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In addition to that task, I was recording the location and shutter cuts of each light as it was focused to create the document called the Focus Chart. Sometimes there were several men focusing in different locations around the stage that each needed the next light turned on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was always time pressure to get the focusing done.&nbsp; The Chief of the electrics crew was a very famous and powerful man named Lowell Sherman who always brought with him the same group of skilled associates who could be counted on to be efficient.&nbsp; As we were working down the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Electric he would scream at me \u201cHURRY UP, HURRY UP! DON\u2019T YOU KNOW THERE\u2019S A MAN UP ON THE LADDER! QUICK, THE NEXT LIGHT!\u201d&nbsp; This was annoying and humiliating; I was working as fast as humanly possible, however I did notice that the more he screamed at me, his men felt sorry for me and worked faster and faster.&nbsp; I thought, \u201cOkay. 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