When the clock strikes six on a Friday night, for all the office dwelling creatives in the world it's party time! A collective sigh of relief circulates through work cubbies everywhere. But for us Indie-Loos, weekends are just two more work days. It means two days packed with shooting that should really be spread out over twelve. It means another early morning and even later night of editing or writing and trying to fit in washing some dirty laundry as well.
For nine-to-five folks, Friday nights are open the beer, pop the cork, roll the joint time and for indie filmmakers, it's the same thing, only they aren't participating. They're planning the next day's shoot schedule and hoping that their beer drinking, cork popping, pot smoking cast and crew aren't getting so wasted that they'll show up late or worse, show up hungover and barf on every take.
Indie filmmakers are often too, the folks that have to work a nine-to-five gig just to live. They work forty-fity plus hours for someone else to earn enough to survive and then have to go home and work all weekend long on top of that. That translates into a 64 to 72 hour work week - no overtime pay and no real sleep.
So happy weekend to all the hard working folks who clock in and out nine-to-five, Monday-through-Friday. And for all the indie-loos, good morning, make it a double shot coffee, put some extra cream cheese on that breakfast bagel you'll need it and here's hoping that lead actress of yours didn't party too hard at The Standard last night.
And if you are up for watching any of the SPENT weekend shot productions, got to our under construction website or our You Tube channel.
Lastly, R.I.P. Sidney Lumet who passed today in Manhattan. Howard Beale and his "I'm Mad as Hell" tirade have never been more relevant!
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