Famous! or is it Infamous...?

I got a casting call notice a few weeks ago that a local film production company was looking for an 8-10 year old girl and a 4-6 year old boy for a regional commercial. I sent Maddie's picture and they called, wanting to screen test her. When I got there (with all four kids, of course), they ended up screen testing Jackson with Maddie to see how she would interact on camera. I got an email the next day saying that Maddie and Jackson (!) were front-runners for being cast in the commercial. I got a call the next day that they were cast and that we would film on Monday!

We filmed on the next Monday - it took about 8 hours and the kids did great. Jackson got tired toward the end, but was very responsive and followed instructions well the whole time. Maddie really acted - making subtle changes to her acting and reactions. The director commented on how well she took direction, especially for her age. There were times when Jackson had the entire crew laughing. After the first few hours, he had decided that he had directing down. He started directing himself. The director would say, "and... action!" Then, Jackson would say "and... cut!" The crew would just laugh. At another point, the director was cuing Maddie to walk up to the table and stand behind the mom - the scene you see at the end of the commercial. The director called action, then said, "and... Maddie" and Maddie walked up and stood behind the mom. Then, Jackson waited a moment, stood up and said, "and... Jackson!" and walked up next to Maddie. That final scene wasn't supposed to have Jackson in it, but as you see, he knew he had a little something to bring to the scene! So, with no further adieu...