Student Film, TV, Big Screen — Wil Does it All
April 2, 2007
photo credit: Amazoboy,written & directed by Ryan Burcham
What do student film Amazoboy, CBS’ emmy-winning Ghost Whisperer, and Twentieth Century Fox film Starship Dave have in common? Wil Olandria, that’s what. In the last week, Wil has been on the set of all three productions.
Amazoboy, a Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC) student film written and directed by Ryan Burcham, is about a young boy who dreams of being a superhero. Wil tells us with a grin that he got to play a store owner who helps foil a stick up.
While he’s never watched Ghost Whisperer, Wil was glad he got the call to work the show’s finale, especially after working five hours, but getting a paycheck for eight. He was also glad he wasn’t brought in to work the late call at 7pm, which was for 300 people; it’s hard to get noticed in a crowd of that size, and, Wil says from experience, “The bigger the extra call, the worse the working conditions and treatment of the extras.”
Ghost Whisperer stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon, a woman who uses her ability to see and talk with the spirits of the dead to help them resolve the issues of their former lives so they can move on to the next world. Hewitt is well known for her role as Sarah on Party of Five and its spin-off, Time of Your Life. Wil did see her on the set, but was more surprised to see Jay Mohr, who did a 39 episode stint on Saturday Night Live in the mid-90s.
Unfortunately, Wil’s call to do background on what he calls “a weird movie”, Starship Dave, didn’t turn into any actual screen time. According to Wil, the call was “for pedestrian work, but they ended up using only one lady.” The other twenty or so extras, Wil included, stood around and watched.
Standing around watching garnered Wil his biggest star sighting to date: Eddie Murphy. Murphy, a versatile and prolific actor, is currently best known for his voice work as Donkey in the Shrek movies, video games, and TV shows. Donkey fans will be glad to know Shrek Goes Fourth is in pre-production.
What’s Wil Watching?
The Big Kahuna, starring Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Peter Facinelli.
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