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Category: those moments

My Hiccups Contest Video

Posted on May 30, 2011

Tonight Season 2 of the Canadian Comedy Show – Hiccups started on CTV!

Hiccups was holding a contest on Facebook: Post your love for Hiccups via video!
My kind of contest…
It’s kind of my type of contest. I love entering video contests, but with much experience in the “your video wins with most views or is most popular because your friends don’t know any better” I haven’t really had much luck.
I do better in the whole “we appreciate quality and funniness” kind of contest.

So my buddy Geoff Heith and I put together this fun video (some details on the process of shooting this below).

A couple fun facts about our shoot:
- we ate lunch and talked about work, beer and food.
- to warm up for the shoot we watched a bunch of hiccups season 2 webisodes
- we didn’t write down a script, we spent more time setting up my office and the camera/light gear
- we started the first shots with different accents then what we ended up with, it was a progression of what you saw above
- I forgot to get people to like the video until Sunday night. I should have spent more time “campaigning”
- I was really hoping to win for 1 of 2 reasons – the swag or getting in with the crew of CTV & maybe even Brent Butt again

So there you have it.
Cheers,
Matthew A. Hawkins
Until the next time…

 

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Getting on the Fringe: Part 2

Posted on March 1, 2011

I had the chance to visit a Fringe set with some friends not too long ago and we got to meet Anna Torv.FringeMeetup-12

Set pictures below.

I’d like to point something out. If you go on set, be respectful. The crew was incredibly helpful but I think it was because I listened to their requests and didn’t get in their way. I asked them when was the best time for photos and I didn’t act like a jerk. When we met Josh, he was having lunch, so we waited – I wouldn’t like to be bugged while I ate lunch, so why would anyone else? Be respectful and treat people the way you’d like to be treated. It goes a long way.

Well I’m happy to say that today my adventure comes to a happy close. At least with Fringe.
I took my 3 year old with me again today on a fun trip to the big city (as he likes to call it).

We got word that Fringe was filming right near Canada Place so away we went.
When we first arrived near the set I saw Joshua Jackson and John Noble right away.
FINALLY my day had come.

They broke for lunch and John walked right past us and I asked for a picture with him and he said “Of course, just let me finish some work”. Fair enough. Oh and remember that.

FringeMeetup-11Since they were breaking we took off to find a fountain for the 3 year old to check out and low and behold Joshua Jackson was eating his lunch 10 feet away. We hung out and took some fun pics and video of the fountain and when Josh was done his lunch, we asked for a few minutes. He signed a copy of one of my favorite, most meaningful movies I’ve ever watched and took a couple pictures with us. Really nice guy.

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We went back to the set and watched the fun camaraderie of Josh and John with the crew and each other and a few rehearsals. The crew was amazing again and while John was about to start another rehearsal, he saw me and the three year old and said, “Oh there you are, let’s take that picture.” An amazing man and actor.

Thank you to the Fringe cast and crew. Keep watching fans so we can have a season 4!

Set pictures below.
Or on my Flickr stream

Oh. And comments ALWAYS welcome!

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This looks like John Noble, but it’s the back of his stand ins head.

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My Growing “Fame”

Posted on February 20, 2011

After meeting Olivia Dunham the other day and trying to get my picture with Joshua Jackson and John Noble, I figured I would post my past movie “fame”.
I had the chance to be an extra on a few movies and you can even clearly see me in Hot Rod!!! Andy Samberg even pushed me over which was cool. I was disappointed though that the scene with the Thing storming off in Fantastic Four 2 storming away and pushing me over got cut… next time? Actually I hope they don’t make another Fantastic Four movie.

So here’s me being an extra. Not sure I would do it again, but it was an enjoyable experience. I want to be involved more behind the camera or something more in front, perhaps with some lines.
Here ya go:

Above I’m the guy walking away on the right… can’t see me in the Full Screen version.

I’m on the left with a camera. That was the same night my car got broken into after the shoot AND I got to talk with Jessica Alba for a few minutes.

My scene with Andy, just before he pushed me over.

There ya have it.

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Getting on the Fringe: A Fan’s Perspective

Posted on February 18, 2011

NEWS FLASH! We met John Noble AND Joshua Jackson! CLICK HERE!

It all started as a joke… come to think of it, most things between me and my friend Jason start off that way. We became extras as a joke and ended being on a couple of cool shoots (Hot Rod, Fantastic Four 2) and I got to meet Jessica Alba.

*FRINGE Set Pictures below!!!

We began watching Fringe about a year ago and we like it. It’s a great show. I want to forewarn you now, it may seem like we’re crazy fans BUT I can assure we are not. After watching an episode around Christmas time and laughing at the antics and lines of Walter Bishop, played by the great John Noble, we said jokingly that it would be awesome to get our picture taken with him.

Let the adventure begin.

Since that point I have been on/around the set of Fringe a number of times. Trying to meet Mr. John Noble and Joshua Jackson. I’ve been to several locations, either by myself or with friends/family. The first place we went to was Pacific Central Train Station on a Friday night…
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But no luck. No John, no Joshua and no Anna.

The closest I’ve come to meeting John was at UBC this week, when I had the chance to take my 3 year old son with me. The crew was awesome helping us try and meet John, but we missed him by a few minutes. Better luck next time right? Well guess again… almost.

Last night we headed down to Chinatown in Vancouver and walked around the set.
I felt bad for the cast and crew. Wet, cold and snow still on the ground, they were in for a long haul, working all day and into the wee hours of the night. For us, however, luck would shine it’s pretty little head our way, but first a few shots for you to check out… (sorry Geoff for screwing up your picture!) We did get to meet Anna Torv which was pretty darn cool, PLUS she was so nice to take some pictures with us!






    More on my adventures with Fringe and whatever else we may come up with as it happens!
    Now just to meet Mr. Noble and Mr. Jackson!

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Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy & Matthew A. Hawkins

Posted on February 12, 2011

Geoff Heith and I got the amazing opportunity to go and visit Dan Murphy from Rogers Sportsnet Pacific. Most anyone who watches the Canucks on Sportsnet knows who Dan Murphy is and it was great meeting him in person. The small studio and office is just a stone’s throw from Rogers Arena and we got to hang out with Dan and ask him a few questions.

It was a great morning just meeting Dan, but shortly after that we were able to capture some footage inside Rogers Arena for a few minutes. Just goes to show you, anything is possible.

Thanks to Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) and Geoff Heith for the great morning.
Question is now, will Dan keep following me on Twitter? I hope so.

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