Safe and sound in LA. Got really lucky with good
flights and a bump to a bulkhead isle on the long flight. They had a limo
waiting for us at LAX. Took us directly to the set where they were shooting
today.
Amazing amount of peoples and process. We did our paperwork
to be in the SAG (screen actors guild) union then off to wardrobe. The director wanted to see each of
us in four entirely different outfits. There is one girl hemming your pants
while the other is handing your clothes or taking them from you,,,,,no
room/time for modesty here! They had actually just sent a shopper to buy
clothes in our sizes,,,,so there are racks of things down too and including
brand new shoes. An example for M was a rack of suitcoats/blazers,,,,,They
tried one on and never went back to them.
Well,,,,the process is this,,,,right outside of us they are shooting film,,,,the wardrobe girl gets her 4 sets of shots (different clothing) then goes and bugs the producer to look at them and choose.
She got back from the producer looking flustered, and said,,,,he liked this on her but we have more work to do. M said,,,,I can take it like a man,,,,what did he call me???,,,,she said he did not like the colors and he looked stiff but he could not say what to do. M suggested she try with his jeans and shirt from home,,,cuffs rolled halfway up and shirt unbuttoned,,,,we took pictures,,,,she took them back to the producer and we got a thumbs up!,,,,M repeats,,,,,,,I am what I am!
They chose for me a mix of my own clothes with some new stuff. Then,,,,,they fed us lunch. Lunch on the set is two huge catering trucks one of which was a smoker cooking ribs,chicken, and brisket. You get a huge plate and tell them what hot food you want,,,meats,,,mac & cheese,,,,rice,,,,,you get it. Then You walk through the salad and desert buffet and top your plate off. Also,,,in the middle of the set there is a micro-store with anything you want/need,,,,,no money changing hands here,,,,all included.
Took a nice walk up sunset strip and bought some cupcakes and wine. Waiting to see what time the shoot is tomorrow. Almost forgot,,,they gave us scripts this morning,,,,The commercial is called "reveille",,,,,we can’t reveal much else, but if you see a musical American Express commercial,,,,there we are.,
M shoots the camera at me while I’m working in one of my books. I told him to get going and he says “sometimes the best shots are right in the room”
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