PORTFOLIO PHOTOS FOR FUTURE GIGS WITH CHICAGO PD AND CHICAGO FIRE

Greg Loudon took time from his busy schedule to drive her to Burbank and spend time taking photos of me that are probably better suited than my usual selfies when it comes to photos submitted when responding to a potential gig. I'm waiting to hear back from CHICAGO FIRE regarding a scene on a CTA bus that was involved in an accident.The last photo is to prove to everybody that I actually do own a cell phone, and that my knowledge of the locations of all working pay phones from here to Calumet City are just an urban legend.

Whenever I mention my gigs on the Chicago shows, I will always add that it would not have been possible if I hadn't been hired by Will Adams for his film STEP OFF THE BLOCK. Check out the Facebook page The Work of Will Adams for some of most motivational lines that anyone involved in Creative needs better than a kick in the ass.

And go on Amazon to buy a copy of Greg's sketchbook, CRUEL & UNUSUAL. He does a lot more than take photos. I'm very lucky to be surround by such good people.

SECOND FILM ROLE ON CHICAGO PD

I've been called back to appear as a character in a fundraising scene, some sort of cocktail party. That's my outfit, but I doubt I'll be standing around holding a rotary phone. The last time I appeared it was as a person in jeans and a sweatshirt on an el platform at Southport. These are all scenes filmed well after the main scenes. I posted a shot above of the two el cars that were used, with me and the other commuters green-screened into the background. The movie location sign is quite familiar here, you can see them every few months and you'll know it is Hollywood because the huge film trucks have MOVIES IN MOTION stamped on the sides.

Will Adams, producer at LowKey Productions is responsible for all of this good fortune. I appeared in a small newsroom scene for his upcoming film #StepOffTheBlock  #StepOffTheBlock and learned of how to get my foot in the door with CC. Will's Facebook page is The Work of Will Adams.

The episode I will be in will be a three part crossover between CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE, and CHICAGO PD, and do not have any idea of the date of airing. Here is a shot of how much acreage Chicago Cinescape purchased several years back. Of everyone I know in Creative, writers, artists, it is the filmmakers that really make me feel it. A transcendence. Knowing I'm in one scene, big or small, and after I'm gone that same guy, that same Will Adams, remains working his ass off while I'm heading home to my own vice, which is my writing.