28 September 2009
Oh... the weather isn't going so well
Filmed a little bit in the morning, damn it was freezing! Then... sat around the whole afternoon, and wrapped early. Apparently they blew up a car and flipped it over, didn't get to see it though.
27 September 2009
I guess I should start journaling consistently again
Can't sleep even though I need to be on set by 0630 tomorrow, must be the thoughts running through my head! I guess I need to recap what's been going on.
Labor Day Weekend: Hung out with Niu, Lily, Niu's cousin, Jack Kou, and Jack's friend at Red Robin as sort of a "yay I'm back in Michigan" sort of deal.
Inprocessing/Drill Weekend: Things were slow at times, but definitely an interesting experience.
Back to work! It sucks that I don't know the filming schedule until basically we've finished filming for the day and then they tell us if we're needed again or not.
First Day on Set, 18 Sept: Filming an action sequence in Royal Oak, getting introduced to the other Asian extras, some of the crew, the military advisor, etc.
First full week of filming: Wow, 60+ documented hours of work.
Friday 25 Sept: Damn! Totally forgot Sufjan Stevens was playing in Pontiac, and didn't even realize that the Crofoot was basically next to some of the shooting locations! Got included in Sarge's "elite" group of 13 extras, haha.
Saturday 26 Sept: Melpan hooked me up with a ticket to the Homecoming game against Indiana, it was definitely nice to make the traditional walk to the Big House with vegetation changing color, rap music blaring, and alcohol overflowing on people's porches. Also nice that we won the game, the outcome was definitely in doubt until the very end. Got to see Alicia in the evening, which was quite welcome even if it was only for a few hours. Went to Sonic's for the first time ever, it reminded me way too much of WALL-E's lazy future.
Labor Day Weekend: Hung out with Niu, Lily, Niu's cousin, Jack Kou, and Jack's friend at Red Robin as sort of a "yay I'm back in Michigan" sort of deal.
Inprocessing/Drill Weekend: Things were slow at times, but definitely an interesting experience.
Back to work! It sucks that I don't know the filming schedule until basically we've finished filming for the day and then they tell us if we're needed again or not.
First Day on Set, 18 Sept: Filming an action sequence in Royal Oak, getting introduced to the other Asian extras, some of the crew, the military advisor, etc.
First full week of filming: Wow, 60+ documented hours of work.
Friday 25 Sept: Damn! Totally forgot Sufjan Stevens was playing in Pontiac, and didn't even realize that the Crofoot was basically next to some of the shooting locations! Got included in Sarge's "elite" group of 13 extras, haha.
Saturday 26 Sept: Melpan hooked me up with a ticket to the Homecoming game against Indiana, it was definitely nice to make the traditional walk to the Big House with vegetation changing color, rap music blaring, and alcohol overflowing on people's porches. Also nice that we won the game, the outcome was definitely in doubt until the very end. Got to see Alicia in the evening, which was quite welcome even if it was only for a few hours. Went to Sonic's for the first time ever, it reminded me way too much of WALL-E's lazy future.
21 September 2009
2nd day on set.
Saw/actually paid attention to a whole bunch of the up and coming stars at today's shoot - Isabel Lucas, Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Connor Cruise... not sure who else. Didn't really interact with them though Josh Peck did wave hello, but they seem pretty chill for the most part.
It's crazy, now that I think about it, how little free time I have with being on set all day - 12/13 hours at Red Dawn from 6:30 AM-7:30ish PM, sleep from 9 PM-5 AM... damn! It's pretty decent money, and the catered food is pretty good, it's just that I've realized what a time drain it is. I don't regret doing it though, it's not often that you get a chance like this to being in a major Hollywood film, even if it's only for a few seconds.
It's crazy, now that I think about it, how little free time I have with being on set all day - 12/13 hours at Red Dawn from 6:30 AM-7:30ish PM, sleep from 9 PM-5 AM... damn! It's pretty decent money, and the catered food is pretty good, it's just that I've realized what a time drain it is. I don't regret doing it though, it's not often that you get a chance like this to being in a major Hollywood film, even if it's only for a few seconds.
19 September 2009
1st day of filming
Being in a movie is a lot like being in the Army - you spend a lot of time waiting before rehearsing and executing the mission, haha. I find it amusing that I've been railing against negative Asian stereotypes most of my life, only to willingly volunteer for one of the worst stereotypes out there. It doesn't matter, I'm getting paid!
09 September 2009
Red Dawn
It's been a whirlwind of activity since I got back to Michigan, especially this week now that the Labor Day weekend's over.
- Processed into unit, will participate in 9/11 memorial on Friday, drill this weekend
- Found out I'm most likely going downrange next year
- Got fitted for a costume to be an extra in the remake of Red Dawn
- Started working at my old job again
I'm intrigued by the possibilities of going downrange, but I simultaneously fret about the danger. Even though I'm "only" 23 it seems like there's a huge time crunch to try to get things done before I go overseas. I don't think I'm fretting as much as realizing how valuable time can be.
- Processed into unit, will participate in 9/11 memorial on Friday, drill this weekend
- Found out I'm most likely going downrange next year
- Got fitted for a costume to be an extra in the remake of Red Dawn
- Started working at my old job again
I'm intrigued by the possibilities of going downrange, but I simultaneously fret about the danger. Even though I'm "only" 23 it seems like there's a huge time crunch to try to get things done before I go overseas. I don't think I'm fretting as much as realizing how valuable time can be.
05 September 2009
Maybe we can start again.
It's bittersweet to be back in Michigan. On one hand, I've really missed being home with the family and friends, and it was definitely nice to be back in AA. However, Ann Arbor is such a transient place with people coming and going! It was cool to attend Bubble Tea Bash and a tailgate at Yellow House, but it's just not the same without the old crowd. I may not go to a football game until I get part of the old gang back in town.
It's interesting to me which habits I've retained and which ones I've broken already - the first night I was home I went to bed at 2230 in PTs, woke up and tried to run PT but my feet got really fucked up during AIT so I'm gonna take it easy with that for a little while.
It's interesting to me which habits I've retained and which ones I've broken already - the first night I was home I went to bed at 2230 in PTs, woke up and tried to run PT but my feet got really fucked up during AIT so I'm gonna take it easy with that for a little while.
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