We're gonna be famous
or maybe not... It would seem that one rather famous director thought that the Infinity would be a good place to take some shots for his movie. Francis Ford Copella ~ yes the Godfather guy ~ is directing a new movie called Tetro. It is based on an Italian family in Buenos Aires and about a month ago he came onboard the ship to check it out and see if it would be suitable to do some filming. As it turns out, things were agreed to and yes, parts of the GTS Infinity will now be starring in his new film.
Quite excited about the fact that there was someone famous onboard, Akis was all over the place trying to get a peak here, photo there. He spent most of the morning walking the hallway outside of the crew cabin they were shooting in up near the Radio Room trying to catch a glimpse and saying hello to people hoping they will remember him. He then proceeded to watch the filming which was done in the Gangway. He was so determined to check it out, that he didn't even complain about putting on his evening uniform ~ one he usually avoids at all costs ~ to be able to stand there and observe what was going on.
There were a couple of our coworkers who were selected to be in the movie. However with the filming falling behind schedule, they decided to grab a couple people that were close by rather than wait for Bryan and Trishna to arrive. So unfortunatley they didn't get their 15 seconds of fame or the $25 for being part of the movie.
Unless you are part of the industry, I don't think you realize all the work that goes into making a movie, the number of takes, the amount of repetitive work... The one shot in the Gangway which had the couple meeting with a ship officer welcoming them onboard was retaken at least 14 times and took over 2 hours to set up and film. All that for what will be 20 seconds in the movie. Now that is a lot of effort!
Some of the set up and the actors for the Gangway filming:
Yes that is Francis... He's a bit blurry, we couldn't use the flash. Something about us interferring with the lighting. Jeesh. :)
Sitting and watching films you don't realize how long and actually exhausting this would be. Now I'm not sure if it justifies the millions some folks get paid, but you can see why folks get more than minimum wage for this. All in all they were on the ship for almost 12hrs. Bloody long day if you ask me.
Quite excited about the fact that there was someone famous onboard, Akis was all over the place trying to get a peak here, photo there. He spent most of the morning walking the hallway outside of the crew cabin they were shooting in up near the Radio Room trying to catch a glimpse and saying hello to people hoping they will remember him. He then proceeded to watch the filming which was done in the Gangway. He was so determined to check it out, that he didn't even complain about putting on his evening uniform ~ one he usually avoids at all costs ~ to be able to stand there and observe what was going on.
There were a couple of our coworkers who were selected to be in the movie. However with the filming falling behind schedule, they decided to grab a couple people that were close by rather than wait for Bryan and Trishna to arrive. So unfortunatley they didn't get their 15 seconds of fame or the $25 for being part of the movie.
Unless you are part of the industry, I don't think you realize all the work that goes into making a movie, the number of takes, the amount of repetitive work... The one shot in the Gangway which had the couple meeting with a ship officer welcoming them onboard was retaken at least 14 times and took over 2 hours to set up and film. All that for what will be 20 seconds in the movie. Now that is a lot of effort!
Some of the set up and the actors for the Gangway filming:
Yes that is Francis... He's a bit blurry, we couldn't use the flash. Something about us interferring with the lighting. Jeesh. :)
Sitting and watching films you don't realize how long and actually exhausting this would be. Now I'm not sure if it justifies the millions some folks get paid, but you can see why folks get more than minimum wage for this. All in all they were on the ship for almost 12hrs. Bloody long day if you ask me.
posted by Carrie @ 5:01 PM
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