Well, being that it's just Tuesday night when I finish the non-boring part of work experience, I may as well write about it now. Two days somewhere, then the rest of the two weeks at school. Eugh.
Anyway, I went to the set of Neighbours for the first two days of work experience. I remember what Mrs. Hooper said in HHD a while back about youths taking risks, and what was the answer to some question, "Why is it important that youths take risks?" twas, "So they can build up the confidence to take a bigger risk." DADADAAA, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THAT APPLIEEEES.
Monday, 21st of April, 2008.
So, I've been staying at dad's in Ringwood since Saturday night (gotta love the 901) so he could drive me to Forest Hill easily. :D Oh how I enjoy Knox City also, mainly for it's Amber-related resources.
Yah. Went to Fremantle Studios that morning and met Rebecca, the executive producer. She introduced me to the AD, Sharon, whom I used for bag-storing purposes. :D
The whole day was watching rehearsal for an episode, airing in like, August or something. It was still exciting, but pretty damn slow. :P
Uhh... who did I meet... Matthew (Zeke), Caitlin (Rachel), Sam (Ringo), Ryan (Toadie), Eloise (Bridget), Carla (Steph) and I think that was it for the first day. I also watched Steve (Steve, haha, what are the odds), Natalie (Carmella), Stefan (Paul), Dean Geyer (Ty), David (Oliver), Blake (Ben, Libby's kid), James (Declan), Kym (Libby), and Jackie (Susan) rehearse their scripts.
Now their building is one damned confusing place. Every corridor looks IDENTICAL. The only place I could find the first couple of hours was Rebecca's office cos it's pretty close to the front. :D In the studios, I was observing rehearsal in the Kinski house (where off-camera, all the cast kept debating whether or not Caitlin wears any underwear), the General Store, the Vet and Steph's house.
At the end of the day I had to sign a disclosure saying I wouldn't let out any storyline secrets. D:
Tuesday, 22nd of April, 2008.
Okay, so the second day is a little more exciting. The previous rehearsal's episode was getting filmed that day, so there was a lot more going on.
I spent a bit of my morning upstairs in the control room where the cameras were viewed and switched and stuff for recording. I went back down to the green room eventually and such before I went and watched some filming in the studio.
During lunch, after I had eaten in the courtyard (as I did the previous day) I was sitting in the green room and Cooper arrived to check in on me ;D. Haha, we sat around talking for a bit, and she whispered to me, "I HATE NEIGHBOURS." Made me lolz. It's a bit surprising actually, I kinda figured she'd love it?!
I managed to meet... let me remember... James (Declan), whoever Erin McNaught plays... Sienna, I think it was? Meh, I also had a brief inter-change of verbal verbiness with Kym and Jackie because I accidentally walked into the table they were sitting at :P. Oh, and Imogen Bailey, who plays Nicola or something.
Wandering around between things, I was sitting in the couches in the green room watching Dr. Phil after Erin made Imogen change it from the studio's live feed, I ran into Imogen a lot. But, I ran into her always at the times I was in the same seat of the same couch, and she was always there when I was. :P Really made it seem like I didn't leave the room all day. Haha!
Which reminds me, so much weird crap happens in the green room. They're a really weird bunch.
Anyway, last scene of the day (for me anyway, left at three, TAKE THAT) at the General Store, I got to do something! Yaaay! I brought the extras some prop drinks. :P Oh, and got the director some coffee which I was shit at making. Pretty sure he threw it out. LMAO.
As I was leaving, the only people I ran into/said bye to were Sharon and Erin, so I went and waited for dad outside. But I went back inside once he came to say bye to Rebecca and not-so-subtlely drop hints that she should call me if they have auditions or wanting extras. :D Hopefully she will.
All in all, pretty damned fun two days. Heaps of the crew asked me who I was related to. I'm like wtf... not related to anybody... apparently you need to know someone there to be there. :P I must've been the first person to just write a letter and get in. CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T GET PICTURES. Oh well, I don't even have a camera. I need a job.
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