Motorola

The following is an excerpt of an email I sent shortly after the shoot:

On Saturday, I was in a Motorola industrial commercial. I dunno where they’re gonna use it–trade shows or something perhaps. It was shot on digicams. They had something like 6 going nearly every take. And the director was rollerblading around with the camera as well. All in all, it was a pretty cool shoot.

I’d gotten out late from the Division [11:45PM] and had to be at Motorola early [6AM] so I only got about three and a half hours of sleep. So, because of that, I remained eager to do whatever they wanted. I was so sleepy just sittin’ around, that it was better to run around and make a fool of myself just so I’d manage to stay awake.

Anyhow, the commercial had a couple stunts. They did a 360 with a Mercedes and using a ramp, tipped over a stake bed truck- which dumped about 400 brightly colored bouncing balls [ranging in size from 6 to 16 inches in diameter] down the street.

As an extra, I was one of the people trying to escape the balls. So, I spent about 8 hours being pelted by rubber balls all the while trying to keep as many balls in the frame as possible and not get hurt.

I talked with the stunt guy in between takes as well. I went up to him afterward and asked if I could come back the following day and he said sure.

So, I hung out the following day and there was a stunt woman there who has been in the business forever, essentially. She was the stunt double for Will Robinson on Lost In Space. Yeah, she’s been around awhile.

Anyway, I spoke with her and she gave me the honest truth about women in the stunt world–not very encouraging, I might add–and we just talked in general about what to do in the Industry. I’m just gonna take it all as it comes. Mostly, she said not to give up my day job… 🙂

And believe me, I have zero plans for that!!!!!!

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