Why is Pizza the most common Filmmaking Crafty Food Meal you find on Set?
You arrive for your fifth day on set, and there you are greeted with boxes of pizza, again! You ask yourself, what is the filmmaking gods' obsession with pizza? Can't we have a little variety in our short lived lives, or shall I be forced to dance with the ZA till the day I part. Well my friends, let's dive into why pizza became the popular on set movie star.
Just another meal time on set with the good olde Za.
Pizza is most famous for its easy to share concept. You pop open a box, everyone grabs a hot and delicious slice, and there's (most of the time) always enough to go around. Pizza is easy to order, easy to carry around and easy to set up. Ordering pizza is also so simple it is nuts. You get a cheese, a pepp, a veggie and a combo. Then you call it a day. Pizza invented such simple innovation. It's for these reasons that pizza has become the fan favorite of movie producers and crafty teams. Ordering cheeseburgers or burritos is a much harder concept, you can't cut the Cheese Burger or burrito into slices, so everyone has to have their own. Then ordering becomes more complex as everyone enjoys their cheeseburger and burritos their way. Do you want it plain, no sauce, veggies only, no cheese? Once you start figuring out the order your head spins, thus, reminding you of the simplicity of pizza.
Another blessing pizza has given us is the shrine of Little Caesars pizzeria. The $5 hot and ready is a famous staple of filmmakers' diets everywhere. Not only is it affordable on the lowest budget of movie sets, but they have a Pretzel Crust. Holy smokes, that's some crazy food innovation you won't find anywhere else. And you're an innovative film producer, why wouldn't you feed your crew with such inspiring food. Another famous item is the Crazy Bread, because of how it drives film crews crazy after working on set for 12 hours and filling their stomachs with it. You haven't lived till you felt the craziness of it.
Yes, this was a real pizza at a point in time.
Want to know what pizza's secret weapon is? It is the power of its leftover form. You don't have to finish the pizza all in one sitting unlike a cheeseburger or burrito. You can take all those lovely slices home, pop them in the fridge, and be feasting like a champion tomorrow. I mean, you're already recycling your crew for your next shoot day, why not recycle those pizza slices and give them a proper home in your stomach. PIZZA IS ABOUT SAVING THE EARTH!
Some critics might argue that pizza makes your crew tired and lazy. But this is fake news of the highest caliber. We all know the top athletes are consuming pizza multiple times a day to stay in top psychical condition. Pizza is one of the few wholesome foods that cover all the five food groups, and if that isn't legendary then I don't know what is? If you bring a roasted chicken to the set you will be laughed at as that food only covers one food group. Pizza's got grains from the pizza crust, vegetables are found in the sauce and toppings, fruit from the tomatoes, dairy from the melty cheese and we can't forget the meats! Also, Since pizza contains all the food groups, it will be easier for you to consume a reasonable serving. Say what, say what, pizza is so POWERFUL it's no wonder film makers are eating it like no tomorrow.
An film producer picks up an order to feed his film crew.
So next time you are working on set, and you see that meal time has brought you within Pizza's reach, be sure to embrace it. The pizza only makes you a stronger filmmaker and actor, thus is fact. People got into filmmaking not to make movies, but to embrace the cheesy goodness of pizza every day. If you really want to up your filmmaking diet to the next level only reached by a few film making gods. You can place Welch’s Fruit Snacks on top of your pizza slice for EXTRA POWER. Great films come from great pizza.
