Day two as an extra for the movie Bride Flight

Yesterday morning, I received a phone call from the casting director Donna. She said I would make a good policeman, and she asked me if I would like to be an extra again. I promptly applied for a day off from my office job, so that I could travel from Dunedin to Oamaru for the filming of new scenes today. I was cast as a policeman extra (wearing an authentic uniform from the 1950's) for the whole day, ..... along with another guy who actually is part of the constabulary in his regular profession!
I met a whole new bunch of extras who were mainly from Oamaru. There were 4 other people from Dunedin, including Pat who gave me a lift from Dunedin - thanks Pat. Everyone was great. I enjoyed the new localities. The crew looked after us again really well. The weather was mainly fine today. One of the crew, Danielle, always had a belt load of batteries around her waist - so we coined her "The Terminator". Danielle and the other crew always made sure we were in the right place and doing the right thing. Everyone was just so friendly and helpful. Filming in New Zealand is expected to be completed over the next month or so.

P.S. A pic with me riding the bicycle appeared on the front page of the local rag on 5/11/2007 as a result of a scene shot from the first day.

My day at a movie shoot

Today I have experienced the thrill of being a movie extra. The film is to be titled Bride Flight. I understand the release is scheduled for November 2008. The movie is based on the true story of a commercial airline carrying three brides from post war Holland to New Zealand in 1953. Some scenes were filmed in my home town of Dunedin, New Zealand. I turned up at 6:30 am and was promptly organised into my first costume. During the day, I met a great bunch of crew, actors and of course all my fellow extra buddies. We walked and talked our way through about 8 or 9 scenes. I rode a 1960's bicycle diagonally though 1960's traffic - the gap between cars was quite narrow during some of the takes. We dressed up in costumes from the 1950's to 1960's era. We were well looked after by the crew, who fed us, clothed us and asked how we were finding things. By the end of the day (about 8pm) I was familiar with phrases such as "Stand by.....Sound check...rolling....rolling....Action......cut" followed by "Reset back to position one". The weather was often wet and cold during the afternoon but the awesome crew threw blankets or coats over us between takes. After a few takes you would hear "Its a wrap." and then we moved on to another scene. My experience has helped me to understand all the work that goes into making a movie.......and I'd be keen to do it again.

P.S. Thanks to Cindy at the Fortune Theatre for linking me up with this opportunity.