Now we shall touch upon the
infinite detail work
upon which the finite world
of make-believe film production
is grounded...

or whatever.

The support system for the creation
of movie magic includes a vast array
of vehicles.
Some quite normal looking,
others are task specific.

To reduce this to the absurd:

one may think of all of this
steel
synthetic compounds
and human ingenuity
as merely
an enormous concoction
of huge boxes with wheels

that contain toys.

The good news is that, as a rule -

everyone employed to cart the toys
to location

those responsible for
unloading the toys

and finally those held accountable
for assembling and disassembling the toys

were very well taught by their mothers

AND

everything has a place where it belongs

AND

at the end of the day this is where
everything winds up.

{except when things disappear - which was
mentioned on these pages in the case of
Warren Beatific's last visit to New York City.

There is no bad news about all this
because if there were
you'd never hear about it from me.}

ITEM: Ever wonder which model number
and manufacturer are used by
professional hand held camera persons?

Well, I forget to look, so fuggetaboutit.

But, as almost any empty suit will tell you,
really good speakers make all the difference
in a home theatre system.

By extrapolation and deductive reasoning

I did discover that the actor Rob Cividanes,
who was playing an audio technician from
a mythical news station and waiting all day
to thrust his boom microphone into
someone's face, if so directed,

was equipped with a pair of
SONY MDR V6 headphones attached
to a velcro covered box and strapped to
his waist

and thereby, I came to the conclusion
that this particular model
was a good toy to have.

In order to secure this paraphernalia
for the aforementioned ambiance,
it was necessary for Rob to find the
"Prop Truck"
which happened to be parked on
Fifth Avenue all day long...

with the appropriate "parking permit"
granting dispensation
and supplied by
the Mayor's
Special Unit for Kow No Tow
displayed on the dashboard for all to see...

To make sure all props are returned
at the end of the day

Chris from L.A.
and - you guessed it -
dressed in a Hawaiian shirt

stood within the confines of the cavernous
"Prop Truck"

and asked politely for various forms of
i.d. be surrendered as "security"
from those who would be playing
with the Avery Pictures "toys"
for the day.

Payment vouchers, SAG Union Cards
and Passports were acceptable.

Sorry, VISA, Mastercard and
American Express are not.

Mr. Cividanes is a real professional actor.

By using all his years of experience developing
his powers of observation and concentration

following his surrender of something

he successfully spied the
Kraft Food Services table
located on the opposite side of the street
and

when hunger stuck a few hours later

he excused himself from the set
and went off to
make a sandwich consisting of
Ham and American Cheese.

Other deli treats were available
but Chris is a regular kind of guy...

There was this other actor on the set
Ed Whathisname who was a featured
player in "Saving Private Ryan" who -

you know - the guy walking around
Normandy with the word "Brooklyn"
scrawled on his fatigue jacket?

- was also now starring in this film:
"Fifteen Minutes."

At no time was he seen anywhere near
the Kraft Food Services table.

His father was also on the set. A very nice
older fellow and soon to be former member
of New York's Finest.

Everyone who had exhausted themselves waiting
to catch a glimpse of Mr. De Niro was now hoping
to catch a glimpse of whathisname from
"...Private Ryan."

To tell the truth, even three male tourists
from Ireland were aware he was on the set
and were asking for his whereabouts...

"We expect he will soon become a new
neon god..." one of them was overheard
to say...