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Great! Had lots of help from HR and management to make sure the right forms were filed and that if I needed to take time off it was taken care of.
Great! Had lots of help from HR and management to make sure the right forms were filed and that if I needed to take time off it was taken care of.
Canada in general is pretty good. I believe Ottawa actually charges you $100 dollars a day though for the pain and suffering your absence causes the other employees.
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
I had a co-worker in California who was hurt on the job (I don't remember how) and was out for a couple of weeks, and when all was said and done she was compensated at $16/day.
'Murica.
...and the milk's in me.
That's awful.
Also Meg, I make light, but sorry to hear you got hurt.
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
No worries!
It hurt like a sunufabitch, but it could have been much worse. Just means I'll be on paperwork duty for the next bit.
It's funny that it's the same finger that I hurt a year and a half ago and had me stitched up in the hospital. Luckily I have a different HR manager now, or maybe they would have thought I was up to some shenanigans.
So I officially work at Disneyland. I start next week. I'm actually looking forward to it. Yeah, it's going to have it's hellish days (amusement park customers can be the worst, though not as bad as theater-goers), but at least I'll be part of a company that I enjoyed growing up and the Disney name means a lot to future employers.
I just hope I get to be Belle's escort.
Sure why not?
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8
"Hitchcock is really bad at suspense."
- Stay Puft
Doesn't Disney screen new hires against the sex offender registries? How in the world did you get hired?
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Potential LA get-together has been updated from drinks and/or movie to sneaking booze into Disneyland and messing with Wats.
Whatever happened to the LA get together anyway?
Sure why not?
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8
"Hitchcock is really bad at suspense."
- Stay Puft
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Tomorrow I submit my last essay for my undergrad, so naturally I can't focus worth a dime. I have four more pages to write and have not made any progress since about 3pm today.
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Worked on a horror-thriller feature for the first time ever. Exciting, given my wheelhouse and all, but that vanished when I actually started. Forgot how much I hate engaging in film production. Sixteen hour days, directors that overshoot every goddamn scene, staying on your feet constantly, running around. I have no romance for this shit at all.
Doesn't help that I was working on a film I would almost assuredly loathe. Scenes I was privy to included the dreaded "no cell phone reception!" conversation, the "if this is a joke, it's not funny man!" face-off, the girl-isolating-herself-in-the-woods-willfully scene, and, worst of all, the whole thing was another found-footage story.
Thinking of switching my attention to post. The hours still suck, but not as badly, and you get to sit down.
It is most often the worst.
I will be getting fried on acid and looking for the golden eggs in the Swiss Family Robinson hut.
If you're still there in 2 years, hopefully you can be there for my 40th b-day.
It has been the Tarzan hut for awhile now unfortunately.
No one wrote back confirming they were coming so it didn't happen. I sent a PM out a few days ago, but I just realized I only sent it to DaMU. Just sent another PM to try to get something set up.
My body hates me. I've been on overnight shift the past 3 months and now this week I've been put into a week long class running from 7-3, but my body won't fall asleep at night. I know that come Friday or so I'll be able to sleep through the night finally, but I have to be back on my night shift Sunday night, so I'll have to readjust yet again, well for 3 weeks, then I switch back to day shift for 3 months.
Yay! I agree with ETM. He's knows good when he sees it.The nice guy I asked out a few weeks ago called & asked me out for tomorrow.
Between the comedy webseries I do sound for and the musical I PA'ed on during the 48 Hour Film Project two years ago, I've been really fortunate to have worked on sets of projects I enjoy with people I enjoy. But I prefer post, too. I spend most of my free time in front of a computer, anyway.
Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
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Post is less draining but I find that in general it's easier to be well paid for production than post. Most people have no idea how long it takes to edit something and it's a hassle convincing them what would be fair remuneration.
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
True, but this is probably more the case for contract jobs than for long-term employment at production houses or running series.
And my comments weren't necessarily a judgment on the crews. Most of the crews I've ever worked with have consisted of good-humored, hard-working people.
This is true. I edit birthdays and weddings when I can find the job and people are always amazed at what I charge them and how long it gets me to do it, when compared to most other editors I know I find I'm more than reasonable. People, it's hard work. And it's not like I'm having fun with the material.
I remember when my friends agreed to edit a half film for a friend of ours as a "favour". He insisted on being there all the time, then started to write them an algorithm to do the work for them, and then they don't talk anymore.
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