tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post5361226463994085762..comments2024-01-11T03:09:43.960-08:00Comments on The Hills Are Burning: Just One More Time...A.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-1775629195026253922010-07-15T07:52:04.284-07:002010-07-15T07:52:04.284-07:00Somewhat...it was placating the client...having th...Somewhat...it was placating the client...having the actress give the client lots of option...smile more, smile less, smile with a laugh, smile with your eyes only, smile with your eyebrows, look a the product then smile, smile then look at the product...ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH! FIVE HOURS!!!Scriptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529903218762576548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-83722824079659923402010-07-14T19:24:48.498-07:002010-07-14T19:24:48.498-07:00Scripty - Thanks for the comment! Yikes! That does...Scripty - Thanks for the comment! Yikes! That does sound like an abnormal amount of time to spend on two simple shots like that. Was it one of those, "Eh, we have all day to do this, so let's take our sweet time" kind of things?A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-36074916036373365852010-07-13T18:52:33.329-07:002010-07-13T18:52:33.329-07:00Hello! Great blog by the way! Yes commercials su...Hello! Great blog by the way! Yes commercials suck to work on...yesterday it took us FIVE hours to do TWO shots, a wide and a close up of a woman holding a product. NO DIALOGUE! Eeee gads! FIVE HOURS!Scriptyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529903218762576548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-485507810431879822010-07-05T21:37:35.326-07:002010-07-05T21:37:35.326-07:00As D says,
I still do commercials, but I don't...As D says,<br />I still do commercials, but I don't love doing them. I'll do any job if I have to. To pay the rent you do what it takes. <br />Fortunately I have a rental house, so I can tide over lean times with dry rentals.The Grip Worksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-50376646992491647612010-07-05T10:02:07.199-07:002010-07-05T10:02:07.199-07:00By the way, if you want to do big budget studio fe...By the way, if you want to do big budget studio features, forget LA and move to Atlanta or New Orleans. They just don't do them here like they used to.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-14115763766669806162010-07-05T09:58:57.092-07:002010-07-05T09:58:57.092-07:00Believe me, I'm not above doing a commercial o...Believe me, I'm not above doing a commercial or even (gulp) a music video when I have to. Just because you have studio features on your resume doesn't mean your problems are solved and suddenly you can pick and choose. I'm doing HBO which is almost the same as low budget non- union work. I do it because it keeps me in one place and as crappy as the paycheck is, I know it'll keep coming for the next 5 months.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-73231610208877581482010-07-04T23:43:43.892-07:002010-07-04T23:43:43.892-07:00JD - Sometimes, yes. But other times, I shake my h...JD - Sometimes, yes. But other times, I shake my head at how much crap I put up with for such a low figure.<br /><br />Sanjay - Yes. "Big fish in a small pond or small fish in a big pond" sums up the point of my post quite nicely. Thanks for sharing your story. One day, I'll have the guts to leave my cozy little pond and try to make it in the big one. I can only hope that it works out as well as it did for you.<br /><br />D - While you and Sanjay may be over it, I gotta say that landing a commercial or two seems mighty appealing to me.A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-2583381006629303162010-07-04T15:07:34.548-07:002010-07-04T15:07:34.548-07:00I agree with Sanjay. While commercials can be lucr...I agree with Sanjay. While commercials can be lucrative and less physical work, they also bore me to tears, and I hate working with the clients. They generally have no clue about the filmaking process, yet on set they suddenly become the next Spielberg. It ain't worth it.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-37761862651414847572010-07-03T22:46:22.742-07:002010-07-03T22:46:22.742-07:00I got bored of doing commercials.I got bored of doing commercials.The Grip Worksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-69533633649303865452010-07-03T13:16:19.298-07:002010-07-03T13:16:19.298-07:00What's wrong with a steady diet of commercial ...What's wrong with a steady diet of commercial work? Working with the same DP and crew has got to be better than the adjustment period starting up on a feature, where you don't know everyone, what they can "really" do and the behind the scenes B.S.JDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-26156732259510520362010-07-02T20:43:54.803-07:002010-07-02T20:43:54.803-07:00Great post,
This is a question everyone asks thems...Great post,<br />This is a question everyone asks themselves - comfort in the world that you know v/s the uncertainties but potential rewards of the big shows.<br />Big fish in a small pond or small fish in a big pond.<br />At some point you will outgrow the small pond and you will have to move.<br />If you dont, you will wind up being frustrated, and all the things that you now enjoy, will be the ones that piss you off.<br />I worked exclusively in commercials from 1990 to 1998. I was making a lot of money, but the work was frustrating for the most of it.<br />I switched to features, very worried that I would lose my regular base of commercials DP's that I worked with. <br />And I did. <br />For a while it was painful doing low buget movies and saying no to top notch commercial DP's.<br />But I knew that was where I wanted to be. <br />Today I have no regrets for the choices I made.<br /><br />Regards<br />Sanjay Sami<br />P.S. you have got to see the YouTube link on Hollywood Juicer. Its one of the reasons advertising sucks.The Grip Workshttp://www.thegripworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-13630938861189011142010-07-02T17:41:37.859-07:002010-07-02T17:41:37.859-07:00I always feel better when the check clears.I always feel better when the check clears.JDnoreply@blogger.com