Tonight I went to go watch the filming of a scene from the new Johnny Depp movie, Public Enemies. It was just down the street, so I had to go check it out. Of course, I really wanted to meet Johnny Depp, but I also just thought it would be cool to see what filming a movie is like.
The answer is: incredibly tedious. We were watching a scene in which a guy gets out of his car and goes into a pool hall to make a call and snitch on someone. It was a 30 second scene at the most. They were setting up for this scene all day and didn't start filming it till 1 a.m. I hung out and watched them film for a little over an hour, but that was all I could handle. How many times can you watch a man get out of a car and go into a building? I could never be a movie star; I couldn't handle the tedium. Which is kind of sad, because doesn't every girl dream of being a movie star? But I just couldn't do it; it doesn't fit with my personality.
But it was cool to see how they set things up, and to see all the cars from the 1930's driving by. Sadly, Johnny Depp was not there, but I'll live. I'm excited to see this movie; they've been filming it all over the city. It will be fun to look for places I recognize.
The answer is: incredibly tedious. We were watching a scene in which a guy gets out of his car and goes into a pool hall to make a call and snitch on someone. It was a 30 second scene at the most. They were setting up for this scene all day and didn't start filming it till 1 a.m. I hung out and watched them film for a little over an hour, but that was all I could handle. How many times can you watch a man get out of a car and go into a building? I could never be a movie star; I couldn't handle the tedium. Which is kind of sad, because doesn't every girl dream of being a movie star? But I just couldn't do it; it doesn't fit with my personality.
But it was cool to see how they set things up, and to see all the cars from the 1930's driving by. Sadly, Johnny Depp was not there, but I'll live. I'm excited to see this movie; they've been filming it all over the city. It will be fun to look for places I recognize.
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