Cable deemed "incorrectly wrapped." |
“You think you wouldn’t have to tell people that.” Fein said as he removed the offending pallet with a fork truck.
A quick survey was taken through the electrical crew to see if everyone knew the “proper way” to wrap cable. When no one admitted guilt, the pallet’s origin was traced back to the last location, a nightclub in Middleton, Wisconsin.
“We had a few day-players on that location,” said gaffer Dick Settleman. “You can never trust a local who shows up without a tool belt and a headset.”
Earlier that day a net was found in the flag box next to a cucoloris. The Key Grip spent ten minutes lecturing the grip crew while they ate breakfast burritos. “That’s not where that goes.” He said. He went on to state that somebody on the crew was improperly bagging stands; and century stands should not be used in place of light stands. “C-stands are for flags.”
Some in the crew had their own theories regarding who was to blame for the errors on the set, but most agreed with the “local guy” theory proposed by the gaffer. At wrap time an electrician considered by his peers as the "Class Clown" was revealed to be the culprit.
“Oh yeah,” he said. “Like there’s a certain way cable is supposed to get wrapped.” |