09 October 2007

what I have been up to recently

Well its been a while since I've written one of these...
lets get on with it ...

for one I have recently been an extra in a movie - The Duchess - being filmed at Chatsworth with Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes and Charlotte Rampling...

It was fun to do, but alot of hanging around on first day... I had managed to get a lift in as well with one of the other extras - Roy... whom I met at costume fitting...

It rained a bit so filming stopped...

it was a wedding outdoor banquet scene...

Anyway second day some of us got called back and not others including Roy whom gave me a lift...

i had to think of another way of getting there by any means...

It took an early train to Matlock, 5.40am from Derby - walking - bus and more walking... to get to Chatsworth from Derby arriving around 8.30... a little late and I was worried I'd be sent home...

But not ... it was a more intense day of filming ... a constant process of retakes... rehearsals...

the director even got me to walk through near the main charactors...

It was more of the wedding scene bits through the day ... including the food bit where we as Tenants yes I forgot to say I was a Tenant Charactor...

By the day we got to film the food on table was mouldy and at the very least appetising.. but we had to convince the camera we were enjoying it mmmmm mould mmmmmmm ... but it some how made it more jovial amongst us extras...

we even got to do the sound of a party at end... most of the time through out we had to maintain silence due to dialogue being recorded by main actors near by...
it was interesting to experience how a film is constructed...

I enjoyed the experience and would love to do it again at some point...

heres what i looked like in period costume....



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tango

What else have I been up to .... Gone to two weddings recently... one of which was Lorin Halsall's from The Dust Collectors, got to Tango properly to a band called BetTango featuring Walt Shaw whom plays with us in Dust Collectors...

Its a dance I would like to learn properly...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

And Finally -

To quote from the film 'Billy Liar'

Its all Happening!!!

its opening today, but heres a photograph I took when it started...



Temples(2006) copyright georgeharrisphoto

No comments: