The Shoot
Posted on December 8, 2008
The shoot for Monster.com was incredible. I had some pictures taken, but realized that it isn’t the best idea to post them, or to describe the spot in detail until it airs. There has been some nasty ramifications for “leakers” in the past and I don’t wanna be one of those guys, so…
It was great. I had an early call time (when I’m supposed to be there) downtown. Had a killer breakfast.
Okay, so I should say here and now that set food is the best. You can have basically anything you want and there are oh so many choices. For breakfast (I’m just scratching the surface here) you can get a burrito, egg scramble, pancakes, bacon, potatoes, or all of the above. For lunch, you get a ton of different choices for salad, and then usually red meat, chicken, and/or fish. I say and/or cause you can get a daggum orange chicken mahi-mahi ribeye steak if you want. And gourmet veggies galore. Don’t get me started on dessert.
And then there’s craft service. This person sets up a table with all sorts of snacky cakes and goodies. It’s like Wonka set up shop under a tent. And if that wasn’t great enough, if you’re busy on set working and can’t stop by the table, every couple of hours they bring a “walk-around”. In the morning it’s usually a parfait of some sort, and then smoothies, spanikopita, little sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, and on and on. It’s like an appetizer smorgasbord.
Anyway, everyone on set was so great to work with. My hero was a guy named Andy who was my stunt coordinator. Oh yea. You can’t wait to see it now that I said stunt. You may have to wait until February. A little birdy told me that it may be a Super Bowl commercial.
Being a stuntman may not be in my future. Of course I thought about it. There was a stunt coordinator there, and I was doing stunts for Pete’s sake. But I don’t think I did them correctly…see the picture? That is the inside of my thigh. I also had bruises on my wrists and the other thigh, too, but this one’s the beauty. Still in pain. But what sweet pain it is to be a working actor in Hollywood.
It was overall a pretty simple shoot. I had them laughing on most of my takes which is always a good sign on a comedic commercial shoot…obviously. The director really liked what I was doing, and that always makes you feel great. Job well done and all. If you work every day you may get that often, but for us actors, when most of us finally get some work, doing it well tastes good on the bun.
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Proud of you! Papaw Charlie’s knee wasn’t bruised that bad after replacement surgery!!!!
Congrats buddy. Good job we’re all proud of you. As always looking forward to seeing the finished product on TV.
OUCH! That had to hurt!
I can’t wait to see the commercial!
WOW!!! This sounds great and I can’t wait to see it! I guess this is one of those times the expression “No pain no gain” fits. You are so blessed to have so much going on in your career and I love being able to keep up with you on this blog. Love ya bunches and will see ya soon!
Your leg looks bad but you’re tough and i’ts worth the pain!! Can’t wait to see this one.
You ended with “…tastes good on the bun.” And there is what basically amounts to a picture of your butt halfway down the page. This is pushing it.
Yikes…..looks like the 10oz ribeye I got at Cracker Barrel Friday night. I know, not sure why I would get a 10oz ribeye at Cracker Barrel but at least it lets me get a visual of your leg. Anywho…congrats on all you have accomplished and I look forward to seeing more in the future!
Did they have a cappuccino cart? Have you seen the Will Ferrell version of Bewitched? “Make 30 cappuccinos and bring me the best one.”