Hey everyone!
Just wanted to let you all know that I was contacted earlier today by Erika Von Tiehl, co-anchor of CBS3 Eyewitness News. She told me that they were planning on running a story about the filming of the new film, The Silver Linings Playbook and she really wanted to use my clip of Bradley Cooper running in a trash bag. Of course I told her that it would be great! So I got a mention on the CBS3 story!! After four years of going to film sets and taking pictures and videos of the filming of various local filming projects, I finally got a mention on one of the big network news stations...and they even used my video!
So in case you missed it..
I just really wanted to thank the news station for the huge mention and hopefully there will be more to come!
Filming in Upper Darby continues tommorrow and I plan on visiting the set at least for an hour or two in the morning. Hopefully I will get some more Bradley Cooper footage (this time with my HD camera) and I will be able to share it with you all! My next day off from work is on friday and I have something special planned for the day...can't wait to blog about that! I also plan on hitting up the set at some point on friday as well. Ok all, got to go to bed and get ready for an early 9am start...yea thats early for me!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Silver Linings Playbook Filming Upper Darby Day 1 - October 7, 2011
So I decided to go to the set today for the new Bradley Cooper film, The Silver Linings Playbook and sadly I did not get to see too much. I also did not bring any of my good camera equipment because I was not actually planning on going to the set because I did not think they were really filming today. Lucky for me, they were filming today and I did manage to get some pictures of Bradley Cooper.
The scene today involved Bradley Cooper wearing a handsome trashbag and sweat suit out while running (HAWT!) 
Today was also the first day of filming and I arrived on set around 3pm (there was a 7am call time). I was actually at the third location of the day, the 200 block of Madison in Upper Darby, PA. According to the signs, they are filming in this location from now until October 22. After that, I think they will be moving on to film somethings in Norristown.
Sadly, Bradley was all covered up in his trash bag, so the pictures of him are not that attractive. They basically had the entire street cleared off and there was very little way for me to get any good footage or pictures. Luckily, there was not a huge crowd and it mainly consisted of neighbors and locals to the area.
So hopefully I will be able to get to the set some more during the filming. I am making my annual Fantasy Fest trip on the 25th of the month, so I might miss out on a little bit of the action, but I will be sure to share some of my Key West trip with you guys! Until next time!
THE VIDEO
The scene today involved Bradley Cooper wearing a handsome trashbag and sweat suit out while running (HAWT!) Today was also the first day of filming and I arrived on set around 3pm (there was a 7am call time). I was actually at the third location of the day, the 200 block of Madison in Upper Darby, PA. According to the signs, they are filming in this location from now until October 22. After that, I think they will be moving on to film somethings in Norristown. Sadly, Bradley was all covered up in his trash bag, so the pictures of him are not that attractive. They basically had the entire street cleared off and there was very little way for me to get any good footage or pictures. Luckily, there was not a huge crowd and it mainly consisted of neighbors and locals to the area. So hopefully I will be able to get to the set some more during the filming. I am making my annual Fantasy Fest trip on the 25th of the month, so I might miss out on a little bit of the action, but I will be sure to share some of my Key West trip with you guys! Until next time! Thursday, September 22, 2011
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Spoilerific Set Report
Ok so now that the Jersey Shore episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has aired, I can share a little more of the scoop from behind the scenes.
The first thing I wanted to talk about is the infamous scene with Radioman and the other homeless guy...I did not want to say what they were doing before, but if you saw the episode, you KNOW what they were doing. If you missed the episode, check out the video below and Radioman will describe exactly what was filmed.
So I do indeed have footage of the actual Homeless 'event', but I did not post it on Youtube for obvious reasons...mainly because of the nudity and ewww. Watching it live was a bit like watching a train wreck...its hard to look away, but it was just sooooo wrong. Right after it was filmed, I walked back to the boardwalk where Radioman approached me and kissed my hand...no really he did! Then, Rob McElhenney approached me and here was our discussion:
Rob: Way worse than you think
Me: I know I saw and Radioman kissed my hand
Rob: You should probably go wash that hand
I promptly ran to the ocean and rinsed it off :)
No really, Radioman is actually a really cool guy and next time you are watching a film taking place in New York City or Philadelphia...if there is some homeless guy in it, it is probably Radioman. He told me that he is set to appear in The Dark Knight Rises due out next year.
The other scene that I did not disclose information on back in June was the scene between Charlie and the Waitress. In the show, the two hung out together and had a bunch of really cute scenes watching fireworks and looking for trash on the beach. I kind of figured that the Waitress was either drunk or stoned because she was being extra nice to Charlie. In fact, she was on Ecstasy.
Fun fact for you guys, right before they started the fireworks scene between the two of them, all of the power went out on the beach for the production, it took them about a half hour to fix the problem. It actually happened right as they said 'rolling'. It had been a long day and it was the last shot of the day, so everyone was kind of frantic for that time. Luckily, they fixed the problem pretty quick and were able to finish filming. It was really fun to watch the cute exchange between Charlie and the Waitress, especially because the two are married in real life.
Ok guys, so thats the insight that I left out back in June, hope you all enjoyed the additional behind the scenes tidbits I have shared with you all...Until next time!
The first thing I wanted to talk about is the infamous scene with Radioman and the other homeless guy...I did not want to say what they were doing before, but if you saw the episode, you KNOW what they were doing. If you missed the episode, check out the video below and Radioman will describe exactly what was filmed.
So I do indeed have footage of the actual Homeless 'event', but I did not post it on Youtube for obvious reasons...mainly because of the nudity and ewww. Watching it live was a bit like watching a train wreck...its hard to look away, but it was just sooooo wrong. Right after it was filmed, I walked back to the boardwalk where Radioman approached me and kissed my hand...no really he did! Then, Rob McElhenney approached me and here was our discussion:
Rob: Way worse than you think
Me: I know I saw and Radioman kissed my hand
Rob: You should probably go wash that hand
I promptly ran to the ocean and rinsed it off :)
No really, Radioman is actually a really cool guy and next time you are watching a film taking place in New York City or Philadelphia...if there is some homeless guy in it, it is probably Radioman. He told me that he is set to appear in The Dark Knight Rises due out next year.
The other scene that I did not disclose information on back in June was the scene between Charlie and the Waitress. In the show, the two hung out together and had a bunch of really cute scenes watching fireworks and looking for trash on the beach. I kind of figured that the Waitress was either drunk or stoned because she was being extra nice to Charlie. In fact, she was on Ecstasy.
Fun fact for you guys, right before they started the fireworks scene between the two of them, all of the power went out on the beach for the production, it took them about a half hour to fix the problem. It actually happened right as they said 'rolling'. It had been a long day and it was the last shot of the day, so everyone was kind of frantic for that time. Luckily, they fixed the problem pretty quick and were able to finish filming. It was really fun to watch the cute exchange between Charlie and the Waitress, especially because the two are married in real life.
Ok guys, so thats the insight that I left out back in June, hope you all enjoyed the additional behind the scenes tidbits I have shared with you all...Until next time!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
The Silver Linings Playbook Coming to Philadelphia in October
BIG NEWS!
I have heard from a reliable source that there is going to be another big film coming to Philadelphia! Fans might also get a little bit of deja vu because the main actors are said to be both Bradley Cooper and Robert Deniro. Most of you might remember in 2010 when the pair were here to film Limitless / Dark Fields. In the new film, Bradley Cooper replaced Mark Walhberg in the beginning of August due to Walhberg's scheduling conflicts with other projects. The film is also to star Jennifer Lawrence, most recently seen in X-Men First Class. Lawrence replaced Anne Hathaway in the role because of Hathaway's involvement with the Dark Knight Rises.
The film is called The Silver Linings Playbook based off of the book of the same name. The story revolves around Pat Peoples (Cooper) a former teacher who is institutionalized after being diagnosed with depression. He is released to the care of his mother and is struggling to regain the affection of his ex-wife, but in the process becomes entanged with his eccentric neighbor (Lawrence) with problems of her own.
The production has already been scouting out locations around Ridley Park for the past two weeks. The production is said to be an eight week shoot beginning in October.
I have heard from a reliable source that there is going to be another big film coming to Philadelphia! Fans might also get a little bit of deja vu because the main actors are said to be both Bradley Cooper and Robert Deniro. Most of you might remember in 2010 when the pair were here to film Limitless / Dark Fields. In the new film, Bradley Cooper replaced Mark Walhberg in the beginning of August due to Walhberg's scheduling conflicts with other projects. The film is also to star Jennifer Lawrence, most recently seen in X-Men First Class. Lawrence replaced Anne Hathaway in the role because of Hathaway's involvement with the Dark Knight Rises.
The film is called The Silver Linings Playbook based off of the book of the same name. The story revolves around Pat Peoples (Cooper) a former teacher who is institutionalized after being diagnosed with depression. He is released to the care of his mother and is struggling to regain the affection of his ex-wife, but in the process becomes entanged with his eccentric neighbor (Lawrence) with problems of her own.
The production has already been scouting out locations around Ridley Park for the past two weeks. The production is said to be an eight week shoot beginning in October.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
6ABC video of Backwards Filming (with me!)
Found this video on the 6ABC site and if you look closely you can see me in it in a few different shots. It is mainly about the filming of Backwards from Tuesday
Sixx-Pak Entertainment
This is a just for fun post...I thought I would share this with you all!
These guys are friends of mine and throw amazing parties and I encourage all of you to check them out at some point.
The group is called Sixx-Pak Entertainment and they have thrown some of the biggest Philadelphia parties, and some of the funnest! Check out their facebook page !
They are throwing an ABC party (Anything But Clothes) next Saturday the 13th at the SportsPlex in Feasterville. I am going to try to make it, but if I cannot go, I strongly encourage all of you guys to check them out!
Dont believe their parties are amazing? Check out this picture from their foam and glow party from April!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Backwards More Filming Updates
I am turing out to be the number one extra in the feature film, Backwards, currently being filmed in Philadelphia. As you all know by now, backwards is the latest movie being filmed in the area starring Dawnson's Creek alum, James Van Der Beek. The film is also written, produced, and co-starring local Sarah Megan Thomas. The film is directed by Philadelphia's own Ben Hickernell who recently worked on the award winning film, Lebanon, PA.
On Monday, we filmed two short things, but also waited in an unconditioned room for 6 hours. Our call time was 8:00am! We filmed a short Scene at around 9:00am at the waterworks which was fun because I actually got to take pictures during the scene. I played a tourist out with my friends and we got our picture taken... As seen below.
Myself on the other hand, I am playing extra #24 aka brownie girl aka student aka whatever, but that doesn't mean that I am not having a great time! So on Sunday, we filmed a party scene on boathouse row and I was given chocolate cake as a prop. I was wearing a fun dress that looks a little Stepford, but I rocked it! 
I think that I was seen by the camera pretty well and I am excited for that. I can't say what exactly that scene was, but below is a picture from Perez Hilton that was taken on the day by none other than the man himself, HughE dillon aka phillychitchat.
I think that I was seen by the camera pretty well and I am excited for that. I can't say what exactly that scene was, but below is a picture from Perez Hilton that was taken on the day by none other than the man himself, HughE dillon aka phillychitchat. On Monday, we filmed two short things, but also waited in an unconditioned room for 6 hours. Our call time was 8:00am! We filmed a short Scene at around 9:00am at the waterworks which was fun because I actually got to take pictures during the scene. I played a tourist out with my friends and we got our picture taken... As seen below.
I took a few other little pictures on the set since I was actually allowed to that day... You know for my character and all.
After that, we were going to film outside of the Art Museum, but they used natural people that were already outside at the time for that scene and were saving us for interiors. So we waited at holding... For 6 hours, no tv, no air... but we were all really tired. We somehow began discussing films and got on the topic of the epic 1982 Scott baio film, Zapped... Haven't seen it? well watch it... It will blow your mind! After lunch we finally went to the Art Museum for interiors. We were pretty much all wearing glasses to look "art chic" 
They also made us wait at the museum in the large staircase room, but we took to planking to keep us occupied.
Tuesday was a much better day. We actually watched Zapped for about 30 minutes and then left for the set at the spectators seats along the river. I actually managed to get HughE in as an extra and he really enjoyed actually being a part of a production rather than hiding in the background. So Phillychitchat will make his big screen debut in Backwards! There were about 70 extras on set as compared to monday's 13. We were basically instructed to cheer for Union, the fake school made up for the movie. 
The real fun came between takes though. While we were not filming we decided to make up unions second club, the car honking club and even managed to get a train to blow the horn for us... Huge success. 
I was naturally the president, but the club had 5 members and a school mascot! 
We were sadly overshadowed by the more famous club at Union, rowing.
In between takes we also decided to cheer on random scullers with horns and cowbells... Even causing a few to stop rowing and stare in utter confusion! Whenever we ran out of scullers, we cheered on anything... Ducks, hawks... Even the extras director, Tim! The best thing was it wasnt even just 5 or 6 people doing it... It was all 70 extras just cheering on whatever! We even managed to plank!
It was another long day, but we got pizza and we were outside having a good time.Wow that was a long post! So I think that I have one more day of filming next week and the backwards goes away! Thanks for reading!
I was naturally the president, but the club had 5 members and a school mascot! We were sadly overshadowed by the more famous club at Union, rowing. In between takes we also decided to cheer on random scullers with horns and cowbells... Even causing a few to stop rowing and stare in utter confusion! Whenever we ran out of scullers, we cheered on anything... Ducks, hawks... Even the extras director, Tim! The best thing was it wasnt even just 5 or 6 people doing it... It was all 70 extras just cheering on whatever! We even managed to plank! It was another long day, but we got pizza and we were outside having a good time.Wow that was a long post! So I think that I have one more day of filming next week and the backwards goes away! Thanks for reading!
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