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.

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[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."

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.

[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.

[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."

[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.

[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!"

[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..."

[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."

[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!