Actor Growth

So today I was booked to work on Stargate Universe again. It was an interesting “oops” experience too. When I first saw the map location it looked like it was going to be within the downtown area here in Vancouver. It appeared as if it was going to be shot at a night club of some sort.

I knew I was going the right way too as I saw all these paramount trucks lined up on the sidewalks and eventually I saw a bunch of trailers at the location as indicated on the map.

Afterwards, I signed in as usual like you would expect. I actually got a good breakfast meal and all which was great. Now here was the funny thing. One of the production staff then makes a point that they realized I was working on the show just a few days ago and that I was definitely seen in a noticeable fashion. Therefore, seeing me on this particular shoot would mess up the show’s continuity.

Example, imagine a hypothetical scene where you see a performer who missed a flight or something as a regular passenger that got stranded on some airport. Afterwards, you then see the same performer on the plane celebrating as one of the people who made it on. Wouldn’t make sense right?

So we had a laugh at that and I even joked with one of the staff that maybe I was just a person in the story who ran through those Stargates without anyone knowing.

I think this error occurred because originally I was suppose to be on set this day only and all of sudden I got a call at the last minute for the previous shoot day.

Of course, they couldn’t use me for the day as a result and so I was wrapped up early with pay still since they booked me. Is one of the funniest booking experiences that I have had and it shows you how important continuity is in film.