I find myself ever more pleased that what I can endure for art. Being an extra in a movie is a hard job. Although some parts are super easy, it's a long enduring day and at the end you could say "I was needed in some way. Even if it was a small one" Today I got to be in the new Miley Cyrus movie called "The Last Song". I mean I was getting paid to be a beach goer and stand and cheer in the stands. What's so difficult about that? 1) The heat 2)Filming over the sun with no shade.
But I loved every minute of it. To the crazy lady that needed to follow us, to being swept up in a sand storm on the beach and then getting poured rain on almost directly afterward. I loved for the first time in my life I could care less that I was actually in the movie. I wanted to be behind the scenes so much more. I could live that circus of a life. It's so fullfilling to me. Weird in itself, it's a really structured time schedule with so much creative freedom. I love the filming world and today just confirmed what I've been learning in school and what I've seen through films. The world of filming is magical and really it's just ordinary people doing EXTRAORDINARY things. And I'm not talking about the talent. I'm talking about the PA who rounds everyone up, to the 1AD placing people and wanting to create atmosphere. I felt like a film nerd because of all the beautiful equipment in the trucks and on set. I want to shoot films on those cameras one day. And so I leave you with this :
-Frank Copula
Good night and good luck faithful artists,
Love,
The writer
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