Stop what you re doing and go. If you don t know, on the set the director is god, and pissing off him or her tends to lead to instant unemployment or worse unflattering camera angles. This is the second day of shooting on my first Hollywood gig, and I d like everything to go perfectly. Not even close. Starting day one, the episode is way over budget and everyone is on edge we ve got to stay on time.
Every little delay is amplified and exacerbates the situation.
The first time it was cute, by the end of the day the constant second-guessing of the director s vision was not sitting well with him. It is the equivalent of sailors constantly turning to the chief in front of the commanding officer and boldly asking if the captain s orders were right. With one side of my face painted a dull green and black, I jump from the chair and run a half-mile through thick woods and brush. I have this dreadful feeling that I m about to be fired and sent packing. A confrontation last night between the director and the lead guest star has put an even darker cloud over the shoot.