Air Pollution!

 For my next job I was asked to consider the post code before confirming that I could take it on. It was to be in a place called Bentwaters. This was  an area I knew well as I had performed in a play for 3 weeks there two years before.

http://www.bentwatersparks.com/

Its an  old USA military base with several building such as Bomb Stores, Aircraft Hangers, Control Tower and runways. It also has it's own museum and church - worth visiting if you ever get the chance

 http://www.bcwm.org.uk/

Now, as I said, Bentwaters is a series of aircraft hangers which are not all that well marked, so on arrival I asked  a man, standing outside a hanger, if this was the right place. It was. I parked the car and proceeded to tell this man about how I knew the place and about the play I'd performed in. It wasn't until later that I realised I'd been talking to Sean Pertwee! This was a corporate for an electronic cigarette.

I was in smart business attire again and within no time at all, myself and fellow S/As (Supporting Artists) were freezing in this unheated aircraft hanger. We were sent off down a runway (you can't help but look behind you when walking down a runway!) to a small cafe on the base. Having finally thawed out we were summoned back to the hanger where there was a green base ready to be walked on. We took off our shoes and had to move around in selected groups after Jon had presented his set piece to camera. The movements were very specific and we were moved to various positions but had to always remember the previous positions. Most people were concentrating but somebody couldn't stop chatting away even though the Director was trying to give us direction. I have no objection to anyone having a chat EXCEPT when the Director talks. Looking round, I discovered that it was an elderly couple who were, to put it mildly, showing off to some younger, inexperienced S/As. Eventually, one chap said to them

"You are missing your direction"

This was a little too polite for my liking so when they just ignored him, I found myself shouting

"Shut Up!" whereupon, they finally got the message!

Everybody else there were very professional and because we all pulled together (after the talking had ceased) we wrapped at 2pm having started at 10am. What a perfect day!