Full Transcript for What a Set Medic Does While Everyone Else Panics (feat. Joe Silva)

00:04:28.480 Did you always want to work in the medical field when you were growing up, or did it kind of come about later? 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:30.319 Um, it kind of came about. 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:35.839 So when I was uh in high school, I was born and raised uh in Temple City here in SoCal. 00:04:36.079 --> 00:04:36.480 Okay, yeah. 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:41.680 Um I live in Monrovia now, but uh so like still in that like local area. 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:47.439 And back in high school, um the fire department uh came for a career day. 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:58.160 Um and I had a friend who his dad worked in the fire service, and uh that's where I learned like a whole bunch of stuff, you know, about the fire service and medical stuff. 00:04:58.399 --> 00:05:14.000 Um I volunteered and did explorers with them for the county fire department, and then after high school, uh I went to college and got my EMT and did like fire classes and stuff like that, as well as my other degree classes. 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:14.560 Okay. 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:20.240 Um and uh I got my EMT, my first semester in college. 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:25.120 Um it's it's only a four-month, like one semester class. 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:34.959 Um, and then I started working on uh the ambulance um uh here in like the San Gabriel Valley, and I just really liked it. 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:35.759 It was awesome. 00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:39.839 I had some buddies that worked uh for the same company as me. 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:45.360 So, you know, we got to partner up on shifts, so it like made it so much more fun, you know. 00:05:45.519 --> 00:05:50.639 Like we're only 18 and we're like looking at each other like who gave us keys to an ambulance? 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:52.240 This is crazy. 00:05:52.399 --> 00:05:53.759 What are they thinking, you know? 00:05:54.000 --> 00:06:02.800 Yeah, um, and uh yeah, you know, like driving around with the lights and sirens, like you know, and you're still like super young. 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:09.120 Um it was awesome, and you get to help a lot of people see a lot of different different things. 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:15.920 Um yeah, and then I transitioned from that and I worked as a wildland fireman for several years. 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:20.160 Wow, did a bunch of prevention for all the big fires we have here in SoCal. 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:28.720 Yeah, um, and then uh in the off season one year when we got laid off, um, I decided to go to paramedic school. 00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:35.920 And so that was a year and a half um and uh full time, so I didn't work. 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:43.600 Um, and the difference is there's quite a difference, but EMT is just like simple, basic medical stuff. 00:06:43.839 --> 00:06:44.000 Yeah. 00:06:44.480 --> 00:07:01.920 Um, and then paramedic you do like um IVs, needles, you deal with medications, narcotics, um, and uh like four lead, twelve lead EKG to see if something's wrong with like your

heart, defibrillation. 00:07:02.079 --> 00:07:09.759 Um, so it's a lot longer and more in-depth uh program because you are allowed to have a bigger scope of practice, we call it. 00:07:10.079 --> 00:07:10.319 Yeah. 00:07:10.480 --> 00:07:10.720 Yeah. 00:07:11.279 --> 00:07:19.519 When then transitioning and working as a set medic, are there any like specific qualifications, trainings that you need to have, like those prerequisites? 00:07:20.079 --> 00:07:23.279 Yeah, so um you only need to be an EMT. 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:29.920 Um and when you get your EMT, you also get your C PR card that that comes with the class. 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:47.199 Um, and the biggest uh portion that's super important after you get your EMT um is working as an EMT in uh the field and getting like real practical hands-on experience. 00:07:47.920 --> 00:08:00.000 Um because you learn all the book stuff in class, but that's only like maybe 15 or 20 percent it at the most of like the most important skills. 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:04.560 Like the skills you learn are like getting out there and doing the different things. 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:07.519 Um, because every call is different, you know. 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:12.480 Um the a broken bone can be different in many different ways. 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:16.720 Uh, you know, same with a heart attack or a stroke and all these things. 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:19.120 So not one call is ever the same. 00:08:19.199 --> 00:08:33.120 So it's really important to um work in the field, you know, whether it's in the emergency room or on the ambulance and getting really good uh firsthand real life real world experience. 00:08:33.279 --> 00:08:44.720 Um and you need that specifically to answer your question uh for sed medic because you know we we're hanging out like waiting for something to happen, hopefully not. 00:08:44.960 --> 00:08:45.120 Right. 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:56.159 Um so if you were to go to just the classroom portion, um you have the certification, but you don't have what's needed um for that real experience. 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:06.639 So when someone's dying or hurt really bad, um, you know, you don't uh panic or get tunnel vision because you've seen it and experienced it. 00:09:06.960 --> 00:09:11.759 So you have that muscle memory kind of built in and you already know what to do. 00:09:12.159 --> 00:09:18.240 Um so I'd say that's the most important thing, but you only need your EMT, your EMT basic. 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:22.799 But anyone can do it uh that that has a license above that. 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:26.240 So a paramedic or even a nurse or like an LVN. 00:09:26.799 --> 00:09:27.519 Okay, cool. 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:31.279 What was your first experience on set as a set medic like? 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:33.840 Like what were those first like early experiences like? 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:35.600 Man, it was hilarious. 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:46.559 So um I'm trying to remember I my first gig was a makeup commercial um for one of the big makeup stores. 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:56.159 I I can't remember which one, but uh um, you know, my buddy that got me in, um, he's like, just be visible. 00:09:56.320 --> 00:10:03.840 They'll probably tell you like where they would like you to hang out, bring your gear, they're gonna give you a radio, make sure you pay attention to the radio. 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:08.240 Yeah, um, they'll give you something called start paperwork, and you do that after. 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:10.080 If you have questions, just ask them. 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:13.279 So I was like, cool, sounds great, right? 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:25.279 And um, man, like there was a lot of like hustle and bustle and everything going on, and like um watching everything, watching them build everything and and do all these things. 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:34.240 And in the meantime, I'm listening to the radio, and like he didn't mention like their certain radio etiquette that like they use, you know, right? 00:10:34.399 --> 00:10:38.960 Like, even at the end of the day, I'm like, why are they talking about martinis? 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:41.279 Like, what, you know? 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:44.960 Yeah, um, so it was cool, but everyone was really nice. 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:51.120 Um, but there's just like a couple funny things that um I remember like first starting, you know. 00:10:51.360 --> 00:10:59.519 Um, and one thing that's a little different uh from set medic because we're classified as first aid. 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:10.399 Um, and so when you're an EMT or a paramedic in the field for an ambulance, we follow specific uh protocols like through the county and the state and stuff. 00:11:10.480 --> 00:11:12.480 Like you can do this, you can't do that. 00:11:12.960 --> 00:11:20.559 Um so normally we don't just carry Advil and Tylenol and uh you know, to give to people. 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:34.559 We have medications, but um EMTs don't give medications on the ambulance, paramedics do, but aside from that, um I was like, why are people coming in asking me for sunscreen? 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:37.360 You know, like how is that a medical thing? 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:47.679 So another funny thing I learned like real quick was a lot of stuff that um we as medics have is more of like a convenience type of thing, yeah, you know? 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:56.720 Yeah, um, so and I remember on Melaney, like you had everything we'd need, like teas or cough drops or like everything. 00:11:56.799 --> 00:11:59.120 Like if you needed anything, like you had it. 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:00.480 And that's so interesting. 00:12:00.639 --> 00:12:05.519 Like that being onset, then you start to realize all these little things that you wouldn't have thought of. 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:14.639 Like, even the other day on um this photo shoot we were filming at the beach, the your friend uh Monica was the medic there, she had like a whole tub of sunscreen, right?

00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:17.919 Like, because we need to make sure no one's getting burned on the beach all day. 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:21.440 Like, and it's just helpful to have those things for convenience. 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:22.320 Yeah, yeah. 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:23.120 Absolutely. 00:12:23.279 --> 00:12:48.320 It was kind of funny, you know, at first, but like as soon as I understood like that concept, then like my goal in the beginning for a long time was like, okay, if that's like how things go, then I'm gonna try to get like every little thing I can, yeah, you know, and see how far I can get before someone like stumps me and asks me for something unique, and then I'm like, oh, people ask for that, you know. 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:55.120 So I ended up building like this huge kit with all kinds of stuff, and like it just works out great, you know, for everybody. 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:58.080 Yeah, what do you get asked for most? 00:12:59.039 --> 00:13:02.240 Oh man, it's been quite a while. 00:13:02.480 --> 00:13:09.440 Um non-medical-wise, uh mint and gums, mint or gum. 00:13:09.600 --> 00:13:09.919 Yeah. 00:13:10.159 --> 00:13:16.080 Um, but aside from that, it's typically Advil uh and band-aids. 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:17.360 Uh yeah. 00:13:17.759 --> 00:13:18.960 Advil and band-aids. 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:21.679 Those are like the two big things. 00:13:21.919 --> 00:13:22.320 Yeah. 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:26.000 I also remember there was like, do you remember like Ludafed? 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:31.200 Like everyone would everyone got like sick all of a sudden. 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:37.120 Like everyone's having like the sniffles and the pseudofed, and then we they like made pictures of like Ludafed. 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:40.320 Yeah, Chris and Right. 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:42.320 It was awesome. 00:13:42.639 --> 00:13:56.480 One of our uh uh our I think she was the coordinator or something, yeah, yeah, and then she was coming like every morning, and then one of the other PAs like came over and had a picture, and like I was like Ludafed, I'm like, dude, that's awesome. 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:01.039 So I had like my name on one, and then we had Ludafed on the other. 00:14:01.120 --> 00:14:01.840 It was great. 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:03.600 That was so funny, yeah. 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:05.039 That was amazing. 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:05.840 Yeah. 00:14:06.399 --> 00:14:10.320 So what does a typical day on set look like as a set medic? 00:14:10.559 --> 00:14:12.639 What what's on your call sheet? 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:22.000 Um, so as a medic, we're one of the first ones to get there, um, typically in the morning, and one of the last ones to leave. 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:31.840 Um, check in with uh someone in production, and uh they give you an idea of like, you know, where they where you they would like you to be. 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:37.360 Um and bring in your unload your gear, bring it in, get set up. 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:49.679 Um, and then you know, I usually walk around and like introduce myself to anyone I don't know, like and especially like the first AD and like some department heads, just so if I haven't met them, they know who I am. 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:49.919 Yeah. 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:52.799 And I you know, say, hey, I'm gonna be over here. 00:14:53.120 --> 00:15:00.960 Um, and then kind of just hang out and hope like that nobody uh gets like hurt too bad, you know? 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:02.799 It's never fun when that happens. 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:04.399 Yeah, absolutely. 00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:10.559 Do you think there's a kind of traditional path into becoming a set medic, or does everyone come from different backgrounds? 00:15:10.960 --> 00:15:13.200 Everyone definitely comes from different backgrounds. 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:13.679 Yeah. 00:15:13.919 --> 00:15:14.240 Yeah. 00:15:14.720 --> 00:15:24.159 And um I think one thing that contributes to that is because uh you have to know someone to get started. 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:24.639 Right. 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:29.279 You know, um, there's nowhere to apply, there's nowhere to send a resume. 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:36.399 Um you can call the union hall, um, but uh they don't, you know, get you work. 00:15:36.720 --> 00:15:41.759 Um and so it brings a lot of uh which makes it really cool. 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:44.240 You know, it brings a lot of people from different walks of life. 00:15:44.320 --> 00:15:44.559 Yeah. 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:48.480 And you get to meet people from like all over and different experience and stuff. 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:53.840 So it's like super cool getting to talk to people like in all the departments at work. 00:15:54.399 --> 00:15:59.120 I think that's the best part of set is just getting to talk to so many different people and meeting new faces. 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:15.440 Like I even on Melaney, like walking around, coming over, chatting, you know, and then like it's it's just fun, the people that you get to meet, and it almost I always say it feels like summer camp because it's like these 12-hour days, and you get really close with people and then you know see you when I see you after you rap. 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:24.559 But it's yeah, it's a good time, and it's everyone like path into the industry is so different that it's also cool to like ask how everyone got started. 00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:26.159 Yeah, absolutely. 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:58.399 I love that, and then one of my favorite things um is meeting um you know, people on set, and then I might not see them for a couple of months or maybe a couple of years, but we worked uh a project for a couple of months or maybe more, so you get to know everyone like really well, yeah, and then sometimes like I'll start a new gig and I won't know that an old a friend I worked with like two or three years ago is there, and then we're like, hey, and they're like, Hey, and then you like catch up.

00:16:58.480 --> 00:17:03.840 It's like catching up with like an old friend, and it just makes like the day and the the whole like show like awesome. 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:08.240 Totally, it's so much fun, and then you see a familiar face and you're like, Hey, I get to work with you again. 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:10.640 Like, this is great, it's so cool, dude. 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:11.599 I love that. 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:16.640 Yeah, how how do you prepare for different risks that might come with each shoot? 00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:24.880 Or what's like is there an injury that you see a lot of the time, or um with every shoot is different, every like risk is different. 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:27.839 Uh so how do you kind of like prepare going into it? 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:29.599 Right, good question. 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:35.440 Um Usually uh I'll start when uh with where the location is gonna be. 00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:35.839 Okay. 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:41.440 You know, um, I mean, sometimes as you know, we work on some of like the big uh movie ranches. 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:41.920 Yeah. 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:49.920 Um and there's we have a snake wrangler and there's a lot of bugs, and it's easier for people to roll ankles and trip. 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:56.880 And when it during the summer, when it's really hot, you know, um, we go through a lot of electrolytes and a lot of water. 00:17:57.519 --> 00:18:02.319 Um you know, so the different areas like we work, you know. 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:12.559 Um sometimes downtown LA has like different types of like dangers, you know, from cars and other random people or just like stairs. 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:25.200 Uh so I try to evaluate like the location like before and then um when I first like get there to see like you know any potential stuff that I've run into in the past or maybe something I haven't like seen before. 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:25.839 Yeah. 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:32.000 We recently worked together on Dustin Conrad's Chi Chi music video, yeah, which was so fun. 00:18:32.079 --> 00:18:33.839 And I can't believe the video is already out. 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:35.680 Like, we they turned that around. 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:37.519 I was so surprised. 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:40.720 I was like, no way, like that's the quickest in history, dude. 00:18:41.119 --> 00:18:44.960 Yeah, because we filmed it on Tuesday and then it was out yesterday on Thursday. 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:45.279 Right. 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:46.400 Like that's wild. 00:18:46.640 --> 00:18:47.759 That is so wild. 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:50.480 I I've never experienced that or even heard of that. 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:52.240 I was like, dude, good for them. 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:54.799 Yes, that that was so fun. 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:58.960 I thought it was really cool that I like working as a production supervisor on that. 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:05.039 That when we needed a medic because we had like a flamethrower in that video, I was like, wait, I know the perfect guy for this. 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:07.440 I was so pumped when you text me. 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:09.119 I was like, no way, dude. 00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:10.960 Yeah, that was awesome. 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:14.400 It was so sick to get to reconnect and have you there. 00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:15.759 What was your experience like? 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:16.960 Was it was it fun? 00:19:17.279 --> 00:19:18.400 It was a lot of fun. 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:32.799 I uh those like old um uh somewhat abandoned looking like uh industrial buildings from like the 30s or whatever, like they just look so cool because they're so old and beat up and vintage. 00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:36.640 Um, and then it was cool doing the the the flamethrower thing. 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:38.960 I think everyone was a little nervous, you know. 00:19:39.119 --> 00:19:45.039 Yeah, um, but luckily it worked out and like everybody came out like totally fine. 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:46.880 Um, and it looked really good. 00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:48.640 The shots they got looked amazing. 00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:50.319 They look so sick, yeah. 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:54.319 You know, and everyone getting to watch, you know, like it came out great. 00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:55.920 Yeah, it was so cool, dude. 00:19:56.079 --> 00:20:04.559 And it was it was like a big party on set, like it was truly a party, and everyone seemed to have a really good time, and I think that's just like such a great feeling. 00:20:04.640 --> 00:20:12.880 Everything went smoothly, everyone had a blast on set, and like everyone worked really hard on that one, so it's it's great to see it come to life. 00:20:13.119 --> 00:20:17.920 Yeah, that it definitely everyone really uh worked hard on that one for sure. 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:29.440 And it was, you're right, it was fun because there's music, you know, in between like shots, and then like for the shot, and uh it was super cool, and we got to run into each other like again, you know. 00:20:29.680 --> 00:20:32.240 Yes, um, so it was really good. 00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:34.319 I was like really stoked that that you called. 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:36.799 So thank you again for of course, of course. 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:40.160 What are some of your favorite projects that you've worked on? 00:20:40.640 --> 00:20:43.759 Um, Melaney is definitely one. 00:20:44.240 --> 00:20:47.200 Uh Monsters, the Netflix series. 00:20:47.359 --> 00:20:49.920 Um, that one was really cool. 00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:57.279 Uh I've worked a couple seasons, and uh hopefully the next one's coming up uh this next year. 00:20:57.839 --> 00:21:01.279 Um, and uh I've worked on a lot of commercials. 00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:03.279 Commercials can be really fun too. 00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:05.440 They're typically shorter, as you know. 00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:05.920 Right. 00:21:06.319 --> 00:21:13.359 Um, but they're a different type of like

world than uh TV and reality. 00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:24.319 Um I worked on an interesting one um during the strike uh that was called uh we were at Calamigos Ranch. 00:21:24.480 --> 00:21:25.359 Oh yeah. 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:30.799 And um it was uh it was called F Boy Island. 00:21:31.839 --> 00:21:32.720 No joke. 00:21:32.960 --> 00:21:41.039 And then we also shot uh the that was like the second or third season, and then we did the first season of F Girl Island. 00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:45.359 It was a like dating like reality show is all it was, you know. 00:21:45.599 --> 00:21:49.759 But um that one was really cool, and Calamigos Ranch is like awesome. 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:50.400 Yeah. 00:21:50.559 --> 00:21:59.599 Um, there's so many uh, you know, that I've worked on that I have fun, mostly because like everybody's like really cool, all the crew, you know, getting to see people, like we said. 00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:00.559 Again. 00:22:00.799 --> 00:22:11.680 Um and one thing that's awesome about being a medic is when we're on standby, like it I get to see how everything like evolves, you know, yeah. 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:29.359 From the empty sound stage to um everyone building out everything and then there's different shots, special effects, all the crafts, you know, and what they do, um, and just getting like a bird's eye view of like all that stuff, you know, is like really awesome. 00:22:29.599 --> 00:22:30.079 Yeah. 00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:30.559 Yeah. 00:22:30.720 --> 00:22:33.119 How do you typically find work in production? 00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:36.160 Is it through like word of mouth, knowing someone? 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:36.799 Right. 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:40.319 It's word of mouth, you know, or knowing someone, you know. 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:40.720 Yeah. 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:48.240 As time goes by, you like meet different people, um, you know, and they call you back or you know, refer you to a friend. 00:22:48.480 --> 00:23:00.640 Um, so that's why like in the beginning we're talking about trying to get in, you know, as you know, like um, if it wasn't for my buddy, you know, like I, you know, probably would have never uh got started. 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:04.559 Um, you know, but yeah, everyone in the industry knows like that's how it works. 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:04.960 Right. 00:23:05.119 --> 00:23:06.160 Yeah, for most of us. 00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:11.759 Are you exclusively working in film or are you also doing other types of medical work? 00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:13.519 Just exclusively in film. 00:23:13.680 --> 00:23:14.240 It's awesome. 00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:16.640 Yeah, yeah, I love it, dude. 00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:17.279 It's awesome. 00:23:17.519 --> 00:23:18.799 Yeah, it's so much fun. 00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:19.359 Yeah. 00:23:19.680 --> 00:23:24.480 Do you travel a lot or is it the productions you work on typically in LA? 00:23:24.880 --> 00:23:26.640 Um, occasionally I travel. 00:23:27.119 --> 00:23:28.720 Um, I haven't gone out of state. 00:23:28.799 --> 00:23:34.160 Some medics do go out of state, uh, just kind of depending on the show and production. 00:23:34.400 --> 00:23:44.079 Um but I've been uh up north and down to San Diego and uh sometimes out in like the desert or down at the beach. 00:23:44.240 --> 00:23:46.720 It's always so nice when you're shooting at the beach. 00:23:46.799 --> 00:23:49.839 It's totally bad because you can let's just have like a beach day. 00:23:50.079 --> 00:23:50.880 It's beautiful. 00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:54.319 Yeah, it's always awesome when you're at the beach. 00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:57.759 Yes, yeah, like filming the shoot earlier this week at the beach. 00:23:57.839 --> 00:24:00.400 I was just like, this is like what a nice LA day. 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:03.200 Like just filming a project, chilling at the beach. 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:03.839 Right. 00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:05.279 This is great. 00:24:05.440 --> 00:24:05.839 Yeah. 00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:07.680 Yeah, I love the beach, dude. 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:08.720 Yeah, it's awesome. 00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:11.200 All right, we're gonna get into some fun segments. 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:12.240 All right. 00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:15.920 Our first one is Hot Takes in Hollywood, so it's gonna be a quick this or that. 00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:16.640 Okay. 00:24:16.960 --> 00:24:17.359 All right. 00:24:17.599 --> 00:24:19.359 Film sets or TV sets? 00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:21.200 Film sets. 00:24:21.839 --> 00:24:23.440 Music videos or commercials. 00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:25.039 Ooh, commercials. 00:24:25.920 --> 00:24:28.400 Small crews or massive productions? 00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:30.319 Small crews. 00:24:30.559 --> 00:24:30.799 Yeah? 00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:31.119 Yeah. 00:24:31.359 --> 00:24:31.759 Why? 00:24:32.640 --> 00:24:41.759 Um it's just more I don't know, like uh they just seem to be a less drama, like more drama-free. 00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:42.160 Yeah. 00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:45.920 Um and more like smooth, I guess, for the most part. 00:24:46.319 --> 00:24:49.279 Um big big ones are great too sometimes. 00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:50.960 It's kind of just depending, you know. 00:24:51.119 --> 00:24:51.519 Yeah. 00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:57.119 Um I think with a smaller crew too, like communication is is easier between all parties. 00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:59.839 So that makes sense. 00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:02.160 Studio shoots or on location? 00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:04.160 Man, I love both. 00:25:04.400 --> 00:25:05.440 Um Yeah. 00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:07.119 I think on location. 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:11.200 I really like on location because we always get to go like to a different place. 00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:12.640 It's never like the same thing. 00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:15.359 That's like one of the things, another thing I really like about it. 00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:16.160 Yeah, yeah. 00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:16.799 Me too. 00:25:16.880 --> 00:25:25.839 And I I love

working in film because every every project's different, every place is like oak, like you get to like be places you would never be. 00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:33.920 Like when I worked on Let's Marry Harry, uh, this reality show, we filmed it at like on on a ranch and like Thousand Oaks, and it was beautiful. 00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:38.640 And I was like, I would never just like be on a ranch for any reason. 00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:43.680 So it's so sick when you get to like explore new places just through work, you know. 00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:46.319 It's like, and then I get to be like, This is my office for the day. 00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:48.720 Yup, this is sick, dude. 00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:49.359 I love that. 00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:50.960 Yeah, I feel the same way. 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:52.480 It's so rad when you get to. 00:25:52.559 --> 00:25:54.559 I mean, we go to so many cool places, right? 00:25:54.720 --> 00:25:59.759 You know, like new, old, like and everywhere in between, you know, we're always somewhere different. 00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:00.640 Yeah. 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:03.119 How about day shoots or night shoots? 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:04.319 For sure, day shoots. 00:26:04.559 --> 00:26:05.200 Yeah, yeah. 00:26:05.920 --> 00:26:08.160 Night shoots will start messing up the sleep skin. 00:26:08.480 --> 00:26:11.279 Dude, they can get rough for sure. 00:26:13.279 --> 00:26:14.240 Early call. 00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:15.279 Well, I guess that's the same thing. 00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:17.119 Early call or late rap. 00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:19.599 Um, early call. 00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:20.000 Yeah. 00:26:20.160 --> 00:26:20.559 Yeah. 00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:22.559 Coffee or energy drinks? 00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:23.359 Coffee. 00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:23.839 Yeah. 00:26:24.240 --> 00:26:24.640 Me too. 00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:26.559 I actually never had an energy drink in my life. 00:26:26.799 --> 00:26:27.119 Really? 00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:27.599 Yeah. 00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:28.720 That's a good thing though. 00:26:28.880 --> 00:26:29.359 Yeah, yeah. 00:26:29.839 --> 00:26:38.880 I try to, I'm like, I don't, I don't know, I've heard so many things too about people's like hearts, like with the energy drinks, and yeah, I just never never had them. 00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:42.880 But coffee for I've never I never drink more coffee than I do when I'm on set. 00:26:45.200 --> 00:26:46.480 But coffee's great though. 00:26:46.640 --> 00:26:46.880 Yeah. 00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:47.200 Yeah. 00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:49.279 Like I'm usually a one cup a day person. 00:26:49.359 --> 00:26:52.480 Like, I either have like a matcha or a coffee, and that's it for the day. 00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:56.720 But I'll have like three cups or you know, like keep you going. 00:26:56.960 --> 00:26:57.279 Right. 00:26:57.599 --> 00:26:59.839 We always got coffee there, so right. 00:27:00.079 --> 00:27:02.319 All right, we're gonna get into our crafty corner. 00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:02.960 Ooh. 00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:06.079 What's your favorite like crafty snack? 00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:09.200 Man, there's so many. 00:27:09.759 --> 00:27:12.559 Oh man, this is a tough one. 00:27:12.799 --> 00:27:17.599 One of my favorites is called uh Aussie, I think it's Aussie bites. 00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:17.920 Ooh. 00:27:18.160 --> 00:27:19.599 Or Aussie, Oussie, Aussie bites. 00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:20.240 What are they? 00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:32.319 They're like um these little round uh like oat and like fruit and nut, like almost like a trail mix bar, but it's like a small round like one. 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:32.640 Yeah. 00:27:32.880 --> 00:27:33.839 They're super good. 00:27:34.160 --> 00:27:35.920 Those sound good and like healthy too. 00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:36.640 Yeah, yeah. 00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:40.559 Because there's so many of like candy and chips and everything. 00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:44.240 I try to like you know, stay away as much as possible. 00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:45.359 But some days it's tough. 00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:46.640 Some days it's tough. 00:27:46.720 --> 00:27:47.680 Like some days it's tough. 00:27:47.839 --> 00:27:49.599 I'm a sucker for like lay's chips. 00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:52.400 Like, it's just because I won't buy them regularly. 00:27:52.559 --> 00:28:01.759 Like, I I eat like very healthy, so then when I'm on set and they're there, I don't feel as bad because I'm like, well, I didn't buy yeah. 00:28:01.920 --> 00:28:07.920 I don't drink, I really don't drink uh, and I haven't for some time now, and not for any particular reason. 00:28:08.079 --> 00:28:08.880 Uh, soda. 00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:10.480 I don't really drink that much soda. 00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:11.200 Me too. 00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:15.759 Sometimes, like, you know, I'll have like a Coke or root beer or something. 00:28:15.920 --> 00:28:18.559 Yeah, I like a root beer or a cream soda. 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:19.200 Ah. 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:23.039 So which brand is your favorite root beer? 00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:25.039 Oh, I don't I don't know. 00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:25.920 Oh man. 00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:31.839 When they have soda onset too, they just have it's like oh, you gotta be careful careful, but yeah. 00:28:32.079 --> 00:28:33.359 It's like one of everything. 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:34.559 Yes, yes. 00:28:34.720 --> 00:28:37.759 What does your dream like crafty setup look like? 00:28:38.160 --> 00:28:40.240 I'm a sucker for ice cream. 00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:46.240 So if they had like an awesome ice cream setup, yeah, it would be game over, dude. 00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:47.519 Love ice cream. 00:28:47.839 --> 00:28:52.799 I also love when there's like a food truck or a coffee truck, like that's the best, dude. 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:55.039 Those are piller, man, dude. 00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:56.720 Because you can like change it up. 00:28:56.799 --> 00:29:01.519 Like sometimes crafty of the stuff's just theirs, like what you can

get, you know. 00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:01.920 Right. 00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:06.079 But the coffee trucks or like taco trucks or whatever. 00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:06.559 Yeah. 00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:12.720 Um, we had, didn't we have a little mini donut truck on Mulaney? 00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:13.519 I think we might have. 00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:14.559 We had a few trucks. 00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:17.839 We had like, I think we had definitely coffee one day. 00:29:18.240 --> 00:29:20.720 I almost think we had we had fast food one day. 00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:21.279 Right. 00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:23.680 We had for the wind burgers one day. 00:29:23.920 --> 00:29:25.440 We probably had donuts too. 00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:26.240 I think we did. 00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:27.119 Yeah, yeah. 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:28.559 Yeah, that's so much fun. 00:29:29.119 --> 00:29:29.759 It is, dude. 00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:32.240 It's so great when you see them roll up, you're like, yes. 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:32.720 Yeah. 00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:37.759 So you mentioned like your kit and how it's continued to build. 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:40.880 What are some of the things that you always make sure you have with you? 00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:47.759 So some of the things that I always make sure I have are the basics for the most part. 00:29:47.920 --> 00:29:56.880 Um, like Advil, Tylenol, Aleith, Motrin, Excedrin, um uh Benadryl. 00:29:57.039 --> 00:30:02.559 If it's summertime, of course, sunscreen, um, and then a whole bunch of band-aids. 00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:02.880 Yeah. 00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:08.960 We use those band-aids and neosporin, a few different like sprays to clean wounds and stuff. 00:30:09.119 --> 00:30:19.920 So those basic things they go quick, so I always make sure like I restock and have like extra, you know, the stuff that I get asked for f uh frequently. 00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:20.480 Yeah. 00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:32.160 Um and then, you know, uh most of us carry like mydol, we carry a bunch of stuff for like the ladies, um just a lot of stuff across the board, you know. 00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:35.839 Um, because everyone, you know, is always asking for something different. 00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:42.240 But the typical stuff is, you know, for like headache or sore back, you know, or a cup finger. 00:30:42.880 --> 00:30:43.119 Yeah. 00:30:43.519 --> 00:30:44.319 That makes sense. 00:30:44.640 --> 00:30:50.000 If you could make every production carry one item for safety purposes, what would it be? 00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:52.079 We go through electrolytes a lot. 00:30:52.160 --> 00:31:00.640 That's not necessarily a safety thing, but um, usually productions are really good um for the most part about like replacing stuff that we go through. 00:31:01.039 --> 00:31:06.319 Electrolytes is good though, because people forget to drink water, they get start to get dehydrated. 00:31:06.640 --> 00:31:12.559 And um, my friend Ava, who I brought on as a PA for the music video,

she works for electrolyte. 00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:17.119 So she brought us like so many cases, which was amazing. 00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:22.559 I was like, this is perfect, we need electrolytes, and people were asking, like, who brought the electrolyte? 00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:30.160 Like, this is sick, and I and even on um the shoot I was doing on the beach this past week, everyone, you know, it was a really hot, like sunny day. 00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:33.039 And so I started passing out electrolytes and people got really excited. 00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:34.559 And so I do think that's a good one. 00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:36.400 Like, it never hurts to have those around. 00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:40.160 People are running around all day, like it's just it's it's good. 00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:45.599 I think people don't, you know, especially everyone's drinking coffee, but we're not all drinking water and staying hydrated. 00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:47.680 So it's a good thing to have for sure. 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:52.960 Yeah, it just because it covers the bases like on several different things, like the things you mentioned. 00:31:53.200 --> 00:32:10.160 Sometimes uh like Monday, people had a long weekend, maybe they came back from Vegas, or you know, or they were out hiking, you know, um or if it's a hot day, you know, when we're at work, just several different uh several different things, you know. 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:11.920 It they always come in handy. 00:32:12.079 --> 00:32:14.079 That's so cool that she hooked you guys up. 00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:14.559 Right? 00:32:14.720 --> 00:32:17.119 I was like, this is perfect, like yeah, it's great. 00:32:17.359 --> 00:32:19.599 Shout out electrolytes electrolit. 00:32:20.640 --> 00:32:21.920 What is your or Joe? 00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:23.200 What's your industry ick? 00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:25.519 What's on your industry betrayal list? 00:32:26.559 --> 00:32:27.279 Drama. 00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:34.480 First thing that comes to mind, you know, you find it, I guess, everywhere and anywhere in life. 00:32:34.720 --> 00:32:45.599 Um, but you know, over the years, um occasionally like run into more drama than like not, I guess. 00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:45.920 Yeah. 00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:50.400 Um, and I'm like, man, we have it like so good, you know. 00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:57.440 Like, why are we, you know, we could just keep let's keep it drama free, like we're not in high school anymore. 00:32:57.680 --> 00:32:58.720 Yeah, you know, right. 00:32:58.799 --> 00:33:02.240 We're all adults, we're here to work on like a really cool project together. 00:33:02.400 --> 00:33:03.759 Like, let's just have a good time. 00:33:04.079 --> 00:33:06.000 Like make this art come to life. 00:33:06.799 --> 00:33:07.680 Yeah, yeah. 00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:08.960 I'm with you on that. 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:14.640 I I just there's no need for it sometimes or things get blown out of proportion that don't need to. 00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:15.200 Yeah. 00:33:15.359 --> 00:33:15.680 Yeah. 00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:16.000 Yeah. 00:33:16.160 --> 00:33:18.960 But I mean, I guess, you know, it happens. 00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:21.279 Just stay away from the drama. 00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:22.799 Yeah, exactly. 00:33:23.039 --> 00:33:23.920 Exactly. 00:33:24.240 --> 00:33:28.720 What is one thing you wish every producer understood about keeping a set safe? 00:33:29.119 --> 00:33:38.880 Understandably, you know, they get really busy and like kind of caught up with trying to do multiple things and uh different stuff. 00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:44.079 Um sometimes like we'll miss the there won't be a safety meeting, you know. 00:33:44.400 --> 00:33:48.079 Um almost always everyone's good about it. 00:33:48.240 --> 00:33:50.000 I think that's like important. 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:58.559 And like mentioning maybe that like we have a medic, you know, and like who it is, most of the time they do. 00:33:58.880 --> 00:34:13.199 Um I think just being like understanding or conscious of like from anything that could possibly happen in relation to whatever location like we're at, and usually they are, you know. 00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:13.599 Yeah. 00:34:14.000 --> 00:34:16.079 Um that's kind of a tough one. 00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:16.400 Yeah. 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:18.639 No, I think that's a good one though. 00:34:18.719 --> 00:34:33.119 Kind of like there are so many moving pieces when you're producing something and you have your hands all over, but making sure to just like hold that safety meeting, alert crew and cast of that there is a medic present, this is who they are, this is where they'll be stationed. 00:34:33.199 --> 00:34:41.760 If you do happen to need them, hopefully you won't, but if you do, just informing everyone and make just setting aside even if it's you know, just that five minutes to make that announcement. 00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:43.119 I think that's a good one, right? 00:34:43.280 --> 00:34:49.599 Yeah, because I mean, you know, we like kind of blend in, you know, uh different medics wear different things. 00:34:49.840 --> 00:34:55.199 Some might wear a regular t-shirt, some might have uh a t-shirt that says medic. 00:34:55.519 --> 00:34:59.519 Yeah, um, sometimes, you know, wear hats, sometimes we don't. 00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:03.119 Maybe a dodger hat, sometimes a hat that says like medic. 00:35:03.599 --> 00:35:16.159 Um you know, so for anyone else on the crew, I think most of the time everyone assumes that like there's a medic, but um, and you could reach out to us like very easily, you know, from a call sheet or something. 00:35:16.719 --> 00:35:25.519 Um, but you know, we blend in, you know, luckily we don't have like any uniform or anything we have to wear, so we get to show up like comfortable, like everybody. 00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:26.480 Right, right. 00:35:26.639 --> 00:35:26.880 Yeah. 00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:37.840 So Joe, through your career, has there ever been any

crazy thing that you've seen happen or crazy injury or just like behind the scenes set story? 00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:40.480 Essentially, you're on call she confessions. 00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:42.239 What is your call she confession? 00:35:42.400 --> 00:35:42.960 Ooh. 00:35:43.679 --> 00:35:47.119 One was much worse than another one. 00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:55.199 Um so there was a crew loading up some stuff in the back of like a 10-ton with a lift and stuff like they do. 00:35:55.519 --> 00:36:30.800 And one of the big heavy uh gear carts like started moving, and so one of the guys went to reach up and uh try to put his hand on the cart to keep it from rolling as the lift was going up, but his part of his hand got pinched um in the gap and the of the lift, and then after it got stuck, he was like ow, and yanked his hand out and in like the medical field we call it de-gloved or degloving. 00:36:31.039 --> 00:36:39.760 If you picture like having uh a glove on, and then you take the glove off, but instead of a glove, it was all the skin from his hand. 00:36:40.480 --> 00:36:42.320 Yeah, not a good day. 00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:44.960 Yeah, it's not a good day. 00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:46.239 Oh my gosh. 00:36:46.639 --> 00:36:48.320 Yeah, pretty rough. 00:36:48.559 --> 00:36:52.000 Um another one, uh So was it just bone? 00:36:52.079 --> 00:36:53.199 Like what does his hand look like? 00:36:53.440 --> 00:36:54.400 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:36:54.719 --> 00:37:00.400 Uh like just bone and red, like muscle and tendons and ligaments and stuff. 00:37:00.639 --> 00:37:03.920 Sometimes it bleeds a lot, sometimes it doesn't bleed a lot. 00:37:04.480 --> 00:37:05.280 It just kind of varies. 00:37:05.440 --> 00:37:08.239 And he just said like ow, or was he like screaming? 00:37:08.559 --> 00:37:08.960 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:09.599 Okay, okay. 00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:12.159 I'm like, that sounds like more than just owl. 00:37:12.400 --> 00:37:18.559 Right, for sure was what was like the the initial like way to kind of like help? 00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:19.280 Right. 00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:32.480 Um first you want to like try to keep someone as best one of the most important things, and uh going back to uh earlier um talking about the experience and licenses and stuff. 00:37:33.199 --> 00:37:49.199 So when you're um with like an FTO, a field training officer, and you're first learning out in the field, and you experience all these crazy things, you know, naturally like any of anybody, um, you're like, oh man, that does not look good. 00:37:49.519 --> 00:38:00.079 Or uh maybe some people get like nauseous or some people get um frightened or like kind of in the zone and not don't know what to do. 00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:17.280 Um, you know, so when things are going bad and going crazy, um the medic needs to be like the number one, like like uh for lack of a better term, like chill, calm kind of uh person on set, you know. 00:38:17.920 --> 00:38:21.519 Because everyone else is gonna be like, holy shit, dude, you know. 00:38:21.760 --> 00:38:26.079 Um, and so and you don't want to make them feel worse either. 00:38:26.239 --> 00:38:32.159 Because I feel like if they're stressed out, and then the medic's also like, oh my god, that's gonna make them more scared. 00:38:32.239 --> 00:38:32.480 Yeah. 00:38:32.800 --> 00:38:33.119 Right. 00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:36.960 So uh you gotta make sure you're level, level headed, you know. 00:38:37.360 --> 00:38:40.480 Um, and you're that's where the experience comes in. 00:38:40.639 --> 00:38:48.000 Um, you know, and then uh you just kind of like I said earlier, it's muscle memory, like on various different things. 00:38:48.159 --> 00:38:53.519 Like you want to make sure um it's he's not like obviously running around or anything. 00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:54.960 You want to keep it clean. 00:38:55.119 --> 00:38:58.400 If it's bleeding a lot, you need to worry about bleeding control. 00:38:58.639 --> 00:39:03.280 You also need to make sure like yourself is protected and have gloves on. 00:39:03.519 --> 00:39:12.400 Um you know, and make sure someone's calling 911 for you so you're not on the phone while you're trying to help somebody. 00:39:12.559 --> 00:39:18.239 Yeah, you know, because all they're gonna do is answer and give them an address and tell 'em like where we're at for us, you know. 00:39:18.480 --> 00:39:18.880 Right. 00:39:19.119 --> 00:39:22.559 Um, so that way you have them on the way. 00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:24.400 Um while you're helping, yeah. 00:39:24.559 --> 00:39:25.119 Yeah, yeah. 00:39:25.199 --> 00:39:27.599 So I learned that in CPR when I did it. 00:39:27.679 --> 00:39:28.639 Yeah, CPR. 00:39:30.559 --> 00:39:30.880 Right. 00:39:31.519 --> 00:39:32.159 Wow. 00:39:32.400 --> 00:39:32.800 Right. 00:39:33.039 --> 00:39:40.800 So um usually it's uh primarily for something like that, like bleeding control, you know, um, initially. 00:39:40.880 --> 00:39:45.920 Um and trying to keep it uh clean as best as possible, you know. 00:39:46.079 --> 00:40:02.239 Sometimes you know, you're in a lot of pain, you might like, you know, uh go down to your knees on the ground or something, or be flailing around, and you just learn what to do uh from past experiences and stuff. 00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:06.480 Um, like what's best because they're all a little bit different. 00:40:06.719 --> 00:40:15.039 So you go with your experience and the basics, and then you figure out what you need to do next to for that specific scenario. 00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:17.840 What what happens after that happens? 00:40:18.079 --> 00:40:19.760 Like your hand is like de-gloved. 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:21.199 How do you like it? 00:40:21.360 --> 00:40:30.400 So normally so you go to the ER, then you uh like they get you stabilized, and then um people get plastic surgery. 00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:40.800 Okay, you know, um uh and they'll take a skin graft from somewhere else in your body um

if they need to to try to like recover it. 00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:56.000 Sometimes muscles or ligaments and tendons might be you know have gotten cut or something, so they do all that kind of repair, let you heal, and then do some plastic surgery so like you can look somewhat normal again, yeah. 00:40:56.159 --> 00:40:58.079 You know, and mostly for function. 00:40:58.239 --> 00:40:58.559 Yeah. 00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:05.599 Um, and uh, and then they you just go from there, like whatever's like needed, you know. 00:41:05.760 --> 00:41:06.000 Wow. 00:41:06.159 --> 00:41:08.079 So it can be pretty intense, yeah. 00:41:08.880 --> 00:41:09.840 That's a crazy story. 00:41:09.920 --> 00:41:12.159 That might be one of our top call sheet conventions. 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:13.360 That's crazy. 00:41:13.679 --> 00:41:22.639 I have another one uh with another gentleman who uh didn't want to go to the hospital who was adamant uh about not going to the hospital. 00:41:22.880 --> 00:41:24.079 Oh yeah. 00:41:24.320 --> 00:41:40.239 Um we were on location uh for a show uh at a residence and uh the grips were working, they were um getting ready to back some track for the the camera cart and dolly and everything. 00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:41.920 I think that's what they call it. 00:41:42.079 --> 00:41:56.559 Um, but uh the way that the track works when they store it, it closes down like scissors down on itself, and then when they're laying it out, it opens up and spreads out. 00:41:56.800 --> 00:42:13.519 Well, um there was one of the guys didn't see the other guy's hand that was in it, and it smashed down on his hand, um, and he had a huge like laceration on the pad uh of like his thumb. 00:42:13.760 --> 00:42:17.519 And I was out front by my gear, sitting by my table. 00:42:17.679 --> 00:42:26.159 Yeah, and I see this guy come walking up to me with his hands cupped together, and he's like holding it close to his body. 00:42:26.320 --> 00:42:45.039 Um, and I'm sitting on the grass, and there just happened to be a trash can next to me, and uh he was like, Hey dude, uh I think I need your help with this, and I was like, Okay, and he let his hands go over the trash can because it w they were completely like full of blood. 00:42:45.440 --> 00:42:59.280 Um, and I was like, Yeah, you got a really bad cut, like you know, and so the first thing I did was get some sterile gauze and put it on there and you hold pressure to help like your body um while it's trying to clop. 00:42:59.440 --> 00:42:59.679 Yeah. 00:42:59.920 --> 00:43:09.599 Um, and uh got it to slow down a little bit, um, and we're able to like really get a look at it, and he just did not want to go to the hospital. 00:43:09.679 --> 00:43:15.440 He's just like, I'm good, like it hurts, but it's not the end of the world, even though I knew it hurt a lot more. 00:43:15.679 --> 00:43:15.920 Right. 00:43:16.320 --> 00:43:21.679 Um, and it took us a while for it to get uh the bleeding to slow down. 00:43:21.840 --> 00:43:22.960 So we went back to work. 00:43:23.039 --> 00:43:31.360 I got them all patched up, and then like two and a half hours or so later, he came back because it would start like soaking through some. 00:43:31.440 --> 00:43:36.239 So I cleaned them up again and uh patched up again like real good. 00:43:36.400 --> 00:43:42.239 And he's like, Don't worry, when I get home tonight, I'll just put some super glue on it and I'll be totally fine. 00:43:42.559 --> 00:43:44.400 Oh he's like, Do you have super glue? 00:43:44.800 --> 00:43:47.519 And I was like, No, but someone else here might. 00:43:47.679 --> 00:43:50.320 If that's what you want to do, you can do that, you know. 00:43:50.960 --> 00:43:51.760 Oh my gosh. 00:43:52.079 --> 00:43:56.159 There's medical grade, like actual super glue like in the ER. 00:43:56.559 --> 00:43:59.440 Um, but you know, like regular super glue. 00:44:00.239 --> 00:44:03.920 Use it, but uh it's not like the best for you, but right, yeah. 00:44:04.159 --> 00:44:06.880 So um he ended up working the whole day. 00:44:07.119 --> 00:44:09.840 Oh my gosh, never left. 00:44:10.559 --> 00:44:12.239 Did he seem okay by the end of the day? 00:44:12.320 --> 00:44:30.400 Like yeah, I kept checking on him, and and then after he came back that that first time, um, I wrapped him up again like with uh um some thicker gauze and like um bandaging so that way it was uh a little bit uh more padded for him, you know. 00:44:30.639 --> 00:44:40.880 Yeah, uh and that worked out and helped him out a lot more, and he was doing a lot more minimal type work after that, you know, trying not to use his uh one hand. 00:44:40.960 --> 00:44:42.960 So I felt bad for him. 00:44:43.039 --> 00:44:46.559 I'm like, dude, just go, like it's not a big deal, you know. 00:44:46.800 --> 00:44:55.760 And at the time there was tons of work, so I don't know, maybe there was another reason why he didn't want to leave, but uh you can't force him, so yeah. 00:44:55.920 --> 00:45:13.760 I was gonna say, as a set medic, when someone, you know, is struggling or you know, something's happening, how do you kind of read between the lines of when someone's being honest about their pain level versus like just trying to say they're fine and like advising someone yeah, in that position? 00:45:14.480 --> 00:45:22.000 Um so you learn over time um from say let's uh let's pick something. 00:45:22.239 --> 00:45:38.239 So um the difference between uh someone that's telling me they're having a heart attack, but um I know it's like maybe anxiety or stress or something. 00:45:38.480 --> 00:45:46.400 So you always go with and um initially treat the worser of the whatever it may be. 00:45:46.480 --> 00:45:46.639 Yeah. 00:45:46.880 --> 00:45:47.039 Right. 00:45:47.599 --> 00:46:00.719 Um but you learn over time to spot things like with someone's body, like their skin color, their eyes, the way that they're talking, um, the way they're walking. 00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:11.280 Um, so you

you visualize all of these different things and it tells you uh a lot more, even if they're telling the truth and not like trying to avoid something. 00:46:11.519 --> 00:46:22.559 Yeah um the your body like lets you know and will tell you, and a lot of different things, like someone else's like a provider, we can like see, you know. 00:46:22.880 --> 00:46:27.440 Um so there's several different things that you learn like over time. 00:46:27.679 --> 00:46:31.519 Um, and another big one is vital signs, you know. 00:46:32.079 --> 00:46:38.159 Um so if their heart rate is really fast, really slow, how are they breathing? 00:46:38.400 --> 00:46:42.559 Um, you know, uh what's their blood pressure like? 00:46:42.960 --> 00:46:43.199 Yeah. 00:46:43.519 --> 00:46:52.079 So those different things uh are big indicators that we look for and see that because sometimes someone might not know what's going on. 00:46:52.320 --> 00:46:52.639 Totally. 00:46:52.880 --> 00:46:56.800 So they're like, I feel like crap, but I don't know what it is, but I definitely feel like crap. 00:46:57.039 --> 00:46:57.360 Yeah. 00:46:57.760 --> 00:47:00.639 Like you said about anxiety and feeling like it's a heart attack. 00:47:00.800 --> 00:47:11.039 Like, I think it was like four years ago or something, I had a panic attack and I was just like at the bank, like I like I I didn't feel anxious, but all of a sudden I like couldn't breathe. 00:47:11.199 --> 00:47:15.360 And I I was like telling everyone to call like 911. 00:47:15.440 --> 00:47:17.760 Like I was like, I I cannot breathe. 00:47:17.920 --> 00:47:20.719 And um, it turned out that it was a panic attack. 00:47:20.880 --> 00:47:29.360 But yeah, you can totally be in a position where you like something's wrong, but you've you don't really know what it is, but it literally felt like ooh, it was like one of the scariest things. 00:47:29.440 --> 00:47:31.440 But yeah, I yeah, totally. 00:47:31.760 --> 00:47:33.760 I I've seen it many times. 00:47:34.000 --> 00:47:39.280 Um, and like it's obviously, as you know, like not cool, not fun. 00:47:39.840 --> 00:47:49.199 Um I I think any of us would think, you know, that it's like a heart attack or something, because it's like out of nowhere, you can't breathe, you can't even like think straight. 00:47:49.360 --> 00:47:54.400 You're you want to like try to calm yourself down, but it's like totally not out of the realm right now. 00:47:54.639 --> 00:47:54.880 Right. 00:47:55.119 --> 00:47:58.000 So many different things, and you're like, what the hell is this? 00:47:58.079 --> 00:47:59.039 Like, am I dying? 00:47:59.119 --> 00:47:59.679 I'm dying. 00:47:59.840 --> 00:48:02.159 Yes, you know, like literally straight up. 00:48:02.320 --> 00:48:02.719 Yes. 00:48:02.960 --> 00:48:06.400 Um, you know, it's uh yeah, it's not no bueno. 00:48:06.719 --> 00:48:07.199 Yeah, yeah. 00:48:07.280 --> 00:48:11.840 But like you said, like with more experience, you're able to kind of you know spot and see those things. 00:48:12.079 --> 00:48:12.320 Right. 00:48:12.480 --> 00:48:12.800 Yeah. 00:48:13.199 --> 00:48:18.480 I want to switch gears and talk about I Love LA because I'm obsessed with Rachel Senate. 00:48:18.559 --> 00:48:22.719 I love her, and that show is so good, and I think she's so talented. 00:48:22.880 --> 00:48:24.880 So, what was it like working on that show? 00:48:25.199 --> 00:48:25.920 It was great. 00:48:26.159 --> 00:48:29.840 Uh because I like we were talking about earlier about locations and stuff. 00:48:30.000 --> 00:48:32.480 Yeah, it was very location heavy. 00:48:32.719 --> 00:48:35.679 Um, and uh the crew was great. 00:48:35.920 --> 00:48:42.000 Um, you know, uh I did everything from production to prep and strikes. 00:48:42.320 --> 00:48:47.440 Um you know, so uh it's it's it was really, really cool. 00:48:47.599 --> 00:48:49.920 I'm really glad I got to to work on that show. 00:48:50.000 --> 00:48:59.119 Like I I knew of it, and I've seen like some of like an episode, but anyone I talked to, almost anyone I talk to, like loves that show. 00:48:59.280 --> 00:48:59.440 Yeah. 00:48:59.679 --> 00:49:02.159 And I'm like, dude, I gotta like catch up to everyone. 00:49:02.239 --> 00:49:04.320 Like, what I've been missing out, dude. 00:49:04.559 --> 00:49:06.800 Yeah, that's so sick. 00:49:06.960 --> 00:49:07.440 Yeah. 00:49:08.239 --> 00:49:15.599 For anyone that wants to become a set medic, what advice do you have for them on like kind of how to get started or just things that they should know? 00:49:16.079 --> 00:49:34.320 Um, so the same stuff, like I think we we mentioned like a little earlier, you know, um, now like uh with um the license like certification, um, but mostly that real-world hands-on experience. 00:49:34.800 --> 00:49:45.519 Um, and then figure out a way, you know, to find someone that you know or a friend of a friend um who knows someone that works in the industry. 00:49:45.679 --> 00:49:46.079 Yeah. 00:49:46.320 --> 00:49:58.159 Um, you know, uh, you can learn a little bit more by whatever union anyone's trying to get into, or the medic union uh local lady, you know, you can call, they'll answer a bunch of questions and stuff for you. 00:49:58.639 --> 00:50:22.320 Um but uh getting to know someone that works in the industry, um, so you can try to get uh a gig or just meet up with another medic that's currently working um to get a heads up, like an idea of like all the stuff that goes on and how it works and deal memos and all that kind of stuff. 00:50:22.559 --> 00:50:22.960 Yeah. 00:50:23.119 --> 00:50:30.239 Um, because that's like for the most part really the only way that you can get in uh or to get work, you know. 00:50:30.559 --> 00:50:30.800 Right. 00:50:31.199 --> 00:50:38.320 Yeah, so try to find um ask around, try to find someone you know that knows someone, or if you know someone great. 00:50:38.480 --> 00:50:51.039 Um, you know, and now that we're luckily out of COVID, some some uh shows

or jobs will like um let you bring someone on for like a little bit or lunch or something to like check it out. 00:50:51.199 --> 00:50:51.599 Yeah. 00:50:51.840 --> 00:50:55.519 You know, um, so you can like like shadow and see, yeah. 00:50:56.000 --> 00:50:56.559 Right. 00:50:56.960 --> 00:50:57.280 Yeah. 00:50:58.159 --> 00:51:04.960 Is as a set medic, is there anything that you recommend crew members do to better take care of themselves on long production days? 00:51:05.280 --> 00:51:06.320 Oh man. 00:51:08.000 --> 00:51:09.280 Deodorant. 00:51:10.960 --> 00:51:13.119 And I think that's a good one. 00:51:13.280 --> 00:51:13.840 Yeah, yeah. 00:51:14.079 --> 00:51:14.559 Deodorant. 00:51:14.880 --> 00:51:16.719 Everyone like knows on set. 00:51:16.800 --> 00:51:20.400 I always have like a bunch of spray bottles to pass out to people. 00:51:20.559 --> 00:51:24.480 I have a bunch of perfumes, like people will come up to me and be like, Mia, you have some something. 00:51:24.639 --> 00:51:28.239 Like, yeah, we gotta take care of ourselves, totally. 00:51:28.800 --> 00:51:37.519 But I I guess med like medical-wise, aside from that, um, and I think all of us like need to do this like more. 00:51:37.679 --> 00:51:42.960 Um, even if we think we're doing it enough, uh drink more water. 00:51:43.920 --> 00:51:45.280 Drink a lot of water. 00:51:45.519 --> 00:51:49.519 Um, you know, it is like super important for the yeah. 00:51:49.760 --> 00:51:53.039 I need to get better at that just on the daily too. 00:51:53.599 --> 00:51:55.360 But that's a that's a really good one. 00:51:55.440 --> 00:52:06.079 I think also one is taking the time to rest on your break and eat because if you're stressed and eating, your body's not gonna digest it properly. 00:52:06.159 --> 00:52:11.679 And like I think it's easier said than done because there's so much going on, you just kind of want to eat and get back to things. 00:52:11.760 --> 00:52:18.400 But I think like doing our best to like relax and take that time to just like have a break is really helpful. 00:52:18.719 --> 00:52:24.639 It is absolutely because we all need a little bit of downtime, and it's there for us to use, you know. 00:52:24.880 --> 00:52:27.360 Um, it's super important, you know. 00:52:27.519 --> 00:52:37.920 Sometimes we just get in the groove and like we want to keep taking care of the different stuff that we have going on or whatever it may be, but uh that's a very, very good point. 00:52:38.559 --> 00:52:39.199 Yeah. 00:52:40.159 --> 00:52:43.440 What's been your proudest moment in your career so far? 00:52:44.559 --> 00:52:45.440 Oh man. 00:52:46.079 --> 00:52:52.400 I think just oh like I don't know, there's been so many good times, you know, like just overall, really. 00:52:52.639 --> 00:53:00.719 Uh because a lot of the times it's it's something simple that like really makes someone's day. 00:53:01.039 --> 00:53:01.360 Yeah. 00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:02.079 You know? 00:53:02.320 --> 00:53:05.679

Um that's one of the like most gratifying things. 00:53:05.760 --> 00:53:09.920 Like, it doesn't always have to be some crazy like injury, you know. 00:53:10.159 --> 00:53:30.239 Um, and it like happens somewhat often where um someone has like a really bad headache, they don't normally take medication or something and they needed something, and then now they're good for the day, or um a lot of people have uh get like really bad like heartburn. 00:53:30.320 --> 00:53:36.719 There's a couple different things I bring for like uh heartburn, acid indigestion, and that kind of stuff. 00:53:36.960 --> 00:53:41.440 Um, you know, like that's another like really good um example. 00:53:41.760 --> 00:53:47.760 And for several years now I've been using a lot of uh KT tape, kinesiology tape. 00:53:47.840 --> 00:53:54.400 Yeah, so I tape people in like different ways, like if they have uh a hurt knee or shoulder or something. 00:53:54.639 --> 00:54:01.039 Um, and I didn't really know about it until um I don't know, maybe four or five years ago. 00:54:01.119 --> 00:54:02.320 I just kind of heard about it. 00:54:02.480 --> 00:54:04.480 Yeah, but it works really well. 00:54:04.639 --> 00:54:10.800 Um, that's kind of like a multi-answer versus a like proudest moment. 00:54:10.880 --> 00:54:16.159 But it's just there's so many good things that happen individually on other shows, you know. 00:54:16.239 --> 00:54:24.239 Like sometimes it's just the crew, you know, or someone like in general that like made the whole thing. 00:54:24.480 --> 00:54:30.400 Sometimes it's a really rough location and we're just really glad to be like done, yeah. 00:54:31.519 --> 00:54:32.719 Yeah, yeah. 00:54:32.960 --> 00:54:38.880 So if you could try any other job on set or work in any other department, what would it be? 00:54:39.440 --> 00:54:41.760 Oh man, I've thought about this. 00:54:42.400 --> 00:54:45.039 I have thought about this for sure. 00:54:46.000 --> 00:54:52.320 Um, I think it would be um special effects. 00:54:52.400 --> 00:54:54.800 I don't know why I thought about like Teamster. 00:54:55.280 --> 00:54:57.119 Yeah, no, the Teamsters are so cool. 00:54:57.280 --> 00:54:58.079 I love the Teamsters. 00:54:58.320 --> 00:55:04.239 I've thought about that, like, but I was like, you know, special effects would be super cool, you know, to do. 00:55:04.559 --> 00:55:09.039 I think I think I'd really like to do like some really cool special effects stuff. 00:55:09.280 --> 00:55:11.039 Yeah, that would be sick. 00:55:11.280 --> 00:55:11.760 Totally. 00:55:12.000 --> 00:55:12.639 Yeah. 00:55:12.960 --> 00:55:17.199 Well, Joe, thank you so much for coming on Call Sheet Confessions. 00:55:17.360 --> 00:55:18.400 Thank you for having me. 00:55:18.719 --> 00:55:22.559 Tell us where we can find you, what's next, what we have to look forward to. 00:55:22.800 --> 00:55:23.199 Right. 00:55:23.360 --> 00:55:25.760 Um hopefully it comes sooner than later. 00:55:25.840 --> 00:55:28.320 I'll be on the monster show again. 00:55:28.480 --> 00:55:33.440 Um I'm on Instagram at medicsilva on IG. 00:55:33.599 --> 00:55:33.920 Perfect. 00:55:34.079 --> 00:55:37.119 And then find me somewhere on set around LA. 00:55:37.199 --> 00:55:38.719 I'm always around different shows. 00:55:38.880 --> 00:55:39.119 Yes. 00:55:39.360 --> 00:55:42.559 Or hopefully hanging with you on set somewhere sooner than later. 00:55:42.800 --> 00:55:43.440 Absolutely. 00:55:43.760 --> 00:55:44.159 Right. 00:55:45.280 --> 00:55:46.639 Well, thank you again, Joe. 00:55:47.679 --> 00:55:48.320 It was awesome. 00:55:48.559 --> 00:55:49.119 This was great. 00:55:49.280 --> 00:55:51.519 Yes, this was so stoked you asked me. 00:55:52.000 --> 00:55:52.400 Thank you. 00:55:52.719 --> 00:55:54.159 Of course, of course. 00:55:54.480 --> 00:55:58.400 And thank you everyone for watching this episode of Call She Confessions. 00:55:58.559 --> 00:56:03.360 Always make sure to work hard and chase the dream because if your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough. 00:56:03.519 --> 00:56:06.800 May your call times be reasonable and your checks be on time. 00:56:06.960 --> 00:56:10.159 And like my mimie always says, break a leg, but not really. 00:56:10.400 --> 00:56:15.440 Before you go, also make sure to check out the link in the description to vote for me for top host. 00:56:15.599 --> 00:56:20.880 I'm getting down to the top five, and there's gonna be a couple more weeks before they announce the winner. 00:56:21.039 --> 00:56:22.320 So please make sure to vote. 00:56:22.400 --> 00:56:25.440 I'll also have the link on my Instagram at Mela Page. 00:56:25.599 --> 00:56:28.480 Our podcast Instagram is at Call She Confesspod. 00:56:28.800 --> 00:56:29.440 Thank you so much. 00:56:29.599 --> 00:56:30.639 We'll see you next time. 00:56:30.960 --> 00:56:31.599 Bye.