Above-the-line is like the overhead, right? The costs that are determined before filming begins?
Ah ha - Wikipedia agrees with me: [link]
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
juliana - Mar 17, 2008 7:39:01 am PDT #336 of 4535
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Tom Scola - Mar 17, 2008 7:42:27 am PDT #337 of 4535
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Just posted: Jargon Watch
SailAweigh - Mar 17, 2008 7:43:40 am PDT #338 of 4535
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Making a lot more sense, now. The below the line folks were the ones hardest hit by the writer's strike, correct, because they get paid by discretionary funds? Hey, I'm learning more about the business from you guys! I can actually talk realistically about it. Kinda sorta, if you squint a little.
aurelia - Mar 17, 2008 9:53:37 am PDT #339 of 4535
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
One hangs down from the ceiling and the other juts up from the floor.
snerk
Kristen - Mar 17, 2008 10:50:02 am PDT #340 of 4535
The line producer is the person in charge of keeping the other producers from going over budget.
During my brief time on K-Ville, we called Kelly from the writers room to ask if we could blow up a seaplane. He said we could but, sadly, we never got the chance.
CaBil - Mar 17, 2008 2:36:04 pm PDT #341 of 4535
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
What, you had authorization to blow stuff up, and somehow you let a little thing production suspension stop you? One the last day of shooting, you could have just had the seaplane crash into the last set/location after shooting was done!
How often do you get to blow up seaplanes? I think it would have been the only seaplane explosion of the season, unless Men in Trees has shifted it's tone from the pilot I saw.
hippocampus - Mar 17, 2008 3:32:54 pm PDT #342 of 4535
not your mom's socks.
During my brief time on K-Ville, we called Kelly from the writers room to ask if we could blow up a seaplane. He said we could but, sadly, we never got the chance.
you know - I see a whole lot of plot lines involving the blowing up of stuff should be coming to bear about now... you all deserve it.
Pix - Mar 20, 2008 10:11:21 am PDT #343 of 4535
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Huh. Apparently one of my friends from work has been asked to be the new showrunner for Dexter and is leaving school as of today. He's invited me (and ND) down to watch an episode shoot. Shiny! First good news I've gotten all month.
And don't ask me why I'm posting here--I think I just think of this as the writer/showrunner thread. Plus crafts.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 20, 2008 10:17:44 am PDT #344 of 4535
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Whoa, that's extremely cool, Kristin. And quite an extreme transition for your friend, I must say. Probably not so extreme in LA, but still, that must an interesting exit interview.
"Yes I'm leaving my job of shaping young minds so I can warp the minds of people en masse."
Pix - Mar 20, 2008 10:19:23 am PDT #345 of 4535
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Not really a transition--he's been in Hollywood for years. He was doing theatre here part time just for the year during the strike.
ETA: And yeah, we had a good talk about the rabid nature of Dexter fans. Pretty funny.