Weirdest Thing You've Been Asked To Complete
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PLease tell me you got the money first......
tyler.martin
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Oh and weirdest I've ever had to finish, was really more of a help finish. In the play "Humble Boy" one character gets drunk and decides to urinate all over this other guys prize flowerbeds. Since he was spinning all around the director wanted something other than just the end of an IV tube sticking out of the guys fly, So...... Yes we walked down the street to the Adult Novelty store, and purchase a reasonable facsimile, drilled down the middle of it and ran the IV tubing through that. Even though the lighting was extremely low in that scene the thing was still pretty visible so we had to apply paint to 'Tone things down' ....
Record a voice over for a show. I'm one of the electricians...
Working on the facility maintenance staff at a 20,000 capacity amphitheatre from before the venue opened through the first season as a supervisor of a day crew and the second season as the supervisor during shows, I'm not sure where to start regarding some of the tasks I was asked to complete. Let's just say that along with some fun things like being asked to get rid of a load of confiscated bootleg t-shirts and being told "take a few for yourself if you want" or helping concessions with 'excess inventory' at the end of the night (hamburgers, hot dogs and fries, oh my!), I saw more than enough ego, vomit and the inside of restrooms as part of some of the requested tasks.
Do you happen to have a very good voice for announcements? My math teacher last year had a really deep and rich voice that would make perfect narration.
Last "what-the" moment: making satin-covered flats "with the hangy-bit like wedding tables" for a ballroom set, the morning of opening night, with no specs, sketches or other instructions other than the above and "it must fit perfectly." Thank god one of the costume sewers was around...
Best one ever though?
"Please feed the sound techs before five. They have their call at five, so please make sure you've given them their food by then."
Sound techs = SM's pets? If you say so...
Best one ever though?
"Please feed the sound techs before five. They have their call at five, so please make sure you've given them their food by then."
Sound techs = SM's pets? If you say so...
gcpsoundlight
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DuckJordan
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Reminds me of the three rules of mogwai
1# Don't put them under the sun. It kills them.
2# Don't feed them after midnight. They turn evil.
3# Don't get them wet. They multiply.
When I was in college we had one person that would come in to record station promos and PSAs whenever they started to get sick as their voice was great when they had a slight sore throat and stuffed up nose. We just had to be sure to sanitize the mic well afterwards! It did throw people a bit when that person would walk in saying "I'm sick" and you'd respond "Great!" and run off to get a mic and blank tape (yes, we still used tape and albums back in those days).
