Time to be a movie star - Australia

The Sattelitte Boy shot

The big day of acting had arrived and we waited around all morning before getting the call up to go to the post office for a costume check. We needed to wear non-white, non-brandname clothing of which I had none so I stopped by Target to buy a plain blue t-shirt. Campbell took his whole wardrobe and with the help of the costume designer we found clothes which were suitable. Until getting there I had no real idea of the role I would be playing.
My role was to act as a photographer working with a journalist. I was told to take photos of the young boy, the star of the movie, while he came out of the police station with his mother. It seemed straightforward enough. The first angle was a wide angle from across the road, they filmed from opposite the road while we did our thing in front of the police station. The same shot was filmed about three times I was told to act more.
Then the cameras were moved closer in the filming began again with the camera about three metres from my face. A mix of nerves, the humidity in the enclosed location and the fact I was wearing a long sleeved short over a t-shirt with long pants made me pour with sweat. I am fairly sure if they use the close up shot in the film you will be able to see the sweat pouring from my forehead.
A couple of takes at that angle and the camera was moved again. In the final shot the camera was placed where I would have been standing so I was not needed. The whole process took a couple of hours for what I will be guessing is about ten seconds in the movie. If it makes it at all.
Campbell's scene was shot inside a Target store and he was told to act as a shopper and pick up the biggest item he could find which did not have an obvious brand name. He collected a BBQ till the director told him the branding was to obvious, then he was given a vacuum cleaner. I was waiting inside the Target store trying to watch what was going on although I did not want to get in the way.
The following day after the shoot one of the editors invited me to the production house to watch the film. I watched and was shocked how close the angle was when the camera was pointing directly at me. I said to the editor 'Wow that shows everything.' 'Wait till you see it all on the big screen when it is released next year.'
If they do use the shot I am in there is no denying it is me. For the whole couple of days I could not believe I was actually acting in a film in Kununurra. A place I had rarely even heard of before arriving.
With the fun of the film shoot over we were hired again to work a couple more days packing up the tents as the filming in Kununurra was complete.