HBO is filming a movie in the area called "Empire Falls" (based on the book)...2 months ago they had open auditions for small roles and extras...or you could just fill out a form, drop off your self pic and hope for a call. Over 3,000 turned up.
Somehow, I made the cut and got the call 2 weeks asking if I was interested and still available. Sure!
Here's the IMDB link to the movie info
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0376591/Quite a cast, Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, William Fitchner, etc...I've met and spoke to the latter a lot. They both agree anyone who carpets their garage is a lunatic
Seriously, very down to earth and nice people.
So far I've just been an extra in the sense I walk the background, drive my car up and down the street as they ask...or follow them for the in car scenes...its an amazing process. This is the second big film I've been an extra in.
I snapped a bunch of pics, but for the sake of brevity I thought I would share these two...
So far I've been there 2 days. Its rather grueling...its just over an hour away and I have to report to the set at 6am. So its early to bed and up at 4am...they've asked me to come down again Tuesday and perhaps for additional shoots later.
Oh..the pay? $6.75 per hour for 8 hours, OT beyond that. I get $25 a day anytime they use my vehicle in a shot. So, while I'm burning up vacation days, I'm earning a lil bit of $$ and hanging out with stars....I love it!