Today's Herald was interesting.
So today I am looking through the herald and I happen to be looking through the Inside Track. On that page they had this pretty long article in regards to extras and their treatment on sets. Which sets were good, which sets were not, how much money these sets spend and how they waste money on just "fooling around" etc, etc,etc. After I read that article I really just stood there and shook my head. Now I guess that stuff is fine to talk about through co-workers, but a major paper. That's a differnt story. I don't know if it was the way I was reading it but it really didn't paint a nice picture of things here in Mass. Now I don't know who they talked to, but it showed how novices they were "long hours, cooked up in a tent ,etc." To those that are new a say that type of stuff, suck it up. No one said this business was glamourous, it is a lot of hurry up and wait and those are the ropes. If you don't like it move on, do something else. This business is a love it or hate it business, and you can't please everyone.
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I agree with the article, we judge sets by the quality of food served! LOL! Mall Cops Food was awful, but TSOT was great!
It doesn't make anyone look good by looking down on those who haven't done it yet, have no acting experience and say "leave it to the pros". Some do complain and maybe they shouldn't come back. But I would never discourage anyone from doing it if they know how a typical day goes. Union or non everyone started with no experience. And unless you got into SAG via a principal role, you're no different than anyone else except you got a break by work the right day at the right time. There are plenty of SAG who have no "acting" experience. That's important to note. Remember where you came from and who you connected with along the way. Don't look down on those who follow the same path but may be earlier in their journey.