Tomorrow marks an important day in my life in the entertainment industry. I am going to work on an independent film movie set as a production assistant. This basically means I’m the “goto boy” and I do whatever the heck they need me to do. I’ll probably be helping out with grip and audio as well.

The crew will probably consist of about 30-40 people total (at least that’s what I’ve been told) and we’re shooting the film in the backlot of Universal Studios. What is the backlot? Well, if you’ve ever been to Universal Studios in Universal City, California, you already know there’s a ride which I believe is called studio tour. It’s basically you and about 100 other people sitting on a little tram rolling down the hill into the backlot of Universal. You get to see the sound stages and sets from the tram in a 30+ minute ride. It’s pretty cool the first time you roll down there and see everything! So I’m going to be able to drive down to the actual gate to the lot, tell them I’m on the list, and they’ll let me into the backlot as if I work there!

The location at which we’re shooting is by the log cabin on top of the hill. This is the same log cabin used in the movie The Great Outdoors starring John Candy and Dan Aykroyd.

I’m not getting paid for my work, in fact I’m volunteering. My goal, however, is to learn what happens on a movie set as I’m totally inexperienced at this. It’s not always going to be fun and the hours will be long but I’m willing to put up with that this time because hopefully after the shooting is done, I’m going to be able to sit in on the post production audio part of it and possibly help out! This is the best way to get your name out there and network and I’d be stupid not to take this opportunity for that reason!

I’m obviously going to bring my camera and try to steal a few moments away to photograph some of the sets up close and personal, but because we’ll be limited on time and possibly access to different areas, we’ll see what happens. Oh, and I can’t remember what the movie is about, but I’m almost certain (at least hopefully certain) that it’s not pornography. I guess I’ll find out.