Thursday was an exciting day. I was an extra in a movie being made here in Germany and one of the stars was Brooke Shields.

Here is the story. The movie company put out a call for english speaking extras to be in a scene set in a London Hotel. The occasion was the announcement of an engagement and they wanted extras in Black Tie. I sent in a picture of myself suitably dressed as instructed and received an invitation to show up.

So April 8 I arrive at 7 am at a local hotel here in Garmisch, Germany, along with about 40 others. Some I knew locally but others I didn't.
We change in a room of the hotel, receive our general briefing, sign some forms and they provided breakfast.

Shortly before 10am we are called onto the set and receive our instructions and placement from the director. Then the stars arrive and we begin. Take after take, moving our lips in simulated conversation, laughing and smiling as we enjoy the party. By the time it was over around 6 pm, many of us had been standing for up to 6 hours. I felt sorry for the ladies in their high heels. We did get a nice, simple lunch.

I was at a stand-up cocktail table with another fellow in a kilt. Ewan, from near Inverness. Also with us was Natasha, Russian born wife of an employee of here. The extras ranged from early 20's to some in their 70's I would guess.


For several of the scenes, Brooke Shields was within arms reach. At a break, she allowed several of us to join her for pictures. The young man to her right was an actor but I don't know his name.


Wearing the kilt was a definite plus. I spoke to several of the actors thoughout the day and many of the extras.

The title of the movie is Chalet Girl. If you search Google, look for the entry that reads Chalet Girl the movie. There are others with similar titles but some are XXX rated. This is not one of those. The male lead is Ed Westwick and the female lead is Felicity Jones. Ms. Shields plays the mother of Ed's character. I think she may have replaced someone else in that role because I did not see her in the entries I opened.

Over all it was a nice experience, but tiring. The production company was considerate of our welfare. An interesting experience but one I'm not likely to repeat.

Cheers,

Tom