Unpaid Extras – What goes on film stays on film…
To all the lovely people who came and performed for us on Friday night – thank you so much! I think we ended up with about 3 solid hours of footage. For those of you who saw the test films we had showing, they were all based on 12 solid seconds of loops, so we have enough to keep us busy for a while.
As has been the way with this three-week stint, things have had a habit of working out. From the commencement of our little soiree, it took Jodie Whalen all of about 45 seconds to have draped herself in white bed sheet with a receding hairline/fuzz mullet wig and begun to bless the green screen. In a couple of minutes she was joined by Nat O’Connor doing some kind of Children of the Corn in a Hoodie dance-off. As the hoodie derives from the Catholic Cowl of the Middle Ages – Nat’s reply to Jodie’s consecration was – as one could only expect – very well considered.
Other highlights of the evening included Sean Murphy’s unbelievable performance as an armless monstrosity with enormous shoulders constructed out of cardboard tubes. There was judo fighting, disembodied heads, and comfortable amount of the jaw-dropping boogie. During the week we’ll go through the tapes and upload some of the more ridiculous moments that may have otherwise been missed by these immersed hosts.
Thanks again to everyone who came along and made the night so much fun!