The Tory Party

The Dirty Singles

This happened an hour over dinner with my housemate. I am SO sorry.

• Boom Ops keep it up all night
• Gaffers distribute their load
• AD’s just want to get their shot off and move on
• Script Supervisors want it the same way every time
• Directors ask for it faster and more intense
• Producers want it fast, good, and cheap
• Grips just want to know where to put it
• PA’s are already thinking about the next one
• Art Department is first in and last out
• Composers know how to score
• Financers pull out at the last minute
• DP’s just need five more minutes
• 1st AC’s like to Stop and Go
• 2nd AC’s have trouble with soft sticks
• Editors fix it on the back end
• Crafty keeps you going for 12 hours
• Transpo makes sure you get there
• Sound Mixers do it with frequency
• Makeup and Hair make it look good
• Stunt Coordinators do it safely
• Screenwriters imagined it being so much better