tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634284076001800183.post669775397428817779..comments2023-11-02T02:54:10.387-05:00Comments on Filmmaking 101: Mistakes- part 3PeterHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030735070456958551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634284076001800183.post-45602751303451007522007-07-03T08:18:00.000-05:002007-07-03T08:18:00.000-05:00We used to have a crane until sometime last summer...We used to have a crane until sometime last summer someone who wasn't trained set it up. The way they built it didn't allow the platform to bend, so when the crane was lifted (with people on it) the weight was thrown off and it came crashing down, leaving some crew members with broken ribs. Now all we have is a super jib.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634284076001800183.post-67382945476537219562007-07-02T21:44:00.000-05:002007-07-02T21:44:00.000-05:00Love the story about the crane... Just HOW in the ...Love the story about the crane... Just HOW in the world did you get it for free?!<BR/><BR/>We've had our own share of mistakes... We're based in New York City and last August (right before the U.S. Open was to start) we wanted to shoot some scenes on in the park surrounding the tennis stadium. (This was the day before the competition was to start.) <BR/><BR/>Well, we had all the paperwork, but had NOT requested parking permits (We figured that this wouldn't be a problem since the park has several free parking lots.) <BR/><BR/>However, due to the heightened security for the U.S. Open, it turned out that the parking lot that we had chosen happened to be occupied as the temporary headquarters of the New York Police Department! Oops...<BR/><BR/>Well, with a little persuasion, our Production Manager finally got permission for our small skeleton crew to park among the police cruisers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634284076001800183.post-44905816393411767752007-06-30T11:58:00.000-05:002007-06-30T11:58:00.000-05:00I agree! Good stuff.I agree! Good stuff.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311612552515464524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634284076001800183.post-88972865170716568712007-06-30T04:23:00.000-05:002007-06-30T04:23:00.000-05:00Great stories! You should write a book, Peter. I ...Great stories! You should write a book, Peter. I can see one evolving here . . .Dr. Mark L. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167134603306511743noreply@blogger.com