Blogs from our BDEs on the set of the BDM!!!

POSTED BY: Shiny
UPDATED: Thursday, July 15, 2004 17:36
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HAKEN

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:13 PM

Just post them in the blue sun room, or you can email them to me and I'll get them posted.

TALLGRRL

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:45 PM

hey y'all, thanks for bloggin' about your shiney day on the set.
how cool is that to do BG work on something you know and love?
and how cool to be a fan, get yerself a BDT (Big Damn Tour)and chat with some of the BDSs (Big Damn Stars)?
now i have to get back to work, but i'll be reading this post again later, when i can savour your experience vicariously.
thanks again!

"Take me, sir. Take me hard."

SAXON

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:14 PM

Hi again...this is only the second time I've posted here, although I lurk a bit. Here is a little website I set up with pix and the blog entry.

http://saxon1014.tripod.com/

SHINY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheDuke333:
is there a way to attach a picture of each extra in there costume so everyone can spot them in the BDM?

Saxon:

Rosie (fireflypsngr):

Ruben:

Jeremy (DVDGuy/JAYSEDAI):
[Edited to remove inline image at Jeremy's request. Please click on below links to view]
http://fireflydvd.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1980#1980
http://saxon1014.tripod.com/id4.html

Bob (TheDuke):

(Bob's the one on the right) ;)

Erin (DG/DamnitGirlie) and Rick:

Jim and Gingi (Coffeewench):

Let me know if I missed any.

SHINY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:42 AM

From Ewok, B.D.E. (or some resemblance or relation thereof at least):
http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=16624.1

Since Blinksgurl and Rosie already told this story, I'll cut past the stuff that happened before lunch.
We had just gotten wet at the soak zone, I saw Rosie on the phone, she was busy talking to someone. When I asked who is was, she said it was my mom. She told us we were gonna meet my mom at he end of the Jurassic Park ride, which is right on the corner where the tour bus goes, and is where the people walk back to Stage 12. We got down there, I was very wet, and the line was very long so we bypassed the crowd and went to an area where super long lines might have gone (this was obviously a very popular ride at one time). Now they have barricades telling you you don't have to go that far...that the line isn't that long today.
All the gates that exit to the back lot say 'alarmed' and one was open, but we resisted the urge to go through it! We ventured on to the curve where the tour goes, and we saw a big gate where people were going through but we stayed at our little corner and just watched any one going by. We saw a zebra-headed lady going into the porta-potty! Also a very muscular 'woman' too!! hehe!
Then my mom called and said she was coming, and I saw a blue haired lady walking up, and I thought, 'hey that blue haired lady is on the phone!"...it was my mom! Blinksgurl started taking pictures. She came up and talked to us for while, but wanted to get back to try to get Summer's autograph.
A little while later the phone rang again, and Rosie smiled and gave me the phone, I heard my mom say, "Summer, would you do me a favor and say hi to my daughter?" and I hear Summer say, "okay". It was so weird! I had my bush-mates tryin' go figure out who I was talking to...listening to Summer talk about how my mom's hair was the coolest hair here, and that was saying alot today! When she asked where I was, I said, "If I say in the bushes will it freak you out?". We talked for while, but she had to go, so she gave the phone back to my mom. She was sooooooo friendly!
After that we waited to see if we could see anyone, 3 guys who were dressed in 'Egyptian mummy type stuff' came up to us and said, 'can I help you? what are doing?'...they were being really snippy and rude...but we told them we'd soon and we'd be sure to check out the mummy ride! After awhile Bryan came and said he'd see what he could do about bringing someone over. After awhile he came walking up with Nathan, we talked for awhile and took pictures, after he left Rosie a couple of happy dances. I told her to be careful that no one saw her, just then Nathan came back with Alan! We talked with Alan and took pix, and while she was busy talking to Alan I noticed Bryan coming back over with Jewel, and when I tried to tell Rosie, she was 'shushing me', then a tram went by and Nathan and Alan waved...suddenly Jewel was standing there! She startled Rosie! So we all took pix again, and Nathan even got my camera to take pix for us! Then they walked off and I was saying how I wished I had a digital video camera, and Wiley said she had one, and Carol said this one has one, and started taking video Rosie, and the phone rang...right when Rosie got the word that we could come on the set!
Audrey came out and we showed her where the open gate was, and we came around. Rosie was following her and Matt and listening to what they were saying, so I was looking around to see what/who I could see...and there was Alan sitting on the step of his trailer and he smiles and waves at us! I tried to tell Rosie and she 'shushed me' again! By the time I got her attention we'd passed him! We got inside and toured the set...we were watching a monitor to see what they'd been filming, but they were stopped so we kept on going. Then we walked through were the infirmary was and I could see the cargo bay, and I saw Nathan and Summer and she was waving at us! I saw other people, but didn't realize that I was seeing set that my mom was on. There was so much going on!! I

SHINY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:28 AM

From Lisa (twyliteraine), B.D.E
http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=16601.51

Okay, y'all don't know me, but I was there at the Serenity shoot. I'm a SAG background actor, extra, etc. and I've always wanted to work with Joss Whedon. I'd been to the set of Angel a couple times. Once before Angel was even on the air and again during the 100th episode, but Joss wasn't there. :(
Anyhow, I'd share all my adventures of the Serenity gig, except that Saxon pretty much covered it for me as well. The only thing that I saw that perhaps she didn't was Nathan heading toward his trailer after having grabbed a plate of breakfast from the catering truck. It was about 6AM. Seeing him that early brightened the rest of my day before it had hardly begun.

I've been an extra for about a year and a half. Done about a hundred or so days and still none of them I'd looked forward to as much as Serenity. My first glimpse of Joss was as we were all parading onto the set. He was directing Nathan and the rest of everyone right there in the open door, cargo bay behind them, the ship framing them. It's a moment I wish I could download from my brain to share as a mini-movie.

I believe in the scene, I landed in front of the area where Saxon was. I got to smell that same nasty smoke, too. This was another of those sets where, yeah, I was there, but I don't have a clue what the scene was actually about. My biggest concern was the people tripping as they came off the ramp. They'd covered plywood with gravel and it seemed like everyone slid at least once. Gina tripped pretty good. I was concerned after her slide, but if anything, that just made everyone else really really careful.

I didn't get to talk to any of the cast or crew. Joss sort of directed me, but not exactly. He did like my costume, gloves and jewelry and instructed the cameraman during a short vignette to include my hands in the shot. That was a huge moment for me because those gloves, rings and bracelets were mine. I'd brought them from home and now they're souvenirs! I'm just crossing my fingers that the vignette will be in the final cut. My husband loved Firefly and I'm sure he'd love to see our wedding ring in Serenity.

When everyone else had gone back to holding, I'd stayed behind. Being somewhat experienced, I knew how to quietly hang out without being in the way. Unfortunately, it didn't exactly work in my favor because there really wasn't anything interesting going on at all. Just more watching Joss in action, while wishing I could be more involved. By the time I was wrapped, Nathan was sitting in a director chair by the monitors, talking with the script supervisor. As various extras walked by, he checked out all the costumery. I like to think he enjoyed having all of us there. According to one of the costumers, it was the biggest day for background...75...and they'd all been sort of stressing over it because that's a lot of people to go through hair, costume and make-up. Usually, extras aren't done up quite as much.

Truth be known, I was hoping it'd be an eighteen hour day. Everyone was so great that I didn't want to leave even though I was tired. But Joss knows exactly what he wants and exactly how to get it.

I'm hoping to see him again at Comic-con this year. When I'm not doing background, I write novels...dark paranormal, sci-fi, fantasy novels. My dream would be to get to collaborate with him on something...anything...preferably TV, but hey, for Joss, I'd even put on a Betty Boop wig and a funky futuristic cat suit with a weird skirt over it. Wait a minute...I've already done that. :)

I wish I had more to share of my time on Serenity. If for some strange reason, I get back on the show, I'll definitely post it here. They don't wrap until the end of August, but from what I gathered from the few production people I talked to, they won't be using extras the rest of the time. Or at least not a whole lot. My fingers are still crossed, though. And I'm definitely game for Serenity 2,3,4,5...

Lisa

SHINY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:38 AM

BDE Saxon added:
http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=16601.34

I keep remembering little snippets of info...all like flashes of dream memory. Like:

Joss: "Forget I'm the director, I'm just the documentary dude, guy".

"Quiet on the set....unless yer poultry"

BDE Lisa added:
http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=16601.53

Oh yeah, and regarding poultry on Serenity...
Saxon already shared the wonderful line, but just to throw ya'll off in the question about spoilers, I've got another poultry related line. This one from Joss himself as he spoke to the cameraman.

"Fabric and color and hands are good, too, but this shot's all about the ducks. I mostly want the ducks. They are what it's all about."

I was wishing I could've busted out my pen and notebook to write that one down word for word. I'd just been completely upstaged by three dead ducks.

Spoiler? Hardly...the shot probably won't even make it into the final cut.

SIGNYM

Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:43 AM

This is SOOOO GREAT!!!!!

And the pix... WOW!!!

I'm in heaven- and I ain't even religious.

JAYSEDAI

Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:17 AM

Part 2 of my blog is up, read it here:

http://fireflydvd.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2455#2455

Jeremy

PS I would appreciate it if you all WOULDN'T repost the entire message here. Thanks! (Yes I'm shamelessly trying to drive more traffic to my site).

JANON990

Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:30 AM

Such a shameless plug

http://www.dvdrentalworkathome.com

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