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8-25-09

8-25-09

Day 1110 of 365 Again.

So way way way back Sarah and I went and were extras in a major Hollywood movie.

We stole the show.

See, I perform a very valuable role in Hollywood. You can always tell who the second female lead is because I’m standing to her left the first time she appears in any film. If you’re making a movie and you need to have a "hot girl" who might come between the burgeoning romantic relationship of the male lead and the female lead, and you really want to get across to the audience that this is the second female lead who might ruin the romance, but you don’t want to do anything that makes her seem overly bitchy or evil because you still want to keep her sympathetic to the audience, well, that’s where I come in. First time you show her on screen, have me standing just to her left. It’s small. It’s subtle. But trust me, the audience will get it. Yes, it’s a character piece, but I know my role, and I’m good at it.

The dvd came out today, and unlike in Zack and Miri, I think I’m pretty easy to find in this one. Exactly 27 min. and 50 seconds into the film, the first time you see Lisa P, you’ll see me in line for a ride. Sarah is standing right next to me. We’re on screen for about three seconds, and then just kind of hovering around in bokeh throughout the rest of the scene. I can actually see myself in other scenes in the movie hanging out in the background, but those are hard to find and you have to know where to look. This one is pretty straightforward.

So there you go. I’ll be expecting my call from the Academy any day now.

365 days

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7 comments for “8-25-09

  1. August 26, 2009 at 9:41 am

    You might want to start being to her right–you don’t really want to get type-cast, do you?

  2. August 26, 2009 at 11:37 am

    @beststephi: Actually, I don’t mind. If I can do something really well, then I should do it. There’s nothing wrong with being a character actor. I can be like Hollywood’s "Goto Guy" for when you need someone to stand to the left of the 2nd female lead in her first appearance.

  3. August 26, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Wow! Can I like, get your autograph? You know, on a blank check would do… ’cause you’re like famous now!

  4. August 26, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    hahaha thats it? why the hell didn’t I ever turn around for the camera to be on my FACE

  5. August 26, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    @spresogna: remember, they wanted us to pretend we were waiting to get on the ride. And actually, you do turn your head so we can see your profile just like mine just now.

    But I couldn’t find a good shot where we could see both of our faces.

    You can also see the back of our heads in the scene where the two mains are talking and we’re walking away.

  6. September 23, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    Lisa P is back just got my netflix today nice roll hope you got to keep the jeans if they weren’t yours already

  7. September 24, 2009 at 1:50 am

    they were mine already. From the 80s. Sarah is wearing a mixture of her clothe’s and Steph’s.

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