Looking forward to this. I spoke to a guy who worked as an extra on this series when they were filming in North Queensland. Told me that it takes about 3 hours to set up explosions, air going through hoses underground to look like bullets to film about 30 seconds. Easiest job ever as an extra, just do 1 min of work then go drink coffee and eat hamburgers for 3 hours.
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Having worked as an extra before, I highly doubt it was all sunshine and roses. I imagine standing up to your armpit in cold ocean water for a few hours for the assault on Tarawa or suffering under a rain machine on an overnight shoot would be that comfortable. It's just a matter of what the days shooting is like; some will be easy; others, less so.
LOTR? What were you? A family friend was one of the elves I think, you could pick them in the scenes they were in because they were constantly staring at the ground trying not to fall over.
Having worked as an extra before, I highly doubt it was all sunshine and roses. I imagine standing up to your armpit in cold ocean water for a few hours for the assault on Tarawa or suffering under a rain machine on an overnight shoot would be that comfortable. It's just a matter of what the days shooting is like; some will be easy; others, less so.
The guy I was talking to got the job because he was in the army. So I imagine comparing the two jobs, the extra work was probably much easier.
Also, is that really you Fishman? That's pretty fucking cool. Not only to be an extra, but to make it in the film. Nice job.
Reviving this thread since Pacific premieres this Sunday.
Anybody else watch the "Making Of" docs on HBO last week? Pretty sweet stuff. The work that went into this is amazing. Also the kid from Jurassic Park looks the exact same. Just taller.
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Possibly not due to it not having any part of it set in Britain, nor having any British involved whatsoever.
So presumably it wont be getting shown on BBC1 around the same time as America this time.
Poo.
The British were involved to some degree. The Anzacs.
No.
British people are not Anzacs.
Satans..... hints.....
British Empire, whatever.
Unless Tom Hanks went back in time, I don't think the anzacs helped make this.
That was going to be my next statement.
Satans..... hints.....
I'm sorry for being retarded.
If I had steam installed at the moment I would so be giving you shit for this.
when I was 4 I told everyone I would be "the next steven spielberg"
You guys should listen to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast. He's currently doing a 3 part podcast on the Ostfront. Each part is 90 minutes.
Carlin is really enthusiastic, which makes it even more enjoyable.
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A thousand times yes.
His meter is a little hard to get used to, but he is so into what he does.
It is kinda why I didn't jump on Letters... now I am just trying to get in to the right mood...
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Holy shit yes.
well I mean imagine how much that would drop your server rank
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Damn, some of that recovered footage is just... stunning.
..anyway, looking forward to catching this. Dramatisation, historical re-enactment, whatever it is, I expect it to hold up well.
Yeah, losing thousands of guys in a single wave is pretty dang successful.
It was a stick.
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In the middle.
The guy I was talking to got the job because he was in the army. So I imagine comparing the two jobs, the extra work was probably much easier.
Also, is that really you Fishman? That's pretty fucking cool. Not only to be an extra, but to make it in the film. Nice job.
It was a stick.
Anybody else watch the "Making Of" docs on HBO last week? Pretty sweet stuff. The work that went into this is amazing. Also the kid from Jurassic Park looks the exact same. Just taller.
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