Comments | hells_half_acre: I was on TV again: Falling Skies 2x09

hells_half_acre

I was on TV again: Falling Skies 2x09

Aug 20, 2012 22:37

My second TV appearance!

I filmed Falling Skies over two days back in February or something...I don't actually remember. Anyway, the episode finally aired, so I got to see if I made it in.

I did! I made it into FOUR SHOTS!

( Screencaps under here )

i'm in the movies

Comments 8

borgmama1of5 August 21 2012, 11:04:00 UTC

I think it's awesome that you got to be on set...if only to see how unexciting it really is :)

hells_half_acre August 21 2012, 20:19:37 UTC

Haha, yes, I think it's a really fun thing to do to make money while you are unemployed or underemployed - but I don't think I could do it for a living (though some people do).

mekina August 21 2012, 12:45:40 UTC

That's really interesting! Maybe being on set isn't terribly exciting, but at least you can say you've been to one, right? :D Also, wow, yeah, that is an UGLY sweater. Good to know you don't own it.

hells_half_acre August 21 2012, 20:21:49 UTC

Yeah, we made fun of my ugly sweater a lot while we were waiting for them to start filming the scene with the escalator (it was the first scene they filmed the day we were there.)

I was thankful for it though, because film sets are really cold, and wearing a sweater gave me an advantage over some of the other extras.

metallidean_grl August 21 2012, 13:27:36 UTC

That's soooo cool. This episode was on a week ago, I saw that one and remember the scenes you are talking about. Now I'll have to go rewatch and see if I can find you. I love Falling Skies, it's one of my favorite summer shows. Congrats. Now if you can only finagle your way to be an extra on an SPN shoot, that would be ultra cool.

hells_half_acre August 21 2012, 20:24:18 UTC

My family says that it's a fun game of Where's Waldo whenever I'm in something. ;)

It would be really cool to be on SPN, but I'm sure it's worth putting my name on the active list again...it's an ongoing internal debate. According to every extra that I've talked to, it's actually really hard to get on SPN...they apparently use extras very infrequently, though you'd think with all those diner scenes and "walking down the street talking" scenes, that wouldn't be the case.

metallidean_grl August 21 2012, 20:37:15 UTC

LOL, Where's Waldo - very cute.

I can see that it would be hard to become an extra for SPN. Yes, they do have diner scenes and other such scenes that require extras, but those kinds of scenes are not as frequent as they are on some other shows. A lot of their stuff is purely for the main and guest actors, or someone that would probably be required to act just a little bit, and not just for extras.

hells_half_acre August 21 2012, 20:53:04 UTC

True enough. I met one guy and his wife who played nurse/doctor in an episode - and then another guy who was a demon #5, and a girl who was one of the whores in Frontierland...and then another guy who was a stunt actor. So, those are all parts that go to more seasoned extras, probably union-extras. Or in the case of the girl in Frontierland - she's a film student and that's probably on her file.