Invasion

Another day, another dollar. This time it was a TV show called Invasion. I understand it’s getting good reviews, but while I have a TV, I have no form of reception. If I did, I’d never get any writing done.

I showed up just outside of downtown LA in record time this fine morning and went directly to base camp. The maze of trailers was mostly set up, but more were pouring in and arranging as I stood around getting in everyone’s way.

This was the very first time there was no extras holding or catering tables set up and no one really knew what to do with us extras. I found that rather strange. Usually, if there’s no holding, we go to catering, but there weren’t any tables set up other than the ones which held breakfast, so there was no place to sit. Gradually, us extras found each other and congregated until finally one of the A.D.s gathered us up and took us to holding…

…in an old chapel! Yeah, we were shooting in an old hospital and holding was in the chapel. Very weird. One of the weirdest places I’ve ever been in holding. Fancy ballroom down a scary run-down corridor (Boomtown), school auditorium theatre (Hollywoodland) and now deserted chapel with the pews stored in a room next door. Strange, but at least it was interesting!

The scene took place in a restaurant–which was actually a dressed up boiler room, but it looked nifty. My ‘date’ was wonderful. He was very good at the standard background gibberish pantomime. I swear, sometimes I end up with the worst, most wooden or unobservant partners. He was wonderful. I hope I get to work with him again.

I saw two of the stars. I don’t know their names, though. Sorry. As I said, I’m not a TV watcher–at least until shows come out on DVD!

Today was nice and easy…We got there at 7 and left around noon. I haven’t had a day so short in a very, very long time. In fact, I don’t remember the last short day!!!!

Ah well. In between bits of working, I sat in holding and read stories from my critique group and tried to straighten out one of the crappy scenes in one of my novels. At some point, I’ll get that book together. I just keep finding scenes of trash between scenes of brilliance. All in a day’s work, I suppose. I’m kinda glad I didn’t bring my novel-in-progress because for once, I didn’t spend enough time in holding to have been able to work on it.

In other news, I saw Domino over the weekend and discovered I’m, like, totally in it. I’ve never seen my head take up that much space on the big screen before! Plus, I generally land on the cutting room floor, so this was a very big surprise. I hope I get more gigs like that one.

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