[Albert Roland]

Well, to be clear, I was not paid to be a data wrangler. I was paid to be a DP. So no, they did not pay for data wrangling. I had to do it because there was nobody else on set to do it.

Maybe I failed to explain the incident properly, but having another layer of backup would not have helped, as the media was corrupted before the first backup could be made. A dual recording system could have saved the day, but that’s easy to say in retrospect.

Anyway, my point is that the data recovery is not needed. We have the skit, as we reshot it, at no extra cost (we were ahead of time). So I did deliver 100% of what I am being paid for. That is what is bugging me. If the situation were reversed, I would never in my life consider asking someone I hired to cover for this.