I just had one of the worst film shoots. I was working for free on a film shoot in London that was utterly ridiculous. I was given a schedule by a horribly optimistic producer that had us do five locations in ten hours, not including lunch, then told that it was pretty much unchangeable because of what times we had the locations. When were 2 hours over with one scene cut, the entire thing was blamed on me and I was fired. When faced with a ridiculous shoot and obnoxious producer, what do you do?

The best situation is to simply walk away. Unless money’s involved. If money’s involved, invoke your 2nd Amendment rights.

But in all seriousness, walk away. Keep your head high. A project like that isn’t going anywhere and a producer like that will eventually piss off the wrong person. Also, if there were major set violations (no bathrooms, no lunch, child labor violations, etc.), feel free to make a friendly complaint with your local labor commission. 

Lastly, you worked for free, so you weren’t really fired. I would grab a pint, relax with good friends, and put your energy into the next project. 

31 October 4 Anonymous

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