JAMES WOODS AND SHARK
I got my 3rd gig and it was for an outdoor shoot at the LA Memorial Coliseum. I'd been there before in 1984 to watch the Olympics and always wondered what it would be like to stand just below the structure which held the Olympic flame. It's a great view because it faces west and you can watch the sun go down.
I arrived at the parking lot early and Heather the PA wasn't ready to check us in. I had called to be a uniformed police officer since I'd already done that for WMC. However, Beth (who booked me) said I'd probably fit better as a CSI type.
Travis in wardrobe asked me if I had a different shirt. It may have been a little too bright or he noticed that another CSI guy had the same color. So he asked me to show him what I had and he chose the blue office shirt I had. I didn't have a tie so they gave me one that matched pretty nicely with my slacks and shirt. I also received a black windbreaker that was labeled Crime Scene Investigator.
The sun was hot when we were dropped off on-set. But it wasn't our set. It was some kind of jail facility with thugs and California corrections officers watching them. The driver dropped us off right in front of the camera so a PA or AD yelled at us to get out of the frame and hustle toward him.
We were escorted to props and I got a badge to put around my neck. It said Scientific Department of Investigations (SDI). I guess that's what the CSI department is for LAPD.
The scene was set-up with a dead reporter and all the extras at a crime scene. It was taped off with the yellow crime scene tape and all the different things CSI types use to collect evidence. An AD looked at me and told me to loosen my tie and unbutton my shirt. I guess I looked a little too square.
The make-up lady noticed I had some scruff going on and asked if she could have a minute to shave me down. She was very nice and told me that usually law enforcement can only have a mustache but no other facial hair.
James Woods and his co-star Henry Simmons along with Jeri Ryan were all in the scene. All I did was carry a CSI tackle box and walk behind them as they walked up to the body. We did that several times with several different cameras and by the time we were finished, I felt like my forehead got a good dose of uva and uvb rays. One guy who played a coroner was so burned, everyone kept asking him if he had used sunblock. The funny thing was that he had, but it just didn't help. His face was a beet red.
After the scene, we all had lunch, waited around a little, and then returned to wardrobe to return our gear. Not a bad day considering we didn't have to work a full day on a Friday.
I called Jarvis up because I thought he might want to hang out downtown, but I wasn't surprised that he didn't want to do anythying. Then JD called me and told me to head down to Tyler's for some poker. Strangely, Tyler's house is being used as a base camp for some exotic dancers. I didn't want to question him about it, but I did wonder how that happened.
We played a shorthanded game for $10. I built a nice lead, but then gambled too much and lost a race that brought me back down to what I started with. Then, they played a $20 game and I passed since I'd rather use that money for something else.
I arrived at the parking lot early and Heather the PA wasn't ready to check us in. I had called to be a uniformed police officer since I'd already done that for WMC. However, Beth (who booked me) said I'd probably fit better as a CSI type.
Travis in wardrobe asked me if I had a different shirt. It may have been a little too bright or he noticed that another CSI guy had the same color. So he asked me to show him what I had and he chose the blue office shirt I had. I didn't have a tie so they gave me one that matched pretty nicely with my slacks and shirt. I also received a black windbreaker that was labeled Crime Scene Investigator.
The sun was hot when we were dropped off on-set. But it wasn't our set. It was some kind of jail facility with thugs and California corrections officers watching them. The driver dropped us off right in front of the camera so a PA or AD yelled at us to get out of the frame and hustle toward him.
We were escorted to props and I got a badge to put around my neck. It said Scientific Department of Investigations (SDI). I guess that's what the CSI department is for LAPD.
The scene was set-up with a dead reporter and all the extras at a crime scene. It was taped off with the yellow crime scene tape and all the different things CSI types use to collect evidence. An AD looked at me and told me to loosen my tie and unbutton my shirt. I guess I looked a little too square.
The make-up lady noticed I had some scruff going on and asked if she could have a minute to shave me down. She was very nice and told me that usually law enforcement can only have a mustache but no other facial hair.
James Woods and his co-star Henry Simmons along with Jeri Ryan were all in the scene. All I did was carry a CSI tackle box and walk behind them as they walked up to the body. We did that several times with several different cameras and by the time we were finished, I felt like my forehead got a good dose of uva and uvb rays. One guy who played a coroner was so burned, everyone kept asking him if he had used sunblock. The funny thing was that he had, but it just didn't help. His face was a beet red.
After the scene, we all had lunch, waited around a little, and then returned to wardrobe to return our gear. Not a bad day considering we didn't have to work a full day on a Friday.
I called Jarvis up because I thought he might want to hang out downtown, but I wasn't surprised that he didn't want to do anythying. Then JD called me and told me to head down to Tyler's for some poker. Strangely, Tyler's house is being used as a base camp for some exotic dancers. I didn't want to question him about it, but I did wonder how that happened.
We played a shorthanded game for $10. I built a nice lead, but then gambled too much and lost a race that brought me back down to what I started with. Then, they played a $20 game and I passed since I'd rather use that money for something else.
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