A Guy Walks Onto a Film Set...

Q: How many editors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: If we change the light bulb, we'll have to change everything.

Film Crew Slang

Sides – a half-sized script that contains only the scenes being shot that day. It's easier to carry in your back pocket.

I'm pretending to be bald right now...   FBS Grad Kelly W.

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I'm pretending to be bald right now...  FBS Grad Kelly W.

Had a great time working with Tim Smith and Richard Crudo, ASC on the SpaceX-4 launch shoot! They are two very talented, and wonderful people!--- James Neihouse

Film Crew Slang

"Walkaway"- A location where crew are able to leave the cameras, lights and other gear in place at the conclusion of the day (wrap) for the next shooting day. It is more productive and efficient than unloading and packing up each day. Not usually possible unless the location is secure, has security and weather proof.

"Walkaway" 2- Another use of the term "walkaway" is when referring to a meal break without food being provided to the crew by the production. It is standard for production companies to feed the crew due to efficiency, tradition and union/guild contracts but walkaway does happen in certain situations.

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Last day of "Director's Cut"--FBS GRad Dan Abbott

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"Yes, I am a pirate two hundred years too late.
The cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an (under)forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late." Thanks David for taking of this me while at work--Leo J.

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Working with lions today... Er well tonight. All night... Downtown LA.---Wes A.

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Drone vs. Jib!----FBS Grad Tim Yoder

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I spent today working at the visual effects shop that created miniatures for Inception and the Dark Knight trilogy.(New Deal Studios) Now I'm giving myself this treat. It's not the snack...that I need...but the one...I deserve...--Dan Antkowiak

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Drawing storyboards at the library, listening to the score from Ghostbusters.---Dan Ankowiak

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Fully restored back up ARRI 4k Magnetic Ballast, flat free wheels and all!--Jay Shropshire

Film Crew Slang

Hero- A special item, prop or accessory. As in “Gimme the Hero Bomb, we are shooting the close-up.”
This is a request for the best looking bomb. We are about to cut the blue wire….or is it the red wire? Television commercials  have Hero as the star. The big juicy burger that is 6 inches tall, steaming hot is the “Hero” or “Hero Product”. The Hero “Product Shot “is usually the last shot of the day.

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On set- R. Tuscani

Working in this industry is usually super fun, but it can also be tough. One frustration for friends and family is you aren’t home as often as they’d like. When you factor in travel time, it’s not unusual to be gone for 14 hours of the day and spend the rest of the time sleeping (with a quick shower thrown in — maybe). It definitely takes a certain level of understanding for them to grasp the concept that your office changes everyday, that your hours aren’t consistent — as well as your paycheck — and that your boss is both a partner and a superior.
In no way is a film job a “real” job, but that’s part of the gig. It has it's perks and disadvantages... FBS Graduate Tim Yoder

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Just throw'n down with some dead guys.--FS Grad Christopher M.

Today's weapon of choice!--Camera Op Lou Normandin

Speaking at Canon USA Imaging Technology Communications Group meeting this afternoon! ---Cinematographer James Neihouse

A Guy Walks Onto a Film Set...

Joke of the Day:

 

The Devil tells a Hollywood Agent, "I can make you richer, more famous, and more successful than any agent alive. In fact, I can make you the greatest agent that ever lived."
"Ok" says the agent, "what do I have to do in return?"
The Devil smiles, "Well... of course you have to give me your soul," he says, "but you also have to give me the souls of your children, the souls of your children's children and, as a matter of fact, you must give me the souls of all your descendants through eternity."
"Hold on," the agent says cautiously, "What's the catch?"

Film Crew Slang

Tech Scout- No it is not a nerdy Boy Scout! A Tech Scout is the process of going to a potential shoot location to figure out the logistics and details of how to best accomplish the shots. Key Department Heads from the crew will go together..Director, UPM, DP, AD, Gaffer etc. and any others that are needed. In photography and video it is sometimes referred to as a Site Survey.