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Myleene's blog: Premiere of the Screening Room

By Myleene Klass for CNN

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LONDON, England -- Hi everyone! This is my first blog for "The Screening Room," CNN's new movie show.

Every month I'll be writing about the premieres, interviews and filming we are doing for the upcoming programs, to give you an exclusive insight into "The Screening Room" from the other side of the camera.

From the moment I landed the job presenting this show, my feet haven't touched the ground; and I mean that literally!

All the travel that's been involved has been so exciting. I've visited Africa before, so it was fascinating to discover how the film industry there has been affected by the success of movies like 'The Last King of Scotland' and 'Blood Diamond,' I've been in France looking at advancements in animation there, and I've hit the red carpet for some top premieres.

For the first show, I got to meet up with the people behind the new blockbuster "300." It was fascinating -- I'm so intrigued by the CGI process. As an actor in front of a blue screen, the concentration and added effort that's involved is so impressive, and to learn about the degree people go to when making these kinds of movies is extraordinary.

I've never been to a press screening at 7 a.m. before, so to watch "300" before breakfast, with decapitated heads rolling towards me, was actually quite exciting!

Afterwards, I met director Zack Snyder and lead actors Gerard Butler and Lena Headey, and got their perspective on making the film before they were whisked away to the red carpet.

When they walked out onto that carpet I felt so protective of them, because I knew just how much they had been through that day! To see them on their big night was so thrilling.

After such a wild ride for this first episode, I'm really looking forward to everything we've got lined up for next month's show. We'll be going to New York, where we'll look at the city as a filming location.

I'm also really excited because I'll get to meet the acting legend Robert DeNiro -- meeting him is just going to be unreal! So many people admire DeNiro, and I've grown up watching him -- I think he's such a skilled actor. To hear about his directing and his other projects is just going to be amazing. I'm not sure how to get into the mind of someone like him, but I'll give it my best shot!

That's all for this month -- make sure you catch the Screening Room this weekend and I'll see you next month!

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