tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post6291532175307995287..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Chris Helcermanas-Benge: A ConversationNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-68343397175563627672015-05-02T21:51:22.325-05:002015-05-02T21:51:22.325-05:00His credit page is pretty extensive. Knightwatch ...His credit page is pretty extensive. Knightwatch is at least one ABC show he worked on. <br /><br />His description of trying not to distract the actors reminded me of that infamous and classic Christian Bale rant from a few years ago. "Oh Good for you!" <br /><br />I like his description of the Blimp and it makes sense that there would be some kind of quiet camera. One of the characters in my next review could have used that! <br /><br />I'll bet they got more than the 25K equivalent, though it probably was a more short term contract rather than annual salary. And I liked the Halloween party anecdote too - makes you realize there's still so much that we don't know about the behind the scenes stuff. RDA sounds like he just had boundless energy. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-6398581104578557422015-05-02T20:30:24.858-05:002015-05-02T20:30:24.858-05:00I'm really gonna have to study the closing cre...I'm really gonna have to study the closing credits the next time I watch the episodes as this is a name I never recall seeing. With that in mind my hat is off to you for reaching out to him. I'm kind of curious what other ABC shows he worked on before "MacGyver". ABC was the network my parents' TV got in best at our country place with a weak antenna, so it was also the network I watched the most of as a boy and would most likely include the ABC shows he worked on.<br /><br />It sounds like a fun and sometimes complicated job since he needed to be out of the sight of the actors when snapping shots. I wonder if there was ever a production delay/hassle as a consequence of any of his photo shoots "interfering". You gotta wonder how much a job like this paid. Did everything in Hollywood pay a good salary or were some people with a lower profile in the production earn today's equivalent of $25,000 a year? <br /><br />It sounds like he's another crew member who really enjoyed working on the set, which seems to be a predominant but not unanimous takeaway from your interviews. Also kind of amusing that RDA hosted Halloween parties. Who on Earth has time for Halloween parties when you're working 17 hours a day?!?!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com