Today was an especially embarrassing day on set where I, in all my classic clumsiness, walked THROUGH a scrim on set. To be fair, I was wearing sunglasses and looking down at the time, but that does not excuse the giant hole that my right foot left in the bottom of the scrim. I was humiliated and had to put up with grip and gaffer nasty comments for the rest of the day. They called me an idiot, and at that moment I never felt worse. For those who do not know what a scrim is: A scrim is a very light textile made from cotton, or sometimes flax. A scrim will appear nearly transparent if a scene behind it is lit, but there is no light on the scrim. So I'm telling you...it was transparent!! Not my fault!!! REALLY!! (okay maybe a little)
Cost of a scrim: $150
Cost of a clumsy extra: $64
