A Day in the Life

Runner

Time	Activity
07:00	Load the van with paints, wood and tools for the DIY programme shoot.
08:00	Drive to location. Need to arrive first as I've got the keys, the equipment and need to get the coffee on.
09:00	Having unloaded and provided the crew with tea and coffee, race off to a DIY store to pick up extra hinges that we need.
10:30	I also picked up some fresh milk and grub for lunch as I know I'm going to be busy in the house this morning. Assist the Director/Cameraman by doing the sound.
11:30	Clear up the working area ready for shooting the next sequence, simultaneously provide a few buckets of coffee, and telephone base to get some new bulbs for the red-heads.
12:00	Shove tons of grub in the oven to feed the troops. It's ver physical rebuilding someone's home in the space of three days. Everybody eats a lot.
12:00	Shove tons of grub in the oven to feed the troops. It's very physical rebuilding someone's home in the space of three days. Everybody eats a lot.
13:00	First sitting for lunch! We've only four chairs and ten mouths to feed. Erect shelter in the garden over the power tools as it's now raining. Indoors put stack of batteries on charge for Director/Cameraman.
14:00	Everyone has eaten, so I announce it's my turn!
14:15	I'm needed upstairs to help move furniture in the second room. Return to finish my lunch and talk to the contributors who have no idea what is going on upstairs.
15:30	Have a long list of stuff to get from the builder's merchants. I'm hoping I can organise some discount again, to save the programme budget. Also pick up some more wood as someone underestimated the quantities.
17:00	Get a chance to use the 2nd camera to shoot the exterior sequence. Really glad I was paying close attention earlier on as to how to set up shots. Grab a colleague to negotiate with the pedestrians who keep getting in shot! Race back inside to reset more furniture.
18:30	Back to doing some more boom operating, for the surprise reveal sequence. The first room, incredibly, is finished. It looks good, they like it, and the take is a good one. It's been worth the hard slog today.
19:00	We've wrapped and I have a huge amount of clearing up to do. Fortunately, the whole crew help out this time. Return to base, deposit the tools indoors for security. Cycle home.

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