Poll of the Day > I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD.

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Let 'er rip.

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why

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im going to abq in august

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I'm gonna let one rip!

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

im going to abq in august

Dope, what for?

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HBO has currently taken over my workplace for a series shoot. Should I steal stuff from the production equipment?

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CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Dope, what for?

moving my gf back for her last semester of grad school!

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What's the most annoying question people ask you when you say what your job is?

Who is the meanest actor or actress to work around?


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have you ever filmed underwater

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Firewood18 posted...

HBO has currently taken over my workplace for a series shoot. Should I steal stuff from the production equipment?

Please don't. While that equipment was purchased with HBO's money, the people in charge of maintaining and securing it don't *actually* work for HBO, and will be the ones responsible should stuff goes missing. It becomes a big headache.

shadowsword87 posted...

What's the most annoying question people ask you when you say what your job is?

Dunno, since my job can be quite hard to describe outside of the film world in general, and plenty of Crew members don't have a totally concise idea of what I do. I suppose the most silly is "When is X going to release?" X being the film/TV show/etc. in questions. No one who makes these shows, even the Producers, can guarantee exact release dates. I've worked on shows that didn't come out until like 3+ years later.

Mead posted...

Who is the meanest actor or actress to work around?

I've heard of rumors of bad ones to work for, but I tend not to take them with a grain of salt, since rumors in the film world can be rampant, and colored on a per-case basis. How much I can come into a contact with a Cast can vary a lot, too, so a lot of the times I have to rely on what other Crew members tell me. I'm actually struggling to think of any that were "mean" - Hilary Swank wasn't mean, per se, but she was very difficult for other reasons. Beth Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife easily takes the cake, but that depends on if you qualify her as an "actress", and that being a turbo-bitch is basically her gimmick.

PunishedOni posted...

have you ever filmed underwater

I myself, no, since I don't camera operate (although I am a diver, so I'm half way there), but have been on films with underwater filming, and have had to help source diving equipment, permitting, etc. for underwater filming.

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how did you get into the industry?

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I use to live in Rio Rancho. Also came face to face with bears in the Sandia Mountains. Almost killed my brother through heat exhaustion while hiking too.

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HornedLion posted...

I use to live in Rio Rancho. Also came face to face with bears in the Sandia Mountains. Almost killed my brother through heat exhaustion while hiking too.

the view from sandia peak is wild

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

how did you get into the industry?

Wrote a guy with a show posting on the state's Film Office website after High School a decade and change back. Told him I didn't know jack shit about making films, but loved watching them, and wanted to throw my hat in the ring of maybe making a career out of it. He gave me a chance, and I was soon working and learning on this History Channel show. Decided all the mass insanity is something I wanted to do with my life, and here I be.

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So what do you do

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Have you ever met Henry Cavil? Do you think he would marry me?

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Jen0125 posted...

So what do you do

Supervise the shoot.

Jen0125 posted...

Have you ever met Henry Cavil? Do you think he would marry me?

No, and no.

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CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Wrote a guy with a show posting on the state's Film Office website after High School a decade and change back. Told him I didn't know jack shit about making films, but loved watching them, and wanted to throw my hat in the ring of maybe making a career out of it. He gave me a chance, and I was soon working and learning on this History Channel show. Decided all the mass insanity is something I wanted to do with my life, and here I be.

thats awesome

can you hook it up with a job lmao

jk..... unless?

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

thats awesome

can you hook it up with a job lmao

jk..... unless?

Ignore this guy. I came here to ask a question.

Do you think you could hook me up with a job?

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I promise I will show up with a positive, hard-working attitude every day.

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you should hire me. im really lazy so ill make you look good by comparison

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Well, if everyone else wants the job, I do, too
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Okay, so me and Link want the job.

When do we start?

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Soup_or_Science posted...

DirtBasedSoap posted...
thats awesome

can you hook it up with a job lmao

jk..... unless?
Ignore this guy. I came here to ask a question.

Do you think you could hook me up with a job?

If either of you live in NM, then quite possibly. There are 10+ projects actively happening/about to happen all at once, so it's crazy busy here, and we are basically out of Crew to fill all the projects. By my count:
-Better Call Saul S.6
-End of the Road (Netflix feature)
-Outer Range S.1 (Huge Amazon TV show)
-Stranger Things S.4 (Big unit, in pre-production currently)
-MacGruber S.1 (based off of the SNL skit/movie, in pre-production)

-Roswell S.4 (almost in pre-production)
-Trigger Warning (Netflix feature, almost in pre-production)
-"Sandy Cheeks" (SpongeBob live-action, almost in pre-production)
-Big Sky S.2 (basically in pre-production today)
-Dark Winds (TV I think, George R.R. Martin involved, I think it'll start up in a month or 2)
-The Cleaning Lady (pilot was finished in Feb., getting picked up, starts pre-production in like a month-ish)

Are all happening right now. I definitely feel like I'm forgetting a few, too. So at this point, shows are definitely willing to take a chance on people who don't suck and have a pulse.

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Can you go to the Twisters (los pollos) and see if the pipe i left in the parking lot is still by the fence with the ostrich behind it?

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any behind the scene gossips to share?

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You worked on Breaking Bad too?
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CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Supervise the shoot.

No, and no.

Why

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i feel like your name would be tom, so im curious if im even close, ok?

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BADoglick posted...

Can you go to the Twisters (los pollos) and see if the pipe i left in the parking lot is still by the fence with the ostrich behind it?

Which one? I can't recall the one they primarily filmed at.

VeeVees posted...

any behind the scene gossips to share?

That's a pretty wide subject. Here are some random ones:
-no entity on Earth comes even close to Covid testing/restrictions than the current film biz, aside from maybe the White House, and that isn't hyperbole. I have friends and family in the military, hospitals, labs, etc., and we beat them all. I have to Covid test at least once a week, every week, and wear a mask 12+ hours a day. Some Crew get tested 3 times a week. Others and Cast? 5. They may change these rules soon, but in 2 weeks my state will be fully open, and yet I still will have to treat Covid while at work as if it's April of last year.

-Hilary Swank was probably the most annoying actor to work with for me. Sure caused a lot of problems for just 3 days of filming, and has the most insane diet/eating regiment I've ever seen. I think she can only eat certain fruits and vegetables, and that's it.

-The Masters of the Universe film might shoot here

-There's a huge affirmative action, for lack of better word, push in the film biz right now, especially for women, in elevated positions (director, EP, etc.). Which is causing quite a few headaches. "Have any clue what you're doing? No? Well, do you have a vagina, or check a quota box we are trying to fill? Great, you're hired!"

Revelation34 posted...

You worked on Breaking Bad too?

Yup.

ClarkDuke posted...

i feel like your name would be tom, so im curious if im even close, ok?

Not even close, but even it were, would I tell you?

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Jen0125 posted...

Have you ever met Henry Cavil? Do you think he would marry me?

You don't even play Warhammer, of course not

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So, chipmunks, they exist. We have proof of their existence, but, the real question is WHY do they exist. That is not the question I am asking you though, but it is the real question. The question I am asking you doesn't directly pertain to chimpmunks at all, but I feel that any time I ask a question, I should mention the REAL question since it's obviously more important.

Now on the the less important question that I will actually ask you. So, since you worked on breaking bad, did you ever deal with Chris Hardwich who did the talking dead/talking bad shows (right after breaking bad etc), and if so, was he nice and polite, or a total crazy/potty mouth dude that attacked people verbally all the time? Maybe in real life he is just something in between?

I ask because me and my wife went to one of his comedy shows. We got front row seats but had no clue that the people in the front row would be roasted. Thankfully he saw the abject terror on me and my wife's faces (and we were the last two people in the row) and he took pity on us (which leads me to believe he isn't a total monster).

Anyway, I'm curious how he acted when not performing as his personality was so different between the show (happy/happy friendly dude, polite etc) and while doing comedy (HEEEELP Get me out of here!!!).

So that is my question (please don't try and answer the question about chipmunks because it's beyond all of us sadly).

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CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Not even close, but even it were, would I tell you?

its an ask me anything topic and most of the good questions were already asked, try and relax, ok?

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wolfy42 posted...

I ask because me and my wife went to one of his comedy shows. We got front row seats but had no clue that the people in the front row would be roasted. Thankfully he saw the abject terror on me and my wife's faces (and we were the last two people in the row) and he took pity on us (which leads me to believe he isn't a total monster).

I think heckling/roasting front row fans might be an industry standard, but that's really just based on what I've heard (or seen in tv/film) so I'm not saying it with absolute confidence. Can't say I've ever been interested in going to see a comedy show, especially since most comedy specials haven't really done it for me.

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