Texas 2022 : The Feeding of the Five Thousand in The Chosen

 This was our vantage point in the feeding of the 5000. It was amazing to be part of the show for the entire day. I honestly did not expect the actors to be there! I really thought that it was just going to be taking a few videos of a group of people. Instead we got to be part of a few big scenes. I got Goosebumps when Jesus blessed & broke the bread before distributing it to the people! We were there when the boy gave the loaves and fish to Jesus and Andrew. We were there when the apostles got worried that the people didn't have any food. We were there when Jesus said let's eat at the end!  We were right beside Matthew when he was giving out the bread, and we were the next to receive the bread before they yelled cut! We were there when Jesus told the parable of the mustard seed and the parable of the 2 brothers. We even had two lines! When Jesus asked which of the 2 sons did the will of his father we said the 1st!  And when Andrew asked if we had any food, we said no. We got very used to hearing the phrases umbrellas up, umbrella's down, camera's up, pictures up. Roll sound. Action! And cut!  It was interesting to go from being star struck seeing all the actors at the beginning of the day, to simply realizing, "Meh, we work with these people" at the end of the day.  The next post will contain all of the good pictures of the actors! But just so you know, the guy in the blue shirt is always Dallas, the director.

We are by the wavy arrow.

Texas 2022 : The Chosen Pilgrimage through the Set

 When it was time to film, they actually had us walk through the working set of the chosen! It is Jesus' and the apostles' camp!  The huge group of us walking there really was like a pilgrimage! It was so exciting to be there and take pictures in our 1st century costumes! Everything had to be legitimate first century. Even my piercings were removed and my tattoos covered! Only umbrellas were allowed until filming began, because it was so hot. Luckily not a 107 like the day before, only a 100°. Yikes!

Texas 2022 : The Chosen Staging Area

 After we were in the staging area, we found this one little tree where we could get some shade during the day. We immediately set up camp there! The family below sat bybus for a while. We couldn't believe the bravery of some of these families!! The chosen staff had this very well planned out with many port-a-potties, a store, a stage,, a tent for food, a tent for water, many tents with tables and chairs for us to sit, and also a tent with props. Unfortunately, we didn't know about the prop tent until after we left!  Some people were most excited about the stage because there were many Christian artists who played throughout the day, there was even a time when all of the actors went on stage! Luckily, we were on the main set at the time and had the most time filming of most anyone! When filming was happening, there was a notice on the stage that asked for quiet filming was in progress.

Texas 2022 : The Chosen Photo Ops

 After the bus ride to the set, they deposited all of the extras in the staging area which contained a whole bunch of photo opportunities!

Texas 2022 : Pre Chosen

 This June I had an amazing opportunity to be an extra on the TV show the chosen! It is my absolute favorite TV show that is trying to I'm to provide a way for everyone in the entire world to watch the Gospels of Christ for free! It is turning The Bible from black-and-white to color! When I heard I could have this opportunity, I jumped on it. I had to pay for my spot and I had to pay for our costumes which we made ourselves. But it was all worth it! The rest of these pictures require explanation. They walk you through the huge process. 1st you have to realize that covid is still still in the US. We had to be tested twice. One test was a PCR test a day or so before. We passed! There was also an antigen test while we were in the parking lot before we could even board the busses. We passed! It was amazing to see the line of cars, like a pilgrimage going to the holy land! We had to store everything in 1st century bags, that I made myself! Finally we were on the bus to the set and had to be searched through security. We were finally given our official extra pass!! Notice that we have a green dot on our pass. That means we were in the green group, but we were able to ask if we could participate in all of the groups!