Vulture: A week and a half ago we had an unusually long shooting day on the show I’m currently producing, Jane by Design. The crew call time was at 7 a.m. and we wrapped at 10:46 p.m. — fourteen hours and 45 minutes after subtracting our one-hour lunch break. And some had an even longer day: Our actors, including guest star Teri Hatcher, showed up for hair and makeup at 5 am, which meant that hairstylists and makeup artists, as well as someone from the transportation department and the set production assistant, also showed up to meet them and were there until wrap, giving them a total of sixteen hours and 45 minutes.
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This article revealed a side of the film industry that I had never considered. It is true that no one gets into show business because they want a stable job with reasonable hours. They sign up for the hectic lifestyle. However if it is compromising to your health, it is time to see the bigger picture. As a CMU student, this is dilemma my peers and I are constantly faced with. Though you may love your work, thoughtlessly giving your life over to it can ultimately be destructive.
I found this article quite interesting. From watching a lot of behind the scenes of many movies, I knew that the hours of the Film Industry are ridiculous at best. One of the films that had the most ridiculous hours if I remember correctly was the Lord of the Ring trilogy. What they had there was off set location filming and very difficult costumes and makeup (it takes quite a long time to turn a human into a hobbit...)Even worst, they shot for 3 years straight the whole trilogy.
It's amazing on one hand, but on the other just plane crazy...
I really wonder if these people truly enjoy their work with such long hours..
When I first started reading this seeing how much a film crew had to work was shocking, I never knew that it required such long hours. It gives me a whole new perspective to use when seeing a film or tv show, I appreciate all that comes out of it even more. One thing in the article I really liked was what Ali Yeganhe said when asked if cutting work times in half and adding a second crew would be a good thing he responded with people who come in for an 8 hour job do not care as much but someone who comes in and is willing to work 12-16 hours will put in a better effort for the job. To me this really means a lot, I am willing to work so much on things I care about but on things that are unimportant I generally don't want to put the effort in.
Yikes. This sounds pretty brutal. I understood the hours were long, but I've never read an article that painted such a vivid picture of the work these guys have to go through. I can only hope they get well compensated and really love the work they are doing! I would hope in the coming years that a more reasonable schedule is implemented across the industry. Even the "12 on, 12 off" rule sounds way better than what these people are putting up with now!
So what do you say after reading that article? I would completely agree. Personally I hope for no more then a average of a 10 hour work day in my life. I enjoy having time for my friends and family. That is something that brings me great joy in my life and I want to continue that. I accepted my time at CMU as a PERIOD of my life and a dedication to take a small portion of my life to help me move ahead in later life. But I do not feel that working consistent 12 + hours a day no matter the money is worth it. Raising children is a daily job, developing a relationship is daily, and being married is daily and I want to be home daily in the future.
OO I do wonder did this change Mr. Polone decisions for anything he is in charge of on the terms of hours? Because one must be the change one wants to see. In my opinion.
I agree with many of the comments on this article, working such long hours seems insane and most of us would never be willing to work that long on a regular basis, regardless of the income. But I believe that more than for the money, people are willing to work for such long hours because they don't entirely see it as a job; to them it is a way of life. You have to be able to completely immerse yourself in the project to the point that you form a life in it, or at least the industry.
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