Naked Wizard Tased By Reality from Tracy Anderson on Vimeo.
We were born naked, and so we are tasered naked. Would any disagree with me when I say Fuck the Police?
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
On the Set of Leverage
I made my national television debut with the TNT series Leverage, staring Timothy Hutton from the 1980's film Ordinary People. Here's the skinny on the exciting life as an extra, or as I like to call it, background artist.
Hollywood in Portland. Cones stamped LA to block off traffic. Directors with bullhorns. It was quite a Wednesday morning. I was shuttled to the set on SW Burnside and Broadway and ate some Hollywood catering: looks good, tastes generic. The crew shuffled us to a building on Oak St. where wardrobe approved our attire. There were about 30 of us altogether and we were to be in the background of a car crash and an office setting, which meant two different outfits. I wore a stylish yet subtle gray, military style jacket from KZO, jeans and trainers which got the seal of approval. Look out of the Asian guy with parted hair, thick glasses and a laptop over his shoulder.
It was cold on the street at 8:30 in the morning. There was an upside-down car in the middle of the street and traffic heading south from Burnside was blocked off. We had cops, cameras and bright ass stage lights.
The crew set fire and smoke to the upturned Cadillac. The first scene had Mr. Hutton running to the car while me and a few other background guys crossed the street behind him wondering what the fuck just happened?
Two other actors were on set: the driver of the Cadillac, a middle-aged man in a suit with make-up to make him look battered and bruised from the crash, and the passenger, a young, cute girl in a schoolgirl uniform: short skirt, high socks, etc. Hutton pulled her from the car and the cameras focused tightly on the rescue.
Next event had Hutton carry the girl from the car to the street corner. I was to run from the scene of the accident when he set her down on the sidewalk. Look for the back of my head on TV!
A bum character stole a briefcase from the car before Hutton could rescue the driver. "Hey! Hey!" I heard him scream.
One of the funniest things about filming is when the assistant directors simulate crashes and explosions on their bullhorns. The car was suppose to blow up and the AD shouted "BOOM!" as the special effects people made the lights and wind to imitate the actual explosion.
Next scene was the part where the Cadillac swerved through the streets and crashed into a truck before flipping over. This was one of the funner scenes because a good two blocks or so were used for the entire take. The Cadillac was suppose to be out of control and the actor driving was really good at almost hitting shit. Random people kept walking on the set without realizing who and who wasn't an extra. It felt good and elitist having the AD's shoo away the non-background pedestrians.
When it was time to blow up the car, the background people had to go back to the holding room for some reason. I don't think anyone got to see the explosion. We heard the boom from the office and there was a shared sense of disappointment between us from missing the pyrotechnics. I'm sure the police evacuated the general public from the explosion. They better have. If I don't get to see a car blow up, no one should!
The filming took twelve and half hours! I was exhausted and smelly by then. The office scenes wasn't too exciting and didn't take very long. I was amazed at how the crew was able to change and alter a scene with decorations or lighting.
Overall I had a good experience and got paid a good deal, especially for the over-over-time. Now I just need to start on working on speaking roles and I'll be on my way up to stardom. If anyone knows of a role for a young, Filipino boy, let me know!
Hollywood in Portland. Cones stamped LA to block off traffic. Directors with bullhorns. It was quite a Wednesday morning. I was shuttled to the set on SW Burnside and Broadway and ate some Hollywood catering: looks good, tastes generic. The crew shuffled us to a building on Oak St. where wardrobe approved our attire. There were about 30 of us altogether and we were to be in the background of a car crash and an office setting, which meant two different outfits. I wore a stylish yet subtle gray, military style jacket from KZO, jeans and trainers which got the seal of approval. Look out of the Asian guy with parted hair, thick glasses and a laptop over his shoulder.
It was cold on the street at 8:30 in the morning. There was an upside-down car in the middle of the street and traffic heading south from Burnside was blocked off. We had cops, cameras and bright ass stage lights.
The crew set fire and smoke to the upturned Cadillac. The first scene had Mr. Hutton running to the car while me and a few other background guys crossed the street behind him wondering what the fuck just happened?
Two other actors were on set: the driver of the Cadillac, a middle-aged man in a suit with make-up to make him look battered and bruised from the crash, and the passenger, a young, cute girl in a schoolgirl uniform: short skirt, high socks, etc. Hutton pulled her from the car and the cameras focused tightly on the rescue.
Next event had Hutton carry the girl from the car to the street corner. I was to run from the scene of the accident when he set her down on the sidewalk. Look for the back of my head on TV!
A bum character stole a briefcase from the car before Hutton could rescue the driver. "Hey! Hey!" I heard him scream.
One of the funniest things about filming is when the assistant directors simulate crashes and explosions on their bullhorns. The car was suppose to blow up and the AD shouted "BOOM!" as the special effects people made the lights and wind to imitate the actual explosion.
Next scene was the part where the Cadillac swerved through the streets and crashed into a truck before flipping over. This was one of the funner scenes because a good two blocks or so were used for the entire take. The Cadillac was suppose to be out of control and the actor driving was really good at almost hitting shit. Random people kept walking on the set without realizing who and who wasn't an extra. It felt good and elitist having the AD's shoo away the non-background pedestrians.
When it was time to blow up the car, the background people had to go back to the holding room for some reason. I don't think anyone got to see the explosion. We heard the boom from the office and there was a shared sense of disappointment between us from missing the pyrotechnics. I'm sure the police evacuated the general public from the explosion. They better have. If I don't get to see a car blow up, no one should!
The filming took twelve and half hours! I was exhausted and smelly by then. The office scenes wasn't too exciting and didn't take very long. I was amazed at how the crew was able to change and alter a scene with decorations or lighting.
Overall I had a good experience and got paid a good deal, especially for the over-over-time. Now I just need to start on working on speaking roles and I'll be on my way up to stardom. If anyone knows of a role for a young, Filipino boy, let me know!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Hot For Words Youtube starlet, Marina, makes an appearance on Fox Noise. O'Reilly seemed upset because he couldn't shout over anyone but lord knows he tried. Hot For Words is one of my favorite channels on youtube. Go etymology! As for online rudeness, I must admit that I am not innocent on this front. However, most of my web attitude is in response to some other asshole's comments. I'm a good boy, I am.The Internet and television have already merged.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Will You Marry Me and Take Away Hetersexual Freedom?
No logic was found in the homophobic gas that belched out of the mouth of Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization of Marriage. When I get married, the first thing I'm going to do is destroy heterosexual marriages with my subversive, anti-Christian, union of hedonism and sodomy. Ms. Gallagher needs to wake up to the 21st Century or move back to the Middle Ages.
Please submit all wedding proposals in the comments below.
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