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Dana Whitaker ([personal profile] fear_of_fish) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2009-01-25 09:09 pm
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So You Want to Make a TV Show- 2nd Period- Class #4

When everyone had shown up and taken a seat, Dana started out by warning, "Don't get too comfortable. You're not going to be here long. Now, we're going to start doing some hands-on work here in class, and this means we have to start from the beginning. Also known as the very bottom. Welcome to the life of the production assistant.

"The production assistants are also known as gophers, because they go for everything. They're the ones we send on errands, make do the menial labor that won't get us in trouble, send off to do the little boring stuff we don't have time to do or just don't want to because we have PA's. It's sometimes hard work, sometimes extremely, extremely boring, you don't always have the information you need and have to improvise to get it right because you'd better get it right, and to top it all off, it pays like crap. It's what we call 'paying your dues'. No, I never had to do it, if you're wondering, but I know plenty of people who have so that makes it better." No, it didn't.

"What I have for you today is a list of assignments that I picked at random, out of a hat, and assigned to your names," she said, walking around to hand every student an index card with their assignment on it. You have until the end of class to get them done. Be back here by then, and if lunch gets here, then you have something to take with you. Now go. Shoo. Get it done."

Re: Come back to class

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-01-26 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Dinah got back with four minutes to spare, somewhat out of breath.

"So, the guy at the Photo Shop said there was a lot of stuff ahead of us in line, but that they do one-hour processing, but we had to pay extra," Dinah took a huge breath, "and for less than an hour, it was a bit more, and the rickshaw guy had to be paid to wait, and they really hope we can remember them if we need sponsors and next time call ahead."

Whew.

Re: Come back to class

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-01-26 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Hannibal scurried back to the class with help (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/3574876.html) in tow. They'd managed to get the food back without spilling save for one of the waiters getting distracted by some hot girl and running into Hannibal's back.

It wasn't much but Hannibal revoked the rest of their money and sent them away with a grumble.

"I've got all the food, I had to pay those two idiots to help me bring them back so I didn't have to make two trips."
ashockingbitch: (smokes and booze)

Re: Come back to class

[personal profile] ashockingbitch 2009-01-26 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Jenny returned about half an hour and one terrorized barrista later, carrying a drinks tray with three coffees in it in one hand and a coffee cup and a carefully balanced cigarette in the other. "Oh, hang on, no smoking in class, right," she said, and set her coffee down to stub out her cigarette on the sole of her boot. Then she presented the drinks tray and said, "I still don't know why a coffee would be 'skinny' but, three vanilla lattes, one regular, two skinny, one with an extra shot. And one that's black like my soul."

Re: Come back to class

[identity profile] stocksgrrl.livejournal.com 2009-01-26 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
After a bit of doing, Turtle was ready to report on her progress, with a big, winning smile. "So," she said, "problem fixed. I got rerouted to some outsourced phone jockey, but, the good news is, Apu is fluent in Hindi, being from India and all, so I just had him talk to the guy. We figured out how to get around the problem for now, but they're going to send in a part that will prevent it from happening again. Don't worry; we managed to get it sent free of charge on account of the malfunction."

Re: Come back to class

[identity profile] fabulous-secret.livejournal.com 2009-01-26 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Adora rushed in, fifty copies in hand. "That was, um, more complicated than it probably should have been," she admitted. "But I completed the task?" After destroying nearly half a ream of paper attempting to figure out the proper way to use the machine.

Re: Come back to class

[identity profile] swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com 2009-01-27 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Toward the end of class, a pink-cheeked Claire returned (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/2005234.html?thread=127647986#t127647986) with xeroxes of Sports Illustrated profiles from throughout Larry Bird's career.

"I just went to the library?" she said. "It was easy, I just took some extra time to make sure I got good articles."

Re: Come back to class

[identity profile] robinthefrog.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Due to factors such as weather, and road conditions, Robin was not able to get to his room for his transportation, to Stark Industries, and back to class before the period was done. He got back just after the period ended, and clearly, very, very winded.

But the cell phone was fixed.