I'm Gonna Be in a @#$%ing Movie!

hachiko: a dog's story is being filmed in part on my university campus
today and tomorrow, and they needed extras for a classroom scene.

i'm going to be one of those extras.

the casting company got 1300 emails in response to the email that they sent out
from students who wanted in as extras. and i just got complete confirmation
that i am in. granted, i actually went so far as calling ldi casting three
times (that's a lot for me), starting on friday, and emailing them multiple
times too. but who gives a fuck? i'm going to be in a scene with richard gere,
so my persistence paid off. and hey, how many people get to say that?

ahahaha! i am so beyond pumped. as a film student this is like a dream come
fucking true. even an unpaying gig as an extra. it's just beyond amazing. and
i know people will just think "okay...whatever", but you have to understand that
for a film geek: this is huge! especially if you will be trying to break into
the business in a few years. i can put this on my resume, and it will look
good. it will be even better if i can get four or five gigs as an extra,
because it means i will have seen what a legit film set looks like. i will have
witness it all.

gah! i cannot wait for tomorrow. i doubt i will sleep tonight. this is my
first real opportunity...step i can take into the business (besides going to uni).

*dies and is dead*

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028532/

this movie sounds really original...


anyway, that's pretty good, congratulations to you.

i just got info regarding wardrobe.

*quotes*

[i]general notes- takes place 1999
try to resist the temptation to wear black, we also don't like prints, or
bright,intense colors. stick to maroons, tans, browns, deep greens, and blues.

as always, no logos. this means: don't wear tee shirts or other articles
depicting bands, sports teams, or companies (like nike etc.) when in doubt,
wear a solid color.

most of our script days from this location are from ten years ago. so
nothing too cutting edge or obviously from today. avoid short waisted jackets
and uggs. keep it simple and conservative and classic!

if you can bring a choice or two, great! please try to pick what you think
will work best based on these guidelines and wear it to work. it will
save time and hassle if you don't have to change when you get there.

you will be playing students. just apply the above guidelines and you'll be
dressed for success in the film!

thank you,
the hachiko wardrobe department

please everyone bring book bag

hey! congratulations! v. cool! :d

just a heads up tho ... i think the "goofs" section at imdb shows that people
do pay attention to whats happening in the background - even the extras. 😉
maybe if you wear ur printed t-shirt inside out?

go out and buy a couple of t-shirts or something that suits. your lost one will
be noticed, and if you don't have an alternative, you'll be booted as an extra.
if you offer choices, and take the rules seriously, you may find you are used a
couple of different times in the film. or it puts you in good stead if you want
to be an extra in the future.

also take a good book. a lot of the time you'll be sitting around waiting for
the scene you're in. remember your book bag or whatever else needs to be
brand-free also.

second to most important, don't look at the camera ever!!!!! or they have to
refilm the scene.

and most important, have fun :d

black blends into the background too much, and looks boring. also if all the
extras are wearing black, it just looks bad :d

i will be looking at richard gere, who is supposed to be the professor teaching
a large class. this is being filmed in a bigass auditorium with about 300 other
extras.

and call time is 7am. *thud* that's early. but i will be there at 6:30
because i am crazy like that.

you need to make a shirt that says eztv.it somewhere on it, see if they spot it.

i so should.

with duct tape.

but i won't. because i don't have the right kind of shirt.

who is a film geek girl? girl geeks are hot for serious.

well done smithy!

but i have to agree with mazette. don't wear the lost tshirt. if you have
nothing else, go and buy something that meets their requirements.
'cause if you do wear the tshirt, they can either kick you out of the scene if
they notice it, or worse still, if they notice during editing, they may cut the
scene with you in it.
if you are looking for a stepping stone into the business, that is definately
not what you want.

good luck, and enjoy yourself! 🙂

congratulations. i think it would be pretty cool to play an extra in a movie
atleast once. i'm not big on acting or anything but that would be a fun
experience.

i'd try to wear something that goes with the time to stay faithful to the
movie. you don't want to get in trouble if you're trying to get into the movie
business.

try to buy a new shirt if you have to. and let us know if you're in the movie
scenes so we can watch the movie and check you out. :d 😛

i am back! filming is done. my lost shirt was fine. yays! and i was in all
of the 20+ shots that they took. gere is fucking insane when it comes to to
playing the piano. he played for 8 minutes straight on camera...off the top of
his head. i got goosebumps because it was that full of wowness.

and yea... there were a few shots in which i was dead center on the camera.
yay! and yea. i am way too tired to say more. i got up at 5:30 (went to bed
at 12:30 but couldn't sleep more than 3 hours total). i am beyond tired right
now. so...uhm, i am going to go.

yay for on screen time.

no. but the scene that we were filming was done about 20 times (they wanted a
shitload of angles), and for the opening line after he finishes playing the
piano (not much of a spoiler) he makes a joke. and it was different every time,
which was amusing as hell. the scene will be about 5 minutes long, depending on
how they cut it, and i can tell you it is pretty much the most critical scene in
the movie.

have you updated the imdb cast listing to include your performance yet? 🙂

also, who knew richard geres middle name was tiffany? that's got to be up
there on the list of bizarre middle names for men.