Boston Movie Extra

So here we are July 8th 2009 and it feels like September...what is going on?!? It will feel like summer soon I promise :) Well the great news is that we are all busy once again and it's great to see many familar faces on set! It's as if we were on a very long hiatus and it suddenly became 2006-2007 again! We got Furry Vegence, The Town, Grown Ups, The Fighter..plus more down the pike..does this look familiar? Remember I don't care if you are union or non union you have to show up for these calls and if you can't send in your headshot..don't be too good for background! The more we show Hollywood how united we are it's always another incentive to come here. Background people are needed and are a very important piece of the puzzle. Think about it if it wasn't for background each picture even classics would be dry as bread. So it's nice seeing you all and talking movies and plus thank you for the nice comments and emails about the blog and podcast.

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It's always an exciting thing when something like the big movie boost happens to your home state such as us. So when that happens a lot and I mean A LOT of people want to get in on it. So like I mentioned a couple of posts ago that means not to start off with one of these "Mickey Mouse Agencies", you market yourself on your own. There are people there to guide you the right way, but these Legitimate people are few and far in between. These people are known as entertainment consultants that know the state's entertainment business inside and out for years. They are not the people that started in this business within the last couple of years and are self-proclaimed "experts". These people will build you in the right way also guiding you in the right direction all the while saving you a bunch of money, which is their mission. Their consultation is really 1 or even 2 sessions not more than that and after that they throw you in the fire giving you the exper...

If that time has once again come up and you want to freshen up your headshot, go for it. There are many cool photographers out there and they take amazing photos, BUT do your home work PLLLEEEAAASSSEE! The reason why I say that is you should really compare and contrast each of your favorite photographers and see their feedback, their quality and their price. Most importantly make sure you own the photo(s) when it's over. Do not sign anything that gives the photographer the right to own your photos..or it will bite you right in the butt, I swear. You should have free reign as to what you do with your photo(s) where you want to reproduce them, etc. Because if you do give the photographer ownership he will be the only one to reproduce them , etc. Now I am sure some of you are saying....DUH! that is obvious! Well to some of you yes but for many others they always get bit by this especially newcomers, so keep your eyes out. Like I always say if it doesn't smell good...don...

The Cashunt company one of the best scavenger hunt games in Boston just introduced a new game to their catalog. Cashunt hosts 3 hr live multigame scavenger hunts, they have been in business for the past 8 years and have a really fun and competitive product. Their new game is called Th Boston Movie Dash which consits of a scavenger hunt, a treasure hunt, boston movie trivia, bonus Boston Movie Dash point hunt, a make your own video competition, and a hollywood theme hunt. It is a game that consits of 5 games in one and is fun for any group to do something different on a spring or summer day or night. For more information on this game on their other games go to www.cashunt.com As always if you have any questions or comments you can email me at bostonmovieextra@yahoo.com

Actors are people and so are Superstars, but almost being in this industry for nearly 20 years. I have seen actors that are now has-beens and at time total egotists to people that were major movie stars that were unbelievably nice to everyone. So here is my to 10 thus far: 1 Ben Affleck 2. Cameron Diaz 3. Dustin Hoffman 3. Kate Hudson 4. Forrest Whittker 5. Matt Damon 6. John Travolta 7. Jeff Bridges 8. Dane Cook 9. William H. Macy 10 Keith Carradine

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 was on a set just recently and was talking to another actor. He was telling about a time where there actually a movie set clique here in Boston (mind you we are talking about "extras") where they bullied their way on set. Now after describeing them to me, I remembered who they were. They acted as if they were the cats meow "extra moviestars" if you will. So in other words if you were working on a set and had some camera time, one of these guys would talk with someone and suddenly you were swaped with them. (But they were waaayyyyy in the back not seen) How does that happen? Well at a time it did, but I haven't seen them recently so maybe someone spoke up. Look we are all there to work, and it is really the luck of the draw as to where you are placed on the set. Some days we are lucky and some days we are not, but that's how the business is. But the last thing we need is on set politicking via "extras", I think that's a little abusrd...

If you guys thought 2007 was a hot year in Boston with films like My Best Friends Girl, Pink Panther 2, The Box, etc. 2008 is going to shadow all of that. Now with the writers strike on the edge of being done, the doors are wide open to even more projects that are going to flood the Bay State. First out of the gate is "Shutter Island" that has been retitled to "Ashcliffe" Directed by the "MAN" Martin Scorsese Starring Leo Dicaprio and Mark Rufflo so far is going to amazing. Cameras are set to roll in March and finish in June! That is just one, how about......Mall Cop, Bride Wars, The Proposal, The Fighter, and much more! WHAT!!! all of that! yes and that is great news for work on all aspects from actors to carpenters and everyone in between. This is great for the state economy, local businesses, the film industry, tourism, you name it and in the end it all works for everyone. So there is plenty of work out there people, so lets get those jobs an...