Here are 11 of their most interesting answers:
1.
“This one depends on the show/movie; I’ve only come across it a couple times.
‘Beauty’ shots are video where an actor has been retouched.

“Video can lie just as much as photoshopped magazine spreads nowadays.”
re89245
2.
“I worked as a teacher on film sets.

Actors under 18 have to have time each week to do schoolwork.
I’ve had to pester directors who are losing their light and desperate to get a shot.
You’ll also see kids in situations you’d never expect…

It’s way better than it used to be, but it’s still pretty [wild].”
maggiem45481cd39
3.
I was just horrified to see the moms attempting to be Momagers.

stephaniev23
4.
“You might never see your coworkers again after a movie or TV show is done.
Once a project is over, everyone goes their separate ways looking for the next job.”

Even TV shows will have crew changes between seasons because someone always finds a better deal/show during the hiatus.
cupcakesfordinner
5. prolix
6.
“My former SIL was an assistant to the head of Sony.

Publishers send books all the time to be considered for movies.
She got TONS of books because he never read them.
She and the other assistant read them, if anyone did.

And they would just give them away.”
hennypennystegosaurus
7.
“Equally, I have never been as cold as I am on set during winter.

Sensation in my fingers?
bouniejellyfish
8.
They literally just stared in the camera and nodded for about 15 seconds.

Then we would show it while an anchor introduced the reporters.”
kaymarie1996
9. because they need to focus the audio on the characters on the ice.”
and record that to edit into the show wherever necessary."

Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity.
