Today turned out to be a very good day after all with respect to my Extra work. There continues to be very little work notices. I applied to the few I could last week for today, Monday, and had not heard back from anyone. Was feeling a bit discouraged and had ruled out The Knick because they announced their fittings were for today. But at 4pm, I got an email saying I had been selected and could I come in for a fitting tomorrow, Tuesday. I was out running errands when I got the email and was so excited I rushed home because they needed a current picture of my hair for color and length to finalize my selection and schedule my fitting. For The Knick, women's hair has to be past shoulder length. I barely made it!! I had to take a selfie. That took me about 10 tries because I had to take it from the side and was guessing where to point the camera to get the right frame of my hair.
I'm so excited about this shoot. I'll work background as an immigrant fresh off the boat!! The show is a period piece set in 1900.I love that show--it's one of the top shows on my list to work on. I have my fitting tomorrow and work next Monday. If Clive Owen talks to me, I might just faint! I really really hope he is on set when I am there. Would love to see him live. So curious to see what they will dress me in for the immigrant look. Pics to follow. I hear from other Extras that the director, Steven Soderbergh, is a very precise and discriminating director who does not particularly like background actors. So it'll be interesting to actually be on set.
Additionally, turns out last week, despite there being few job offers for background work, I did manage to squeak into an evening job last Friday night on the new show Happyish. I was the last Extra to be hired for that job. Very close call. We did an evening shoot in The Bronx in a huge wholesale warehouse for restaurant supplies. They made part of it up to look like an Ikea--very convincing. I was a shopper there and had a short scene with Kathryrn Hahn, the lead actress in that show. I love her--she was so funny in Parks and Recreation and really great in Girls. She's been in a number of other TV shows and she is always a joy to watch. I know we are never supposed to approach the principal actors but I just couldn't help myself. After we wrapped, she was walking right by me and I just blurted out "I love you" and she was very nice about it and told me that was a sweet thing to say.
I'm so excited about this shoot. I'll work background as an immigrant fresh off the boat!! The show is a period piece set in 1900.I love that show--it's one of the top shows on my list to work on. I have my fitting tomorrow and work next Monday. If Clive Owen talks to me, I might just faint! I really really hope he is on set when I am there. Would love to see him live. So curious to see what they will dress me in for the immigrant look. Pics to follow. I hear from other Extras that the director, Steven Soderbergh, is a very precise and discriminating director who does not particularly like background actors. So it'll be interesting to actually be on set.
Additionally, turns out last week, despite there being few job offers for background work, I did manage to squeak into an evening job last Friday night on the new show Happyish. I was the last Extra to be hired for that job. Very close call. We did an evening shoot in The Bronx in a huge wholesale warehouse for restaurant supplies. They made part of it up to look like an Ikea--very convincing. I was a shopper there and had a short scene with Kathryrn Hahn, the lead actress in that show. I love her--she was so funny in Parks and Recreation and really great in Girls. She's been in a number of other TV shows and she is always a joy to watch. I know we are never supposed to approach the principal actors but I just couldn't help myself. After we wrapped, she was walking right by me and I just blurted out "I love you" and she was very nice about it and told me that was a sweet thing to say.
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