I met a sound man who operates a boom (overhead microphone on a stick) that is used to capture actor's dialogue. He works on one of my favorite shows, Castle, Mondays at 10:00 PM on ABC.
Castle is a comedy/drama that features a famous novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Det. Kate Beckett (Stana Katic). Castle follows Beckett around and helps her solve grisly murder cases. The ensemble cast works wonderfully well together and I find the writing and acting entertaining. I recommend you give it a chance. And of course, it is filmed in California.
I always like to hear that the actors whose work I admire are nice people. It seems to be difficult to remain 'nice' when one becomes famous. So when the sound man told me the whole cast was easy to work with and genuinely nice, it made me want to support the show even more. I asked him why he thought Castle, based in New York, is filmed right here in LA. He said; "it's cheaper; the producer lives here; it's very easy to use NY stock footage when they need it, and then film everything else here".
So let's line up for Castle. It has wrapped for this season with Det. Kate obviously in love with Castle, and vice versa. You know how those stories end, where neither knows how the other feels? But that's ok, the friction between them is delicious and it's great to see her tie him into knots show after show.
Sharon
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My Mission
I was exposed to some statistics about the economical impact of the loss of film production in California. Not just because of the loss of tax revenues, but because of the attendant loss of jobs.
I was astounded to learn that if we had kept a fraction of what has been lost to other states and countries, we would still be the "golden" state. It tears apart the fabric of our society when people don't have jobs; our identities are wrapped up in what we do, for better or for worse. And because I am a passionate advocate for women's health issues, I know that when a woman is worried about feeding her children, she is going to put herself last, and stop taking care of herself.
So, I had this idea, that if I could muster support for the TV shows, movies, and commercials filmed in California, our collective buying habits could become a factor in convincing producers that it makes good economic sense to shoot in California, and it would improve the jobs picture. After all, they want to woo viewers, sell movie tickets and sell products. That's where we come in.
We can change the course of events through awareness and action.
I was astounded to learn that if we had kept a fraction of what has been lost to other states and countries, we would still be the "golden" state. It tears apart the fabric of our society when people don't have jobs; our identities are wrapped up in what we do, for better or for worse. And because I am a passionate advocate for women's health issues, I know that when a woman is worried about feeding her children, she is going to put herself last, and stop taking care of herself.
So, I had this idea, that if I could muster support for the TV shows, movies, and commercials filmed in California, our collective buying habits could become a factor in convincing producers that it makes good economic sense to shoot in California, and it would improve the jobs picture. After all, they want to woo viewers, sell movie tickets and sell products. That's where we come in.
We can change the course of events through awareness and action.
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