GLEE
What entry about extra work would be complete without this show? I have worked on it the most out of any other show so far. This particular day took place back at the end of August in Hollywood. We shot at a high school that I have shot at before. We shot musical scenes in the gym for the Britney Spears episode. This was another typical long Glee day (over 12 hours). But it was a lot of fun. Since I have worked on the show many times I am more familiarized with the crew. Jim is the head of the extras and is a great guy. He always remembers me which is nice. This day he sat me beside one of the main actors on the show - Jayma Mays (who plays Emma). So when you watch the episode you see me sitting beside her. Check out the picture...I am to her right in the gray :). The episode aired awhile back - season 2, episode 2 "Britney/Brittany".CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
On Septemer 8th I worked for the second time on my sister, Sam's all time favorite TV show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". Yes, the Las Vegas one. We shot Dinosaur convention scenes at the Staples Center in LA. It was my first time being at the Staples Center and it seemed a lot smaller than I thought it would be. I was in the audience and then also got to be one of the additional pretend crew people for the Dinosaur show on the floor. I had a morning call and only me and the other 4 people they choose as the fake crew members stayed the whole day. Everyone else that got there when we did left at noon and then a new group came in around 2. So I got all the overtime which was very nice! It was a good but long day. The only actor I saw that I recognized was Laurence Fishburne (from The Matrix). That was pretty cool getting to see him. The episode aired a couple weeks ago and I haven't had a chance to watch it yet since I was working the day it aired. For those of you who want to watch it or re-watch it...it is season 11, episode 6 "Cold Blooded".90210
On September 14th I got to work on "90210". It is a remake of the original Beverly Hills, 90210 that airs on The CW for those who don't know. It was my first time working on this show but I was very excited. We shot at their studio in Manhattan Beach, CA and it was cold that day. We got to dress semi up and semi comfy. I work jeans, a nice black one-sleeved shirt and heels. We shot scenes for The Undies - an award type banquet for the underachievers on the show. All the cast and crew were great! I even ran into one of my friends on set who was also doing extra work so that was cool too.
During one scene where I just had to walk behind the main actors as they enter the room - we had to keep doing it over and over because the actors kept messing up lines and the directors wanting something else, etc. But I kept giving it my all. Even though its 'just background work' as other extras like to say - I don't care. To me its still acting and I still give it my all ever single time. Anyway on this particular scene we had to keep doing it over and over again but I didn't mind. In between takes the lady who was in charge of the extras pulled me aside and said that I was doing an excellent job. I was surprised because I just give it everything and don't think about it and I wasn't doing much - I was just walking. Plus the crew usually doesn't ever say things like that to you. I told her thank you but was still surprised, but pleased as well. Then later on another scene we were shooting the dancing at the party. They had a stage set up and had a couple people dancing on the stage but mostly everyone was on the floor. The same lady was looking for another person to dance on stage and no one wanted to do it. She told us that if no one volunteered she'd just pick someone. So I said I'd do it. She smiled and then said to everyone that I did such a good job on a scene earlier and now I was volunteering to dance on stage and thanked me. Again, I was really surprised that she called me out in front of everyone but I was also encouraged. Over all I had a great time on set and hope to work on the show as a main actor in the future. The pictures are some shots of me with some of the main actors on the show in the final version of the episode. The episode just aired not too long ago. If you want to check it out it is season 3, episode 7 "I See London, I See France".PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
On September 15th, the day after "90210" I got to work on the hit ABC Family TV Show "Pretty Little Liars" for the 3rd time. I was so excited seeing as the show had just started filming again after a hiatus. It is also one of my favorite shows to work on not to mention one of my favorites to watch. The show shoots at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank but on this day they had us park at a different structure than normal and there was some confusion as to where we were supposed to go once inside the studio to check in. After all the mix ups I did finally get to where I was supposed to be along with a couple other confused extras. It was another pretty long day on set and we shot outside at the other end of studio lot than the show usually shoots. We shoot some outside of the school shots and then inside at the local cafe hang out. For the first of the school scenes I was a student walking to class. The second school scene I got to be one of Spencer's field hockey teammates leaving school, along with one of my extra friends, Stacey. I got to talk to Troian Bellisario (the actress who plays Spencer on the show) for awhile in between takes and she's really sweet! Stacey and I asked her some questions about acting and she even asked us some questions too. She was really nice and encouraging about me getting into acting so that was exciting. For the final scene of the day we shot inside the cafe. For that scene I was a waitress. So I will hopefully be seen a couple times in the final version (fingers crossed lol). It was an awesome day on set but then again it always is on PLL. "Pretty Little Liars" comes back with all new episodes airing beginning January 3rd. My episode is the 2nd one once they come back. So be on the look out :)
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