Past present and future
Chapter seven
Looking around the set, I saw an exact image of the Palm Woods hotel. We were in the lobby. "wow. This is...awesome!" I say to James. He turns to look at me with a big smile.
"I thought you might think so." We all walk around the set. I see the Palm Woods pool, the park, and even the apartment! (I even got to slide down the swirly slide!) so it was really an amazing experience. After seeing the set, I got to meet the producer. He was pretty friendly!
"Hey! You must be that contest winner! Jillian, right?" he asks.
"Yeah! That's me!" I say with a smile, totally cheesing it up. I really wanted to be in an episode, even if I was just an extra.
"She's really awesome. I think she should get to be in the episode we're shooting today!" Carlos says.
"Hmm...I think I can see that." the producer replies. "let's see..." he continues, walking away and looking at his clipboard.
"Thanks Carlos." I say to him with a smile.
"No prob! I think you should get the full experience. I mean, you did win the contest after all!" he replies.
"Yeah! Plus, I think you have potential." Logan adds.
"And it'll be fun! You'll probably like it!" Kendall says
"And you look like you belong on the show." James says finally. These guys were so sweet!
"Awww you guys!" I say putting my arms out for a group hug.
"Awww!" they all say at the same time, and we completed a tv-worthy group hug.
"And cut!" I hear, turning around. The producer guy is standing there, smiling. "I'd say that was tv worthy! It's too bad we can't work it into the script." he says. "but I do have some good news!"
"She got the part?" all four guys say at the same time. (how do they do that?). The producer smiles.
"Yup! You're officially an extra in the episode! And maybe if you're good enough, I'll let you have a line or two!" he says.
"OMG this is so cool!" I say, jumping up and down. I was going to be on tv. And not just on tv, on my favorite show too! The producer hands me a pile of papers.
"Here's the script for this episode. You're 'Girl Two'. Study your parts while were starting to get ready to film. The guys will help you. Have fun!" he says. There was about thirty pages to read.
"Let's get you ready." James says, directing me toward the break room just off set. He helps me look through the script, highlighting my parts. I got to walk on and off the set in scene one, and I was sitting around the pool in scene five. A big surprise was in scene ten, I got to be the girl who walks past the guys and they all say "new girl!" so I was really excited.
Soon, we are called onto the set, where I am introduced to the makeup lady, who would also show me my wardrobe. She was really friendly, and my makeup looked great! In scene one, I would be wearing the outfit I was already wearing, since it was perfect for the part. In scene five, I'd be wearing a really cute, green, halter top bikini. In scene ten, I'd be wearing a pretty blue cover-up over the bikini from scene five. That would be why the guys will be all "new giiiiirrrl!" I think to myself, with a little chuckle.
"Scene one! Take one!" someone yelled from the set. I head to the place where I needed to be, getting ready to hang in the background. We begin filming. James turns around and smiles at me right before we start. I of course, smile back; I surprised myself a little bit when I add a wink. That's pretty saucy for me. I don't usually do that. Even James seemed a little surprised, but he still winked back.
The cameras roll, and we film the scene. The guys are, as usual, playing lobby hockey. My character is talking to another girl in the lobby, and we glance over at the guys with a smile now and then. After the scene, everyone rushes around to get changed. It took a few takes to actually get the scene perfect, but it ended up great! It was hard not to laugh as we shot the scene, but I managed.
After I got changed into my scene five outfit, I watch the guys shoot scene three, then six, then two, and then finally we were ready for scene five. I lean back in one of the beach chairs near the pool. We shoot the scene, and at one point they have James turn around and wave flirtily at me. I smile back and wave. We shoot the scene three times before getting it right. So I got to smile and wave at James three times. We skipped straight to scene ten after that, so I got to do my last scene.
We were back in the lobby, and I got ready to walk by at my signal. I'm signaled, and I walk by slowly, they say their line and I turn around and wink at them. It was perfect. We only had to shoot it once. We were done for the day.
All five of us get back in the van and head to a restaurant to eat dinner. I have no idea where we are going.
So, how do you like it? Tell me what you think! I think the next chapter will have some actual drama or excitement or something. So stay tuned! Don't. Change. The channel. Wait...you're not watching TV. Save the link? Yeah. Let's go with that. :)