The Chronicle of an extra

Wow what a weekend it has been. On Saturday Callum, Andy and I all drove down to a woodland area near an M.O.D base somewhere in Andover to be extras in an independant movie called "Patrol Men". We arrived on the scene to be welcomed by a cold, dreary landscape accompanied by a pinch of rain and a splash of mud. I think at first the film crew were a bit funny about the lousy weather conditions, but I personally thought that it suited the soon to be filmed battle scene; there was something about lame ass weather that complimented the Orwellian theme of the movie.

We were armed with the deadliest of weapons that a warrior could use, gardening tools. I was so lucky to have been equipped with a Hoe that had a screw loose. Now armed and ready, it was time to shoot. I really have to give it to the professional extras, how the hell they don't laugh when the camera is on them I'll never know. It was even harder to keep a serious face when running down a hill unleashing my brutal, bloodcurdling battle cry.

The rain was beginning to get to me as it slowly seeped through my clothes. But then I was given an actual role! I had to knock down one of the Patrol Men with my now broken hoe (Oh i forgot to mention, Callum and I were getting a bit excited and I snapped my hoe in half, god rest her soul); I think I did quite a good job as "the guy who knocks down a patrol man" I did it second take and that mofo dropped like a sack of potatoes! haha.

Then we had lunch.

The next scene was a fight in the woods. Andy had offered to be an extra patrol man but little did he know that he would be tied to a tree (,get a boner) and then get impaled by my hoe! Yes yes, I got a close up shot! I had fake blood and a kickass contusion on my face. Callum also had a closeup scene, he was meant to be kicking in an ,on the floor, patrol man but he ended up looking like a guy angrily wiping his shoes on a door mat. So after all that filming the rain started to get to us, our clothes were wet, our skin was soggy and our hair made us look like greasy asses. At around half 4ish the film crew called it a rap for a day; they then told us that they were off to film a topless scene...All in all it was a really surreal yet good day. I would definitely do it again! All of the cast were lovely and the sandwiches were interesting (Egg and lettuce, Chorizo, plus banna and chocolate cake, I could go on). Let's just hope that the movie does go on DVD and that I make it big and then end up in papers with photo-shopped pictures of me doing meth with winehouse and the gang.

Sunday has been a lovely day, I've been relazing about Becki's house and watching telly and ting. Just watched X factor, so Jedward are finally out. Part of me began to feel sorry for them as they sung their last song but I suppose it's not the end for them. But I still find them annoying, I'm sure they are lovely people though.

Well that's enough for today. Sorry for the essay! Have a wonderful evening.

One more thing...Kevin Spacey is simply brilliant.

Much Love

p.s For those interested, here's the trailer for the Patrol Men. Enjoy!

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