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 »
An unusual situation presented itself to me today. But first, a little background:
Earlier this week a casting director asked to submit my materials to the director of a TV series for consideration for work. I indicated this would be fine with me. Why pass up an opportunity for a director to look at materials?, I thought. A couple of days later this same CD asked if I was interested in doing some background work on a feature film. Since the Industry is in a dip of slowness in parallel with the current economy, I consented to availability for work on the feature film, not realizing both the film and the TV show were shooting on the same day.
Today, the situation (not Mike Sorrentino) appeared in the form of an email in my inbox, reading:
Would you rather work on the film or the TV show?
Hmm. It is an unusual situation when the CD offers the … Read more »
The universe can be a baffling place. It never ceases to amaze me that I hardly ever hear from those auditions in which I feel most confident and yet I receive calls from those auditions I leave feeling bewildered and flop-like.
This weekend I had two film auditions. The first I left feeling happy but as though I hadn’t been given enough time with the script. The group running the audition was friendly-looking and organized with a plan, but the audition was conducted not unlike a visit to a medical clinic. I entered, was asked to sign in and complete a form, was handed the script and told to sit and wait. Very soon thereafter a door opened and a voice called out, “Next!”. I entered. After slating for the camera as requested, an individual in the corner surprised me by talking. It took a moment for me to realize we had begun a scene and I had to inquire about which scene I was reading … Read more »
Dear Diary,
I’ve had some auditions this past week and I’m feeling confused about things.
Last Friday: I attended an audition for a major feature film that’s coming to town next month. It’s backed by a studio and has big-name stars attached to it. The parts I auditioned for are really tiny, but I’d like to get one. That way, at least I’d feel like the casting director likes me. This casting director hardly ever calls me in and I don’t know why. I’m great at keeping in touch and illustrating that I’m continuously working, so I’m perplexed that I’m not called in more. Oh, well. I have to keep plugging away, right?
Monday: Another casting director called me last-minute to audition for a lead role in another feature film coming to the area. I really liked the character and her role in the story so I spent considerable time defining her and making conscious choices. Based on what I knew, I even anticipated … Read more »
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