Shoot schmooze
Working on a film set is emotionally exhausting because each and every actor and crew person is obliged to be "on" all the time like a vaudeville performer -- smiling, spirited, quick with a quip. And you have to keep it going for ten, twelve, fourteen hours a day. All that charming alpha stuff is great, of course, but it has to be real. Undercurrents of fear (i.e., concerns about not getting hired on the next job unless everyone you meet likes you) have a way of taking the bloom off.
A shoot on Melrose and Huntley -- 8.2.07, 5:55 pm.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 2, 2007 at 6:06 PM
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jeffmcm
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Doesn't sound like any shoot I've ever been on.
Posted by jeffmcm
at August 2, 2007 6:35 PM
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T. Holly
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Where are all the set sluts (gals and guys) trying to look cool?
Posted by T. Holly
at August 2, 2007 6:43 PM
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erniesouchak
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10 or 12 hours? Maybe in Europe. On U.S. shoots it's more like 16-18 hours on average.
Posted by erniesouchak
at August 2, 2007 6:54 PM
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T. Holly
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What great directors put shadows of themselves in their movies?
Posted by T. Holly
at August 2, 2007 7:10 PM
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starfunker
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hire a fluffer.
Posted by starfunker
at August 2, 2007 7:43 PM
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Mr. Muckle
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Jeff, you're a mere shadow of yourself.
Posted by Mr. Muckle
at August 2, 2007 7:47 PM
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corey3rd
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alfred hitchcock did pretty good with his shadow action.
and Sam Raimi has a shadow in Hudsucker Proxy
Posted by corey3rd
at August 2, 2007 8:43 PM
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Walter Sobchak
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You obviously haven't been hanging out with the art department.
Posted by Walter Sobchak
at August 2, 2007 9:03 PM
comment #9
buckzollo
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what a sweeping generalization
Posted by buckzollo
at August 2, 2007 11:19 PM
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Howlingman
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jeffmcn: "Doesn't sound like any shoot I've ever been on."
Really? Sounds like every one I've been on.
Posted by Howlingman
at August 3, 2007 6:46 AM
comment #11
Monument
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me too
Posted by Monument
at August 3, 2007 9:28 AM
comment #12
George Prager
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That's because jeffmcm makes Mormon movies.
Posted by George Prager
at August 3, 2007 3:35 PM