A Day On Set

I was so totally out of it last Sunday, from a bad night’s rest on Saturday night, that I forgot about my day on set! Here I am during a short break while another extra and I sneak photos of each other. Remember that tryout I had for a very small part in a web series a few weeks ago? Well, they gave the part to someone else (the actual Japanese person with her back to me in the photo) but asked if I would come in to be an office extra. YES! I was so excited just to see how it all went down.

We were emailed with a list of appropriate things to wear as office apparel and given the time and location of shooting. Once we arrived there was a group of us in the parking lot out in front of the studio. It was funny because it was a bunch of Asian people. The office scene is supposed to be a Japanese television station. We all jokingly asked “what kind of Asian are you?” I think there were 2 Japanese people out of the 8 of us. I love it.

These were all real actors. One guy had just done a Jack in the Box commercial and others had many experiences under their belt. We actually were able to apply to be in the Screen Actor’s Guild due to the union nature of this production (I think that’s how you’d explain it). One guy had been waiting for years for the opportunity.

Anyhow, they set us up in the office. They had a bunch of guys huddled around a cubicle looking at a naughty photo of another office woman. I was to walk by and rubber neck. It was great. We stayed for a bit while they filmed some more scenes and that was it! It was really cool! I loved the “ACTION,” and “CUT!” 

The studio was divided int0 multiple suites in a building. Each suite had sections like the one below. Here is a school set. We were in the office set adjacent.

I can kick that one off the bucket list!