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Post by FizzyLogician on Sept 18, 2012 0:54:57 GMT
Congrats, Meim. You've certainly worked hard enough for this.
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Post by trustme on Sept 18, 2012 2:09:23 GMT
Dit and Meim, many congratulations on each finding positions that fit your strengths like a glove! The mental stimulus should bring as much pleasure as the financial rewards. Best of luck on (each of) your new ventures; you're going to do wonderful things!
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Post by devil-may-care on Sept 18, 2012 4:36:15 GMT
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I knew you could do it! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by louize on Sept 18, 2012 5:15:01 GMT
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Post by jmsquared on Sept 18, 2012 6:31:56 GMT
Congratulations meim! So very happy for you. You deserve a break. Keep us informed! ;D
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Post by Vivienne on Sept 18, 2012 11:17:35 GMT
Many congratulations. Go out and celebrate!
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Post by meimichan on Sept 18, 2012 15:43:52 GMT
Thanks everyone.
I still can't believe it happened.
I didn't dream all of yesterday, did I?
ETA: Ok, just got my official offer letter. IT WAS ALL REAL!
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Post by deb on Sept 18, 2012 22:07:33 GMT
Congratulations, Meimichan!
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Post by TheDaisy on Sept 25, 2012 8:09:25 GMT
Beth is sitting up on her own, and I do believe she'll be crawling soon. She has this habit of getting up on hands and knees and bobbing back and forth like a mad thing ;D She weighs nearly 20 lb now.....my poor back!
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Post by liverbird on Sept 25, 2012 20:44:20 GMT
Yayyyy!!! Ladies well done of the new job front, acting and raising beautiful babies. It is so good to read positive things in a world full of negativity.
Go girls!!!
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Post by eshalda on Sept 25, 2012 22:39:52 GMT
Glad to hear the update on young Beth. The time will pass all too soon, and before you know it she will be starting school. I think 18 months onward is the most interesting time in a child's development - they learn so much, and are interesting little people.
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Post by amie8 on Sept 25, 2012 22:55:39 GMT
Beth is sitting up on her own, and I do believe she'll be crawling soon. She has this habit of getting up on hands and knees and bobbing back and forth like a mad thing ;D She weighs nearly 20 lb now.....my poor back! Time to batten down the hatches and fix locks to everything  |
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Post by jmsquared on Sept 25, 2012 23:31:07 GMT
Thanks for the update Daisy. Very cute age! Don't suppose we could have a piccie? Please?? Pretty please??
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Post by Mayfayre on Sept 26, 2012 22:59:52 GMT
Well done Dit, Meimichan & Beth ;D
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Post by TheDaisy on Sept 27, 2012 6:20:01 GMT
Thanks for the update Daisy. Very cute age! Don't suppose we could have a piccie? Please?? Pretty please?? I'm trying to work on this ;D my 'puter skills being small, and the added difficulty of not actually having any of the pictures on my 'puter because the USB port is dead. If I figure it out, I shall bung 'em in the Picture thread. |
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Post by dit on Sept 29, 2012 0:04:55 GMT
I'm just recovering from my first twelve hour (twelve hour!) stint as a 'background artiste' on Coronation Street.
Things have moved very fast. I went for my meeting/audition a fortnight ago, I was put up for a part in Emmerdale (sorry non-UKers if these don't make sense to you) last Thursday, didn't get it but was phoned on Monday for a definite Corrie today (Friday). The only problem is I can't say much about it as it's a secret storyline (There was even a papparazzi taking pics with a huge long lens). All I'm allowed to say is:
It was on location
In a public place
It involved some ot the main characters
I thought it was going to be a bit grim (up at 4.45am, yes, me! for a 7am call), terrible weather on the motorways, sat in a 'holding bay' room for an hour then on a minibus for half and hour. Taken to a 'waiting room' - but then it improved. "Who would like to be in the first scene?" My arm went up like a rocket.
Worked for two hours then sat for an hour while half the group did something else. Lunch was brilliant - I'd heard amazing things about the catering truck and they were right! Sat in the waiting room for an hour then was working for about five hours in two different scenes, mainly walking about (repeatedly, and I have a silly reference for the Clone Sanctuary!) but also called back for some specific background work and even a relative close-up - the sort of thing where there's someone talking in the foreground but fuzzy (me and a nice bloke) while the focus is on the real actors a little further away).
Of course, all of my stuff might be cutting-room-floor material, but a bit may well sneak though. At the mo I don't know when it'll be on, nor whether I'll ever know beforehand, but if you see a scene (probably in about six weeks) with a big woman wearing a blue jacket and with long fair hair wandering in the background, that's me!
It's a small thing really but something I always hoped I could do one day (bucket list) and I met some interesting and lovely people (and some complete egomanic prats, but they were in the minority. And in the extras, not the main actors!). I now await my next job.
Sorry if this is long, but some of you did ask for details!
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Post by FizzyLogician on Sept 29, 2012 0:13:48 GMT
That is so cool, Dit! Wonderful for you to be doing something you've always wanted.
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Post by slfriend79 on Sept 29, 2012 0:15:19 GMT
That's great, dit. And I'll keep my fingers crossed that your scenes don't end up on the cutting room floor.  |
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Post by jmsquared on Sept 29, 2012 2:44:05 GMT
That's brilliant Dit! I'm very interested in how these things work. Here's hoping something else comes along soon.
PS: Am I the only person on earth to have never seen an epi of Coronation Street? It's possible.
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Post by meimichan on Sept 29, 2012 2:47:07 GMT
Congratulations Dit, glad it was a good experience for the most part. Hope you're not on the cutting room floor. |
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Post by devil-may-care on Sept 29, 2012 6:18:13 GMT
Congratulations, Dit! What a fabulous experience! I hope you'll know what episode it will be & when it's airing. I'll make a point to 'borrow' that one! ;D ;D And no jm 2, you're not the only one to not have seen Corrie. All I've ever seen is the occasional clip during an interview.  |
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Post by louize on Sept 29, 2012 6:45:05 GMT
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Post by amie8 on Sept 29, 2012 6:56:20 GMT
OK - I'm clueless. Short pause while you all chorus "no no, Amie8, you're just an original thinker!"
No? Please yourselves...
I thought you went for your meeting at the Media Centre in Salford, which I thought was the BBC's new base. So how do you go from that to working for Granada and (nearly) for YTV? Back in the days when I worked in broadcasting (for ITV), it was a case of never the twain shall meet. I know they all collaborate on the commercial side these days, but I'm confused as to how it works, and - as an ex media tart - genuinely interested. Do tell.
I don't watch Corrie, unfortunately, because I don't watch soaps, but if I had to watch one, that is the one I'd choose. It's been sadly dragged down the route of having a tragedy and a cliffhanger every week but, once upon a time, it was a work of sheer genius. It's still a million times better than Eastenders - and I'm an Eastender so no regional bias.
Anyway Dit, glad it all came together for you, and if you get wind of when your big moment is due, I'll endeavour to catch it.
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Post by jmsquared on Sept 29, 2012 8:24:47 GMT
And no jm 2, you're not the only one to not have seen Corrie. All I've ever seen is the occasional clip during an interview. I'm mightily relieved! ;D |
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Post by crumbs on Sept 29, 2012 8:32:39 GMT
Well done! This could be the start of something big........!
It's excellent experience and good to put on your CV I suspect.
I don't watch soaps either, so please tell us when you're likely to appear, although Mr Crumbs will wonder what's got into me.
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Post by Vivienne on Sept 29, 2012 11:49:48 GMT
A soap star in our midst! Good job. I'll check Graboid to see if Corrie is there. It must feel nice to get one of those bucket list items checked off!
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Post by dit on Sept 29, 2012 13:10:06 GMT
Ah, amie8, it was Media City I went to, not the Media Centre, which is BBC. I went to a meeting at a building that houses various agencies to meet with an agent who specifically places people as 'extras' (not supposed to use that word apparently, which is a bit precious really). The agent then gets you any work which is going, which is why there were potential offers from YTV and Granada. Sorry if I didn't explain that clearly enough.
Of course I'm inordinately excited about the whole thing at the moment as it's so new to me, and I'm hoping for more and varied work in the future. Odd to think that all the work that dozens of people put in yesterday amounts to a handful of scenes that will probably take up no more than five minutes on screen. Thanks for all your good wishes, it's a tick on my bucket list but one that is so interesting, to watch the process in all its complications.
I'll shut up about it now!
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Post by toystoriesfan on Sept 29, 2012 17:32:15 GMT
PS: Am I the only person on earth to have never seen an epi of Coronation Street? It's possible. I haven't either. And I don't think my library even carries it on DVD. Seems everything else British ends up there, which is how I fed my Doctor Who obsession at first. (then gave in and bought the seasons myself) Dit, that is so cool! I've got two friends trying to make it in Hollywood, they've had a little luck with commercials and extra parts, but oh gosh it's not easy. Here's hoping more comes your way in the future! (heehee, resets...) |
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Post by trustme on Oct 2, 2012 1:26:18 GMT
Well done, Dit! I'm fascinated to hear of your exciting work on such a well-established soap. It couldn't have happened to a better person ;D I've never seen an episode of Corrie over here (waving at you, JM2) so if your scenes do come up would you be able to post some screencaps?
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Post by dit on Nov 29, 2012 0:40:14 GMT
'My ' Corrie episode was on tonight! I hadn't known when it would be transmitted, but took a guess last Friday, thought the storyline was heading that way, confirmed it on Monday then recorded it tonight (I was at the theatre).
To be honest, as I expected I was mainly a distant blur, though anyone who knew me and had known I was on would have spotted me immediately. I did have a couple of closer moments walking behind the characters as they were in closeup, and the best bit was in a cafe where I was right at the front of the shot for a few seconds, then the camera panned past me to the conversation on the next table. So it was only a couple of minutes of 'fame' but I really enjoyed doing it. I'll try and pick up a couple of blurry screencaps!
I haven't had a job since, though the agent has offered me two I couldn't do, and has put me up for a commercial I didn't get. He's promise me more work, so I'll just have to wait and see!
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