The Long Sit
Dog on the porch
Held a 6-minute sit through a thunder cue.
- On set
- 11 h 40 min
- Takes
- 7 takes
Hold on, finding my light.
Humphrey is a basset hound and a working screen actor. 23 credits in commercials, series and 1 feature, calm on set from call time to wrap. Every credit lists the hours he worked and the takes he needed.
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Proudest creditHalvard Gravy, ‘Sunday’3 h 10 min on set, 1 take23 credits. Every take logged.
An animal actor is a professional, so the credits read like a call sheet: the job, the hours on set and the takes it needed. The gravy commercial needed 1.
Proudest creditHalvard Gravy, ‘Sunday’
Waits for the roast
Looked at the gravy boat once. Print.
- On set
- 3 h 10 min
- Takes
- 1 take
Northline Rail, ‘Platform 4’
Unimpressed commuter
A train kept arriving. Not his fault.
- On set
- 6 h 20 min
- Takes
- 12 takes
Quiet Hours
The neighbour’s dog
Slept on cue, twice, as written.
- On set
- 8 h 05 min
- Takes
- 4 takes
| Year | Production | Type | On set | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brightwell Pharmacy, ‘Night shift’ | Commercial | 4 h 30 min | 3 |
| 2024 | Fen Road | Short film | 9 h 15 min | 6 |
| 2023 | Oakum Insurance, ‘Spare room’ | Commercial | 5 h 00 min | 2 |
| 2023 | The Lodger | Series, episode 1 | 7 h 45 min | 5 |
Between takes, he waits like this.
- Call time
- 07:30, fed by 06:45, walked by 07:10.
- Longest sit
- 41 minutes, for a pharmacy night shift.
- Hits a mark
- Within 2 cm, on a sandbag or a strip of tape.
- Rider
- Water off camera, 1 rug, no squeaky toys on set.
- Handler
- Ines Valk, 14 years with screen animals, on set for every hour.
Contract for an animal actor
- Humphrey appears in your production on Thursday, role: turn to camera.
- He is on set for 4 hours, with a 10-minute break every hour, and the hours and takes go on his credit.
- Takes: as many as the shot needs. His average is 5.
- His handler is on set the whole time. Water off camera, 1 rug.
£220 an hour, handler included£880
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