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Sunday Jul 30, 2006

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Love and Work


Been terribly busy this month, week long holiday in Hawaii aside. Even then I had to do a few allniters just to catch up. Movie time is funny. During production, your life lives off the sun, when the sun goes down the shooting stops. But in post, your life is based on the cut. If the movie is two hours, that means whatever you do -- say replacing subtitles -- will take at least two hours, more likely some multiple of two hours.

My boss is crazy as usual. But at least she's competent. The editor one of those people who is scared of those people above him (director) and bitchy to those below. And also just not very competent.

However the other assistant is a really stand-up guy, I really dig him. Very technically knowledgeable, very personable, and also knows when to say "ok, it's just a movie, everybody relax."

Most outstand tho', is he's a guy who really loves his wife. Sunday was a slow work day, so we had a lazy lunch, and talked about women. How women are used in the Chinese film industry came up. We ran thru the four or five top female stars, and how they made it past the casting couch. He said the temptation for men to abuse their power over the hoards of female talent flooding in every film is terrible. Even the nerds in post get a bit of the action. He said every man in the film industry is a girl addict. "You go away to some far off place for three months. When you come back, nothing you did those three months matters." Girls get passed around, then dumped, at the end, they're different people.

"But I'm not like that. For moral reasons. Plus, I just emotionally can't handle that kind of casual relationship," he said. "I believe you can't hide your actions from others. I don't want to ruin my wonderful marriage just because I fooled around with some actress."

Real stand-up guy.
tororo:
I have really little knowledge of how filmmaking works. surreal
As you call your co-worker "the other assistant", I assume the job you're into is called "assistant". What does it mean? And what's an "editor"'s job?
Aug 1, 2006

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