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Drew Connolly |
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Title: Leatherheads, feature film Want to be directed by George? Follow me! What was your casting call like? I didn't actually go to a casting call. My dad went to one in Greenville and got me in. On the last day in Travelers Rest, he asked if my brother, my grandpa, and me could film. They said yes and my dad told us and I was very happy. We went to the wardrobe fitting and they had us scheduled to film for a week. We all had to discuss it because it would be a week and a day of school I would miss. It was determined that my brother had missed too many days of school to do it, but I hadn't missed that many so I could. I was extremely excited. Who was your first call to when you learned you were going to be in a George Clooney produced movie. Ummm, I told a lot of my friends when I got home. What was your first experience like on the movie set? We all walked out and we sat down in almost a perfect rectangle. It was kind of freaky. It reminded me of a little league football game because everybody was on one side and people were all scattered around the field. What was the role you were cast? My original role was kid fan, but on Wednesday, this guy came around while I was in holding and said something like, “You want to be directed by George?" He then took me over to the tables with the nice tablecloths, where there was another guy sitting there. We basically just sat there until the same guy came back and took us outside where we were inspected (and yes, I’ll say it, had some makeup put on us). They told us we were going to be the Princeton scoreboard guys. They took us over to the scoreboard and we sat. And we waited. Then they started filming another scene so they took us inside a tunnel. And we sat. And we waited. And then they told us that they wouldn't be able to film that day. So, we went over to shoot a crowd scene. Then the next day, it was basically the same thing. Then came Friday, and we were assured that they would film it today. We did a bunch of crowd shots. Then they pulled us to sit with the nice tablecloths again and said they were going to film it the last thing of the day. And we sat. And we waited. And we played cards. And they took us outside. And it started to rain. And they sent us home for the weekend. Then Monday rolled around. This was the day I got to roll in at 7 a.m. This was also the day they decided to shoot it, first thing. So, I got dressed, got wardrobe to fix a hole in my pants (while this was going on the guy who had pulled me on Wednesday was coming around asking where I was, which was very cool.) Then they took me to hair. They decided there wasn't time for hair so they took me to the scoreboard. George Clooney appeared out of nowhere, like always. He came over and stood in front of us, wearing gym shorts and a hoodie; and of course, chewing gum. He told me to follow his hand and act like I was excited. That’s what I did; and it was over. Did you do anything to maneuver yourself closer to the camera or into a scene? I don't think I did, but I saw a lot of people who did. How close did you get to George Clooney and Renee Zellweger. I got about 8 feet from George Clooney and I saw Renee Zellweger riding around on that motorcycle which was cool. What surprised you the most about how a movie was produced? I didn't realize how long it took to shoot one scene. Outside from your participation, what is the best memory you took away from your experience? How people make movies. I'm thinking about doing it when I get older. Would you work with Clooney again if his company called you? In a heartbeat. What would your response be? “Are you serious?” |
