Boston Movie Extra

This is starting to become a big problem on set as of late. As we all know when we start a job we are specifically told no cameras, among other things. This happens prior to booking and we are reminded prior to the working day. We all know that because it is just given that we know what the rules are. Now the conterversey is people are snapping shots of actors while on set while we are working. That is a huge no-no, but even more so those people are taking those shots and putting them on facebook, myspace, and twitter, that's just not smart. This is because the people that hire you and tell you the specific rules on set are also "your friends" on these social networks and now you are caught "red-handed". So be smart..you know clearly when you are on set you are working and they (the film) are expecting you to act professional. Remember you represent yourself and more so the acting community of NE.

I just heard this morning of a person being thrown off set for suggesting something to the director of all people. Guys and gals we know what the rules are and we all obey them, but sometimes a first timer might get overly excited and do the unthinkable. To the person that was thrown off, let it be a lesson..I know these people(directors, actors,etc) are human but on sets these people are untouchable.

First of all glad to seeing most of you on current sets lately..glad you are enjoying this blog. I apologize that I haven't been too frequent with it, but I will do my best to inform you. The subject to today's blog is simple and apparently is becoming a problem on sets lately and that is people double booking themselves. Look...there are A LOT of jobs lately in this state and we should all be grateful that we have this great opportunity, so there is plenty to go around. But when people double book you give birth to two problems.. One. Your reputation to casting directors.. If you have a night shoot on one night and the next day you have booked yourself on another project with a call time of 5am and you are still working on that overnight..you got a problem. Most likely you will be sleep deprived and won't show or you simply can't because your on another set. This causes the casting agent to be short on their numbers and also makes them look bad. So guess who's n...

Now camera dodgeing has been going around for years, but I think it should be looked at pretty closely. What is camera dodgeing you may ask? It's when during the scene of a movie while filming some background actors dodge the camera so they are not established in the scene just to earn another day on the set. Now that is not right by any means, because you are taking someone else's spot that has not yet worked on the project and I really find that no fair to your co-workers. If you are established in a scene that's it..unless less the casting director, director says otherwise. Look I know to a few of you this is your full time job doing extra work on many projects and that's great but when your time is up on a project..your time is up. When that happens your are giving another person a chance to work, and that's the bottom line. Happy Mother's Day Everyone!!!

In our recent poll as to "what has been your favorite movie set this far? No surprise "This side of the Truth" wins , and I agree with that win fully. Like I had mentioned before in a previous post, it certainly was a great and fun set to work on. To my surprise was that mall cop came in second. (I would personally say "The Proposal") The reason for that was there were a lot of people that did not like that set (Mall Cop), and the negative press it got on treatment. I had worked on that set for 2 days and really saw nothing that wrong, but I guess many did. So once again thank you for placeing your vote and take your attention to the right side of the blog for the latest survey.

Our latest survey asked our readers as to what everybody's favorite recent Boston based set did they love. First came Ashcliffe which was followed by Pink Panther 2 Bachelor #2, The Women and The Box. Looks like Marty has another win in his cap :). Our next survey is up so please vote. Thanks for joining in on the fun!

Why in the world would someone that was working as an extra be dodging a camera? I couldn't understand that when it was told to me, I thought the primary goal was to be seen? Isn't that right? Well it came to my attention that some actors when they are cast as extras unusually will find a way to dodge the camera. The reason why they do this is to get more days on the set. Ok, I can understand that to a point that you want more work, BUT! the more you dodge the less we others work, if that makes any sense. So please stop dodging and be seen :)

Have you worked on a project yet this year? Did you rub elbows with anyone, have a funny moment, etc. Please share here in this blog. Or if you want to vent this is your outlet here, but hopefully it's all positive.

Guys first of thank you for all the nice comments about this blog, it is very nice of you all. I am just doing my part for this community to provide a no-holds barred informative view of the goings on in this business on a local level. I have had many mention for me to give and email address so my readers can contact me directly for specific questions, comments, ideas, etc. Not a problem what so ever! That email is bostonmovieextra@yahoo.com , please use it and I will continue to do my part and inform. I will talk to you soon :) Again it is: bostonmovieextra@yahoo.com

It's survey time folks and today's survey is "what is your all time favorite Boston movie set you ever worked on and why?" We all have our favorites for various reasons the actors, the crew, the food, you name it we have our reasons. So please share your experience:)

I have been on many sets working and enjoying the opportunity of doing this on the side for the past 18 years. As some people know that have done this for sometime, the golden rule is not to talk to the actors. Look, when you are working on a movie set everyone there is just doing that and that is working. So when it comes to some "big time" actors they do not want to be bothered because they really have a responsibilty to hold a movie, simply leave them alone. But what amazes me is that there are times when people have the balls to go right up to the movie star and ask them "Hi, how are you doing? By the way how's your mother?!?!" who they heck in there right mind would do that! Amazingly enough the actress was kind and responded with a suttle "she's doing fine" and left it at that. But if she wanted to I am sure she could have been rude but she wasn't, which shows us what kind of person she is. Then there are those other actors / mov...