I Need PAs, Can You Help Me Internet?
UPDATE: I’ve received many offers, thank you everyone. I’m still processing them at this point so I haven’t responded yet I’ll be in touch soon. It’s likely I’m covered for now. Thank you internet!
Turns out there’s a lot of work involved in shooting a concert DVD. I’m looking for a few helpers for this San Fransicso thing - PA’s they call them, which apparently stands for Production Assistant. You know: sandwich getter.
I need one person for the day before the show, two the day of, and one the day after (that’s Thursday, Friday and Saturday). I can’t pay you anything, but I can get you a free ticket if you don’t already have one, or perhaps one for a friend if you do. You’ll of course receive credit, and probably some other free stuff, and my gratitude forever and ever.
If you’ve had experience doing this sort of thing that’s a definite plus, but mostly I’m looking for people who are available (like, all day, for a long time) and willing to run around and do all sorts of things when we realize we forgot something at the last minute.
Email me if you’re interested.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Of course the internet can help its like a deus ex machina only with less deus ex and more machina… and inane youtube comments.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Dang, I never thought I would regret not being a Frisconian.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
If you ever come to DALLAS and do an elaborate DVD shoot and need a PA, I’d be more than happy to help for that kind of payment. Unfortunately, San Francisco is a long way from Dallas, and I’m relying on that DVD to see that particular show. Good luck with your search in SF.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I’m a PA! but in atlanta.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I still say you should do what the Beastie Boys did for their film, they gave a bunch of handhelds to audience members then edited the footage together later.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
craigslist.org is FROM San Francisco…
January 30th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
It also stands for “Program Advance” in the Megaman Battlenetwork series, (which is basically an RPG about the humanity of computer programs, which is awesome).
Also. Um. If you ever need a PA in NYC, I could probably do it.
January 30th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
‘Sandwich getter’? I can’t promise you that I wont eat the sandwich in the process, so… I’m gonna have to turn down the offer.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
same here with the NYC/Long Island thing.
come back to Brooklyn!
January 30th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
(not to sound like I copied Mr. Nobody)
Sandwich getter sounds great.
I might give it to a hungry hobo on the street, though.
*twitches at the typo in San ‘Fransicso’*
January 30th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I asked family, who live near San Francisco, if they were interested. Embarrassingly enough for me, she hadn’t heard of JoCo. So, of course I directed her to the songs area. I’m hoping she’ll become an instant convert and volunteer.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
If I lived a little further west, I would be the most enthusiastic sandwich getter ever. I would quest forth and get the best sandwiches since sliced bread. But alas, I don’t.
So I shant.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
If someone said to me, “I think you could go 237 miles on foot without dying”, I would run 237 miles for days to be a PA.
Which sucks because I make the best BLTs ever.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Can’t help you in California, but if you, Paul or Storm need anything when you are here in Alexandria in March, sing out, I live close by. Doritoes, sandwiches, homemade chickensoup and cookies, a Fudgy the whale even. I draw the line at Champale though-eew. Even a purple monkey shaped ice cream cake, you know, like the song- “Cold monkey get made start melting, cold monkey stuck in fridge…”
January 31st, 2008 at 2:06 am
As I feel the need to imitate everyone above, if you ever do some sort of uber-complicated shoot in the Portland, OR area, you will have the full video production, as well as insane musical talent of Apt. T Productions behind you.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:38 am
This is a handy place to find video crew:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cwg/
I’d love to help, but that’s quite a drive from OK.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:18 pm
JC,
How many more PA’s needed at this point, and for what day(s)?
January 31st, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Shaggy: yes, I should have updated this post. I’ve received many offers, thank you everyone. I’m still processing them at this point, but likely I’m covered for now. Thank you internet!
January 31st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
w00t!