Woo hoo!

GONNA GET PAID!

... at least for one day. I had to get on the payroll for the pilot that's shooting so I could do returns for wardrobe. In other news they're starting to cast the feature I'm officially working on. No names yet that I can give you, but let me tell you, it's going to be A.MAZ.ING! Let's just say that if things go well I might be able to finally see this short I've been dying to get a peek at for a while. My friends will be so jealous when they hear. GET EXCITED!

Haven't been to World of Beer night with my friends in a while, but Wednesday after work I'm bringing along my fellow wardrobe buds. It's gonna be great. Except for the whole part where Charlie could be there... Yeah, he lives across the street from WOB and he was there last night when I didn't go. I wouldn't have been prepared if I did end up going last night. We'll see what happens next week. At least I'll have a better group around me.

But now, for the mad part. Nikki has extended her shoot to 3 nights IN A ROW. Night shoots aren't bad when done two at a time, but not THREE! Especially when it's not paid and it goes into Monday. I have to work EARLY on Mondays. This is not good. Here's my schedule for the next couple of days.

Friday: Call time around 6:45amish for the pilot, then I work until I can't stay away from Nikki's set and hop over the fence into the park around 7pmish, b/c they aren't going to need kids dressed before then because we will not be shooting before 8pm at best. Going into Saturday we'll be there until 4am at best.
Satuday: Leigh's birthday. Want to do lunch with her. Maybe we should just catch breakfast on the way home. Mmm pancakes. And then back to set around 4pm, which is ridiculous since we can't even start shooting until 7pm at the earliest. Again, shooting until 4am at best.
Sunday: She flipping ADDED THIS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO BUENO! Call time around 4pm shooting until 4am, AT BEST. Then I have to be at work no later than 9am. WTF! I know the script sup won't like this. And some of the other crew won't be able to either. Shooting on a Sunday is okay, if it's in the MIDDLE OF THE DAY! I might have to say I can't make it on Sunday, or can only be there so long. I can't stay the whole night and not get any sleep for a 10+ hour day the next.

If you can't tell, I'm really REALLY pissed about this.

They might just have to designate someone to wake me up from naps between takes. Not kidding.

First of the year!

It's easy being content when things start to go your way. Things are turning around for me, but at the same time, there's still a bummer on the horizon.

I'm working on feature(s). Started yesterday working for a wonderful costume designer as her intern. Not getting paid, but hey, it's work and I'll take all the experience I can get. I like working in wardrobe, but it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life. I look at it as a stepping stone. I'm meeting lots of new people, but if I can get a paying gig with the same woman after this, I'll take it. I'm not complaining.

Yesterday I drove around Orlando most of the day looking for fabric samples for one project. I'm working in the back lot of a studio that's also a theme park, and they have a commissary for their employees where, I think, they sell the food for cost. I got a cheese burger and fries for less than three bucks! After lunch I went back to the office and the costume designer said I had done a good job. I try not to let it go to my head. I get more acquainted with my fellow co-workers. I see some of my other friends (Whom I'm surprised I haven't talked about before! I'll fix that soon I'm sure) and other people I know. Get to leave at 6. All in all, it was a good day.

I just have to go buy my own epass now.