OUT OF WORK

Okay, I’ve had a pretty good run this passed year, as I was working on a feature film since last December.The problem is, as things go, NOTHING lasts forever.  The movie I was on has gone through certain “changes” and I have been without a gig for over a month.That, is why my young artists and film folks is why you save your money as you never can judge the future. Unless, your name is Kreskin, of course.In the meanwhile, I have been trying to link back up with the commercial world. When I am on a feature, I never have enough time in the week to also fit in a commercial storyboard gig. It would be crazy time-wise to try to add a storyboarding gig on top of a ten hour day.Plus, commercial companies generally want you in their offices as you work for them. “Double Dipping” works only on a weekend or if your film job does not take a Monday through Friday schedule. What is frustrating is when I have a gig, but I get calls for two more gigs. You know you can’t do all the jobs, but you still want them.So, in this current downtime, I am sending out the samples and looking for work I both features and commercials.I had a commercial gig set up for tomorrow, but it has gone away through a small budget.  Just got the call this morning.The director and producer have decided to use “photo-boards” to save money. Meaning, they go around the set, or a representation of such and take still pictures of the environment as they would for the commercial, using the same angles and using any crew members as stand-ins for the actors.Photo-boards work… FOR THE COMMERCIAL COMPANY… Nice and cheap.Me, I have to look for a job.