The dates for the Birmingham film in which I play a therapist has now set the dates for filming, the first full week in July. Also the time draws nearer for going to America for the San Diego Comic Convention and the Shadower filming.
Keep your fingers crossed that things keep on a role
Later
Jo
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( 3 / 10 )Just completed the 3 night shoots on Robin Hood and had a brilliant time. The last night of the 3 was best for several reasons, Sean was with me, he was filming a seperate scene from me but was nice to be able to travel to set together. On set Friday I was sat right next to the cameras whilst they were filming a scene with Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchet, Max Von Sydow and William Hurt wow! Very cool to watch and even cooler then Ridley Scott came over and chatted with me
!The final big scene of the evening was a big celebration with the outlaws and villagers having a party with much drink and merriment. At the front of the action was Little John and Friar Tuck, I was partnered up with Tuck again as Tucks wench and we had a dance together. The sherriff was nearly sent flying as Tuck bumped into him when dancing so there is a high chance of seeing me in that scene. When finished Ridley Scott came and thanked everyone and even shook my hand! Talk about finishing the night on a high, and as we left set Sean was waiting with a cup of tea!
My filming on the BBC drama Survivours starts next week, will let you know how it goes. Recording of the witch radio play will be done in a couple of weeks time.
Thanks for stopping by...
Jo
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( 2.9 / 21 )Sorry for the gap between posts, I've not been at a computer much the last couple of weeks but it does mean I have a few things to report on.
Since I posted last I have been transported back to medieval and victorian England! I had 3 days work on the new Robin Hood film staring Russell Crowe. I was playing a wench in the tavern scene which was a real laugh. All the towns people and the merry men were partying and dancing, hopefully you will get to see me pull Friar Tuck onto the dance floor and have a dance with him. The only downside is you will have to wait until this time next year when it's due for release as they are still currently filming.
I have also done 3 night shoots on The Wolfman a remake of the original Universal classic, this version stars Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro and Hugo Weaving. This was due to be released in April but due to several weeks of re-shoot's this has pushed it's release date to November 2009. If you may remember I posted a report on my days filming I did on this film in June last year. This time saw me involved with some chase scenes and at one point a small group of us being chased down the street with the wolfman right behind us! A lot of fun but very tiring with filming starting at 6pm and finishing around 5am, I was never so pleased to see dawn breaking because you knew filming was going to finish for the evening/morning as it was very tiring. One lot of filming saw me finish on a Sunday morning at 5am and then I had to drive across London to the Robin Hood set for a days filming on that! I managed to get my head down for about an hour and a half sleep before I needed to report in!
I have also been cast as the lead in a radio play as a head witch of a coven in a modern day horror/drama. She's a bit of a scary nutter but it will be lots of fun to play her
. Hopefully finance will be found to make this into a movie at some point in the near future and I would be playing the lead in that to so fingers crossed. I will be recording the part in the next week or so, will let you how it goes and I believe they want me to record a witch role in a Hansel and Gretal talking book (not being type cast here!) so lots of positive things coming through at last.I have also landed the role of a therapist in a small independent black comedy film which will be filmed in Birmingham. Filming for this should commence in a few weeks time.
Also its getting close to filming Shadower in Kansas (end of July) better get on with learning those lines! It's been a bit frustrating not being able to totally concentrate on this due to other scripts coming in in the meantime, not complaining mind you!
And to top off all this good positive news I have just been picked for a walk-on on the BBC TV series Survivors. 3 days filming with the first on the 17th June. Coolio!!
I will post up a couple of piccies in my costumes over the next couple of days.
Thanks for tuning in.....
Jo
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( 3 / 25 )Well my fingers are aching from all the typing! Lots of things to catch up on. I haven't done a report about Mem as it was a while ago and it was a fairly standard event, with no real big names to get excited about (from my side of things). Sean and I were there in our Jack n Elizabeth costumes and the UKG were out in force! It was a fun event and a good social!
The next Garrison event coming up is this weekend at the National Space Centre on the Bank Holiday Monday, Sean and I will be wearing our new costumes so looking forward to showing them off. My Dark Phoenix costume is finally complete!
Further piccies can be found on my My Space page.
I have some more filming on the Wolfman film, apparently they have a few weeks of re-shoots so bad for them but good for me! I went for my costume fit last weekend with filming for me around the 16th May, will keep you up to date with it.
I've also got a few scripts possibly coming my way so it's a nice change to feel things are getting more positive! Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Thanks for your interest
as ever
Jo
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( 2.9 / 27 )I have just finished my 6 week stint on this production as a "stand-in", for those of you who are not sure what that is, a description on Wikipedia explains:
A stand-in in film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting.
Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of production. Lighting setup can be a slow and tedious process; during this time the actor will often be somewhere else. Stand-ins allow the director of photography to light the set, the camera department to light and focus scenes. The director will often ask stand-ins to deliver the scene dialogue "lines" and walk through "blocking" the scenes to be filmed. In this way, a good stand-in can help speed up the day's production and is a necessary and valuable cast member on a film.
Stand-ins are distinguished from body doubles, who replace actors on camera from behind, in makeup, or during dangerous stunts. Stand-ins do not appear on camera. However, on some productions the jobs of stand-in and double may be done by the same person.
Stand-ins do not necessarily look like the actor, but they must have the same skin tone, hair color, height and build as the actor so that the lighting in a scene will be set up correctly. For example, if the lighting is set up with a stand-in shorter than an actor, the actor might end up having his or her head in relative darkness.
The Four Seasons is a four-part television series based on an original idea by Rosamunde Pilcher, author of best-selling novels The Shell Seekers and Coming Home. The 4 episodes are all self contained stories, the first 2 have already been shown on german television and were well received. Each episode has a story in a particular season, it's best described as a family saga and love story set in the present day. The cast contains a number of British and German actors and actresses. The film has been made in English but has been dubbed into German for it's german audience. Summer and Autumn were the first two, Spring and Winter are the 2 stories that I have been involved with.
The actress I stood in for was the German actress Natalia Woerner.
The other well known actors involved with this production were Tom Conti, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Juliet Mills, Senta Berger and John Light.
I would like to say how lovely Tom and John were, Tom especially as he looked out for the stand ins (there were 4 of us) and made sure we were treated properly. What a star and a pleasure to work with. The crew was also lovely to work with and created a real family feel to the production. It was great to work on with some gorgeous locations and meeting lots of lovely people along the way. Hopefully this production will also be aired on the Hallmark Channel over Christmas, I will keep an eye out for it.
There is talk of possibly more being made so I maybe involved with them, who knows. I didn't do anything infront of the camera this time apart from my hand doubling as Natalia's for a close up! But I'm still really looking forward to see how it has all come together.
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