Comments on: Tales From The Industry XIX - Black Comedy http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:33:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-112027 Clifford Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:31:43 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-112027 These people mostly had tickets they got off Craig's List. Some came from as far as Orange County. Not tourists grabbed off the street. Cheers, -cvj These people mostly had tickets they got off Craig’s List. Some came from as far as Orange County. Not tourists grabbed off the street.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Stacey http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-112018 Stacey Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:30:15 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-112018 I've been to a number of tapings since moving to LA, and I can tell you that tapings of popular, established shows draw a very good crowd of people who really want to be there. But shows that are not as popular will generally have paid audience members - of which I was one a few times. And this lot can run the gamut from out of work actors to participants in a rehab program. I think the disgruntled audience types are usually those that are grabbed off the street (often tourists) who don't know what they're getting in to. I’ve been to a number of tapings since moving to LA, and I can tell you that tapings of popular, established shows draw a very good crowd of people who really want to be there. But shows that are not as popular will generally have paid audience members - of which I was one a few times. And this lot can run the gamut from out of work actors to participants in a rehab program. I think the disgruntled audience types are usually those that are grabbed off the street (often tourists) who don’t know what they’re getting in to.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-111975 Clifford Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:09:40 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-111975 Hi David, These guys were reasonably on time (well, not out by more than say, 20 - 30 minutes). So, in your experience, was the business with the people off the street typical? Best, -cvj Hi David,

These guys were reasonably on time (well, not out by more than say, 20 - 30 minutes). So, in your experience, was the business with the people off the street typical?

Best,

-cvj

]]> By: David Markland http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-111969 David Markland Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:51:44 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/11/tales-from-the-industry-xix-black-comedy/#comment-111969 For a few years I worked as an audience wrangler, so I feel the coordinators pain. However, between the work experience and also participated as an audience member before, I recognized that the difficult audiences are the ones that are deceived, or the ones that are drunk. Audience recruiters will routinely lie to potential audience members, claiming that tapings will only take an hour. Upon arrival, the actual audience coordinators will clarify this, only sometimes aware of what the crowd was told ahead of time. In my experience, I was told to arrive at 5:30pm, taping would begin at 6:30, and the show would be done by 7:30pm. This was ensured because I'd told the recruiter that me and my guests had plans later in the evening. He also promised us free tickets, I think to Universal, after the show wrapped. Anyway, we arrived on time, but the doors didn't even open until 7:30pm, taping didn't begin til 8:30pm, and when tried to leave at 9:30pm, we were told we couldn't... still, we pushed our way out. When we asked for the Universal passes, we were ignored. So, thats my story. The show was 2 Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place... so it was ages ago. For a few years I worked as an audience wrangler, so I feel the coordinators pain.

However, between the work experience and also participated as an audience member before, I recognized that the difficult audiences are the ones that are deceived, or the ones that are drunk.

Audience recruiters will routinely lie to potential audience members, claiming that tapings will only take an hour. Upon arrival, the actual audience coordinators will clarify this, only sometimes aware of what the crowd was told ahead of time.

In my experience, I was told to arrive at 5:30pm, taping would begin at 6:30, and the show would be done by 7:30pm. This was ensured because I’d told the recruiter that me and my guests had plans later in the evening. He also promised us free tickets, I think to Universal, after the show wrapped. Anyway, we arrived on time, but the doors didn’t even open until 7:30pm, taping didn’t begin til 8:30pm, and when tried to leave at 9:30pm, we were told we couldn’t… still, we pushed our way out. When we asked for the Universal passes, we were ignored.

So, thats my story. The show was 2 Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place… so it was ages ago.

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