tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post5652196019974394320..comments2024-01-11T03:09:43.960-08:00Comments on The Hills Are Burning: Another Post About Cell Phones.A.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-75297404526307836062011-06-15T20:23:00.205-07:002011-06-15T20:23:00.205-07:00Anonymous - I've often wondered about rules li...Anonymous - I've often wondered about rules like that. I understand how they work on a small shoot, but what about a bigger show where the number of cast and crew can reach the triple digits? Does the person have to buy enough booze for <i>everyone</i>? And what if the offender is the lowly office PA that barely makes above minimum wage whose cell phone just happened to ring during the thirty seconds he was on set? I understand why such penalties are put into place, but I'm curious, are there exceptions to the rules?<br /><br />Michael - While I still don't like it, I do find the fine to be more tolerable on a paying gig. That is, if the fine is appropriate to the rate. If my day rate amounts to nothing more than gas money, good luck prying that $20 out of my hands...A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-18213305011717432292011-06-12T12:43:58.029-07:002011-06-12T12:43:58.029-07:00Being threatened with a fine on a freebie is ridic...Being threatened with a fine on a freebie is ridiculous, but I'm all for it on a paying gig. The offenders don't leave their phones on intentionally, and certainly don't intend to ruin a take, but it can be very hard to get some people's attention. Threaten them with a fine, and suddenly they remember to turn their phones off.<br /><br />Still, this kind of officious, self-important, "don't you know who I think I AM?" AD drives me nuts. The best ADs I've worked with are focused, competent pros who rarely raise their voice while maintaining complete control of the set. The worst are like the clown you describe, insecure fools who huff and puff ever louder as the day grinds on, all the while wondering why nobody on the crew is listening anymore.<br /><br />I just wish you'd made your dead-on comment loud enough for everyone to hear -- at which point the whole crew would have laughed in his face...Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-46125487142649493642011-06-12T03:27:33.370-07:002011-06-12T03:27:33.370-07:00In Australia a mobile phone going off during a tak...In Australia a mobile phone going off during a take comes with the penalty of a 'slabbing'. Where the offender must purchase a carton(aka. a slab) of beer to be iced and ready for distribution and consumption amongst the crew on wrap, no later than the Friday following the incident. No-one is excempt. I've seen directors, producers, UPMs and even members of cast(lately the worst offenders) have to pay up a slab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com