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otisdog

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  1. Honestly, not much happening on the Merced in the winter. It's actually pretty slow in the summer, too.  East Walker and Hot Creek on the east side work in the winter, but Tioga Pass usually closes before Thanksgiving and opens mid April, so you really can't easily get there from the valley.  Also. the Owens outside of Bishop is doable in the dead of winter, same access issue though. The Ahwahnee is great, but worn. Doesn't seem to make a difference it's still hard to get a booking there. Reservations open a year out.

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  2. 6 hours ago, Frank Gallagher said:

    Average talent with pancake makeup.  Year in and out, give me ASU or even TCU.  Much fresher...

    I'm an SC alum....One of my classes had a rather skanky blond in it. Imagine my amazement when said rather skanky blond showed up in class with the song girl sweater, dress, and new pancake face, appearing rather attractive. Totally amazed at the transformation.

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  3. On 10/24/2021 at 7:12 PM, Assman said:

     I can't imagine waiting 6 months for your car to get delivered to the dealership only to have it sit there awaiting parts.

    MB Sprinter can't source electric doors latches...built vehicles will be released in June or July.

  4. A point about 'Producers'....oftentimes being credited as a producer is a ploy to increase ones wages on the production, either as a tax advantage or as a means to avoid a mandated wage ceiling, sometimes union scale, often studio salary parameters. Just because one is labeled 'producer' on a show, it doesn't mean that said person has anything to do with the daily happenings on set. Heck, I was on a show with 24 writers, about half of them were 'producers'. None of them ever saw the set.

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  5. 1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Crazy that a scene would call for the actor to fire a gun directly at the camera, and the crew behind the camera, but there wouldn’t be sufficient safety standards being followed. I also wonder if the recent trend of movies being filmed in more states has led to increased safety lapses.

      Good point, and again I have to point out how cheap a 'tier one' budget production is. The DP (director of photography) is usually behind the camera, or their 2nd is. Whoever is back there is normally protected by a 'protection piece' which is a 4 x 10 piece of 3/4" lexan with a hole cut into it for the lens, which hangs from C stands.  The director is usually off to the side, behind a bank of monitors (video village) that capture the images of every camera rolling on the set. The fact that this wasn't the scenario is telling, and I think that these elements not being in place on the set is probably due to budget.

      As to your second point, out of state production has been a big thing for years due to tax incentives, and IATSE, which has strong safety protocols.  casts a wide net in their jurisdiction, so I wouldn't think there is a direct correlation re: safety / out of state production.. The low budget  'tiers' have always been an issue amongst union members...although they pay crap wages, the hours accrued on a low budget show count the same as a normal production, allowing the worker to earn enough hours to  achieve union membership.

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