My Trailer's Over There

A quick follow-up to the War of the Worlds casting call adventure from a couple of weeks ago: as I was driving through town today, I got a call from Billy, one of the movie's casting directors, I suppose. He wanted to know if I could go in to work for them tomorrow! As cool and as unexpected as that was, I had to tell him no, for several reasons. First, going to the casting call was all Gina's idea, and it would feel weird going without her. Second, my parents are all set to drive down tomorrow to help with the traditional Christmas Break pack-up, and we've made all the plans to get me home. I couldn't really duck out on everyone like that.

I guess it's still cool to know that I could have been an extra in a movie. I came pretty darn close, anyway. And now that I know what a casting call is like, who's to say that I won't find myself in another one in the future, waiting for hours and hours to land a spot in a thankless job? I think it would all be worth it to be in a feature film for just a few seconds, to be sure.

I think, actually, that in about ten years, I'll probably be telling this story and saying that I accepted the offer and am actually in the movie - just far enough off camera that you can't see me.

Just play along with it.