{"id":6085,"date":"2010-04-07T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=6085"},"modified":"2010-03-22T12:02:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T18:02:17","slug":"a-short-guide-to-being-an-extra-in-an-iowa-baseball-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/a-short-guide-to-being-an-extra-in-an-iowa-baseball-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Guide to Being an Extra in an Iowa Baseball Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>During the summer of 2006, my best friend and I drove to Cedar Rapids very early one morning to be extras in a baseball movie called The Final Season<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The movie tells the true story of when Norway High School was about to be consolidated into the Benton Community School District, thus bringing an end to the school’s 19-state-title-winning baseball team. In order to squash public resistance, the beloved baseball coach is replaced by a young whippersnapper (played by Sean Astin<\/strong><\/a>) who the District hopes will lead the team to a losing final season. Now, I know you, the reader, probably have two questions in your head right now: 1. Did Sean Astin lead the Norway team to a victory?! You will have to check out the movie to find out<\/strong><\/a>. and 2. How does a person go about being an extra in an Iowa Baseball movie? Aha, I knew you would ask:<\/p>\n

A Short Guide to Being an Extra in an Iowa Baseball Movie:<\/p>\n

1. Listen to local radio stations. As soon as they announce an Extra Opportunity, immediately change all your plans for tomorrow. You are going to be in a movie!<\/p>\n

2. Don’t worry\u00a0 if you get lost on the way to the stadium. They will still have LOTS of donuts when you arrive.<\/p>\n

3. Wear only solid colors. You may think that your Iowa Hawkeye T-shirt is totally appropriate for a crowd scene in 1990, but the producer only remembers people wearing plain colors and Nike Swooshes.<\/p>\n

4. Make sure your best friend has a spare tank top in her purse in case you forget to follow rule #3.<\/p>\n

5. Bring a library book\u00a0 because the movie will not start filming until several hours after you got your donut (click here to see what I was reading that day<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

6. Watch Sean Astin’s every move, and try to figure out exactly how many feet away he is standing.<\/p>\n

7. Finally, you get to ACT!\u00a0 Get your hands on a pom-pom prop as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

8. Develop a strategy with the extras next to you. For example, during home-run scenes: hug one person, high-five two people behind you, and then punch the sky. Keep track of your actions for each scene so you can spot yourself in the movie later.<\/p>\n

9. Forget to put on sunscreen. Thus, later in the evening when everyone is asking\u00a0 about the sunburn on your forehead, you can answer “Oh yeah, I was in a baseball movie.”<\/p>\n

10. After 10 hours of cheering and reading, decide it is time to grab your free Taco Bell coupon and leave. You are now a member of a very special group that includes, but is not limited to, all the people in the traffic jam at the end of The Field of Dreams<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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