Just when I thought I was out ...

I managed to get back in on the Harris action after all. They called me in as an extra and we did the shoot last night.

I stopped doing extra work for the most part, but this job had several things going for it. First, I thought it was nice of them to call me in. Obviously they couldn't really use me again as a principal in a fresh set of spots, but I was happy to do background. Second, it's SAG pay, which is two or three times better than standard extra pay. Third, it was happening on a Friday night, so it wouldn't interfere with work or auditions. And, sadly, I didn't really have anything else planned.

It was a ridiculously easy shoot. Just a few hours. They'd been shooting for four days, including one earlier in the day where they had TWO HUNDRED extras. One of the guys was really funny. There were about 15 of us and he said, "Welcome, have a seat here and wait and stay out of the way because, frankly, we're really sick of you guys today." So they were more eager than anyone to get this shoot done, and done fast.

I think I'll be virtually invisible in this one, but I'm thankful at least that I wasn't in the crowd with the 200.

And I imagine the clock is ticking on my own spot. Probably just a few more weeks before it's pulled. But I guess it's good to know that at least these first two spots were pretty successful since they decided to extend the campaign.