Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools November 2014 | Page 12

Sun Valley students work on hit series “Sleepy Hollow”

Young actors and actresses are very common on television today.
Parents posted photos and directly talked with producers of
Jack and Tate Hawkes are no exception.
Sleepy Hollow once accepted.
They recently appeared as extras on two different programs of
Tate and Jack’s father, Dominic, described as a parent what
the Fox hit television show Sleepy Hollow filmed in New Bern.
opportunities he sees for children and television. Dominic Hawkes
During filming, Tate turned 11 years old, and her parents brought
said, “It was a great confidence builder for my children appearing on
cake to help celebrate. As
television but also the attention
they began to sing, several
that they got when they got
other cast members noticed
back. I saw my children being
and quickly joined in Tate’s
asked to participate more in
celebration. Before long, many
leadership opportunities after
cast members helped Tate
appearing on the show.”
honor her

When talking about filming
birthday in a big way.
the TV show, Jack recalled,
Many residents in Union
“We would just stand around. I
County celebrate some form
also would pretend that people
of fall celebration and enjoy
on the set were my dad. It was
dressing up in some way.
pretty good.”
When describing what it

Sometimes extras may or
was like the first time they
may not have speaking parts
stepped on the TV set, Tate
in a television show. Jack said,
said, “It was really fun because
“We mainly walked around and
we got to see everything
pretended like we knew the
happen. We got to dress up
people.”
with clothes that looked like

Jack described what his
they were really, really old.”
sister did while video taping
When asked how they
occurred. He said, “She was
found the just right outfit, Tate
with a lady and would do the
said, “They had a bunch of
same thing as me. We would
different dresses, and we had
do the movie and carry on.”
to go to a costume fitting.”

Many television shows
As she described her
have elaborate costumes
favorite costume, Tate replied,
that cost a lot of money and
“When I was first on it, I wore
Sleepy Hollow is no exception.
a light pink dress that was
Jack said, “On the first one, I
really pretty.”
would wear the same thing.
Tate then described seeing
We would put on fake dirty dirt
her little brother Jack on the TV
and pretend that we were in a
set. “His costume was kind of
rainforest. Tate had to wear a
funny. He wore a wool vest and
pink dress, and she would wear
a straw hat, so he looked really
a lot of things like younger
funny.”
dresses. ^H