Post by graycav56 on Sept 27, 2008 18:17:23 GMT -5
As I type this, I just learned of the death of Paul Newman. Moonlighters will note the link between him and our show, primarily with Cool Hand Dave and Color of Maddie.
I personally met Mr. Newman in 1976, when he was filming Slap Shot in my hometown of Johnstown PA. I was an extra, even blowing off school for a week to get in the crowd scenes. Alas, none of my shots made the final cut.
Anyway, at the time I was hoping to go to USC film school. A few members of the crew befriended me and one of my buddies and we spent hours watching them do the cinematography, editing and sound work. One day, the senior editor told us to come to a different room in the Sheraton, where he said he had a surprise for us.
When we got there, it was a suite set up with a screen, projector and about a dozen seats. They told Mike and I to take the two on the end on the first row.
A couple of minutes later, the director George Roy Hill and Mr. Newman came in and introduced themselves (like they needed to do that!!). They already knew that we were interested in the industry and wanted us to watch dailies with them. Back then the dailies were shipped to Pittsburgh for processing and then returned to Johnstown within 48 hours.
Here we were, two kids, watching dailies with two legends of film. Mr. Hill asked our opinions on each of the scenes, asking which take we would use. Amazingly, we came to the same conclusions as he as to which ones were the best.
At the end of the evening they both shook our hands, and wished us well.
The flood of 1977 took away my dad's business, and the money he had put away for my college. I understood and paid my way through a local school, never getting to USC.
But I will carry the memory of that day for the rest of my life.
Rest in peace, Paul Newman. You were one hell of a guy.
I personally met Mr. Newman in 1976, when he was filming Slap Shot in my hometown of Johnstown PA. I was an extra, even blowing off school for a week to get in the crowd scenes. Alas, none of my shots made the final cut.
Anyway, at the time I was hoping to go to USC film school. A few members of the crew befriended me and one of my buddies and we spent hours watching them do the cinematography, editing and sound work. One day, the senior editor told us to come to a different room in the Sheraton, where he said he had a surprise for us.
When we got there, it was a suite set up with a screen, projector and about a dozen seats. They told Mike and I to take the two on the end on the first row.
A couple of minutes later, the director George Roy Hill and Mr. Newman came in and introduced themselves (like they needed to do that!!). They already knew that we were interested in the industry and wanted us to watch dailies with them. Back then the dailies were shipped to Pittsburgh for processing and then returned to Johnstown within 48 hours.
Here we were, two kids, watching dailies with two legends of film. Mr. Hill asked our opinions on each of the scenes, asking which take we would use. Amazingly, we came to the same conclusions as he as to which ones were the best.
At the end of the evening they both shook our hands, and wished us well.
The flood of 1977 took away my dad's business, and the money he had put away for my college. I understood and paid my way through a local school, never getting to USC.
But I will carry the memory of that day for the rest of my life.
Rest in peace, Paul Newman. You were one hell of a guy.