Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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◄Roll 'em. Jack Jornigan. Stacy Cowand and Tam- my Neal wait for the cue to re-do a musical take. ▼You missed a spot! Susan Shinn receives last minute touch up make up before going on stage. ▲Grateful graffiti. The Kestrel Film crew ex- presses their appreciation in this thank-you note written on the chalkboard in room 216. ◄“It got old fast! Students in the classroom scene once again are forced to wait for the star. Karen Young, to return from the make up room. Photo by Thom Ewing. ►Valuable tickets. Tickets were required in order to receive a free lunch and a paycheck. Photo by Karl Pranie. Student life 17

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Boredom highlights filming Is Skyline going to be the next Hollywood? Probably not. but if one had passed Skyline during the summer, one might have thought so. While students were on vacation. Kestrel Films filmed a major motion picture. The film- ing continued through the first two weeks of the fall semester. About 100 Skyline students were ex- posed to the ■'glamorous life of movie stars. Much to the students' dismay, making a major motion picture wasn’t as much fun as they had anticipated. Waiting, takes and retakes soon drained the students of their enthusiasm. Senior Scott Watkins remarked. I thought it would be exciting. Instead it was boring. It wasn't at all glamorous. 25 of the 100 students were involved in a classroom scene. Other students were involved in the musical scene or as background extras. American history teacher Leonard Davis was responsible for the student cast. In the classroom scene, the star of the movie. Karen Young, teaches a Texas history class. In order to keep the classroom scene natural, director Tony Garnett in- structed students to use their own names and to act as they normally would in class. Mark Garay interpreted this as an opportunity to tell jokes. When asked who was killed at the Alamo. Mark responded. John Wayne.” Karen Malone also enjoyed doing the classroom scene but felt it was monotonous and boring. We sat there and sat there. We had to do everything eight times.” she explained. As for the band and choir members, boredom was a word seldom heard. Unlimited hours of studying lines and rehearsing kept them preoccupied. Junior Stephanie Johnson commented. “Few people realize how much work and repetition is involved in just one Continued on Page 19 ►Say cheese. Shooting pictures for publicity for Kathleen was Deanna Newcones' job. She follow- ed the crew from set to set. state to state. Photo by Karl Pranie 16 Student life

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►Take it from the top. The band and choir ran through the musical scene one more time to allow the camera to bo brought on stage. ▼We’re had and we’re boss! Students at the pep assembly seemed to care more about the cheerleaders' skit than the movie camera and crew. ►Go Raiders. Director Tony Garnett watches over one of the cameras stationed in the auditorium during the North Mesquite pep assembly. 18 Student life