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**SGAFan** · 07 January 2010, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by Lorr View Post

Goodnight!

Congrats on 3000!!!

I am eager to read them all, after I finish mine, or course! And, I want to finish my other fic, too. Then I will take a break and read fora while before diving into a story I've been wanting to write for a while.

I have your little tag waiting for the bus ride to the accupuncturist tomorrow.

Time for me to go, too. Goodnight!

wow! lots of good stuff coming from you! Can't wait to read them

Originally posted by *Erika* View Post

I guess I only posted in my LJ. I'm going back to uni next year and classes are at night, so I can't teach at my current school because they only have classes at night too. So, quitting. I don't have something that pays the same, even though I need more. *panics* I do have something. A couple of things, but damn, I need a lot more.

gaah... I'm sorry! I remember you saying something about that. Too much stuff in my head right now, I have low memory real estate.

*hugs* I hope you find something that works for you!

**Sabine** · 07 January 2010, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by Strey View Post

ITA. The stand-in is nothing like him. He's, like - ew! Was this thing made on the cheap? Everything points that way. The title stinks. Apart from that, I'm not convinced that's Joe, tbh.

Well, I agree it doesn't look like it had an Avatar budget, but I guess I don't really care. I mean, it has Joe in it and it's a genre I like (fyi - I like any genre that involves men wearing sunglasses and holsters that drag their pants down). So I'll be happy to see the film, unless, of course, Deputy Brady is over-whumped.

Re the guy in the picture - that hair, the semi-slouch and the position of his fingers give off a nice Joe-y vibe. If it's not actually Joe, I'd like to know who it is. Maybe I'd like him too.

**Vecturist** · 07 January 2010, 07:03 AM

Originally posted by Lythisrose View Post

I don't think the guy's primary job was stand-in, he lists his occupation as "location sound mixer" and many of his photos are of technical stuff and equipment. So how he ended up in the Deputy Brady uniform is a mystery to me... possibly because he's about Joe's height and build and they just grabbed him to fill in?

Interesting. I can see stand-in as a secondary job. Ye you have to be the same height/build as the actor, but your basic job is to stand in a spot or two as they block the shot and check the lighting if I remember correctly.

**Alipeeps** · 07 January 2010, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by Strey View Post

ITA. The stand-in is nothing like him. He's, like - ew! Was this thing made on the cheap? Everything points that way. The title stinks. Apart from that, I'm not convinced that's Joe, tbh.

Stand-ins rarely look particularly like the actor concerned - they are usually just vaguely similar in height and preferably skin tone. Chuck was originally Joe's stand-in and had a very funny story to tell about TPTB asking him to get a fake tan to better match Joe's skin tone... and it all went a bit wrong!

**Sabine** · 07 January 2010, 07:10 AM

Originally posted by Lythisrose View Post

I don't think the guy's primary job was stand-in, he lists his occupation as "location sound mixer" and many of his photos are of technical stuff and equipment. So how he ended up in the Deputy Brady uniform is a mystery to me... possibly because he's about Joe's height and build and they just grabbed him to fill in?

I guess being just a stand-in would be pretty dull, if I understand what stand-ins do. Which is basically stand there while the equipment is adjusted around you.
Wasn't Chuck JF's stand-in on Atlantis? - er, never mind I just say Alipeeps post.

**Alipeeps** · 07 January 2010, 07:12 AM

Originally posted by Sabine View Post

I guess being just a stand-in would be pretty dull, if I understand what stand-ins do. Which is basically stand there while the equipment is adjusted around you.
Wasn't Chuck JF's stand-in on Atlantis? - er, never mind I just say Alipeeps post.

Chuck also said he was privy to alllll the gossip cos, being a stand-in, he was on-set all day, not just for his scenes etc.

**Vecturist** · 07 January 2010, 07:13 AM

Originally posted by Alipeeps View Post

Chuck also said he was privy to alllll the gossip cos, being a stand-in, he was on-set all day, not just for his scenes etc.

Which would probably make the job worthwhile...

**Strey** · 07 January 2010, 07:14 AM

I was pretty much asking what stand-ins do. Hang around while the lighting and camera position is adjusted is all I can come up with. Clearly they are not stunt men.

**Lythisrose** · 07 January 2010, 07:38 AM

OT for general interest in the movie, since there's no specific mention of Joe

, but here are a series of tweets from one of the producers:
from @CoyoteJacqui:

Spoiler:

**Alipeeps** · 07 January 2010, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by Strey View Post

I was pretty much asking what stand-ins do. Hang around while the lighting and camera position is adjusted is all I can come up with. Clearly they are not stunt men.

Oh gosh no. Stunt men is completely different. As you said, stand-ins are basically used for blocking scenes and setting lighting etc etc so they can get everything ready to shoot and then call in the actors, rather than expecting the actors to stand around for ages and then be fresh and ready to act.

It may be in that third picture though that...

OT:

Spoiler:

As mentioned above though, stand-in is often a secondary role for people who already work in the industry or it can be a way to try and get involved in the industry and break into acting. It worked out pretty well for Chuck!

He was a jobbing actor and had done a few roles here and there when he took the job as stand-in and it obviously lead to him becoming a recurring character on the show.

**Vecturist** · 07 January 2010, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by Lythisrose View Post

OT for general interest in the movie, since there's no specific mention of Joe

, but here are a series of tweets from one of the producers:
from @CoyoteJacqui:

Spoiler:

Looks like a fairly short shoot - maybe that was one of the reasons JF was interested? (Trying to picture him all bundled up against the cold).

**Steve Austin** · 07 January 2010, 08:18 AM

Good morning whumpers!

Wohoo! more movie news! thanks!!

Erika: Good luck with Uni!

Vect! Congrats on your 3000 posts!!!
that deserves at least ...

**lanaganp** · 07 January 2010, 08:54 AM

Totally OT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

**Steve Austin** · 07 January 2010, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by lanaganp View Post

Totally OT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

oh God, oh man!!! can't believe it! LOL!!!!

thank you to stop by.

**Sabine** · 07 January 2010, 09:07 AM

SGAFan - I just got a chance to watch your Men in Black video and it was awesome!

(iconic applause)
The scenes you picked matched so perfectly with the lyrics, right down to the small gestures. And you got John and Rodney to sing/rap.
I'm going to go watch it again!

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