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ATTACK OF THE MOVIE STAR! Well, sort of...
All you readers out there are soooo good to me! Thanks to everyone who said they liked reading my blog. I didn't write my last entry (in which I moaned of my web-life crisis) so that people would pat me on the back. But, of course, back-patting is always nice and appreciated. It's funny, after I wrote that entry, I thought to myself, "Ye gads, that was SO bourgeois!" Like, apparently, 50% of the world's population have never used a phone before. Some people don't even have ELECTRICITY, and I'm whinging about not being cool enough for MySpace? I am constantly shocked at how materialistic and narcissistic my generation can be, myself included.
So, I have regained my blogging mojo. What has not been regained, however, is access to my photo site, so no piccies today, friends. Sorry.
But what I do have to tell you is this:
I SAW THE MOVIE I WAS IN!
About 3 weeks ago! Okay, so it wasn't really "my" movie- I had a pretty minor role. But still, I was in it! I guess that now the movie is out in the real world, I can tell you about it. The film is called The Black Balloon, and was written and directed by Elissa Down. The Black Balloon is about a teenager called Thomas, who not only suffers the lairy shirts and bad hair of the 90's, but also has two randy parents, swarms of bullies around him and worst of all, an autistic brother who can't take care of himself. I played a schoolgirl called Caroline. But the film's main stars are Rhys Wakefield (from Home and Away), Toni Colette, Gemma Ward, Luke Ford and Erik Thomson.
It was a pretty amazing experience to finally see the film. We had a private little screening for the cast and crew at Fox Studios. I didn't recognise a lot of the cast members- people had changed their hair, lost or put on weight, and even given birth. I looked different too- my tan was gone, and I'd put back on the few neat kilos I'd lost. I was so excited to see the film. A lot of the other cast members were nervous or freaked out, which I guess is understandable, seeing as they actually had scripted lines and everything. Even the producer of the movie, Tristram Miall (Strictly Ballroom, Looking for Alibrandi), was nervous, which I thought was completely adorable- I mean, if I was a big cheese in the Australian movie industry, I don't think I'd have the humility to be nervous.
So anyway, the movie was incredible. I wasn't sure what it would be like watching it...I mean, in the scenes I was in, I knew every technical aspect- where we had to stand, the lighting, the sound. But I still found the film to be utterly moving, personal, funny and wonderful. I actually cried quite a bit during it- I cried like I've never cried before in a film. I kind of sobbed. And afterwards, I was all shaky. Why? Because I felt honoured and proud to be part of something so special. The Black Balloon is loosely based on Elissa's own life with her two autistic brothers. I feel so good to be able to consider Elissa to be a friend, and I am really proud of her.
And, can I also say, I really hold the cinematographer, Denson Baker, in high regard now. Not only is he an artist, he also made my legs look mighty good. Which is quite a feat considering that I am a 165cm curvy girl who had to stand next to an international supermodel for most of the film. And I was wearing a racer-back, navy Target swimming costume. Anyway, there was a bit in the film when some of the school boys are checking out the school girls. They say, "Check out her legs!" And the camera pans up someone's legs and body...and it was MY LEGS and MY BODY! Hurrah. All of those awful carrot sticks and hours spent at the gym paid off. Well, actually, that's not quite true. Because as I was watching the film, I remembered how worried I was, thinking about standing next to skinny Gemma the whole time. Thinking of how I'm 25 now, and my metabolism is slowing down. And I exercised and exercised, and stopped eating Tim Tams. And you know what? I looked pretty much EXACTLY THE SAME as I do now! And now, I eat normally and don't belong to a stupid gym! What a waste of time! I swear, the attempt to be skinny is SO overrated.
And so, in summary, I would like to say:
1. SEE THE BLACK BALLOON WHEN IT COMES OUT! Which might be around the end of this year, or the beginning of next year.
2. I wasn't cut out of any of my scenes!
3. You can't tell I'm not wearing makeup!
4. Elissa Down is an absolute legend, and I was privileged to work with her.
Thanks for reading.
Carla |