“The Hollywood system is dying bro. Everybody and their mothers are shooting RED or Grass Valley Viper. Digital is the way its going now. But even so, these people still try to maintain the same shit the film requires. There is no need for A cinematographer, a camera operator, a 1st Assistant Cameraman, 2nd AC, clapper/loader, and a film runner (who has no film to run by the way, just a hard drive or DVDs) on the same shoot. And it’s like that in all the departments. With Digital you can get shit done faster, easier, and cheaper than film. Thats the fucking point and Hollywood doesn’t get it yet. Because of the fucking UNIONS! The union shoots mandate that grips handle diffusion, c stands, and direction/color/type of light, while not touching the actual lights themselves. That is the GAFFERS’ job. They are the only people who can touch lights. But who runs the cables for the lights? Only ELECTRICIANS are allowed to do that! Dude the whole system is so antiquated and inefficient it hurts me to think about it. And don’t even get me started on Ad Agencies. What a fucking joke.”