It’s a new year (and a new decade!) and I am prepared to admit that I have fallen into a blog slump. I became so busy in December and January with performances and auditions that I didn’t have time to blog (or didn’t make time to blog?) which defeats the purpose of even having or maintaining a blog. And, in recent weeks, I’ve been completely lacking the motivation to blog despite the seven blog drafts I have stored. So, I begin anew! To propel myself out of these blog doldrums, I’d like to comment on a remark my good friend, unbelievably talented voice over artist and author Mo Lotman, made.
Mo remarked of my blog that it “might not serve you well in terms of branding yourself as a ‘professional auditionee’. To me that implies that you don’t actually get parts and also that you don’t already have a career as an actress, which you do…” … Read more »
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
7:10 AM. Wardrobe? Check! Accessories and shoes? Check! Trekked to car…
8:15 AM. Arrived at studio. Previous scenes already in progress.
8:25 AM. Prepared for hair and make-up. Tweeted this photo. Inserted contacts; glasses were given the kibosh for this particular character.
8:33 AM. We were just getting started on the makeup when there was a tremendous noise! One of those events that makes everyone pause.–the building shook! Guys came up from the studio to ask what happened and if we had heard the noise. I speculated it might have been the large bay door on the side of the studio–maybe it had rolled up very quickly. In fact, it was a house exploding about three-quarters of a mile away. Thankfully no one was … Read more »
Many of you know I have a personal tricolon: I go. I do it. I leave. And, sincerely, I try to abide by this in all cases–auditions, performances and gigs. However, recently my memory has betrayed me and how it irks me!
A couple of weeks ago, I auditioned for a big commercial. As with every other audition opportunity, I prepared meticulously. Ahem. I cannot tell you, though, how much I hated one particular line. Yes. Hated. I would meander around my apartment in rehearsal, saying to myself, Ugh! I hate this line. I hate this line. And I did. Of all the lines in the copy, there was one that–for the life of me–I could not figure out and how I detested it. How to deliver it? How did it fit into the message of the spot? What did the copywriters intend? What was I missing? With the clock ticking down, I knew I could only do my best, whatever that was … Read more »
This has been a very good week–the best I can recall in a while. Here’s the low-down:
Monday: I did yoga all day on the set of a very eclectic indie flick. I can’t wait for it to come out! It should be quite cute.
Tuesday: I was asked–last-minute–to work on a major feature film that was filming only three blocks from my apartment. The best commute to work ever!
Wednesday: An audition for a major TV series for a bit part. I did my best to prepare and study, but still left with that ambiguous, How did I do? feeling.
Thursday: Was asked to sing–wait for it–Wagner! Can you believe it?! My voice type never sings Wagner. Though this will be a reduced arrangement of the “Ride of the Valkyries“, it in no way diminishes the fact that it is Wagner and I’ll be singing it.
Friday: While finalizing details of a major audition occurring today, … Read more »
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