Haha. Fooled you there, didn't I? For those of you who want to know how exciting it is to be on a movie set, there it is. Even the interest in seeing Will Smith and his family at work does eventually grow old. Cameron was up at 4:00 am and got home at 7:30 (horrid horrid traffic meant a 2 hour drive that took 40 minutes in the morning) and again waited all day, along with 20+ other kids, and then went home. It was overcast and stifling hot. He didn't have to go in today, so he is taking full advantage of sleeping most of the day away.
I know it was hard for him to watch the boy who has the part he wanted who worked all day with the stars. I think Cameron has grown 3+ inches in the past few months and his voice has changed. Standing next to the other boy, he clearly looks and sounds much older and standing next to Jaden Smith and the other Chinese kids he is much older looking--I wonder if that made a difference. Part of it, too, is the extreme boredom waiting. He has to be on the set at all times, so they can't hang out in the (air-conditioned) building, and that wears after awhile.
Watching the process, though, and you realize that EVERYONE stands around A LOT. Except maybe the directors. It takes time to move the lights and equipment. Then stand-ins step in for lighting and planning. Then there's rehearsal, running through the scene several times, stopping to adjust the equipment. Then they start filming, doing the scene multiple times. Then, they repeat all of the above so they can shoot the very same scene from a different angle. Then, again from another angle. The star (Jaden Smith) generally leaves the set when the filming of the scene is done and comes back for the rehearsal and the next filming segment. But there are over 100 people on the set and at any one time 90% of them look like they're just standing around. The "entourage" that goes with Jaden includes a bodyguard, acting coach, tutor, hairstylist, makeup artist, assistant, personal photographer, and other assorted people. It's interesting to see that the Smiths are almost never alone...they are almost alway surrounded by people. I think it would be so tiring, but they are here working so maybe it's because of that that they are always surrounded! You can see why movies cost so much with so many people! And this movie isn't one with special effects, stunts, etc.
This was Cameron's big moment of the day...standing in for the lighting and setup! I do have some other pics of the set, but I'm hesitant to post them. It was surprisingly hard to get shots of Will Smith. Anytime a camera or phone comes out someone pops up and says "no". On the other hand, I have 12 hours a day to absorb it all into my memory!
Tiring? Yes. Interesting, too, though, and I know that once Cameron gets a chance to get started, he'll be having a much better time!
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