Got the call to report to set yesterday and today I did my 15 minutes of filming and left with a nice amount of cash. BUT even though i was there for 6 hours for 15 minutes of being a body double, I was fine...The crew was great the Director efficient, the cast a joy to hang out with for the hours of waiting...BUT even though we had two full paid for meals,an endless supply of snacks and sodas and a beautiful private residence to kick back in... THERE is still a BIG BUT. And apparently that big but is my own... I was told "no nudity" which was not a concern for me. I mean, really who is gonna hire me for a nude scene? Alas.. I was unaware of the Japanese humor factor where fat is so incredibly funny...
I was hired as a body double.. my face is not shown. there is another actor in a fat suit playing the role because she transforms into a thin plastic surgery miracle at the end. Well actually it's a bit more creepy as she got all this surgery specifically to look like her own daughter. OKSo here I am as the before body. I was to do a scene ( which I was fully aware of), in which I am trying to put on a black dress that is way too small for me....mind you Hearing it described to you and doing it are two different things. Then they wanted countless shots of me trying to button a blouse too small for me. This was a humorous event simply because the blouse I was wearing was my own and did fit. So they had a Japanese man
(I had just met) scrunch down behind me and pull the blouse tightly from behind while I fought him to get it buttoned....hmmm ok Back to the dress... I was asked to take off my pants so I could try to put on this dress. um Ok I am the only woman in the room except for the director WHO ISN'T HELPING ME WITH MY CLOTHES so much as TAKING THEM AWAY FROM ME. She tells the AD to translate and gets another crew guy to check out my panties while the camera guy is scrutinizing me a little closely. Now I know damn well they were NOT being lecherous.. in fact, it was pretty clear they were not enjoying this anymore than I was. It was business as usual for them BUT and heres a BIG BUTT ....I WAS NOT EXPECTING ANY OF THIS. And to have the AD translate while they are all staring at my ASS was a bit, shall we say, intimidating. The dress was so small I couldn't get it up my legs hence showing alot more of my underwear and butt than I expected. But I made that choice on the spot to just do it. No one to blame but me and my Butt (purple full size granny pants and all)..If I had known I might have gotten better panties out for the show! Oh well.. what's done is done. BUT
I'm hoping no one sees this and recognizes me. It will NOT be on my show reel and I will not order copies of it for my scrap book. BUT and this is my second to last but for this blog...I just want you all to know that You may not know me now but I will soon be big in Japan!
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