tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post7273047399333933879..comments2024-03-22T14:40:33.276-07:00Comments on Blood, Sweat, and Tedium: Confessions of a Hollywood Juicer: A Voice of SanityMichael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-8585972249048692502012-06-26T10:29:10.796-07:002012-06-26T10:29:10.796-07:00CB --
I've heard much about the film, but hav...CB --<br /><br />I've heard much about the film, but haven't yet had a chance to see "Who Needs Sleep?" Like the rest of us in the biz, though, I've certainly lived it. One of these days I'll put it on the Netflix queue...Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-49105843329529866502012-06-25T20:34:25.393-07:002012-06-25T20:34:25.393-07:00There is an interesting documentary out there by W...There is an interesting documentary out there by Wexler: "Who needs sleep?" Have you seen it?C.B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-113634496671367542012-06-04T22:03:05.261-07:002012-06-04T22:03:05.261-07:00JB;
Clearly you are one of the good ones who view...JB;<br /><br />Clearly you are one of the good ones who view the crew as actual human beings rather than dispensable, disposable, expendable work-bots. Glad to hear there are some of you left up there above-the-line...<br /><br /><br />Jessie;<br /><br />When you're young, broke, and still trying to get your "sea legs" in the business, long days are just fine. My first paid PA job -- working six nights a week, from late afternoon 'til well after dawn -- paid me $25/day on a flat, or roughly $90/day in current dollars. I loved every miserably memorable moment, even though there was no such thing as overtime for PAs back then.<br /><br />Call me in thirty years and I guarantee you'll feel very differently about those 15 and 16 hour days. But that will be then, and this is now -- so enjoy them while you can.Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-9079612467258604902012-06-04T15:17:25.823-07:002012-06-04T15:17:25.823-07:00Not to be a jerk or take sides, but I frankly love...Not to be a jerk or take sides, but I frankly love long days. Just keep the coffee and red bull flowing, I say. See, for a PA, OT is where the *real* money is made. <br /><br />Based on a 150/12 PA day rate, after taxes, gas, and bridge tolls, I'm only making 100 a day. I *need* to work a 15-16 hour day for the pay to make this damn job worth the effort.<br /><br />Or maybe I'm just proving what they say - that society's worse off are most likely to defend the system that keeps them there...<br /><br />Blearrgh.<br /><br />Blaaah.Jesse M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09188591333402223251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-66650880910173556972012-06-04T08:14:48.509-07:002012-06-04T08:14:48.509-07:00A little more above-the-line perspective from some...A little more above-the-line perspective from someone who works mostly on non-union shoots, but where a lot of my crew folk are union. I always set up OT, turnaround, meal penalties etc into the deal memos, and one reason, besides wanting to be able to attract better crew, is that I want to make it impose financial penalties on producer/directors who just don't get it. In the long run, I'm not only protecting the crew but doing them a favor, even if they don't see it that way at the time.JB Brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258303283672775536noreply@blogger.com