What's your real name? What do you do for work?
Jonathan. I'll respond to any variant except Johnny. It just doesn't register as my name when I hear it, so I don't acknowledge the speaker.
I work in production for film, tv, and web. "Production" meaning the process of ensuring that all elements for a job are in order - something akin to a wedding planner.
I've been in this industry for 3 years, so my roles vary:
Producer - Non-union jobs < $30k
Production Supervisor - Non-union jobs < $75k
Asst. Production Supervisor (aka "Production Coordinator" if I were a union member) - Union + Non-Union jobs > $100k (so far $100k - $3m)
This can be anything from short films, commercials, and music videos to 3D or 2D animation.
For example, what do you see here:
Batman on a the batcycle riding in a tunnel?
In what little experience I have, I see on camera and off:
Stunt Driver (SAG), 1AD and/or 2AD, hero costume with legit safety padding, medic on site, fire marshal on site, location fees, location site rep, location permit, civilian lockups, police traffic lockups, camera car, camera car teamster, camera (possibly high speed) with long lens, cam. op, 1AC, 2AC, director on camera car, handheld monitor for director, case of water on the camera care, water truck for that floor shine, art dept to clean the road and walls, elecs to switch out the bulbs (if location allows), crane to access lamps in order to swtich the bulbs, a large lamp to create the light at the end of the tunnel, grips, flags or screens off camera, picture car and car prep team, basecamp nearby and out of frame, talent motorhome, craft services, production motorhome, video village, parking for crew, parking for all the equipment trucks, staging area for gear, etc etc. This might even just be B-Unit stuff. Not to mention the prep involved to ensure all of these items are in play, and the wrap afterwards to make sure everything is paid for. It's all very convoluted. And considering all those costs, it's possible this shot was built in 3D.
What's your favourite board game?
This is a tough one. I really like stories that introduce new lore into typically agreed upon canons, even if the characters suck. I also enjoy stories that make me feel like I've lost a friend once the story is completed.
Most recently, I enjoyed the Mistborn trilogy. I'm still keeping up with Game of Thrones, and I really enjoyed Gone Girl. Goldfinch was pretty good. Without looking at my library, I can't recall what else I've read. These are selects from the past two years.
I'll also admit that I read and liked Twilight. Don't get me wrong, I hated Bella, but as an example... there's a chapter that was written from Jacob's point of view. I really felt like I was viewing the world from the eyes of a different person. And the shiny vampires? Okay, it was silly. But kudos to Steph Meyer for going against the grain.
Woo, also a tough one. Let me tell you about my Netflix rating system...
- 1 star - Couldn't finish watching it
- 2 stars - Finished it, but didn't like it
- 3 stars - Finished it and enjoyed it.
- 4 stars - Would voluntarily watch it a second time
- 5 stars - Could watch over and over again; if the flick is underrated, upvoting to help out.
I have very few 5 stars. Requiem for a Dream, Fifth Element, Half Baked, Princess Bride, Matrix (I), Usual Suspects was very good the first two times, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Labyrinth. Pretty mainstream list for a filmmaker. I'm a black sheep.
Wolverine! Wait for it...
It's always been Wolverine... the first comic I ever bought was a Daredevil+Ghost Rider comic, but the second one was Wolverine #17 (1989) and I've been a fan ever since.
At the tender age of 7, I just thought he looked cool. I couldn't articulate why, but I can tell you now that the gruff demeanor and simple color palette look good. No blues, red, yellows, or green (though he did adopt blues later on). I kept reading because I found the lone wolf/mysterious past character interesting. I was also interested in japanese lore, and of course the Wolverine storylines catered to that, too.
What brought you to AltTabMe?
I was Googling stuff about ArcheAge and found tr1ages' article.
Which of your current -aholics is effecting you the most?
Smoking, definitely. I mean, I quit smoking and vape now, but the addiction is no less debilitating. It's distracting. My mouth starts watering, my throat gets dry, I can't concentrate on the task at hand, I get irritable. I don't even enjoy it anymore. I just vape to stop the craving. If my vaporizer battery dies, I'll leave wherever I am to go buy a disposable ecig or drive back home. I will quit some day, but not today. And probably not tomorrow.
I'm usually a pretty calm dude, so the irritability gets under my skin. I get irritated that I'm irritable. Viscious cycle. The only things that otherwise regularly get me on edge are intolerance and inequality, and watching the news. Not because it's all bad news, but because we as an audience generally believe we're getting objective news, but the language in the reports usually swings towards some agenda or another.
If you were to go to an -aholic anonymous meeting would you share with the rest of the group?
That depends on my recovery progress. Just going to a meeting? Probably not, but only because laying my business out on the table usually jynxes me somehow. I probably jynx myself. I have a higher success rate when I keep to myself.
If I had finished the program, then I would love to share any successful tips and tricks.
In my description, the list was intended to be honest, but a bit funny. I am predisposed to addiction. My father was an alcoholic. He quit drinking the day I was born, but he has since become addicted to Vicotin due to his back condition. He's actively trying to wean himself off. Both my parents are smokers. My grandmother was also an alcoholic, and my uncle was addicted to PCP after the army. Pretty clean on my mother's side, but I don't see them often so I might not really know.
What is "game" to play right now?
I love me some Hearthstone.
Can you post an interpretive ice dance of your life?
Why didn´t you post a reminder for yourself in the Tab AMA thread?
I started to, but then scolded my OCD.
Do 5 year plans make you want to punch a puppy?
Yes and no. Yes because it'll be difficult to adhere to, but considering how much I still have to learn in production I hope to be regularly PMing or ADing in 5-7 years, producing in 10. I meet a lot of people who call themselves producers but don't know shit about what it entails. I'd like to enter the duties as at least a B level producer.
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