So, I thought this might be a fun topic. Anyone who has worked in Film or Television production as a Set PA for a good length of time will have a few stories to tell.
One of my "funny" stories would involve a 1 hr coffee run (should have been 15 min) after getting lost, delivering cold coffee and having said coffee thrown on the ground in frustration by a fairly well-known producer.
Anyway, I look forward to reading any other funny production assistant stories out there.
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A DP asked me to "grab the sticks." I ran back to the camera cart, three blocks away, and looked for sticks but couldn't find any. I ran back and told the DP.
It turns out "sticks" is just another way to say "tripod."
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Haha... nice! Oh, I've been thrown off myself by some film slang: Stingers, C-47's. C-47? It's a clothespin!
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I have worked with a Key Grip on several movies. Since they are low
budget we always have a few newbies on set. When a PA or a grip is
more arrogant than they need to be he shout out to them, "Fly in a
full apple. New York it right here. Then Hollywood that four-by double
next to the cookie."
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That's great! Way to take them down a couple notches.
