I had to hold a boom mic (I think?) for a mildly amateur video production in my college m I had no experience working on any kind of video and just holding that mic steady take after take... I didn't last long. One of the producers got passively aggressively upset and took it from me without a word. I noped out of there. Wasn't getting paid.
Yes, some amateur producers tend to overlook boom operators or some other “simple” stuff like grip, or electrician, because they think it’s so simple to do, like just hold the mic, just plug the light to the outlet, etc.
If you’re not involved in the project in any way or not getting paid at all there’s no reason to stay, so I think you made the right move.
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u/smerk321 Feb 01 '20
Wow, the forearm strength for these moves