:40:33.276-07:00Comments on Blood, Sweat, and Tedium: Confessions of a Hollywood Juicer: Pilot Season, Part Eight -- WrapMichael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-42252882095367768312016-05-17T07:47:18.376-07:002016-05-17T07:47:18.376-07:00The "dummy check" why do some guys not ...The "dummy check" why do some guys not do it? On a stage, we lost one of our C-stands and gained one of "their". Hey people, .....notice anything different with this C-stand? Our gear has red on the castings, this one is shiny and where is the head and arm??JDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-42253270569774742962016-05-16T10:16:35.309-07:002016-05-16T10:16:35.309-07:00JD --
Nice -- stick a classy title on that commen...JD --<br /><br />Nice -- stick a classy title on that comment and you've got a juicer's poem: an ode to the despair of wrap.<br /><br />I've always found location wraps to be more problematic than wrapping a stage. A location provides so many places for gear to disappear, especially at night after working a long day -- but on stage, you know the gear is there, somewhere… you just have to find it. Still, stuff does vanish from time to time, which is why it's important to remain on good terms with the boys in the lamp dock. They can cover a Best Boy's ass when necessary and help cut his L&D...Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-52119387829409321172016-05-15T13:09:53.847-07:002016-05-15T13:09:53.847-07:00" First the lamps come down, are carefull..." First the lamps come down, are carefully organized and counted…"<br /><br />Man, what a luxury. <br /><br />How does one loose the 16" barndoors and scrims to a lamp? Nothing looked strange as the HMI was loaded into the truck sans barndoors, nor was anything odd noticed as the HMI lens was placed back in it's road case, leaving one slot empty. Why would the case have an extra slot?? Don't know, don't care, muttered the anonymous spark.JDnoreply@blogger.com