Guest Ken Mantlo Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 As I visit other sets I notice that hardly anyone does it the same. Lets see some pics of your sides hanging! Quote
soundtrane Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 hey, if you have (been given) (and still kept them) - that is... Quote
old school Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 We don't have sides in commercials, but if I did a arm like david shows seems a good way to go. CrewC Quote
ve7kjr Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Like to tape them on a piece of show card Quote
Michael Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Hmm... a whole new realm of cart accessory that I hadn't considered. I usually just spread them across the mixer, my laptop or any other handy flat surface. Rob, perhaps a new option for the rastorder carts to go along with the cup holder. Quote
Philip Perkins Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 I clip a piece of showcard off the right side upright of the cart, and clip the pages to that. Philip Perkins Quote
Richard Lightstone, CAS Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Fold each page to edges of the dialog and tape them together. I use highlighter pens to color code each character and use fridge magnets to hold them in place. RL Quote
berniebeaudry Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Sides are referring to the script I'm guessing. How come they're called sides? Haven't heard that term before. Bernie Quote
David Waelder Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 How come they're called sides? Haven't heard that term before. Not sure exactly how the name "sides" came to be but it derives from the practice in Elizabethan plays of providing each performer with only their own lines and the cue lines in and out. So each player would have only their own scenes, their own "side" of the play. Printing in Shakespeare's time was an expensive undertaking. There were no Linotype machines and type had to be set by hand and paper fed into the press by hand. In some cases, sides were probably hand copied rather than printed. Budget cutbacks throughout history. David Waelder Ruth Gordon, a stage actress before she appeared in films, has a very interesting autobiography called "My Side." Quote
Jim Gilchrist Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Sides are referring to the script I'm guessing. How come they're called sides? Haven't heard that term before. Bernie Also generally reduced to a 1/4 page size and stapled in the day's shooting order, so they'll fit in a pocket. And thanks, David, for the reference back to the Elizabethan era. Best regards, Jim Quote
chriskellett Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 In the ugliest shirt I own, I tend to tape them to the monitor. This is a typical TV 4 page long "sides". Quote
Jim Gilchrist Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 In the ugliest shirt I own, I tend to tape them to the monitor. This is a typical TV 4 page long "sides". Come on, Chris. I don't see you that often and I've seen you in an uglier shirt than that. JG Quote
RPSharman Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Chris' rig looks like what I do. I trim the sides to the dialog only (vertically and horizontally), then tape them to the edge of the rack case. Quote
chriskellett Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Come on, Chris. I don't see you that often and I've seen you in an uglier shirt than that. JG Very good Jim, I only wear them to make you smile. Quote
studiomprd Posted February 27, 2010 Report Posted February 27, 2010 really good boom operators memorize the script, often better than the actors... Quote
Joshua Anderson Posted February 27, 2010 Report Posted February 27, 2010 No sides for anyone. A lot of mixers used to be boom ops. Quote
Nicole Hankerson Posted February 27, 2010 Report Posted February 27, 2010 really good boom operators memorize the script, often better than the actors... Yep that's what I do. The Directors and actors/actresses be looking like wow. Ha ha. It helps me to make sure I pick up the dialogue proper and also lets me know how long I'm going to be holding that darn boom pole. ha ha. Nicole Quote
Guest Ken Mantlo Posted February 27, 2010 Report Posted February 27, 2010 Are you kidding? That's why I became a mixer, so I didn't have to memorize dialog anymore . Quote
Thomas Popp Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 This works until they rewrite the scene you are currently on 3 times while they are shooting it.... No sides for anyone. A lot of mixers used to be boom ops. Quote
hemmerlinj Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 This works until they rewrite the scene you are currently on 3 times while they are shooting it.... Exactly. When they re-write add 4 more actors and change the location to an extremely noisy exterior. And every bit of dialog is a whisper. Not because it was written that way, but because the actors felt it would be better that way. Quote
RPSharman Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 And every bit of dialog is a whisper. Not because it was written that way, but because the actors felt it would be better that way. Quieter is better. It makes the character seem more serious, therefore better acting. Soon the dialog will be replaced with the serious stare. This should work fine since actors can barely hear each other these days anyway, since they are all acting so well. Robert Quote
hemmerlinj Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 Quieter is better. It makes the character seem more serious, therefore better acting. Soon the dialog will be replaced with the serious stare. This should work fine since actors can barely hear each other these days anyway, since they are all acting so well. Robert Who would have thought the old soap operas were ahead of their time. Quote
Rob Stalder Posted March 8, 2010 Report Posted March 8, 2010 Michael - your new accessory - well old actually. These pictures are of PK's SU cart few years back. He used a section of metal mesh held to the side upright with cable ties - adjustable by selecting the appropriate square. Hangs on side of cart when not in use. Very innovative of PK. RS Quote
Richard Lightstone, CAS Posted March 16, 2010 Report Posted March 16, 2010 Ok geeks... I said I use fridge magnets to hold my sides in place. Well I just got these nifty iPhone icon fridge magnets! I'm not an iPhone fan, just like mac iconography. http://www.jailbreaktoys.com/App_Magnets_p/mgapp00.htm RL Quote
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