tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post8738804955450541624..comments2024-01-11T03:09:43.960-08:00Comments on The Hills Are Burning: Stop Helping.A.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-86399849213335976282011-07-31T15:40:34.645-07:002011-07-31T15:40:34.645-07:00Niall - I've heard that same story before as w...Niall - I've heard that same story before as well. And even if it's just stands and sand bags, I still have an issue with letting people outside of my department handle stuff. But I think that has more to do with me making a point to production that they should've just let me hire another guy rather than the fear of anything bad happening. :)<br /><br />Nathan - The feeling's mutual. Whenever there's an unexpected alarm that goes off or a grumpy police officer looking for a permit, I happily think to myself, "Not my job!" <br /><br />Michael - I guess you can say that's one of the downsides of working union jobs as well. I remember on one low budget shoot some time ago, some people would randomly switch departments (with everyone's consent, of course) for a shot every once in a while. This gave the opportunity for the Gaffer to try his hand at operating, a P.A. learned how to dolly and an A.C. found out just how difficult it was to hold a boom. It was a way for everyone to try a department they were always curious about and ended up being kind of fun. No way would that have happened if it were a union job.A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-82236129938824233382011-07-25T09:32:17.063-07:002011-07-25T09:32:17.063-07:00That's one of the benefits of working union jo...That's one of the benefits of working union jobs here in LA -- untrained hands rarely touch your equipment. Non-union gigs -- with smaller budgets and crews -- often devolve into an all-hands-on-deck frenzy, which is when so many accidents happen.Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-13770754127564014322011-07-24T23:16:15.702-07:002011-07-24T23:16:15.702-07:00You and I will get along just fine on set. I tota...You and I will get along just fine on set. I totally had my fill of lugging heavy dirty shit when I worked in the rental house. I happily look at any and all of it now and think, "Not my job!"Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-74048197669973906552011-07-24T16:04:31.015-07:002011-07-24T16:04:31.015-07:00Yeah this is defiantly a rough one for me. I just ...Yeah this is defiantly a rough one for me. I just throw stands and dirt in their hands and let them pile it in a corner for a muscle cart. Lights, cable and frames, hands off. <br /><br />I heard a story where a DP got a PA to go disconnect a DPD Box. What neither of them knew was six 4ks were still burning at the end of the line. Before the PA could disconnect the neutral the BBE kicked them from the box.<br /><br />I'm all for a Director, DP or a PA grabbing simple stuff but if can shatter, tear, rip, splinter, or electrocute when miss handled, NO TOUCHY!Niallnoreply@blogger.com