Call time was still 4:30am ... oh joy ;)
The scenes we were doing last friday and yesterday (monday) were set during the New Year's Eve party between 11:30 pm and 11:40 pm ... today we went back a bit and did 10:00 pm. The captain, Andre Bauer (sp?), made a speach and introduced Gloria (played by Fergie). Kurt Russel and Kevin Dillon were on the set today for their scene at a poker table with Josh Lucas at 10pm.
Nothing really to chat about ... I am really tired. Good news, though ... I don't have to be there until 5am tomorrow. =) So instead of waking up at 2:30 ... I get to sleep in until 3am!! =P
Still no pictures. =(
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
it's just wrong ...
getting up this early =P
Can't find my batteries for my camera ... but I know other extras that are bringing cameras. =)
Can't find my batteries for my camera ... but I know other extras that are bringing cameras. =)
Monday, June 27, 2005
Poseidon - Day 2
I got to peek at the upside down ballroom set today ... they are still building it and won't be filming that part until July. It's pretty cool. In the ballroom there is a grand staircase that spits into 2 arms that go up to the casino floor. In the upside down set, one arm is still attached but the other is on the bottom all mangled ...
Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas was there today to "sing" her "last song" before the "wave" hits. Her dress is beautiful and full of sparkles.
Sleep is going to be a rare commodity this week ...
Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas was there today to "sing" her "last song" before the "wave" hits. Her dress is beautiful and full of sparkles.
Sleep is going to be a rare commodity this week ...
Good Morning Sunshine
It's 3:30 am and I have to be there at 4:30 am ... hopefully I will have pictures by tomorrow. =)
Friday, June 24, 2005
The Adventure has begun ...
Call Time = 4:30 am
I get up at 2:30am and get to Warner Bros on time ... to wait in line after line ...
First I get on the shuttle in the parking lot and wait ... then I get in line to get your WB lot pass ... then I walk across the street and get in line to go through security ... then it's the line to get checked in ... then there's the line for hair and make up ... then fortunately the line to wardrobe has diminished so I change into my dress ... then I have to wait to get body make up for my tan lines which aren't too too bad (my dress is strapless). Then finally I get to go to that wonderful spot called Extras Holding. They've set up huge tents between 2 stages with lots of chairs ... it looks like a church revival or something. By the time I get there, it's probably 6:30ish. After milling around a bit and partaking some of the craft service, they lead us to set.
WOW
Set is unbelievably huge and beautiful. It's hard to believe all the hard work and detail that goes into building it only to have it broken back down in a matter of weeks. It really looks and feels like you're on a luxury cruise liner.
The crew has a sense of humor, and often you hear jokes like ... "I have a bad feeling about this ...", "Did you bring your swim trunks?"
A couple of guys I worked with on Constantine are working on this, so it's cool to see familiar faces.
I will write more when I can ... next week will be hard ...
I get up at 2:30am and get to Warner Bros on time ... to wait in line after line ...
First I get on the shuttle in the parking lot and wait ... then I get in line to get your WB lot pass ... then I walk across the street and get in line to go through security ... then it's the line to get checked in ... then there's the line for hair and make up ... then fortunately the line to wardrobe has diminished so I change into my dress ... then I have to wait to get body make up for my tan lines which aren't too too bad (my dress is strapless). Then finally I get to go to that wonderful spot called Extras Holding. They've set up huge tents between 2 stages with lots of chairs ... it looks like a church revival or something. By the time I get there, it's probably 6:30ish. After milling around a bit and partaking some of the craft service, they lead us to set.
WOW
Set is unbelievably huge and beautiful. It's hard to believe all the hard work and detail that goes into building it only to have it broken back down in a matter of weeks. It really looks and feels like you're on a luxury cruise liner.
The crew has a sense of humor, and often you hear jokes like ... "I have a bad feeling about this ...", "Did you bring your swim trunks?"
A couple of guys I worked with on Constantine are working on this, so it's cool to see familiar faces.
I will write more when I can ... next week will be hard ...
Thursday, June 23, 2005
The Adventure begins tomorrow ...
Well ... got my call time for tomorrow ... 4:30AM ;) Have to call the hotline tonight after 6 to get all the info like parking, etc ... and then it's off to bed for me ...
Will post pics in the next day or 2 if I can get them ;) ...
Will post pics in the next day or 2 if I can get them ;) ...
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Syriana
I was given a hotline number and told to call Friday night after 7pm to get all the info on location and call time (what time I'm supposed to be there) for Saturday. So I patiently waited until 7 pm ... and found out that everyone booked as embassy workers were also added to the funeral scene ... I had to come wearing an outfit appropriate for a funeral in the summer time and my call time was ... 4:45 AM ... so once I had the location address, I got off the phone and tried to find something appropriate for a funeral and set my alarm for 3am ... I think I finally got to bed around 9:30 ... so not too bad ...
The one thing about having a call that early is that it's much more fun to drive on LA's highways ;) ... it's almost eerie seeing so little traffic . I got to cast and crew parking right on time and we were bussed to base camp ... an old abandoned prison . It was kinda cool and creepy at the same time ... there were giant brick walls and barbwire everywhere ... I'm sure the location is used for lots of filming .
we were told to partner up with the actors that were booked for the funeral scene with their cars and that we would caravan to the cemetery ... so that's what we did and once we got there, the cars stayed in line and we just parked and waited in our cars ... basically all we did was get out of our cars and head toward the green tent out in the cemetery ... I would say it's one of the nicer background scenes I've done just because you got to sit in between takes ;) ... so we did that for a few hours ... when we got back to base camp (around 7:30ish) it looked like a different world ... all the other extras were now there and it was strange seeing the walls with barbwire and men dressed in army desert fatigues and middle eastern men and kids dressed in pakastani wardrobe ... if I didn't mention it before, the setting for the scene I was originally booked on was an american embassy in pakistan ... now there was an american flag and a pakastani flag flying ... It's always so cool to see how the set dresser's and decorators can magically turn one location into something else completely .
We finally get led to the set, which is a courtyard with a gated entrance complete with metal detector and the "entrance" to the embassy ... basically during the scene we all had to walk in different directions around the actors doing dialogue . I was partnered with this girl from australia (who is also booked on Poseidon) and we had to walk fast like we were late past the actors into the building ... I know, I know, it was a very challenging role, but I think I did ok (<-- sarcasm :P) ...
well, they finally broke the 4:45 people for lunch and since it was past time for lunch, that meant we got a meal penalty (that's extra money) ... and we got a whole hour for lunch ... but I was getting real sleepy by the time I finished stuffing myself.
after lunch, we did 1 more outside shot, and they had Sallie (the australian girl from earlier) and I just stand in place and carry on a conversation as people were walking in through the metal detector ... we just kept talking and it was funny, because all of a sudden we looked around and almost everyone was gone! But they weren't far ... they were just getting ready for an interior scene ...
Well ... to make this boring blog entry short ... they ended up cutting a lot of people, but keeping most of us (the embassy workers) for the interior hall scene ... my exciting part was standing in the hall having a conversation and then walking down the hall ...
Finally, we wrapped and I got signed out with 11 hours to my name ;) ... love that overtime ...
The one thing about having a call that early is that it's much more fun to drive on LA's highways ;) ... it's almost eerie seeing so little traffic . I got to cast and crew parking right on time and we were bussed to base camp ... an old abandoned prison . It was kinda cool and creepy at the same time ... there were giant brick walls and barbwire everywhere ... I'm sure the location is used for lots of filming .
we were told to partner up with the actors that were booked for the funeral scene with their cars and that we would caravan to the cemetery ... so that's what we did and once we got there, the cars stayed in line and we just parked and waited in our cars ... basically all we did was get out of our cars and head toward the green tent out in the cemetery ... I would say it's one of the nicer background scenes I've done just because you got to sit in between takes ;) ... so we did that for a few hours ... when we got back to base camp (around 7:30ish) it looked like a different world ... all the other extras were now there and it was strange seeing the walls with barbwire and men dressed in army desert fatigues and middle eastern men and kids dressed in pakastani wardrobe ... if I didn't mention it before, the setting for the scene I was originally booked on was an american embassy in pakistan ... now there was an american flag and a pakastani flag flying ... It's always so cool to see how the set dresser's and decorators can magically turn one location into something else completely .
We finally get led to the set, which is a courtyard with a gated entrance complete with metal detector and the "entrance" to the embassy ... basically during the scene we all had to walk in different directions around the actors doing dialogue . I was partnered with this girl from australia (who is also booked on Poseidon) and we had to walk fast like we were late past the actors into the building ... I know, I know, it was a very challenging role, but I think I did ok (<-- sarcasm :P) ...
well, they finally broke the 4:45 people for lunch and since it was past time for lunch, that meant we got a meal penalty (that's extra money) ... and we got a whole hour for lunch ... but I was getting real sleepy by the time I finished stuffing myself.
after lunch, we did 1 more outside shot, and they had Sallie (the australian girl from earlier) and I just stand in place and carry on a conversation as people were walking in through the metal detector ... we just kept talking and it was funny, because all of a sudden we looked around and almost everyone was gone! But they weren't far ... they were just getting ready for an interior scene ...
Well ... to make this boring blog entry short ... they ended up cutting a lot of people, but keeping most of us (the embassy workers) for the interior hall scene ... my exciting part was standing in the hall having a conversation and then walking down the hall ...
Finally, we wrapped and I got signed out with 11 hours to my name ;) ... love that overtime ...
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Fitting, Fitting ...
I made it to both my fittings today ... had to bring choices for Syriana of conservative office wear ... and had to be in full hair and make up for Poseidon ... Syriana went quick ... they chose a skirt and blouse I had brought and had me try it on and liked it and that was it ... then I went down to the cages for my Poseidon fitting ... got there a little early and had about 4 women in front of me ... they were running a little behind ... the wardrobe is for a ballroom on a cruise liner on New Year's Eve, so the guys had tuxes and the women pretty dresses ... so of course it took longer picking things out for the women ... anyway, I finally got called back there and they put me in this really pretty Jessica McClintock dress ... it's black with 3 or 4 large bronze rectangles with white piping and it's strapless ... I like it a lot =) ... the shoes ... well, I don't like them at all, but oh well ... would rather like the dress and not the shoes than the other way around ... just can't get used to wearing extremely pointed to witch is dead shoes ... shooting is slated to begin June 24 so I'll try and snap a picture and post it ...
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Submitting, submitting ... BOOKED!!
I've been mostly submitting online with Extras Casting Guild (Hollywood OS) and haven't really found to much, but today I thought, "Maybe I should check the Central Casting Hotline" ... the third message in I hear ballroom and descriptions that I acutally fit!! So i get the number and call right away ... 5 minutes of busy signals later I finally get a ring ... and before I know it I'm booked on The Poseidon Adventure (a remake of the 1972 film) ... and the best part is ... it's not just for 1 or 2 days, but ... 2 WEEKS!! =) While I'm getting the info I need for the fitting for tomorrow, my phone beeps and I just let it go to voice mail ... I finally get off the phone and listen to the message and it's another casting director for something I submitted for online at Extras Casting Guild ... so I call her back and get booked for Syriana as an embassy worker that films on Saturday ... the fitting is tomorrow at Warner Bros just like the fitting I have scheduled for Poseidon ... so she books me for 2:00 while my Poseidon fitting is at 3:00 ...
Isn't it great when things fit together like that!!??
Isn't it great when things fit together like that!!??
Monday, June 06, 2005
Hit Me Baby ...
I haven't been doing much as far as extra work ... haven't really had much to submit for ... but I've seen postings for audience work for different shows ... so I finally decided to submit for one of those ... I figured it couldn't be too bad, if you're getting paid to watch a show ... so I submitted for the Late Late show with Craig Ferguson (i think that's who it is), and when I got the call for it, she said she could actually use me on a different show ... Hit Me Baby One More Time ... so i agreed to that ... I hadn't seen the show on TV, but I'd seen the previews and knew the general jist of it (for those of you that don't know: it's a show that brings back old bands from the 70' & 80's and whatnot, and has them do their big hit and then sing a song that's popular today ... and then the audience votes on the best performance) ... the pay is $40 cash right after the show ...
It takes me forever to get there with traffic and all (call time was 6:30) ... it's at Hollywood Center Studios, which means street parking and hard to find parking ... so I finally find a spot and walk up to the area where I'm supposed to be and ... there is this loooong line more than half the block ... so i go up to the last people in line and asked them what the line was for, and they say internet tickets ... so i pause and then ask for what? and they reply for Hit Me Baby, but if i already had a ticket to go up to a different line ... so i did and checked in with some girl with a clipboard and then went over to the entrance and they let me right in ... i felt kinda bad because there was a huge line of people that wanted in just to see the show, and I didn't even know who was on ... so they have us sit down on this long row of benches and tell us if we have to go to the bathroom we have to do it now, because we can't during the taping which lasts about 2 hours ... then they gathered us into one line and proceeded to do a headcount about 10 times ... so i finally turn to this group of asian guys with valley accents behind me and ask who was going to be on the show ... *please excuse my spelling* - Wang Chung, Sophie B Hawkins, Cameo, Howard Jones, and Irene Cara ... these guys were all wang chung fans ... they finally let us in and the seated audience was already sat so that meant we were the "lucky ones" that got to stand by the stage ... well, ummm, that was kinda cool, except that meant standing in a crowd by the stage for 2 hours ... AND only the seated audience got to do the voting! ... oh well ...
So, they continue to try to pack us in ... I got close to the edge stage left ... not anywhere you could actually see me on tv ... my watch was glowing in the black light though, so if you see clapping hands with a glowing yellow watch, that would probably be me =P
Anyway, this warm-up guy gets up on stage to ... well ... warm us up ... and well, he's ok funny ... a little annoying, but he had some moments up there ... his big thing is that we are not audience members but show enhancers ... so finally the host comes out to start the show ... he's a hottie ...
And well ... the rest of it you'll just have to see on TV =P ... I will have to say Wang Chung and Cameo were my favorites, but if I could have voted it would have been for either Cameo or Irene Cara ... it was pretty cool to see these artists perform these songs right in front of me ... Now I can say I saw Wang Chung perform Everybody Have Fun Tonight LIVE!! =)
It takes me forever to get there with traffic and all (call time was 6:30) ... it's at Hollywood Center Studios, which means street parking and hard to find parking ... so I finally find a spot and walk up to the area where I'm supposed to be and ... there is this loooong line more than half the block ... so i go up to the last people in line and asked them what the line was for, and they say internet tickets ... so i pause and then ask for what? and they reply for Hit Me Baby, but if i already had a ticket to go up to a different line ... so i did and checked in with some girl with a clipboard and then went over to the entrance and they let me right in ... i felt kinda bad because there was a huge line of people that wanted in just to see the show, and I didn't even know who was on ... so they have us sit down on this long row of benches and tell us if we have to go to the bathroom we have to do it now, because we can't during the taping which lasts about 2 hours ... then they gathered us into one line and proceeded to do a headcount about 10 times ... so i finally turn to this group of asian guys with valley accents behind me and ask who was going to be on the show ... *please excuse my spelling* - Wang Chung, Sophie B Hawkins, Cameo, Howard Jones, and Irene Cara ... these guys were all wang chung fans ... they finally let us in and the seated audience was already sat so that meant we were the "lucky ones" that got to stand by the stage ... well, ummm, that was kinda cool, except that meant standing in a crowd by the stage for 2 hours ... AND only the seated audience got to do the voting! ... oh well ...
So, they continue to try to pack us in ... I got close to the edge stage left ... not anywhere you could actually see me on tv ... my watch was glowing in the black light though, so if you see clapping hands with a glowing yellow watch, that would probably be me =P
Anyway, this warm-up guy gets up on stage to ... well ... warm us up ... and well, he's ok funny ... a little annoying, but he had some moments up there ... his big thing is that we are not audience members but show enhancers ... so finally the host comes out to start the show ... he's a hottie ...
And well ... the rest of it you'll just have to see on TV =P ... I will have to say Wang Chung and Cameo were my favorites, but if I could have voted it would have been for either Cameo or Irene Cara ... it was pretty cool to see these artists perform these songs right in front of me ... Now I can say I saw Wang Chung perform Everybody Have Fun Tonight LIVE!! =)
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