Updates from May, 2009

  • Language of film sets t-shirts

    Ed Moore 12:36 am on May 31, 2009 | 2 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: clothing, filmcrewshirts

    280The guys at FilmCrewShirts have been doing some sterling work coming up with a whole range of comedy film crew clothing emblazoned with phrases regularly heard on the set. I suggested this one :)

    Any other ideas?

     
  • One grenade

    Ed Moore 11:19 am on November 17, 2008 | 1 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: grenade, , secondad

    I like this little bit of set politics, from a new blog I’ve been following, Polyblogimous (via the always-wonderful Blood, Sweat & Tedium).

    Recently, I discussed using radios on set. We also have some hand signals we employ when using the radio would be a problem. One, that I learned early was when I was standing near the Craft Service table with all the other P.A.’s on a commercial. The 2nd A.D. waved to get all of our attention and then, with a really dramatic scowl, he made a motion like a slow-pitch softball pitcher lobbing the ball. This sign, I discovered, meant one grenade, which was shorthand for, “You assholes don’t belong all in the same place at the same time where one grenade could wipe out the entire production staff in one fell swoop.”

     
  • Researcher hiding FAIL

    Ed Moore 2:24 am on November 5, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: bbc, dimbleby, election

    We spotted some poor researcher trying desperately to hide on the BBC’s live election coverage…

     
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