Star-ring journalists

I'm working this weekend, and not much is happening (which is great) except that I have to write advertorials for the sponsors of our C4R poster campaign (not so great).

When I came in on Sat, I noticed at the corner of my floor was cameras, lights, mics, directors, actor and actresses milling around with name tags saying 'film crew'.

I don't know who these actors/ses are, though they must be some popular local celebrities but it beats me....maybe someone can help enlighten me.

So I thought 'Oo, looks happening in here' and decided to take a peek at how TV production is done. It's a series on journalists I think, a few requests had been going around in the office some weeks earlier for some of us Star journos to 'act' as ourselves, sitting down and doing work for a scene in a TV series. I don't know if anyone answered the call (I tried, but they randomly called me one afternoon and asked 'can you come to Cheras now?' when I was on the way to Gentings or something), but this must be that tv series.

So anyway, the directors kept giving instructions and saying 'cut!' 'Action!' a few times and they did many retakes. But I caught bits of the scene conversation...something like:

Girl A to Guy: *whisper whisper, you know etc...*

Girl B (walking by): What is??

Girl A: Why should you know (bla bla bla)

Girl B: You have to answer to me (or something like that)

Girl A: Hah! MAKE me...

and they go on being bitchy to each other while the guy slinks away.

I was thinking 'Oi, journalists are usually not like that la.' I dunno bout magazine writers, but really, if Star journos wanna be bitchy, its a bit more subtle than 'Oh my god, what did you say about me??!' or other bimbotic bitchiness.

But oh well, it's called tv drama for a reason.