I love Chris Hall

I love Chris Hall.

It's been such a busy week I haven't had time to post till now. But last Sunday I got my first ever feature film job!

-- WIN --


I got to meet so many awesome people. Michelle, who I met at an ESP office opening party, just happened to be a runner too so there was someone I knew and could talk to. Having said that, I made friends with all the other runners fairly quickly, which was great. Highlight of the day - I got to see and be near (unfortunately not touch :C - I did ask ) ...A real Sony CineAlta HDCAM (probably an F900) and I got to carry a box for the camera operator. XD YEYAH! At one point the crew were struggling to balance the big bastard camera on the cart mobilator so I awkwardly approached and asked if I could help...

cam assistant lady
"...what?"

me
"er... Can I help at all?"

cam assistant lady
"...Oh. No."

That sucked. I felt like I had offended her :( I'm sure she didn't care at all - but it was really important to me at the time to try get in with the crew and make friends and stuff so I was gunna apologise. But then I remembered all those scenes from "Extras" and thought I'd be best just shuffling away quietly to avoid any further embarrassment. FAIL

Oh well, I met the (carpenter?) set designer guy... He was wearing a "Stone of Destiny" jacket and was really nice. Pointed the DOP and Cam op and focus puller out to me.

Also got to meet E.G.'s driver who was a nice older gent, who reckoned I had a chance of being asked back (I was super polite to him you see) which was probably what caused my extended confidence in asking to help the camera crew.

The other coolest thing about the day was I got to be an extra in one of the scenes! Just last minute stuff the 1st AD picked me and another runner out (Who was strangely about 10 years older than me... but she looked really young. Am I getting old? It feels weird with all the freshers walking about uni.) Anyway... so yeah - I'm gunna be in a montage in the movie. HOW COOL is that!?

The reason I love Chris is because he is a Production Runner (I hope that's the right title?) on the film, and he emailed round and essentially got me the job. Legend.

I can't believe they paid me. I had the day of my life and they paid me to be there. Rediculous! Anyway, I hope there's more where that came from. I suppose until that day, I didn't really know what the film industry in the real world is like. I think now I can say I do know, at least location shooting, and it is exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life. I did a whole bunch of surprisingly difficult people traffic control, some odd jobs carrying boxes and traffic cones, radioed about... doesn't sound special at all: but I bloody loved it.