Techie sayings

[saxman0317]

o howi love my red green show. Being right next to the canadians i get it all the time.. Its still regularly running show in ontario with a new season this year. But the phrase i get most is..."When do we leave for Denny's?", and..from the actors.."IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, AGAIN!!" as they drop their lines and miss cues and trip and etc.

 

[saxman0317]

I think we say 'break an actor' a lot.

o if only....if only...

BUT...does ripping the leads leg thigh hair out with about 7 wraps of duct tape every night for his mic count after the pain he causes my cues?

 

[saxman0317]

Only few would appreciate this...but when all else fails..."ADAM!!!"...or..."Look for the kid that broke the lighting wrench..."

 

[mbandgeek]

A couple that a couple tech workers and i say before a show really depends on their position.

the two most common ones are

Lights- Break a gel
Sound- Blow a Speaker

 

[soundman1024]

How could ever for get:

oops

 

[Eboy87]

One that I used just the other day

"Rule numero uno: The TD is always right.
Rule number two, if you think the TD is wrong, refer to rule number 1."

"Course, then I had to explain the term "TD" to the crew.

 

[Radman]

When in doubt, blame an actor.

 

[nez]

well recently we have been usein the phrase break a lighting wrench because one of our dum ass crew members who everyone picks on broke one ahahah

 

[FxDrew]

"Paint it black and it'll become invisible"

THAT is the magic of theatre for you

 

[FxDrew]

How many sound guys does it take to screw in a light bulb?

1...2.... 1...2.... 1...2.... 1....2.... 1.....2.... 1.... 2......

 

[propmonkey]

Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?

H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.

 

[What Rigger?]

If at first you don't succeed, rigging is not for you.

 

[Lcook]

the last show I worked on I would give the actors their time calls and and tell them "break a leg" after I called places. They would respond usually with "Thank you places. Don't break a **** thing!"

 

[Hughesie]

we just like the phrase

"relax we have screwed up bigger shows than yours"

 

[len]

How many sound guys does it take to screw in a light bulb?

1...2.... 1...2.... 1...2.... 1....2.... 1.....2.... 1.... 2......

You know why sound guys never go to 3 when checking mics?

Because if they did they'd have to lift something.

 

[Van]

One of my Favorites, " A Little Putty, A Little Paint, Makes a Carp, outta one who ain't "

 

[jonhirsh]

"Safty first ... unless it costs something"

"Welcome to the glamour of show biz" (said to the un paid intern while sweeping the floor on a t.v. show i worked on)

Light falls from the grid landing 3' from me and another person.

Person 1 "oh f%$#"
SFX "crash bang boom (i look up)
ME "did you just drop a light"
Person 1 "mabey"
ME "ok then"

BTW the S4 fell on its clamp it looked like an M with a fixture below it.

 

[DarSax]

Arrr, that first one is great, JH

 

[Van]

Oh and I forgot one of my favorites,

Check out MGM's logo sometime. You'll notice their company motto is "Ars Gratia Artis" or " or "Art for Art's Sake" We played with it in college and came up with ours,

"Ars Gratia Lyra",

"Art for Money"

 

[dj_illusions]

i work on a few tv gigs occasionally as a ccu operator...

one of the td's i reguarly work with tells interns when setting up coax runs between the truck and the camera, as a way to remember which end the male and female go to he says...
'always remember, pr*cks on the camera, c*nts in the truck'