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            26. 10. 2012; By: Siiri Lehtonen, Proofreading: Claire Martin ; Section: English Digest

            My Erasmus time in Prague began in a very unusual way: I got to act in a real Czech movie 
            I received an email saying they were looking for two Scandinavian people to play small par
            I let them know I was interested and sent them a picture of myself. After that I got some 

            information about the film shoot - we were to be in the shoot only for one day.
            The day started in the morning, when my alarm clock woke me up at five o'clock. By ten to 
            street in front of my house waiting for a ride. The project manager of the movie came and 

            drove to other side of Prague to one of the institutions where they take care of mentally 
            area was a huge, park-like, and it was fenced and guarded throughout. We shot the scene in

            plumbing or heating building that was full of old-fashioned pipes.
            After arriving on set we got to eat breakfast and get to know the people, who were all ver
            took me to the costume and make up bus. As soon as I had climbed in, the costume designer 

            round and try different kinds of scarfs around my neck. Then the director came and seemed 
            vision of what my character should look like. They all spoke only in Czech so I didn't und
            but everyone smiled encouragingly so I sat down on the make-up artist's chair.

            We began to shoot the scene before eight. It was about making a music video for an old men
            was playing the music video director. The other Finnish person, Aleksi Korpijaakko, was pl
            man. In the film we were supposed to be quarreling about some video-making issues in Finni

            sounded so funny to the Czech people. There were people everywhere doing last minute techn
            like lighting and scenery, or putting more make-up on the actors etc. The place was full o
            monitors, lights and miles and miles of cable. At first it was scary to be in front of the

            the people watching, but soon it turned out to be so much fun. I liked the director Nellis
            nice and knew how to do her job.
            We shot a few scenes in the morning and more in the afternoon. There was some filming goin

            except for lunch time. When we weren't needed, we just waited outside. The shooting day en
            at seven o'clock and I was exhausted when I got home. The working days are really long for
            camera men.

            All in all the experience was awesome. We got to be part of something as big and as wonder
            movie. It was eye opening  to see how a film is actually made and how many people there re
            the scenes. Of course there were many things we didn't understand because of the language,

            was someone who translated what was happening to us. I think it's funny that the actors wh
            are actually famous here in Czech Republic, but to us they could have been anyone. I'm ver
            this experience because I learned a lot. I can't wait for the movie to come out. So be awa

            film by Alice Nellis … there might be some silly Finnish people in it!