Thank Bernie

That's right, I'm back with no break. And you have Bernie Mac to thank for this. Why? Well, the poor guy is sick. So today, on a 9am set call, he really came in at 2p and packed off at 4p giving us a 4pm pack up, as opposed to a 10p pack up like would happen on an avg show. So, I get more down time, which means, I update more often. Get it? So Thank Bernie... or rather wish him well. Coz, he really is a gem of a person and we dont want him to stay sick do we?

After we packed up, I went on a location scout with Antar. Antar is the gaffer for the show at the moment. The DoP, Victor, is off directing an episode of SCRUBS so Patti - the awesome gaffer - is now the DoP, and Antar - her best-boy - is upgraded to gaffer.

Let me back up and explain a little and let me apologize for all the times I am going to do this. I just want to elaborate instead of assume that people know what I am talking about. If you do, skip this paragraph and meet up at the next one. If not: DoP = Director of Photography - the person who is responsible for the visual look of the film. Three main departments responsible for: ELECTRIC, GRIP and CAMERA. The Camera department, well.. The Electric Department is headed by the GAFFER who delivers the lighting the DP wants. Give me a hard light here, a soft light there and all that. Of course, the Gaffer has a team under him/her who deliver on those requests. The head of these guys is the BEST BOY. The Grips SHAPE the light that the Electrics deliver: So they add flags, and dimmers and shit like that. They also construct stuff, move stuff and rig stages (etc etc). The head of the grip department is also a BEST BOY. Back to the convo.

So Antar is the best boy on the show, who is right now the gaffer because the gaffer is now the DP because... phew! So Antar is DPing a concert and I'm helping him out. So we went on a location scout to check out the thing and see what electricity is available to us and what kind of wiring and lights we can bring on to the show. But the highlight of the day was being able to talk about the business with him.

Lesson I learned today: DO NOT GET STUCK IN YOUR JOB. He wnated to be a Director. The Stage dresser today told me he wanted to be a Director nad went to film school for it. But these guys all got stuck in their jobs. They get jobs that pay, buy a car, buy a house, start paying overheads, get a family and soon they cant quit their jobs and bam, life is over. So lesson for today: yep.

Okay, short and sweet, gotta sign off now.