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Grip and got to spearhead a lot of car rigs. It was a semi low budget film but our G&E team was a good size and knowledgeable. AZFMM You’ve accumulated a lot of knowledge and equipment over the years. Tell us what knowledge and equipment you use the most PG&E I’ve learned that certain set ups always use the same gear and that helps me think ahead and get that specific gear closest to set so that production isn’t waiting on us. The gear that works the most are full apple boxes and stingers (extension chords). AZFMM Who’s your favorite director to work with? PG&E I’ve worked a bunch of movies with a local director named Dustin Rikert and we always seem to get a big look with a small budget and minimal crew: that gives me a good sense of accomplishment at the end of each day. We are very similar in that we are high energy, hands on,
jobs that are low budget and where we are making due. On a movie called “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” we made this vertical skateboard dolly rig that hovered 20 feet over a car hood that the two actors were laying on. The Camera move slowly descended using a rope and pulley! AZFMM What was the most fun you ever had on a job?
PG&E I had a lot of fun on an
Italian movie called “I Found America” about a year ago. The days were 10 hours or less, we got to travel around Arizona, Utah, and South Dakota, and everyone on the crew got along for the month long shoot. I was Best Boy
and care too much. We’ve gotten into some pretty epic fights because of how passionate we are and always make up – when you can make up and carry on like it never happened you know you’ve found a good person to work with. AZFMM What was your greatest challenge on a set? PG&E The greatest challenge on set is always social. People make movies. Everyone needs to work together and get along. The attitude trickles dow ???????????????????????????????$???????????????????????????????????????????????()i54?Q??????????????????????????????????????????????!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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