You might know Michael Kostroff from a The Wire or a million other things. I know him from NewsRadio. He got his start as a tiny fellow in “The Heart is A Lonely Hunter,” and we talk about his extra work this week. Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter […]
The Professional Blur Episode 0 – Pilot
I was an extra in everything from Mad Men to The Aviator. My new podcast, The Professional Blur: My Life in the Background, is a chance for me to interview friends and collaborators about their own work as or with background actors. This pilot episode is a little explanation of how the show will go. Check […]
The Professional Blur Update
It’s crazy to me that after 20 years “officially” (read: first check) in the entertainment business, that extra work has any place among the things I regularly bust my ass to create.  When I was 19, getting paid to produce a video on grant writing, I didn’t even think I’d ever be an extra, let […]