NOVEL WEB Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 22 Director's Guild Card
Chapter 22 Director's Guild Card
Ronald walked out of the administrative office and saw Gail, whose eyes were no longer tearful, talking with Jim.
"Hey Ronald, do you know martial arts? You can take down two Zacks easily."
"I was on the wrestling team in high school."
"Oh," Gail also imitated Ronald's gestures twice, "Then you still take pictures of me today?"
"Wait for me for a while, I'll take a photo with the camera, and then I'll treat you to dinner."
"What? Anything to celebrate?"
"Yes, Mr. Coleman put me in charge of the rest of the second group of directors."
……
"Give me a mood, Gail." Ronald was instructing Gail to pose and make expressions, "Think of anything, be happy."
"No, no, the thing you just thought about is a bit bad, think about it again."
"It's a good thing, I like it, keep it up, good."
Gail seemed to suddenly think of something happy, and gave the camera a beautiful smile. Ronald quickly pressed the shutter and captured it.
Jim walked up to Gale from behind Ronald and offered coffee.
"I took a picture with Gail."
"Put it aside for a while, don't stain my lipstick."
Ronald clicked the shutter a few more times, both of them had good expressions.
Then I set the shutter to the timer and took a group photo of the three of them.
Ronald put away his camera and tripod.The three walked out of the office and got into Ronald's car to eat.
Not costing Ronald too much, the three of them found an ordinary restaurant to eat. Ronald felt that the environment was very similar to the one where Aunt Karen worked in Staten Island.Bright large windows, sofa booths, not many people eating, maybe because of Sunday.
The three of them sat at booths, and the waiter brought them menus for them to order.It serves Italian food such as pasta, meatballs, pizza, and pure espresso.
After eating the staple food, the three of them began to chat about what happened just now.
"...Roger asked me to take charge of the shooting of the second group, and then asked me to find you the contact information of the photographer and take charge of the photography." Ronald briefly talked about what happened just now.
"Without the original second set of photographers from 'Rock High School'?"
"Roger asked me to find him to shoot together. We will finish the second set, but not continue Jerry Zucker's shooting schedule"
"So you set up a second second unit to shoot the rest of the shots?"
"Then you are not..." Gail stopped and looked at Jim next to him.
"It's okay, Jim and I are friends." Ronald took the coffee brought by the waiter and pushed it in front of Gail and Jim.
"Union member?" Jim asked.
Ronald nodded.
"I have already been," Jim said, taking out his wallet, pulling out a membership card and putting it on the table.
Ronald picked it up, "National Teamsters Union..."
"Oh, not this one, this is my other union."
Jim searched again, took out one, and handed it to Ronald.
This is a hard card, the upper left corner is the logo of the Directors' Union, an eagle about to fly.Below the logo is the words 1978-1979, indicating the valid time of this card.
Directly on the top is the words "America Directors Guild", below is Jim's name and address typed on a typewriter, and at the bottom is the signature of the chairman of the Directors Guild.
It's just such an ordinary little card, with it, even if you have entered the industry in Hollywood.
"Is that what you applied for with that short film?" Ronald asked.
"Yes, my short films were made by dentists for tax refunds, so they must be filed with the major labor unions in Hollywood to get a tax refund certificate. The directors' union will send you application materials after seeing your filing."
Gail took Jim's director's union card from Ronald and looked curiously.
"Afterwards, you need to find three members of the directors' union to endorse you, then take the application materials to notarization, and send them back to the union. After they approve, they will send you membership information. You then write a check for the membership fee Give it to them, and you can get this membership card."
"Sounds a bit complicated."
"Yes, and the membership fee is not cheap. Short film directors like me belong to a relatively low level. Like commercial directors, documentary directors, director assistants, and drama scene managers, they pay a membership fee of 750 US dollars. Oh, yes, every year There is a $60 renewal fee."
"But there are also advantages. They will help you pay for medical insurance, and the lowest level does not need to pay extra. Compared with other industries, the unions in the film and television industry have done a good job."
Ronald was a little envious, he didn't have medical insurance yet.But next year he should be able to get the membership invitation, and he has to work hard to make money and pay the membership fee.
Jim took back the Directors Guild card Gail was playing with and put it in his wallet. "Tell me about your college application, have you decided?"
"I have already applied to two public universities in New York. However, I would like to apply for some more film majors. I just asked Mrs. Coleman for advice. She said that the film majors of several universities in California and New York are worth considering, and she also said that I can find her. Write letters of recommendation with Roger."
"Then you have a great chance. Mr. Coleman knows some people in the circle, and his recommendation letters are of certain value." Gail is a Stanford graduate and is very familiar with these.
"However, the tuition fee is not as cheap as the public school. I heard that you need to pay for it yourself when you go to college to make a film."
"Don't be too superstitious about those university professors." Jim said, "You can read the books there and make some friends. But those professors have never made movies themselves, so how can they teach you? It's nothing more than reading the textbooks."
"Instead of spending money to learn how to shoot movies from a professor, it's better to work and study here at New World Productions. You can get into the industry. Few of the film graduates can shoot like me."
"Can't say the same," Gail still leans toward college. "Look at the newly emerging directors, they all graduated from college. Lucas who made 'Star Wars', Francis Coppola who made 'The Godfather'..."
"But Steven Spielberg, who did 'Jaws,' dropped out of college," laughs Jim.
Gale slaps Jim's hand, expressing dissatisfaction with his backlash, and giggles.
"Gail, can I use the company's copier? I want to prepare the application materials today. Please help me mail them out tomorrow. I will start shooting the second group tomorrow. I'm afraid I will forget things."
"No problem, you can prepare the envelope for the recommendation letter, and I will remind Roger for you tomorrow. Today is the 17th, and it is not far from the Christmas holiday. Don't send the post office express letter, it's not fast at all. Or find the A FedEx company, the documents they send can arrive within two days, guaranteed to be before the deadline.”
"Thank you very much, I will give you the postage first." Ronald turned to Jim's direction, "Jim, do you want to come to the second team to help me? Or would you rather study with Alan in the crew."
"I'll help you," Jim agreed, "Most of Alan's scenes will be indoor scenes. I think there are exterior motorcycle chases in the script. Is it your second team filming?"
"Yes, then I will let you shoot this scene." Ronald knew that Jim was interested in stunts and was also a motorcycle enthusiast.
"There are still some introductory empty shots. For those without actors, we still need to find a prop design to make a school sign." Ronald began to calculate the manpower needed.
"No, I'll just do it, I know these things." Jim said, "What other scenes and props? I'll think about it together."
There's also a phone booth scene, a sunrise scene on a mountain, and a scene at the entrance of a concert, all trivial and scattered scenes.We can go back to the office and review it in detail.
After drinking the espresso in one gulp, Ronald put down the slightly excessive tip, and the three of them returned to the office of New World Production.
After consulting the office's phone book and film industry directory, Ronald found the addresses of the admissions offices of four universities. Gail helped him type several blank envelopes, and asked Roger Coleman to write a letter of recommendation tomorrow.
"Mr. Coleman pays more attention to his own recommendations, and he writes them all by himself." Gale said.
"By the way, is your short film in the company? We just have time to watch it today." Ronald said.
"Oh, I put it at home, I will remember to bring it next time."
(End of this chapter)
Ronald walked out of the administrative office and saw Gail, whose eyes were no longer tearful, talking with Jim.
"Hey Ronald, do you know martial arts? You can take down two Zacks easily."
"I was on the wrestling team in high school."
"Oh," Gail also imitated Ronald's gestures twice, "Then you still take pictures of me today?"
"Wait for me for a while, I'll take a photo with the camera, and then I'll treat you to dinner."
"What? Anything to celebrate?"
"Yes, Mr. Coleman put me in charge of the rest of the second group of directors."
……
"Give me a mood, Gail." Ronald was instructing Gail to pose and make expressions, "Think of anything, be happy."
"No, no, the thing you just thought about is a bit bad, think about it again."
"It's a good thing, I like it, keep it up, good."
Gail seemed to suddenly think of something happy, and gave the camera a beautiful smile. Ronald quickly pressed the shutter and captured it.
Jim walked up to Gale from behind Ronald and offered coffee.
"I took a picture with Gail."
"Put it aside for a while, don't stain my lipstick."
Ronald clicked the shutter a few more times, both of them had good expressions.
Then I set the shutter to the timer and took a group photo of the three of them.
Ronald put away his camera and tripod.The three walked out of the office and got into Ronald's car to eat.
Not costing Ronald too much, the three of them found an ordinary restaurant to eat. Ronald felt that the environment was very similar to the one where Aunt Karen worked in Staten Island.Bright large windows, sofa booths, not many people eating, maybe because of Sunday.
The three of them sat at booths, and the waiter brought them menus for them to order.It serves Italian food such as pasta, meatballs, pizza, and pure espresso.
After eating the staple food, the three of them began to chat about what happened just now.
"...Roger asked me to take charge of the shooting of the second group, and then asked me to find you the contact information of the photographer and take charge of the photography." Ronald briefly talked about what happened just now.
"Without the original second set of photographers from 'Rock High School'?"
"Roger asked me to find him to shoot together. We will finish the second set, but not continue Jerry Zucker's shooting schedule"
"So you set up a second second unit to shoot the rest of the shots?"
"Then you are not..." Gail stopped and looked at Jim next to him.
"It's okay, Jim and I are friends." Ronald took the coffee brought by the waiter and pushed it in front of Gail and Jim.
"Union member?" Jim asked.
Ronald nodded.
"I have already been," Jim said, taking out his wallet, pulling out a membership card and putting it on the table.
Ronald picked it up, "National Teamsters Union..."
"Oh, not this one, this is my other union."
Jim searched again, took out one, and handed it to Ronald.
This is a hard card, the upper left corner is the logo of the Directors' Union, an eagle about to fly.Below the logo is the words 1978-1979, indicating the valid time of this card.
Directly on the top is the words "America Directors Guild", below is Jim's name and address typed on a typewriter, and at the bottom is the signature of the chairman of the Directors Guild.
It's just such an ordinary little card, with it, even if you have entered the industry in Hollywood.
"Is that what you applied for with that short film?" Ronald asked.
"Yes, my short films were made by dentists for tax refunds, so they must be filed with the major labor unions in Hollywood to get a tax refund certificate. The directors' union will send you application materials after seeing your filing."
Gail took Jim's director's union card from Ronald and looked curiously.
"Afterwards, you need to find three members of the directors' union to endorse you, then take the application materials to notarization, and send them back to the union. After they approve, they will send you membership information. You then write a check for the membership fee Give it to them, and you can get this membership card."
"Sounds a bit complicated."
"Yes, and the membership fee is not cheap. Short film directors like me belong to a relatively low level. Like commercial directors, documentary directors, director assistants, and drama scene managers, they pay a membership fee of 750 US dollars. Oh, yes, every year There is a $60 renewal fee."
"But there are also advantages. They will help you pay for medical insurance, and the lowest level does not need to pay extra. Compared with other industries, the unions in the film and television industry have done a good job."
Ronald was a little envious, he didn't have medical insurance yet.But next year he should be able to get the membership invitation, and he has to work hard to make money and pay the membership fee.
Jim took back the Directors Guild card Gail was playing with and put it in his wallet. "Tell me about your college application, have you decided?"
"I have already applied to two public universities in New York. However, I would like to apply for some more film majors. I just asked Mrs. Coleman for advice. She said that the film majors of several universities in California and New York are worth considering, and she also said that I can find her. Write letters of recommendation with Roger."
"Then you have a great chance. Mr. Coleman knows some people in the circle, and his recommendation letters are of certain value." Gail is a Stanford graduate and is very familiar with these.
"However, the tuition fee is not as cheap as the public school. I heard that you need to pay for it yourself when you go to college to make a film."
"Don't be too superstitious about those university professors." Jim said, "You can read the books there and make some friends. But those professors have never made movies themselves, so how can they teach you? It's nothing more than reading the textbooks."
"Instead of spending money to learn how to shoot movies from a professor, it's better to work and study here at New World Productions. You can get into the industry. Few of the film graduates can shoot like me."
"Can't say the same," Gail still leans toward college. "Look at the newly emerging directors, they all graduated from college. Lucas who made 'Star Wars', Francis Coppola who made 'The Godfather'..."
"But Steven Spielberg, who did 'Jaws,' dropped out of college," laughs Jim.
Gale slaps Jim's hand, expressing dissatisfaction with his backlash, and giggles.
"Gail, can I use the company's copier? I want to prepare the application materials today. Please help me mail them out tomorrow. I will start shooting the second group tomorrow. I'm afraid I will forget things."
"No problem, you can prepare the envelope for the recommendation letter, and I will remind Roger for you tomorrow. Today is the 17th, and it is not far from the Christmas holiday. Don't send the post office express letter, it's not fast at all. Or find the A FedEx company, the documents they send can arrive within two days, guaranteed to be before the deadline.”
"Thank you very much, I will give you the postage first." Ronald turned to Jim's direction, "Jim, do you want to come to the second team to help me? Or would you rather study with Alan in the crew."
"I'll help you," Jim agreed, "Most of Alan's scenes will be indoor scenes. I think there are exterior motorcycle chases in the script. Is it your second team filming?"
"Yes, then I will let you shoot this scene." Ronald knew that Jim was interested in stunts and was also a motorcycle enthusiast.
"There are still some introductory empty shots. For those without actors, we still need to find a prop design to make a school sign." Ronald began to calculate the manpower needed.
"No, I'll just do it, I know these things." Jim said, "What other scenes and props? I'll think about it together."
There's also a phone booth scene, a sunrise scene on a mountain, and a scene at the entrance of a concert, all trivial and scattered scenes.We can go back to the office and review it in detail.
After drinking the espresso in one gulp, Ronald put down the slightly excessive tip, and the three of them returned to the office of New World Production.
After consulting the office's phone book and film industry directory, Ronald found the addresses of the admissions offices of four universities. Gail helped him type several blank envelopes, and asked Roger Coleman to write a letter of recommendation tomorrow.
"Mr. Coleman pays more attention to his own recommendations, and he writes them all by himself." Gale said.
"By the way, is your short film in the company? We just have time to watch it today." Ronald said.
"Oh, I put it at home, I will remember to bring it next time."
(End of this chapter)
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