Has anyone here done any film or TV work?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, here is a link to some photos from our days filming:


http://www.2ndguardsredarmy.org/bbccoalhouse2004.htm

Cheers, Ade.

[Yannis]

Hi Abe,

looks like you guys had fun doing it! Nice photos!

Also seems that the russian army was feeding it's troops really well!!

All the best
Yannis

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Yannis, actualy the food the BBC provided was great! Better than I have had in some resturants! Also bear in mind we are wearing the heavy padded winter "telogrieka" jackets

Cheers, Ade.

[Sal Williams]

Hi Ade,
Wonderful pics!
Best, Sal

[ANDY BUTKUS]

Yes i work in the film business all the time, i'm a scenic artist in Toronto.....ANDY B...

[herrgeezer]

I was an extra in the Robert Altman film "Nashville"... yeeha!!!!

[Chris Chalupa]

I was in a made for tv movie with a few friends called "A Will Of Their Own" starring Lea Thompson. The movie wasn't very good but they needed extras for a WWI battle scene which Thompson was photographing. I had been coached by a friend who has had parts in alot of Civil War movie work who said, bring all the extra stuff you can haul in case they want something special, shut up and do what they ask of you, and when you see a chance volunteer. I did all three and ended up in a foxhole scene as a WWI German defending an MG08 position. My buddy and I worked with a stunt man who coordinated a hand to hand fight with rubber K98As! Very cool. You can see my back for a fraction of a second during the battle and again for a second when I am a deadman after the battle. It was a great learning experience, food and pay was great and Lea Thompson spent time with us chatting and joking. She was sweet and very charming, down to earth. Interesting sidebar, we were looking at the gear that the company gave the extra extras and one of the stuntmen had a lightweight WWI stalhelm on. I asked to see it and it was property marked to "All's Quiet on the Western Front" and although I can't remember why I think that now I was certain at the time that it was the original. Could have been dated, just don't remember. It later walked off the set and alot of sidelong glances were cast my way although it was cool it wasn't worth stealing.

[Steve in Florida]

Always behind the scenes stuff. Did weapons handler for "The New Leave it to Beaver Show" gangster dream sequence. That was fun. Beave, Wally and Eddie Haskell signed a prop newspaper for me. On "My Girl", both Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Ackroyd signed signed a production permit application for me. Gosh, that was so long ago. I'm too drunk to remember anything else right now. Lea Thompson "Bring me the code key, Howard." I'd like to be the Dark Overlord of her universe. Ooh, did I say that out loud!?

[Greg]

You can see my back for a fraction of a second during the battle and again for a second when I am a deadman after the battle.

Yeah, that brings back memories... when I used to do Civil War reenacting, I traveled to a couple of the big movie sites. I'm in the "Gettysburg" movie in Pickett's Charge, but it's one of the panoramic shots and so far away that I only know where I am because I know which flag I'm carrying!

But a good friend of mine was the Union Captain who is supporting Genl Armistead after Pickett's Charge when he's lying wounded and asking about Genl Hancock... this was a staged scene and we just KNEW that Chad was going to be recognizable in the movie, but we were greatly disappointed on opening night as we all watched in full uniform, and all you get to see of the Union Captain is his left hand resting on Genl Armistead! So Chad didn't get to be famous.

In the Civil War movie world, a lot of it was like the real Army - hurry up and wait, conflicting directions, etc. But sometimes it worked really well, like the "Gettysburg" movie. I never got to meet any stars, though. Some of my friends worked on the old "North and South" miniseries, and one of them has a photo of him with one arm around Genie Francis and the other around Lesley Anne Down!

So Steve, bet you wish you could have been Leah Thompson's firearms trainer in "Red Dawn," huh?

Regards,
Greg

[Panzer]

Hi Guys,

I have worked behind the camera for many years....14 years as a cameraman and the last 10 doing both wardrobe and armoury on a few big features you would know....and some not! I have been lucky to work with the likes of Michael Caine (20,000 Leagues Under The Sea), Don Johnson ( Pursuit of Honour), Jackie Chan (First Strike), James Belushi (Sahara)...Oh...and I looked after Catherine Zeta-Jonse's costumes on "The Phantom" (Grrrrrr! ).

The most recent thing I have done is a movie called "The Great Raid" coming to screens soon. I worked on it with the military advisory team that did BOB and SPR....Namely Dale Dye and Mike Stokey. I worked in the armoury dept and looked after nightime on boot camp. 136 actors and extras, camped in the field for 3 weeks......eating rations, standing to in their pits.....and getting attacked nightly by the armourers! (excellent work scaring up trainees with a thompson SMG at night!)

Everyone had to look the real deal and be able to operate at night, as the real raid this film is based on (The raid on Cabanatuan POW camp 1945) took place at night. Here is a snap of the filming of the attack taking place:


Hopefully will look sweet once we see it on the big screen......the boys worked hard to look like the real deal. But like some of the guys said....it is long hours, some real boredom but some real excitement also!
Cheers!, Wade K. <!-- THE POST -->

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[Strider]

I worked for the BBC for 13 years in the photography department. And had a few extra roles. One was for a kids programme called Zig Zag, I was an entire Roman legion in the battle of Troy. Another time we were making a kids programme for French TV, called Knights. I was medieval prison guard and got to throw the lead actor around and give him a good kick if I remember correctly! Another time I was in the trailer for Wimbledon tennis championship (around '96).


I've been asked to appear on both Sky News and BBC World Service news to talk about Psychological Operations (PSYOP) but declined...

Regards

Lee
www.psywar.org