DianaFilm Industry Cruel?
March 27th 2008 10:46
"It's the industry", is a comment I have heard over and over these last few weeks.
The film industry we are talking about. I have grown up with some first-hand knowledge of this industry, having family members gainfully employed in it over the past 30 years or so. Have even brushed into myself once or twice as extra or walk-on parts.
But it seemed a llittle cruel to me today, as over 100 children gathered in the great draughty hall for the filming of "Knowing" that unbeknownst to them only a handful would actually be used.
The scene on this bleak, freezing morning, as hail rattled the windows, resembled that of an airport terminal. Entire families (and I mean entire: mum, dad, grandmas, babies, can you imagine?????) turned up with their little hopefuls and waited patiently.
I had no idea that being sent home unused was a possibility. I would have warned my son. He may not have cared that much, but I would have warned him.
Those sent home had to wait until 5pm to be told the happy news, and they did care, some of them badly: parents were bewildered, children confused, some in tears.
"That's the industry,"they were told.
Anyway, luckily young Michael was called at 9am and went off to be rehearsed in American accents and to be groomed up to be a little Bostonian school boy.
He was impressed with all the big lights (as big as your bed mum!)the clap boards and how everyone had to be silent on the set when doing a 'take'. Awoman kept darting forward to fix his hair and one girl actor had 2 people fussing over her!
Apart from that the food at the canteenwasn't that good and he didn't get much time to play his nintendo cos they were busy rehearsing and filming.
He has to go back tomorrow.
And no, he has so far not got to see Nick Cage....
The film industry we are talking about. I have grown up with some first-hand knowledge of this industry, having family members gainfully employed in it over the past 30 years or so. Have even brushed into myself once or twice as extra or walk-on parts.
But it seemed a llittle cruel to me today, as over 100 children gathered in the great draughty hall for the filming of "Knowing" that unbeknownst to them only a handful would actually be used.
The scene on this bleak, freezing morning, as hail rattled the windows, resembled that of an airport terminal. Entire families (and I mean entire: mum, dad, grandmas, babies, can you imagine?????) turned up with their little hopefuls and waited patiently.
I had no idea that being sent home unused was a possibility. I would have warned my son. He may not have cared that much, but I would have warned him.
Those sent home had to wait until 5pm to be told the happy news, and they did care, some of them badly: parents were bewildered, children confused, some in tears.
"That's the industry,"they were told.
Anyway, luckily young Michael was called at 9am and went off to be rehearsed in American accents and to be groomed up to be a little Bostonian school boy.
He was impressed with all the big lights (as big as your bed mum!)the clap boards and how everyone had to be silent on the set when doing a 'take'. Awoman kept darting forward to fix his hair and one girl actor had 2 people fussing over her!
Apart from that the food at the canteenwasn't that good and he didn't get much time to play his nintendo cos they were busy rehearsing and filming.
He has to go back tomorrow.
And no, he has so far not got to see Nick Cage....
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