First and Goal at the 10

We have 8 days left. Christmas is almost here. Today and Tomorrow are going to be hell.

The head count is 8 principal actors/actresses which usually isn't too bad but when you combine them with 120 extras, things get a little dicey. Then, when you throw in the temperature high today of 36 degrees and the fact that the "holding space" (where we keep the background when they get in and leave their stuff during the day) is 4 blocks from set (which is all exterior today).

All of these factors running together create a whirlwind of btiching and moaning that I am not particularly excited to hear today. On top of those factors is dealing with the Screen Actors Guild Representative. THe SAG Rep usually comes to set when you have big background days to make sure they get the allotted break times (At least 5 minutes an hour to get food and go to the bathroom) as well as whether they have enough space for holding and many other little things. The SAG Rep is basically there to bitch at people like me if they kids are being treated unfairly. More often than not, everything is fine, but on a day like today, when the cold is going to be their first target of bitching, I anticipate a lengthy talk with the Rep.

At which point I say "I don't know why we are so far, but maybe you should go ask Stacey the 2nd AD (Assistant Director." (This is what I've been instructed to do. Passing the buck, refusing to accept blame for your mistakes, or rather, deflecting responsibility.)