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Hook 3:47 AM on the Going Home set. I’m standing in a parking lot watching a PA haul the third garbage bag of plastic water bottles to the dumpster—and we haven’t even shot a frame yet. The diesel generator is loud enough that I have to yell blocking notes to my DP. By lunch, we’ve … Read more
I. The Last Round I Never Got My dad called golf carts “glorified wheelbarrows for the lazy.” He mourned lost Pro V1s like fallen soldiers. His putter—a 1987 Wilson with a grip held together by electrical tape—was Excalibur. It’s been two years since he passed. Sometimes I still catch myself setting up a tee time … Read more
Hook: The Navy SEAL Who Changed How I See Threats Vancouver airport, 2 AM. I was sitting across from a former Navy SEAL at a gate delay—one of those random conversations that happens when flights get canceled and exhaustion strips away small talk. He said something that stuck: “The most dangerous threats don’t announce themselves.” … Read more
Hook: The Lesson That Cost Me $7,000 The fine arrived on a Tuesday. $7,000 for mixing up SAG paperwork with non-union contracts. The kind of mistake that happens when you’re running on four hours of sleep, juggling three locations, and trusting your memory instead of your checklist. I sat in my car outside the production … Read more
Hook: The $3,800 Prop That Vanished Day 9 of Maid. Fifty union crew members standing around at $60/minute while three departments tore apart a location looking for a hero prop. Someone had locked it in a trailer “for safety” without logging it. We burned 90 minutes of daylight and roughly $3,800 in labor before finding … Read more
Go beyond the green with an insider’s ultimate guide to Palm Springs golf. A filmmaker and hospitality pro shares unique course insights, secret planning tips, and the ‘director’s cut’ to your perfect desert golf escape.
Breaking the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle It’s the third Tuesday in November. The last truck rolled off the Maid set six days ago, and I’m standing in my apartment looking at a garage full of grip gear that won’t get called out again until March. My bank account says I’m fine. My calendar says I’m lying to … Read more
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The Night I Burned Gordon Ramsay’s Risotto March 2020. Third week of lockdown. 11 PM. I’m staring at what can only be described as rice cement stuck to my Le Creuset. Gordon Ramsay is on my laptop screen, calmly explaining how risotto should flow “like lava.” Mine has the structural integrity of drywall. The smell … Read more
When LEGO Became Cheaper Than Therapy I bought the LEGO Millennium Falcon after wrapping Maid on Netflix. Ten episodes as a set dresser means ten episodes of watching Assistant Directors yell at grips for putting C-stands in the wrong corner. By episode eight, the effective communication on a film set we’d established in week one … Read more