An extra on The Golden Compass, Jamie Sutherland, has written for us an account of his times at the set. A great fan of the books, Jamie (24) pursued a part in the movie and secured the role of an extra in the Jordan dining room scene, filmed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. He recalls, “When I first entered the dining hall, I have to admit I felt a shiver down my spine. I was standing in the world I had imagined and loved. To me it was a beautiful realization and felt other-worldly, even though in reality I was standing in a room with barely any strange props or gimmicks.” Read more.
An Extra's Experience
February 1, 2007
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First comment! :tongue:
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. I'm sure it will stay with you forever, and for the rest of us, it offers at least an extra ounce of hope that this movie will turn out to be all that we are hoping for. So thanks again for taking the time to jot down your thoughts and observations and for taking your role in the movie seriously.
Will, I want some credit for making this possible :tongue:.
Jamie,(I'm distantdeeps on IMDb, well-written article, it only confirms the level of dedication that I believed the people involved in this movie have been demonstrating lately. And good luck with your acting career!
Thanks, Jamie for sharing the whole experience. You showed utter dedication and steadfastness in trying to be involved. I really admired that. Bravo.
Thanks for your kind words, everybody!
Jamie–thank you so much for sharing this experience with us!
lol im sorry im too lazy to read !! its soooo hot argh and after a week of school i cant bear anymore reading!
You are an excellent writer and you have a great website. Thanks for writing about your experiences, you wrote it in a way that we could experience it as well. Just like you, I immediately loved the Golden Compass series from the first time I began reading them at age 13. Detemination is what's needed to become an actor and you have plenty of that, good luck!
Wow – what an opportunity! You were right to jump at it – it sounds like everyone involved with this project, right down to the extra Scholars at Oxford, are giving this their all to make it a wonderful production. And you had a chance to not only be on the set, but to create a character straight from Lyra's world, too – even if the other extras were more keen on football. (Hey, for all we know, Jordan scholars are avid cricket nuts or something). Thanks for sharing all of this with us, and best of luck in the future!
yay i finally had enough energy to read it !!! its greatly written down to the finest details !! thanks for sharing that to us i think ill remember you for a loooooooooooooong time :laughing:
Three cheers for young Jamie, then! :tongue:
hip, hip, HORAAY!
And a single wonderful "Huzzah!" :tongue:
I AM QUITE GOOD FRIENDS WITH DAKOTA (THE GIRL WHO PLAYS LYRA) BECAUSE I AUDITIONED FOR THE PART AND GOT TO THE LAST 4. I HAVE GOT A SMALLER PART IN THE FILM SO I HAVE ACTED SOME SCENES WITH DAKOTA. IT WAS A FAB EXPIRIENCE AND I'VE MADE QUITE A FEW NEW FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY-BEN IS REALLY SWEET!! (THE BOY WHO PLAYS RODGER).
IT WAS AN AMAZING MONTH FOR ME WHEN I WAS FILMING AND I'M SAD THAT IT IS NOW OVER BUT IM AUDITIONING FOR "THE AMBER SPYGLASS" (THE 2ND FILM) WHEN IT COMES OUT SO I HOPE TO GET SOME MORE WORK!!
ALSO, JUST FOR EXTRA INFO IF SOMEBODY STARTS A BEBO CHATROOM SITE SAYIN THEY ARE DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS IGNORE THEM BECAUSE JUST AT THE MO SHE DUSNT HAVE TIME BECAUSE SHE IS AT SHEPPERTON THE WHOLE TIME!!
LUFYHOO ALL XXXX CLAIRE XXXX
Claire, isn't the second film called "The Subtle Knife"?