tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522305918133904836.post7547589546807528720..comments2023-03-12T06:07:40.218-04:00Comments on Living in My Oblivion - A Life in Low Budget Films: Don't Shoot! - What If they Prepped a Web Series...JB Brunohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258303283672775536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522305918133904836.post-28528412612159274942016-06-21T03:01:40.563-04:002016-06-21T03:01:40.563-04:00Michael
Love your response. Thanks, The "Sec...Michael<br /><br />Love your response. Thanks, The "Second tier" stars such as Priscilla et al (I worked on a project with former Ringo interest Barbara Bach) often have it harder than we know - and they may not realize the short-lived happiness they bring!<br /><br />You got the main point. I worked on more than one Corman project, and high art was rarely the main concern. Still, having ONE final voice had its strong points.JB Brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258303283672775536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522305918133904836.post-27072228112042137272016-06-21T00:56:03.582-04:002016-06-21T00:56:03.582-04:00Well, that sucks. Civilians might not understand,...Well, that sucks. Civilians might not understand, thinking that hey, you got paid for all that work, so who cares that the shoot never happened? I imagine this is what screenwriters go through when then keep selling scripts that never get made into movies -- yes, they get paid, but there's no sense of completion, of a job well done… of actually doing anything at all.<br /><br />Given that my end of the biz deals in much shorter periods of employment, the closest experience I had to this was helping light a screen test for the young and incredibly gorgeous Priscilla Presley when she first came to Hollywood back in the early 80's. We worked all day, then she shimmered onto the stage… and all work stopped. I was standing atop a ladder at the time, and damned near fell off. She was astonishingly beautiful -- and suddenly we all understood why Elvis went bonkers over her. <br /><br />But that was as good as it got -- she shimmered off stage, and an hour later we were told to take all the lights down and go home. We got paid, all right, but it didn't feel right.<br /><br />As for Corman -- I did two weeks on a highly forgettable feature at his studio/compound out in Venice, west of LA. At one point, amid all the yammering confusion, The Man Himself walked on set, issued a few clear, succinct commands in a deep, loud voice -- the voice of God, it seemed -- then exited, leaving his director to pull some order from all the chaos. <br /><br />Who knows if that worked -- I left the movie for a more lucrative job -- but Roger Corman was a guy who knew what he wanted, and what his movies needed. You have to respect a man like that. <br /><br />Great post!Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.com