DGC days 5 and 6

What a couple of days. I’m sore, but still having fun.

What have we learned over the past two days? Let’s see:

• You can never do too many dummy checks. There’s always gak (gear) left behind.
• The pry bar for straps on a flatbed aren’t always where they should be.
• Pick up a C-stand by both the base and the arm otherwise the person you’re passing it off to will crush you knuckles.
• Communication is key. Make sure you really did hear what you thought you did.
• Not everyone is cut out for every job on set. There are niches to fit into.
• People notice when you show up, do what’s in front of you to do with a good attitude.
• PA’s are generally insane but often don’t think so.
• Gum is addictive and so is pepperoni.
• A BBQ’d steak at 11:00 pm tastes just as good as one at 5:00 pm.

We’re out at Abbottsford Airport tomorrow right out on the tarmac… with faux weapons, but not when planes are landing of course. After that the crew drives to the Reo Hotel in Abbottsford to sleep and wake up and shoot there. So I won’t be home until Saturday night very late. I’ll blog more then.