5 posts tagged “acting”

The Third Golden Ticket...

Apr 30, 2008
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... is mine! Finally!!!

If it came with a chocolate bar and I was really going to meet Willy Wonka victory would be that much sweeter. This is just a tiny step completed, opening the door to the question of what direction I should head in next...

A Flapper Protester?

Nov 2, 2007
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Well, Tim has been telling everyone (his parents, brother and the three people we know in L.A.) that I am going to be a flapper protester in the Clint Eastwood directed movie, The Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie. I'm sure he would also like everyone to believe that I have lines, my own trailer with a special room for Pierre Louis XIV, and an assistant to fetch me Soy Extreme Mocha Ice Blendeds (with three extra shots) on a whim. NOT TRUE! I'm glad I cleared up that confusion.
Actually, I will get to work on The Changeling but I won't be wearing a cute flapper dress protesting my rights to drink, smoke, and boogey all night long. Instead I will be a protester. Yep, that's it. I don't even know what exactly I am protesting yet. I'll just be a good background artist and walk around in the herd and silently "shout" into the air very angrily. Then I will be an even better background extra as I follow the herd to the holding area and sit on some butt-numbing folding chairs and not complain too loudly about how hungry I am and how blistered my feet are from standing for three hours straight. And, then I will be the best background artist when I follow the herd back out to the set and "protest" silently with such passion and fiery that no one would ever believe that I had been doing it for the past eight hours! All this with the hopes of getting my last golden ticket! Goody!
I had my fitting late in the day a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, they assigned all the cute 1920's costumes to people who came earlier in the day so I got stuck with a dress that is reminiscent of a potato sack. The lady costumer looked at me and asked me if a I had a small head. I said "yep" totally in fear of being turned away, therefore, missing my chance to see Angelina Jolie and possibly snatching one of her myriad of children. Well, it turns out that was the wrong answer. I have a very large head and this upset the lady costumer. Finally, we found one that was still too small for my head and we jammed it on and we (actually she decided) that it would work. She took my picture and told me that some people just weren't meant for certain eras.

uh...what is that supposed to mean? People didn't have big heads in 1928?

Anyway, I lied to get on this production. I was supposed to be 35-50 year old lady with very short, dark hair. I did it because I really want to see Clint Eastwood direct since he is like the King Midas of movies, all those he touches turn to gold. And, who doesn't want to see Angelina Jolie...? And possibly Brad Pitt? Not that I am one of those girls who goes all ga ga over Mista Pitt... Hmmmm...I'm sure we will all end up being best friends! :)

Jolie and Eastwood on the set of "The Changeling"

Here is an idea of what the costumes are like in the movie. My costume is like the poor woman's version of these since these are all photos from the fashion magazines of the period:

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Blink and You'll Miss Me!

May 13, 2007
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*Note* Unfortunately it does not load as fast as it plays, so my trick is to hit PLAY and then PAUSE it after a few seconds to let it load. When you see the bar at the bottom fill up hit PLAY again and it should play smoothly!!!

I worked on Studio 60 starring Mathew Perry (omigawd Chandler!!!), Bradley Whitford who was previously on the West Wing, and Amanda Peet. This was an all night shoot, and although I look like I am having fun at a party for 1.5 seconds, I was really exhausted because it was 5 in the morning! The whole night I kept marveling at how big Bradley Whitford's head was.

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It is too bad that the O.C. was cancelled this season. I think I could have gotten a part as the Amazon Woman who moves to the O.C. (from the Amazon) and dates all the oddly super short guys who live in Orange County. Seriously, all the guy actors were vertically challenged! I could use their heads for arm rests if I really wanted too. I'm all over the place in this one...Did you see me!?!

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This is my big 24 moment. I'm the helicopter pilot so keep an eye out!!! WoooHhooo!!! Just kidding! I wish! Everyday on 24 we had to wear the exact same thing in the exact same way (to avoid an avid 24 fan from seeing our blurs in the background and noticing that we do not look the same every episode)...so I got stuck with this wonderful brown drab suit for the whole season- I likened myself to a giant turd. This particular day I wore my glasses to work, and forgot my contacts. So while they were shooting I had to take off my glasses and I could not see a thing...I was blind as a bat! I even had to make it out of the room somehow without seeing clearly, but luckily that was not caught on tape. I mean, cause I could have brought down the whole show, you know!? ;)