Casting Call: Starrywood Extras
Posted this over on tumblr, but it can't hurt to cover my bases. There might still be some old friends in LJ land out there lurking (and if so "Hey!!).
Want to be a star?
“Of course you do. But first they say you have to pay your dues. That’s what they say. I say there’s always another way...but still I take a gig where I can get a gig so long as I get seen.
“This miss director lady Quinn...she said I was all wrong for a role in her big Starrywood 'extravaganza' - good word...extravaganza... She said come back when I have perfected my accent and the ‘Yes’m schtick’ - whatever that means, but me, I never take no for an answer. So here I am. Shilling for extras - she’s desperate for extras, full screen credits guaranteed. And the work is easy-peasy.
“Oh, you’ve never heard of her? Eh, so what. There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Believe me, I’m the queen of bad publicity. At least I will be, one day soon. I am half psychic, you know. My future is already written in the stars...not so clear about yours. But we'll never know if you don’t show, right? So, come on over to Starlettown, rub elbows and noses with the shooting stars and the falling stars...they’re the bestest.”
SERIOUS REQUEST: I NEED A BUNCH OF SIMS (not created by me or Maxis) TO BE BACKGROUND EXTRAS AT A TALENT SHOWCASE AT THE WALK OF FAME (above). Oh, yeah, and it’s circa 1985.
I’ve been held up at this one scene for a very long time now. It occurred to me back in July to make this post asking for help but it seemed preposterous. I mean, I’m an obscure simmer writing an obscure little story (very, very slowly), I can’t honestly expect a sudden surge of interest to have one’s sims appear in it.
But...it’s been 6 months and I’m still exactly where I was:
-Randomising sims just means template(replacement) faces.
-But customising them in any way means characterisation (that’s just how I roll).
-And I’m already juggling a cast of dozens. Every one of them has a reason for being there; I’d like that to continue; I just don’t need/want it to be my reason.
So if you’ve got any sims it might be fun to think of living in or visiting “Starrywood” in the ‘80s, please send them my way! Aspiring stars, groupies, tourists...all are welcome (and would be very much appreciated!) And if not, maybe a reblog?
Only caveats: No premades, from any iteration (this is a TS2 thing, by the way). I’ve already scavenged TS1-TS4 for recruits/re-creations. No supernaturals, though as long as they look feasibly human it’s none of my business what powers lurk within. And no Widespot connections since this is still very much part of my Widespot story universe even though it doesn’t look like it.
A couple of you know that Goopy is a movie star in my story. A bit faded when we meet him, well, fading (enough to get a shoe thrown at him) but the ‘80s were his heyday so we’ll be seeing him doing what he does best (alongside two of his ex-wives!)
To entice you to perhaps not scroll by quite so fast, here are some stills of the man himself in Black Hat mode...polishing his pistol.
And a shot of the headliner talent at the showcase. Yes, she is a premade, but obviously from the way I’ve staged the photo I’m not telling😜😁😜.
I’d have to retain hair and costume control but wouldn’t change anything else. If anyone’s actually interested and/or willing to help me out shoot me a message or pop a link to your sim(s) in the comments.
Happy Simming!
Want to be a star?
“Of course you do. But first they say you have to pay your dues. That’s what they say. I say there’s always another way...but still I take a gig where I can get a gig so long as I get seen.
“This miss director lady Quinn...she said I was all wrong for a role in her big Starrywood 'extravaganza' - good word...extravaganza... She said come back when I have perfected my accent and the ‘Yes’m schtick’ - whatever that means, but me, I never take no for an answer. So here I am. Shilling for extras - she’s desperate for extras, full screen credits guaranteed. And the work is easy-peasy.
“Oh, you’ve never heard of her? Eh, so what. There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Believe me, I’m the queen of bad publicity. At least I will be, one day soon. I am half psychic, you know. My future is already written in the stars...not so clear about yours. But we'll never know if you don’t show, right? So, come on over to Starlettown, rub elbows and noses with the shooting stars and the falling stars...they’re the bestest.”
SERIOUS REQUEST: I NEED A BUNCH OF SIMS (not created by me or Maxis) TO BE BACKGROUND EXTRAS AT A TALENT SHOWCASE AT THE WALK OF FAME (above). Oh, yeah, and it’s circa 1985.
I’ve been held up at this one scene for a very long time now. It occurred to me back in July to make this post asking for help but it seemed preposterous. I mean, I’m an obscure simmer writing an obscure little story (very, very slowly), I can’t honestly expect a sudden surge of interest to have one’s sims appear in it.
But...it’s been 6 months and I’m still exactly where I was:
-Randomising sims just means template(replacement) faces.
-But customising them in any way means characterisation (that’s just how I roll).
-And I’m already juggling a cast of dozens. Every one of them has a reason for being there; I’d like that to continue; I just don’t need/want it to be my reason.
So if you’ve got any sims it might be fun to think of living in or visiting “Starrywood” in the ‘80s, please send them my way! Aspiring stars, groupies, tourists...all are welcome (and would be very much appreciated!) And if not, maybe a reblog?
Only caveats: No premades, from any iteration (this is a TS2 thing, by the way). I’ve already scavenged TS1-TS4 for recruits/re-creations. No supernaturals, though as long as they look feasibly human it’s none of my business what powers lurk within. And no Widespot connections since this is still very much part of my Widespot story universe even though it doesn’t look like it.
A couple of you know that Goopy is a movie star in my story. A bit faded when we meet him, well, fading (enough to get a shoe thrown at him) but the ‘80s were his heyday so we’ll be seeing him doing what he does best (alongside two of his ex-wives!)
To entice you to perhaps not scroll by quite so fast, here are some stills of the man himself in Black Hat mode...polishing his pistol.
And a shot of the headliner talent at the showcase. Yes, she is a premade, but obviously from the way I’ve staged the photo I’m not telling😜😁😜.
I’d have to retain hair and costume control but wouldn’t change anything else. If anyone’s actually interested and/or willing to help me out shoot me a message or pop a link to your sim(s) in the comments.
Happy Simming!