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I've been a professioinal audio guy since 1975 in one way or another.
For a few years I had the opportunity to work in film as a camera crane operator because my good friend and I obtained a truck mounted 26' location crane. Because I know AC real well, I did gennies (easiest work on the set!) and Best Boy Electrical as well.
I never wanted to do sound!
A highlight of films that I worked on were Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive and a few other Stephen King films done at Dino De Laurentis' complex in Wilmington, NC.
It was fun!
We blew stuff up, crashed cars, trucks, airplanes, houses, etc...
Fire, explosions!
I watched the director take a little girl named Drew Barrymore out in the woods and make her cry before a few scenes.
I got to hang out every morning for a few weeks with Stephen King while we drove to location.... one strange cat!
He liked to ride with me in the camera crane for some reason.
I guess I'm cool!
Good money, too!
I financed my 24 track room this way in 1986!
I bought that studio and never did another film!
DB
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