Camouflage

Received an email asking if I would be available to return to 'Coming Up' to make another film. Fine by me. Didn't get a confirmation email back  so I assumed the job was cancelled and made plans to visit friends for the weekend. I arrived at 9pm really looking forward to spending time with good  friends, good food (of course) and good wine. I noticed that my phone (still on silent after driving) had a message. It was from Simon from Coming Up.

"Haven't heard from you. Still OK to film tomorrow? Have sent out another email."

Oh my goodness! I did the quickest turnaround ever and headed back from whence I came!

Arrived nice and early to the studio and costume decided that I would do as I was. I was supposed to be a passerby so wasn't really expecting any major problems regarding wardrobe. Make up and hair were fine so it was off down the road to a pub for breakfast. Actually, we weren't actually in the pub but in their back yard which housed an old fashioned red bus which had been turned into a restaurant!  On this particular  shoot there were only five of us so we quickly got to know each other very well. It's always lovely to be part of a small shoot and you very quickly find that you become part of  a temporary family. 

After breakfast we drove off in the minibus to Deptford High Street where filming was to take place at a greengrocers. I was summoned to the front.

"We want you to be a grocery shopper and react to the main character."

No problem. I had no idea who the main character was (I still didn't when he appeared but soon found out when a crowd  started to assemble) but I am always happy if some acting is incorporated into my day.  My role was to take vegetables from the shop keeper, say "Thank you" then turn round to face Ashley Walters and say "Excuse me, please." 

then I was asked,

"Can you continue talking to the grocer?"

Me? Talk to the camera?  Of course I could! Getting me to stop would be the problem! Actually it was very easy as the grocer had fruit and veg that I had never seen before. I mean who knew about pudding fruit?!

This took most of the morning due to people shouting out Ashleys name or stopping to stare at him. On the way back to where the green room was situated I asked Ashley if he minded people interrupting him when he worked.

"No, you have to remember that these are the people that watch the films." 

He spoke to everybody who wanted a word with him taking  time out from filming to make sure that he gave his time  to those that wanted it. What a man!

The rest of the day passed by without us being used any more although it was expected that we would be used inside a restaurant but instead we were outside freezing our bits off without so much of a snifter of a film crew!! We broke for lunch at 4pm where we were told it was a wrap. Long day but as I was with some fabulous people, it didn't seem as long. On to the next job but what it could be and where is anybodys guess!