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Carl Charroux: Lessons learned in the entertainment industry…on accident #2

On the Set
by Carl Charroux

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In case you can’t tell, Carl’s day job is as an actor. Some guys have all the luck, right?

The Director has one job on the set.

As Harry Callahan said in the 1983 file Sudden Impact- “Make my day.” (Story by Charles B. Pierce and Earl E. Smith, screenplay by Joseph Stinson)
Make their day. This is what Directors are reminded to do ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. This means – they have a number of pages to shoot, within a certain amount of time and in order to stay on budget – they must accomplish this – they must make their day.

To make their day – they have tools they use.
• Location
• Script
• Actors
• Lights
• Sound
• Camera
• Makeup read article

“wax on wax off” (Lessons learned in the entertainment industry…on accident)

Chapter 1
by Carl Charroux

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In case you can’t tell, Carl’s day job is as an actor. Some guys have all the luck, right?

In the 1984 movie The Karate Kid”, Pat Morita was supposed to be teaching Ralph. Macchio karate, but all summer the karate master had the kid doing chores- painting stuff, waxing the car, etc. These tasks were secretly teaching the “Kid” karate moves, and when his lessons actually began, he found them relatively easy.

I’m going to share some of my “wax on wax off” moments I’ve had over the years with you in a series of articles.

Remember, there is NO one way to achieve your goals in this business, I don’t pretend to know how to get it done. I’m just sharing some of my experiences that hopefully you can relate to. read article