tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post9154934548362977080..comments2024-03-22T14:40:33.276-07:00Comments on Blood, Sweat, and Tedium: Confessions of a Hollywood Juicer: Kick the CanMichael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-36910423088593582502008-04-18T08:56:00.000-07:002008-04-18T08:56:00.000-07:00I read your comments on Life Below The Line blog a...I read your comments on Life Below The Line blog and really liked them, so I came over and read this posting, which I like even better!<BR/><BR/>You exhibit such grace, style and wisdom in conveying the frustrating/rewarding life that is the BTL freelancer. I wish all those obsessed with fame and celebrity could look past the surface of the biz and see the real and interesting lives of those who work to make images come alive on screen.<BR/><BR/>It's appropriate you started the post with a Woody Guthrie lyric, since he was so attuned to the stories of the working class.AbsentDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125982676357943060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-76206011469163679872008-04-15T09:23:00.000-07:002008-04-15T09:23:00.000-07:00I honestly do not know how we have survived all th...I honestly do not know how we have survived all these years on the feast n'famine of below the line work. My husband the grip has done features, commercials, and just about every kind of tv there is. He did a sitcom for 4 years that was a sweet ride, in spite of the payroll being 3 weeks on and a week of hiatus where he wasn't carried. The money wasn't good, but it was a great cast and crew, lovely craft service, and a parking sticker. Now he is scrambling for rigging work, which is tough on the old bones. His take on this business is that it's the best part time job he's ever had.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193554132706114108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-5443933095683554332008-04-14T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:22:00.000-07:00Those of us working in film must enjoy the drama o...Those of us working in film must enjoy the drama of where our next paychecks are coming from otherwise, we would have ditched this career long ago and become corporate cube drones.<BR/><BR/>I basically consider myself chronically unemployed. And should work come my way. Yippee for me.Scriptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529903218762576548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-16159244046474747382008-04-14T14:19:00.000-07:002008-04-14T14:19:00.000-07:00There's no way around falling between two stools l...There's no way around falling between two stools like that. It took me ten years to get a regular job on an established TV sitcom. Then for six years life was really good with eight months work a year and time enough during hiatus to get in a feature and a pilot or two. But, every season the stars wanted more money and each season we slipped down the ratings a little. Then when the two trends crossed, it was over.Nat Bockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301045593707008132noreply@blogger.com