My Semi-Famous Morning...

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 8:25 PM

So this morning, I worked as a background extra on a TV drama. I'm not going to say which show it is because I'm not a fan of it, but I know there may be people here who are fans of the show, so I'm not going to cause any controversy.

("Firefly" puts this other show to shame. 'Nuff said. ... <b>Why, God, was "Firefly" cancelled when there is crappier programming out there?!?!?!</b>)

One of the scenes this morning revolved around a TV station manager firing one of her employees. Last spring semester, I learned in acting class that no matter what is going on in the scene, <u>be in the moment</u> even if you aren't the focus of the scene. So, I reacted to what was going on. I held this look on my face like, “Oh my gosh, what did he call her?! What? She’s firing him??”—but I sorta kept it inside, so it wasn’t over the top. After the central characters were filmed, I heard the director say, “Okay, let’s get reaction from the background. I want to get a shot of the girl in the blue shirt.” Said girl was me! All of the sudden, the lighting guys were putting a couple extra lights on me, the make-up girl came over and powered my nose, and the camera was pointed in my direction. YIKES AND WOW! For five minutes, I felt like a star! Though, my favorite part was how cool the main actors handled the situation: they played the scene again even though the camera wasn’t on them. I may not like the show and I may be a little bit critical about the acting ability of the actress (it was <i>bad</i>!), but I do respect the actors now. Afterwards, the crew kept coming to me and telling me that I did a good job.

Now, do I want a career as an actress? Maybe. I still want to be a screenwriter first and foremost. But, I’d be an idiot to not keep acting!

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