Life - the movie

A made for TV Movie is what I was told "LIfe" was all about. Starring Damian Lewis. For you that don't know who he is, he is the redhead in Dreamcatcher. "Life" is about a cop who was wrongly imprisoned and then released to join the force again...or at least that's how I've heard the story goes.

Basecamp 1 in downtown LA

Basecamp 1 was set up in a parking lot in downtown LA. From there we were bussed to a residential street for filming. This was Damien's first time filming on a street. To our surprise the streets were not blocked off. Damien, along with 4 or 5 other kids are eating fruit they get from a fruit vending cart. Officer Damian Lewis (not sure of his name in the film) also stops at the cart for something to eat. Its a short scene and I think we were there for about an hour or so.

Damian Lewis (Life Chair)

Damian Lewis sat in a chair right next to where I was standing and when Damien was done filming he went up to Damien Lewis and shook hands. They spoke a little and talked about having the same first name but with different spellings. Damien Lewis was very nice.

We let the set teacher know that we were going to head down the long outdoor stairs that led to another residential street. Here were the tables of snacks and bathrooms. When we went back up, we discovered the set teacher and all the other parents had left in the van. We were led to another van full of actors and waited while they filmed some more before the van could leave.

Instead of taking us to where our car was parked, we were taken to basecamp 2. Here they had tents set up with lunch. We saw Damian Lewis here and again he was nice enough to bend down to Damien's level and have a long chat with him. I had no idea if were suppose to be at basecamp 2 but Damian Lewis assured us it was fine and invited Damien and myself in to eat.

Finally another van pulled up and we had our ride back to our car. We learned to expect the unexpected on these jobs and from now on if we end up at the wrong basecamp, we'll be okay with it and not in such a panic! Besides, the stars of the show can be really nice!