When you try to take 'Behind the Scenes' photos of the crew
When you realise you haven't finalised the Adstream order and it's the day before the on air date
When you ask if any Prod Asses are free to go wardrobe shopping
When the director says that we're just gonna do one more take.
When you get to the shoot location early and avoid talking to the other crew members until is absolutely necessary
When the director sends you a treatment with loads of spelling mistakes
When you get the go-ahead for a shoot abroad
When 'a decision has to be made about the colour of the hero envelope' and you're caught in the middle of the debate between the creative agency and the client
When you tell the Producer that none of our usual editors are free and that we'll have to try someone new for their client attended online
When you finally start getting on with the client
When we clearly present the best idea but the client decides to go with a different production company
When the Producer hears someone say 'Oh no!' on set
When the Producer is away the day of their edit and has to entrust it to an Ass Prod
When the extras complain about anything on set
When you check the weather the day before the shoot and it forecasts 'heavy rain'
When Nadia gets the rumble stiltskins when the room is really quiet
Friday 11 April 2014
The day after Smott left
When you ask a model to do anything but pout
When you're on a conference call and you finally get the client to agree to do things your way
When someone hilariously says 'gin & tonic' when you offer them a drink
When we found out Smott was leaving
Thursday 13 February 2014
When you call Josh when he's been in the basement all day
Friday 7 February 2014
When Champagne Friday commences...
...and Lucy is on Dry February
Tuesday 4 February 2014
When too many clients are in the online edit.
When you're going through your inbox searching for someone's phone number only to find that they haven't included this basic piece of information in their signature.
When a client LOVES an audition that you thought was, quite frankly, terrible.
When you get an angry email from a client because they supposedly didn't know about transmission costs.
When Mat dreams of a land where he can work without being subjected to incessant chat all day every day.
The look you get from the M&S cashier when you return 3 massive bags of clothes because they were 'unsuitable'.
When you spend half an hour updating the call sheet only for the server to refuse to save it.
Monday 3 February 2014
When someone mentions the words 'Posh Coffee'
When you have to go out for dinner/drinks with the clients after a shoot.
When there are no spuds left at Alf's.
When Nadia asks for a CPP and a DC from Westside Story before an afternoon C&C because she is totes feeling a bit rumble stiltskin
When you receive an email from someone sitting right next to you
When you ask Greg what he's up to in the audio studio
