Chelsea Handler Promo

Wednesday September 12, 2012
Booked
The day before, my Calling Service inquired as to whether I was open to working on a promo that paid less than a regular background gig. As I was available, it was a SAG-AFTRA project, and any money is better than zero money (or less), I let them know they could submit me. When I got the call that I was booked the next day on the gig, it turned out to be a promo spot for Chelsea Handler's talk-show Chelsea Lately, whose wonderful, lightning-fast acerbic humour I admire greatly.
I was attending the New York International Film Festival Awards in Beverly Hills that evening; my service told me the details would be emailed to me. I got a call around nine o'clock, asking if I'd gotten the email. I replied that I would not be able to see it until I got home later, but to confirm no matter what time and place, I'd be there
As to the clusterfnck event itself, in which the student film comedy Drowned in which I starred won for Best Drama; it was such a nightmare when they got to director Marcio's win (the awards were just Award Certificates), the unfuny emcee and his overly foreign-accented "assistant" (for her looks over her elocution), they muttered it. And no one was there from the project or they could not hear it; I just departed in disgust, getting home by 11pm, learning my 10am calltime was already pushed to 11am anyway. I also got wardrobe requests but for two different categories and I had not been told in which category I was to be. In my confirmation reply, I asked.

Thursday September 13, 2012
Shoot
The buses were just cooperative that I was able to make my connection and get to the location by 10:45am for my 11am calltime. As I arrived, they were filming from parking lot into one of the truck entrances one of the bits; Chuy all but wearing a pinata costume, persued by a group of little people.
I was directed to 2nd Ave Travis who escorted us inside when the other backgrounders had arrived. After going through wardrobe and make-up (my clothing options brought notwithstanding, I was good to go with my suit shirt and pants; no tie or jacket), my hair was sprayed so it would stay down in the breeze and I got a bit of make-up.
Travis brought us to were taken to a Green Room holding where we generally introduced each other: enthusiastic Isaac Cheung turned out to be a relative newbie to background, fellow New Jerseyan Alanna De Carlo, and California born Danielle McGill who not only was upgraded to Day Player on the Star Trek Into Darkness sequel, but was upgraded (or should be) for this, as (by Chelsea herself), Danielle was given a verbal line to say, albeit just a single word, but it was still spoken aloud as directed.
The context was not explained to us, but considering the premise being "Chelsea's Move" (we're purusing props and stuff she and Chuy are selling as a "yard sale" of sorts), I surmise it must refer to her brilliant show Chelsea Lately being moved to a different time-slot or such.
I should have some good camera coverage, if only being Just Visible (it always comes down to the editing). We broke for lunch from 1:30-2, and all our stuff was done filming by about 4pm and we were signed out at 5pm.
It was smooth and easy going; Chelsea and Chuy are in real life as they are on the show: clearly best friends who can say Anything to each other without fear of offending the other.
I learned Kelly Ryan (today's Chelsea stand-in), is greatly interested in the paranormal, I provided her with my card on which is information on my co-hosting The Paranormal View radio show.
Travis gratefully accepted my card for future reference, as did 1st AD Jesse as I was heading to the bus.