Crossing Jordan

The following is an excerpt from an email I’d sent the day after this shoot:

They required us to bring cars and we were essentially chosen by what car we had. It didn’t really matter what we looked like. Anyway, they wanted me to bring my ’83 Trans Am.

The scene was a funeral for a Sheriff in Wisconsin (apparently that’s where the lead guy is from). They used me in nearly every take. Well, me and the guy who was playing my husband.

I actually had four husbands yesterday. First and foremost, Jason (my soulmate!!!!) but that was all before I got there! The AD (Assistant Director) first put me next to another sheriff, then a country bumkin, then finally next to a British fellow by the name of Andrew. Then, as they were shuffling people, they moved me and my “husband” closer to the priest (and casket). And they kept us there for every take so I assume we were in every shot.

Jerry O’Connell and his brother Charlie are very, very tall- like 6’3″ or so. I was really surprised. Also, their personalities are totally different. Jerry is a comedian and his brother is very low key. Both are very, very nice, though. In fact, we were kinda getting mad at Jerry because there we were, prepared to be near or in tears over the dead guy and when cameras were rolling (before the director said, “Action.”) he would crack a one-liner joke and nearly mess us up. It was fun and all, but gol’ darn it, it wasn’t easy!

I had a wonderful time, though. Like I said, me and Andrew were in nearly every take all because the AD didn’t really give us much direction so we just did our own thing and landed in the background for the next couple scenes as we walked to our cars. It was totally unintentional, but it got us a lot of camera time.

Unfortunately, I never actually saw this episode, so I have no idea if I was seen at all. I probably ended up on the cutting room floor, but at least the day was fun.

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