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Local actor debuts on TVO learning series this week
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signal -star staff
With a month and a half of filming under
his belt, 5 -year-old Gracin Black and his
family were ecstatic this week after Mon-
day's debut of TVOs The Ocean Room, a
children's reality pre-school series.
In April, The Signal -Star sat down with
Gracin as production ramped up on the se-
ries, which began filming in the GTA in
May. Now Gracin is looking more like the
seasoned reality veteran, explaining that
chronology isn't always what it seems on
the small screen.
Whether it was a trip to the aquarium,
or a crazy experiment in the soundstage
classroom, Gracin got to work with his
cast mates exploring the unknown and
discovering how things work, including
TV.
"They do everything in the wrong or-
der," Gracin said. "I had to remember a lot
about things we did and pretend that some
thing hadn't happened yet."
During one outing, Gracin remembers
being told he would be class leader while
they visited Big Al's Aquarium, where the
class learned about sharks and other ma-
rine species. After filming the day -long
getaway, it was back to the classroom
where the kids had to act surprised when
they found out from Blue, the class mas-
cot, who the leader would be for the day.
"We had to pretend that we didn't go to
the aquarium yet."
Produced by Sinking Ship Entertain-
ment, the series tracks the day-to-day lives
of several preschoolers to reveal "the true
world of childhood." Season two — with 26
eleven -minute episodes — premiered Nov.
2 on TVO, Bluewater TV Cable channel
2. According to TVOs press release, the
Ocean Room airs every weekday at 1:45
p.m.
The seven -student class roster was se-
lectively chosen over a three-month period
beginning in January of this year, and ac-
cording to mom, Jennifer Black, Gracin was
a shoo-in from day one. In fact, what was
supposed to be a four -stage audition pro-
cess quickly turned into two stages for the
bright and bubbly Gracin. Casting directors
bumped him into the final stage after his first
visit.
While filming may have wrapped on the
series, the same can't be said for Gracin's in-
terest in maintaining TV airtime. According
to Jennifer, he was endlessly fascinated by
all things behind -the -scenes, and he hopes to
continue taking part in future productions.
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