Actor Meme!

[killsfengshui.livejournal.com]

It's Transmigration 9 Studios. No, the name doesn't make any sense, except that the owner, Stacy, has owned eight studios before this and they've all crashed and burned. Which feels so great for the actors and their sense of job security, let me tell you.

As soon as they're done with their scenes, the characters stop playing their roles and make it real. The scripts are tossed aside, and they can relax now that the cameras are off of them.

What does this mean? Well, perhaps Billy is an actual college graduate, who is disgusted with the scientific inaccuracies and techspeak mumbo-jumbo of his character. Perhaps Kang is a fit Japanese man in a rubber dragon suit. Maybe Renne is a former theater actor that speaks with a posh English accent? Who knows, perhaps Nehaa is a conservative Catholic who finds her role as a stripperiffic space goat horrifying! And it might an ongoing joke off-screen that Leon can't fight for shit, Steve's actor stands in for him during action scenes.

Just roll with it, guys, it's better than my first idea of the night.

Comments

[for-magic.livejournal.com]

"I don't understand my damn motivation," Aibghalien said, tossing down the staff the moment the cameras cut out. "Blow myself up, blow myself up, blow myself up, seriously, what the hell."

He dug into his robes, produced a cigar, and quickly lit it to take a sanity-restoring gag. "I should have signed up for that whatsit movie, with the... Hogwarts and things. Could've at least worked with Alan Rickman. Better than THIS crowd."

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

"Like, bro? Don't even get me started."

First thing Tavros does is stand up and kick the chair away from him.

"CAN WE GET A PROP GUY IN HERE ALREADY? Anyway. Shut up. At least you get to do sparkly magic crap, okay?" He crosses his eyes and pulls a stupid face. "Uhhhhm, I'm Tavros, and ummm, I get a perfect ass-eye-view of everyone all day, uhhhhhhhhhh, and I don't know how to say sentences even though, duhhhh, I'm thirteen."

Angryface.

"Seriously. I'd fire my agent, but she's my mom."

hope starting another group is ok >.>

[morphitudinous]

As for Billy's actor? The moment the camera shut off he ditched the glasses, retreated from the set, and picked up the next script.

"What on earth? Excuse me, director, but I was hoping we could discuss alternate character development. I feel that I'm being pigen-holed into a perpetual victim role, never allowing Billy to grow beyond his insecurities. Isn't that unfair?"

No, the director proceeded to argue, it was certainly not unfair.

"Right. My character will be repodded and I will be sent to a 'peace conference' if I would rather reject my employment for the sake of dignity. Understood, sir."

And Billy is just going to withdraw, miserably passing out drinks to the other actors as 'punishment'. At least it's not legal to dissect and reassemble him...he thinks. How had that been cleared for screen, anyway?

"You ok?" he'd ask to the actors he'd come across, as he always did.

[ghost-bait.livejournal.com]

"I'm all right," Miku's actress assured Billy. "Did you get the new script? They want me to run even slower." She sighed, "My personal trainer is going to have my ass in a sling if I keep slowing down."

She fluffed her hair. "What about you? What got you stuck on server duty?"

Re: hope starting another group is ok >.>

[puny-parker.livejournal.com]

"Huh? Yeah. I'm cool. I mean, the show's not exactly what I'd thought it'd be when I signed on, but I still get to play Spider-Man of all people. He's kinda my dream role, y'know?"

Re: hope starting another group is ok >.>

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

::He'll be getting out of this costume soon. Really, he will, but honestly, given that it takes several hours to put on, it takes near as long to take it off. That's really the only annoying part of wearing this thing. Already he's found his cane and he's wandering toward the ill-fated 'drink table'::

[hegemonstratos.livejournal.com]

Big!Einhart sighed as Bitty!Einhart waved over to her from her spot off stage.

"Wow! You're being so awesome at that!" Bitty!Einhart said the older actress headed off the stage.

"Yeah, sure. Hopefully they'll give me a scene when I'm NOT fighting Vivio soon. I mean, really? How many training scenes do we need anyway!" Big!Einhart shouted as she went over to go get some food.

Bitty!Einhart blushed. "I... not sure. But at least they didn't have you doing what they had me do!"

Ah yes, Bitty!Einhart was still all "EWWW" about that kiss with the younger Vivio actress.

[neverwastenaya.livejournal.com]

Tenaya's actress, however, spotted the Einharts as they came closer to the food cart.

"Hey!" she cried, bouncing over to give the both of them a big hug. "Awesome job with all the Vivio stuff, though I don't know why the director's so big on all this girly love stuff. I mean--no offense, sweetie--but you're too little to be worrying about all that. Am I right?"

[fulltinyalchemy.livejournal.com]

"At least you're getting screen time," grumbled Ed as he leaned up against the counter. "I was called out here for a possibility and BOOM, no I've been replaced by that Tennyson guy again."

It was no secret that Ed's actor and Ben's actor had a rivalry. They were two veteran TV actors who were chosen for bit roles.

[halfa-hero.livejournal.com]

"Oh, believe me. I'd love to have your problems. You know what they've got me doing soon? Guess they thought Pete and Pete were working out well and so now one of the new crew members is going to be an alternate universe version of me. But this one's the same age as me so now I get to pull freaking double duty." Danny complained.

[notsaintkaiser.livejournal.com]

"I am so sorry about that!" a voice called out. Approaching the younger Einhart was the younger Vivio. "I didn't expect that to happen! Really! I-If I knew, I would have protested!"

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

"Where the fuck is that cup of coffee I asked for?"

Hiccup's actor was a child actor who'd first gained his fame while acting the main role of a popular adaptation of a best-selling series of children's novels. He was popular. He was a money-bringer. He helped attract quite a few people from a younger demographic to the show.

That's the only reason people put up with his shit.

He'd tried after that, to take on more serious roles, but here he was, now 18, pigeonholed in a fur vest, playing some dragon-riding pussy that kept getting his ass handed to him.

Lighting up a cigarette, he stumbled towards his seat, and sat up with his leg extended.

"And somebody get the cripple getup off my leg. I can't stand this goddamn thing. I'm not the fucking Tin Man here."

[mynameis-jake.livejournal.com]

Jake's actor, on the complete other hand, was a young teen whose career was just kicking off. This was the first thing he'd ever done that was bigger than a toilet paper commercial (national, mind, it was a toilet paper commercial on national television), and his boundless enthusiasm for the work was a strange, resilient thing that clung on in the face of all obstacle and reason. Like a barnacle.

One of the things he clung to was his admiration of his childhood idol, the very actor who'd inspired him to get into the business in the first place. How cool was it that they got to act together? Today, as with the day before, he ran up to his hero as soon as film stopped rolling. "That was great, huh?" he said cheerfully. "Great job with the, you know, the big scene! It was just like that time in movie 5 where you went down into the tunnels and you had to fight off all the goblins by yourself!!" Jake sometimes had trouble separating his favorite actor from the role he once played.

"Isn't anyone getting you your coffee? Hey, I know, I'll go grab some for you. Just let me get this old man stuff off my face first." Jake had to work hard to sell himself as a 16-year-old on set, but the makeup team worked even harder. Luckily, he'd always been tall for his age. "Cream and sugar, right?"

[governorkang]

"Oh, shut up. You should be grateful you don't have to deal with these goddamn wings," Kang's actor groused, taking the head off of his suit and tossing it to the side. "Half the time, they don't even fucking work properly."

Despite his extreme dislike for the kid, he never told his little girls at home about what an absolute dick he was. They wouldn't believe him anyways.

He'd been a model, once, but he'd proven to be a fairly talented actor playing bit parts in a couple of movies, and his experience with suits had led him to getting his current role. He was called in often for the monster and giant robot roles as well, being the most experienced suit actor in the cast.

[killsfengshui.livejournal.com]

"Ah! Everyone, if I could have your attention please?" Mei-Xing waves at the crew, standing on a table, with her script rolled up like a megaphone. "Thank you!" She beams and clears her throat, assuming a solemn look. "As you all know, Volstagg's new to this cast. And I'm sure that a few of you know that he has some... Weight issues."

That was putting it lightly. The man was huge, there was no fat suit involved with him, there had been one memorable moment where he'd gotten stuck in a port-a-john during an action sequence that had been going for nearly ten minutes before they'd realized he was absent.

"Well, he's still in the hospital after his collapse at the studio party two days ago. Luckily, he's got enough insurance to handle all of the costs, but I figured we could all chip in and get him a card, maybe some flowers?" She gestures at the coffee and donut table, one of Volstagg's favorite spots. "We've set up a little box for donations, and a pen to sign the card with, so please take some time and give him your best wishes!" She bows after that and hops off of the table, straightening her clothes out.

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

"Why are we being nice to the fat fuck again? I don't know if we should send him flowers. He might try to eat them."

[rollwthechanges.livejournal.com]

Sitting on a table just offstage, on a purple velvet ultra plush pillow, dining on a small (and I mean small) tray of gourmet chocolate bon bons and a porcelain teacup full of water with a slight lemon twist sat the esteemed Sir Prince of All Cosmos, the esteemed and highly decorated veteran of fine theatre of cinema. Booking him for the gig had been no small feat, including miles and miles of paperwork and his agent demanding a private trailer, personal assistant and a special chef to cut all the green room food into teeny weeny pieces for him.

He was working on his memoir between takes.

[craaazyisland]

"You know, I said I wanted to take it easy this time, but I think I've spent well over half the filming lying in a hospital bed. Greg-- no, you're right, after the broken collarbone I needed to take a more laid-back role, but--"

The star of such blockbuster action films as Zombie Rugby, Undead Orchestra Massacre, Killathon, The Bloodletting, and The Bloodletting 2: The Bloodlettingyer was on the phone with his agent after the fifth consecutive scene in which he spent the whole time glaring at a wall with his arms crossed.

"And come on, Greg, nobody's buying the teenager thing. I'm 24 years old. I've got broader shoulders than a linebacker. How is this-- Goddammit, Greg, don't you dare start crying again! Stop. Just-- no, Greg, stop hitting your head against the wall. Okay, you know what? I'm gonna call you back when you're ready to act like a professional."

Steve hung up the phone, shaking his head in disgust. At that moment, an intern walked by and handed him an updated copy of the script with a few pages dog-eared. He opened them up and scanned over the changes, then let out a frustrated groan.

"What do you mean the double chainsaw fight's been cut? Goddammit!"

[ghost-bait.livejournal.com]

"What double chainsaw fight?" Miku peeked over Steve's shoulder to look... Mostly by standing on her chair. "You guys always get the fun scenes."

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"HMPH! I still can't believe I'm stuck in this! This isn't fair at all!"

Sasami's actor was a proud child. Very proud. Acting at a young age, she was easily billed as one of the top actors in a show. However, when she was cast into this, she figured it was her big break - she was playing a princess! Everyone loved princesses.

Boy was she wrong! It seemed like the writers had it out for her from the beginning, leading up to the fan vote for the Council and Captain. When she found out she lost the fan vote, she was outraged and demanded a recount. The vote stood and, in retaliation, pigeon-holed her as "Child Liaison."

Which was writer's speak for "she's not getting far on this show."

"I could have been in something better than this!" she complained as she sat down, pulling off her wig... a few moments before she gave it a good kick, sending it flying. "Stupid anime..."

[chosenlightchld.livejournal.com]

"Oh, stop being such a brat!" Hikari's actress shouted as she walked over to her. God, Sasami's actress was annoying as all heck, and Hikari had to be nice to her. All the time.

It was really annoying! If only they hadn't added Einhart to the show, she might've gotten to keep working with Vivio's actress instead.

And then there was Devlin's actor. Oh, god, Devlin's actor. Why the hell did they pair her character with him anyway!

"At least you're acting a character that's your age; I'm stuck being a damm twelve year old!" She was already sixteen, but she was short. And didn't have much boobage, so playing a kidlet was all she was given. Damn japanese genetics.

[jesus_is_gundam]

Soran Ibrahim, the actor who played Setsuna F. Seiei, looked annoyed at the latest script.

"This is bullshit! Can't I have a line of dialogue that isn't just me saying someone's full name? Or 'I am Gundam'? We get it already." He flipped further through the script, his scowl deepening.

"Seriously, can I stop riding Kira's jock sometime soon? No wonder most of the famdom thinks we want to fuck each other."

[kitbashurgundam.livejournal.com]

"Hey, at least you GET some sort of purpose!" came the voice of Lowe's actor. "Sometimes I wonder why they even got me in this show!" It was probably a no-brainer - they wanted someone smart and since SEED was still big, they chose from there. Too bad Lowe's a little on the obscure side for SEED fandom.

"I was doing better as part of the effects crew..."

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

"What?! What do you mean you don't have anything for me?!" came the voice of Shadow's actor... a young boy in an animatronic. He pulled off his head as the boy spoke up again as he pointed to Sasami's actor. "There has to be something! I'm getting tired of being sidelined for little miss prissy pants over there!"

Nope, nothing special for him still. Defeated, the actor headed for his seat and plopped down. "I betcha they're gonna even get rid of that romance bit..." He... couldn't help but at least harbor a minor crush on Alessa's actress.

Because adults are really too tall to fit....

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

::....in this blasted costume and frankly, it's difficult for even him to crawl out of. Prosthetics, the occasional robotic piece attached. And sweet gods, the MAKEUP! Oh, the hours in the chair, it'd make Peter Weller himself cringe.

Ah well, the role's overall, pretty exciting anyway, so he's halfway to a dressing room, really, really trying to get this thing off of him. And close, on his accent!::

Bloody thing...C'mon, c'moff!