Extras! Extras!

The things I have done on my "List of Things to do Before I Die..."

• Go Skydiving (check)
• Fly in first class/business class (check, check)
• Live overseas (check)
• Visit each continent, excluding Antarctica (i've been to 3 of the 6!)
• Be in a movie (the first step has been taken!)

Yep, I went and applied to be an extra in a movie last night. They will be filming Leatherheads toward the end of next month and have had 2 of their 3 casting calls here in Greenville, SC. Who knew that George Clooney would ever come to the place that I live! I know, it just took him a little while to find me. haha!

The movie is a football romantic comedy set in the 1920s and the first casting call they had was for Caucasian males, between the ages of 20 - 35 years, about 5'9 to 6'1 tall and weighing 160 lbs to 250 lbs. Obviously I do not fit that description... at all! Well, I am between 20 and 35 years old, but that's about it. ha! I was a little disappointed that I couldn't go but my friend Mac went though, (read his story) so maybe he will be cast in the movie!

Well, I was really excited when I heard they were having another casting call for any and everyone! Yep, I fit that description alright! So, I found a picture to take with me and drove to the Palmetto Expo Center after work yesterday. I was afraid that the line would be wound around the building, but when I got there, there wasn't even half of the crowd I was expecting. "Oh no! Did I miss it?? Was I too late??" As I walked inside, I passed a girl who was leaving and asked her how long it took her. "About 30 minutes," she said. Sweet! So, I went inside and stood among many other hopefuls. There were moms with their kids, there were 20 something guys and girls, there were men, there were women, there were babies and even one guy in a wheelchair with his family. The whole thing was very low key but exciting nonetheless :)

So, I get to the front of the line in one of the larger rooms and am then directed to a table where I was to fill out a form with my information and then have one of the "stapler people" attach my photo to my form. It was a typical form wanting your contact info ("Be sure to write legibly so that we can contact you!"), height, weight, sizes, hair color, eye color and hobbies/interests/talents/jobs. Well, all was fine and dandy until I got to my waist size. How am I supposed to know that?? So, as any honest American and former student, I looked on the paper of the girl sitting next to me. haha! I then snuck a look at her waist and determined that she was a little smaller than me, so I added a few inches to my own description :) As I was filling out the hobbies/interests/talents/jobs section I heard her say something about cheerleading and dance. OH! I've done those!! So, I added them to my list. I don't think of it as cheating. I mean, can you really cheat on an application to be an extra?? I think not.

Anyway, who knows if I'll be the next Julia Roberts. Hey, a girl can dream, can't she? Before leaving, they people in charge said that some would hear soon or some may not hear from them for months. It would just depend on what they were filming when and what type and how many people they needed. Keep up with the project on the The Clooney Project website.

So, just be sure that I will probably be walking around with a sharpie in my bag ready to sign autographs at a moment's notice. I have to be prepared, right? ;)