Myles was recently called
to film his first television part on the successful new Fox Television
program “Rescue Me” starring Denis Leary. After getting Myles press
package out to a number of agents in
Besides
now having his official child performer’s working permit and his first
union gig it was a great experience. He learned that the production
process can be slow & there is sometimes a lot of waiting involved.
It was fortunate that only one block away from our waiting area they
were shooting the stunts for that episode. He got to see how the crew
mounts a camera on a car to get those moving shots. He also
watched stuntmen bouncing off of screeching cars as they shot the
stunts over a number of times. The wait, even though it was 3 or 4
hours didn’t seem that long with all that was going on.
When
we were called for the scene Myles and about 10 to 12 other actors
filed into a beautiful church. It was very well lit with a lot of
stained glass windows. Denis Leary and his TV family were already
sitting in a pew towards the front of the church. The production assistants
placed the background actors strategically through-out the pews. Myles
happened to end up towards the back, than after everyone was placed
one of the production people asked Myles to move up to the row right
in front of Denis Leary and his TV family. The scene
was shot as everyone sang while they were looking at the bibles
they were holding.
After that Myles shot another scene singing
with everyone in the church but this time Denis Leary and the family
were not there. After that we were sent back to the holding area for
the background players and after about a half hour Myles was called
back specifically to stand in for the young boy who plays Denis Leary’s
son (they have the same color hair) so they shot Myles from behind
looking up at the priest and the alter boys.
That was it....
all and all it was a great time. It was a full 8 hour day and he loved
every second of it. On the way home we asked Myles if he liked what
he did that day, he said can we go back tomorrow. Myles says he is
looking forward to more parts and trying different roles. The episode
aired in August it was titled “Rebirth and Brains”.
The pictures below were taken at a distance and in-between scenes as production
was preparing
the set and giving the actors instructions.
