Sure! I sure could have used some PAs on our first day of filming. We had a crew of five - director, DP, slate, makeup, gaffer...I was ready to collapse after 12 hours...
No - I think I just told the colorist to keep the saturation up and not tone it down. He offered to but I liked the look.
Not a bad idea. I've heard some people say that they are happy just using a DV cam and capturing the footage off a white piece of paper but for this film I don't know what I would have done without a real colorist using a Da Vinci color corrector and telecine. Since I wanted to create a certain "look" for the two different locales (L.A.'s "westside" vs. the San Fernando Valley) I needed to sit down with the colorist and explain what I wanted and go over the options. It wasn't cheap by any means but for this project it was essential.