BUSINESS STILL AS USUAL
For the most part of May and July, I might as well have been intraveneously fed with all things RSD. After the casting sessions were done, Vernon, Fergus and myself had to sit and revisit the performance of each actor and actress. While making the decisions weren't difficult, the impending task of me having to tell those who didn't make it was. I didn't like breaking hearts. Still, the job had to be done.
A few months back, Fergus had approached me to take on the role of Production Manager after my stint as Casting Director. It was an honor. According to Fergus, I'm the one you come to if you've got a tummy ache, if your heel breaks, if you're unmotivated, if your fingernail breaks, if your zipper doesn't work, if you're dress is falling apart, if your Evian and Beluga hasn't arrived (by Evian I mean Eau Claire - it's as foreign sounding as we can find - and by Beluga I mean McDonald's Chicken Nuggets).
I'm pretty much there to make sure everyone is there to run everything on time in the right place. Shouldn't be too difficult. So with casting 90% complete and production kicking into first gear, I am once again entering into Energizer Bunny mode.
Or so I thought. Because essentially, unlike Casting where 90% of the work has to be put in before I proceed to the crucial 10%, with production, I only put in 10% and the 90% is, well, the crucial 90% that's going to come very soon. I'm still very much psyched.
In fact, I'm so psyched that last week, my first break from anything RSD related got me panicking and anxious.
Me: Fergus, there's nothing scheduled for RSD this week right?
Fergus: No, take it as a break.
Me: Are you sure? Wasn't I supposed to call someone? Weren't we supposed to see someone?
Fergus: No, it's just mostly me dealing with the music and recce from here on.
Me: We're not casting anyone? Any production details to go over?
Fergus: It's a very well-deserved break Eevon...go enjoy your weekend already!
Me: Are you very sure?
Fergus: Eevon Chung...
Me: Okay, okay.
Honestly...I still think I'm missing something out.
Anyhow, your Casting Director is taking a bow and if you have any whims and fancies during production, do feel free to consult your Production Manager. If she decides to ignore your Diva-esque requests, she apologizes in advance. And no, we're not getting personalized and private trailers. But, I might be able to negotiate for your own chair.
Cheers!
A few months back, Fergus had approached me to take on the role of Production Manager after my stint as Casting Director. It was an honor. According to Fergus, I'm the one you come to if you've got a tummy ache, if your heel breaks, if you're unmotivated, if your fingernail breaks, if your zipper doesn't work, if you're dress is falling apart, if your Evian and Beluga hasn't arrived (by Evian I mean Eau Claire - it's as foreign sounding as we can find - and by Beluga I mean McDonald's Chicken Nuggets).
I'm pretty much there to make sure everyone is there to run everything on time in the right place. Shouldn't be too difficult. So with casting 90% complete and production kicking into first gear, I am once again entering into Energizer Bunny mode.
Or so I thought. Because essentially, unlike Casting where 90% of the work has to be put in before I proceed to the crucial 10%, with production, I only put in 10% and the 90% is, well, the crucial 90% that's going to come very soon. I'm still very much psyched.
In fact, I'm so psyched that last week, my first break from anything RSD related got me panicking and anxious.
Me: Fergus, there's nothing scheduled for RSD this week right?
Fergus: No, take it as a break.
Me: Are you sure? Wasn't I supposed to call someone? Weren't we supposed to see someone?
Fergus: No, it's just mostly me dealing with the music and recce from here on.
Me: We're not casting anyone? Any production details to go over?
Fergus: It's a very well-deserved break Eevon...go enjoy your weekend already!
Me: Are you very sure?
Fergus: Eevon Chung...
Me: Okay, okay.
Honestly...I still think I'm missing something out.
Anyhow, your Casting Director is taking a bow and if you have any whims and fancies during production, do feel free to consult your Production Manager. If she decides to ignore your Diva-esque requests, she apologizes in advance. And no, we're not getting personalized and private trailers. But, I might be able to negotiate for your own chair.
Cheers!
posted by Eevon Chung at 10:06 AM
1 Comments:
Ah yes... Evian, may I have a bottle of that please? And please... make sure that it's none of that Eau Claire hogwash, I want it to be pure Evian - unfiltered, perfectly presented to me in a gold goblet decorated with intricate diamonds and rubies... LOL! =P
(I wish... =P)
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