I climbed into bed last night at 10:30, thinking that I would get a solid seven hours of sleep and be the biggest asset on set today. At 11:30, I rolled over and looked at my clock thinking that if I just got six hours of sleep, I could at least be a fully functioning member of the set. I guess that's around the time I drifted off, because the next thing I remember was waking up at 4:55 - a full 42 minutes before my alarm clock was scheduled to go off. Needless to say, I was sad. I maybe might have benefited from that almost hour of missed sleep. As Production Manager, my first job of the day was to pick up the coffee at 6am and be on set at 6:30 with breakfast set up. So I did that.
Our day started off rather smoothly. We were shooting on a street, so the staging area was in a parking lot a block away. It quickly became apparent that one of my jobs was going to be chauffeuring people back and forth to the bathroom. The place that the producer made an arrangement with didn't open until 10am, and when it did open...let's just say we found somewhere else to go. Part of my job was to problem solve, so...I shuttled people to a Jack in the Box around the corner.
Not only was I a bathroom taxi service, but I was also an ice machine. We had two ice chests: one at both camps. I don't know why, but the ice was melting faster than any ice I'd ever seen. It was magic melting ice. So I was back and forth to the 711 to buy bags of ice.
After lunch, the 2nd Assistant Director, Make-up and I had a treat. There was a guy riding up and down the street in a motorized recliner. That's right. He took an easy chair and put wheels and a motor on it. This guy was cruising down the street and Dennis yells out, "Hey man, can I take a picture?" The guy says, "Is there a sandwich in it for me?" Dennis told him that we didn't have any sandwiches, but we had other snacks. This guy took a sharp right turn and bee-lined it straight for us. He parked in front of our craft services table and asked what we had. We rattled off the list of snacks and he said, "give me a muffin, apple and granola bar." So we did. And then we proceeded to snap a paparazzi amount of photos.
Apparently this guy makes his on couch cars, and makes a new one every year. The model we were so fortunate to see was the 2013 edition. He said that the 2014 edition would blow our minds. I must admit...I'm a little curious. Check out his website: http://www.couchcar.com
Today was super long, but there is nothing like being on set. It's fun, Fun, FUN!!! Now, after my 15 hour work day, I'm doing homework for class tomorrow. A filmmaker's work is never done. But hey, What Would James Franco Do?
#WWJFD
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