HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 | Bookings, The Business | No Comments
Short film shoot with Matt Koval went well, really fun and can’t wait to see the series. I’m currently reading Next! An Actor’s Guide to Auditioning by Ellie Kanner My thoughtful boyfriend bought me a bunch of acting books for Christmas because he would like me to succeed. He did a great job because he chose a bunch I haven’t read, and I have a shelf full of them that have been scoured, highlighted and pages dogeared. I’m trying to figure out what I can be doing that I’m not currently doing to take things to the next level. Am I procrastinating something? Should I get a personal coach for every “bigger” audition? Am I scared to spend money on more training/development? Have I failed to pray to the correct God(s)? Are the stars misaligned? It’s kinda like trying to invent the light bulb, how many thousands of times did Edison fail before succeeding? Agent? Check. Manager? Check. Good Headshots? Manager picking out new ones from recent photoshoot right now. Check. Booking? Woof! Who the f*ck knows. There’s a large “crap shoot” element to this business. Here comes 2009! xoxo Lid
Why do I bother feeling pathetic? It’s such a waste of time, seriously.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 | Auditions, Bookings | No Comments
IPHONE IPHONE IPHONE commericial for me pretty please with lots of apps on top? I went on an audition for IPHONE about a week ago. I think I did really well. Why aren’t they calling me? People can be so silly, I swear.
Also, after feeling pathetic earlier today and in general lately, got a call I booked before 2009! I met my challenge. Yippee! Hooray!! It’s a short film about an embarrassing subject, how do you handle the situation when you catch your kid masturbating? Yeah sure film makers have done that subject a million times, but what about when it’s a little girl, huh? Yeah, that’s right, girls do it too. Anyway I think this is gonna be funny. It shoots this Sunday and even pays me a little bit. Yes I’m grateful. The director’s name is Matt Koval, this is his website http://mattkoval.com/. The casting director was Michael McCaskey.
Cool, dude.
28 days left in 2008 to book a job! My own personal challenge. Also, Kraft Chocolate Molten Cake Recipe Video is finished!
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 | Auditions, Seeing the Results | No Comments
Yesterday I had an audition for Jeff Gerrard Casting for a Credit Union commercial and today I had one for Six Flags at Terry Berland Casting. The Six Flags audition was quite interesting - I had to push an invisible kid on a invisible swing and on the fourth swing the invisible kid disappeared but I couldn’t be too alarmed just react with “oh that’s odd.” HAHA
Here’s the Kraft Chocolate Molten Cake Recipe video we shot a couple weekends ago. Turns out we are going to be automatically disqualified due to the missed detail in the official rules that everyone on camera has to be at least 18 years of age or older. Well, my boyfriend Roger still learned a lot about shooting a cooking show and we can send this video to all of our friends and family, because this is a totally delicious recipe, trust me! I think I need to make this desert again soon.
Here’s a link to the youtube video, check it out!
Kraft Chocolate Molten Cake Recipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iEQBIZXb0Q
Eyebrows drawn on crooked? Making molten lava cake and an audition for Eleventh Hour episode 112 “Pinocchio”
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 | Auditions, Hosting | No Comments
Photo shoot went pretty well last Thursday although my boyfriend pointed out my eyebrows were drawn on uneven by the make up artist. I also noticed this during the photoshoot and said something, she said “eyebrows are sisters, not twins.” So I trusted her opinion. I noticed in some of the pictures after the shoot that they don’t even look they are related. All I have to say is THANK GOD FOR PHOTOSHOP. I sent a few samples from the shoot to my manager and she thinks they look great. Well, I guess that’s all that matters. I’m waiting to get the 4×6’s from Snapfish and then will be mailing them to Mireille so she can pick out which ones she wants me to put up on Actors Access and LA Casting. La Casting, WTF are you so expensive to add photos?
Last Saturday my boyfriend shot a cooking video for a Kraft contest, starring myself and his 5 year old son. It went pretty well and was fun even though I woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning! The final edited version should be done in the next couple days and I will post the link.
Yesterday Mireille got me an awesome audition at Felicia Fasano Casting for a CBS TV show called the Eleventh Hour. I read for the part of Joan Hammer, a rich texan. Shari was the reader and camera operator and was super nice! The first take I did a slight southern accent and took my time. I received an adjustment to pick up the pace and drop the accent. So I did pick up the pace but I think I didn’t fully shake off the accent, at least in my overanalyzing mind that is what happened. Shari said good job and thank you for coming in. The tape is going straight to producers, including Jerry Bruckheimer, to be viewed. An opportunity such as this is just so awesome and I am so very grateful for it. I was thinking yesterday that I need to raise my game, get back into classes with Margie Haber, so I kick ass at every opportunity that comes my way. Money is kind of holding me back right now, but I am going to make this a priority after the Holidays.
Audition for “The Pacific” Executive Producers Spielberg and Hanks - an example of circles coming closer to closing
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | Auditions, Seeing the Results | No Comments
In 2002 I received my SAG card by working on Catch Me If You Can. I was an uncredited glorified photo double and featured extra. Working with Spielberg was really great, what a cool dude. I gave him a thank you card at the end of the shoot saying how working on that project made me feel so close to my dream. 6 years later, again closer to my dream, I am in Liberman/Patton casting auditioning for a small role in “The Pacific.” That’s really f*cking cool. I don’t know how my agent is doing it, but he’s getting me seen for some great stuff, and I am absolutely so greatful and excited about what’s coming up next and what I will be working on next. The audition went well but seemed so quick it felt a little like my head was spinning afterwords, and now I’m trying not to think about it too much. Liberman/Patton is a great office to be seen by. Cristal Karge called me in, I saw her a long time ago at Actorsite when I was doing Casting Director Workshops, which was also circa 2002. She said my face looked familiar, how awesome! And there we have it, circles spinning and closing in on each other again and again. The Pacific is scheduled to shoot the first couple weeks of December. I want this, are you listening Universe?
Web Hosting for Microsoft, I can dig
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 | Auditions, Hosting, Seeing the Results | No Comments
Yesterday was a lovely day. No traffic because of Veteran’s day and no wait my audition, so I was able to drive from Downtown to the valley and back during lunch time and still put in my 8 hours of work at my day job. I had an audition for a Microsoft Web Hosting project shooting in San Francisco on November 24th at ASG casting. This is the first time I’ve been to this casting facility and it looks like they cast some pretty good projects. I think I made a good impression. I put on my best web hosting performance and teleprompter reading efforts. I don’t believe there are any call backs for this one, so I’ll cross my appendages. This is the second Microsoft audition I’ve been to in the past few months. Losing the other one was a real bummer because it shot in Hong Kong. Come on Microsoft, you know I’d be a great face for you for Web Hosting. I even own stock in your company!
Here’s some web hosting work I shot Monday night, Loan Modification Services for Movoxo.com.
http://www.movoxo.com/movies/index.html?mtl=loan_modification.flv&user_id=3&omode=after
Getting up every time I fall, Headshots that fully represent you and get you in the door.
Monday, November 10th, 2008 | The Business | No Comments
I’m not intending this entry to be a pity party for myself, but rather a recommitment to the art and business of acting. The last year has released sparks of hope and small results in comparison to what more successful actors are currently acheiving. I am not in any way undervaluing the importance of every small step I take, nor the reality that sparks can create fire. I’m giving up feeling sorry for myself that I have to reshuffle and recreate my approach at least once a year if not more often. As a result of speaking to my manager Mireille and learning that there is an incongruency between the age I come across in photos and the age I appear to be on camera and at auditions, I’m taking new pictures on November 20th. Once again. Getting feedback from Casting directors that “she’s too young looking” is nothing really to complain about. Yes, I’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars on pictures that don’t seem to work. Melinda Kelly, photographer, this Thursday it is your chance.
Two kick in the head auditions, one where no shoes were allowed, and one I’d really like to do for the Humane Society
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments
First, a SAG deferred web series, an independent project, casting by Lisa Soremekun. Audition was held at someone’s apartment on Franklin Ave in Hollywood. It took me a few minutes to figure out why everyone waiting in the living room was barefoot. No shoes policy! This would be the first time no shoes were allowed at an audition… It was a very large call, I think I did alright and I’ll just leave it at that and put it to rest.
Second, a secret national cable commercial with Sherrie Henderson & Dan Velez casting exactly one week ago. Large call, lots of doppelgangers. Great feedback including “nice pacing and great chemistry” with the other actor.
Third, yesterday I auditioned for ACTEMRA, a rheumatoid arthritis medication, casting by Kaarina Davis and Shauna Tocchet My character has kids and it’s difficult to do such simple things as make dinner. A complete kick in the head. Feedback “great job, thanks for coming in.”
And least but not last was an audition for the Humane Society, at Lien Cowan Casting, in which I had to talk about a dog in my life (talked about my mom’s tea cup poodle) and then had to pretend to walk an invisible dog in front of the camera, talk to it, run into a friend, etc. I was gonna have the invisa-dog poop but I thought such improvisation would have been a little over the top for this audition. 
“Great Job”, “That was a great read”, yadda, yadda…. Mr. Agent and Mrs. Manager call me with some good news!!!!!!!!! I shot a short film earlier this month, a part I got through a personal connection, but I’m really jonesing for a project right now. Hmmmph.
Audition for SAG short film Turn Around
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 | Auditions | No Comments
I had an audition with casting director Rosalinda Morales at CAZT studios yesterday afternoon for a short film called “Turn Around.” It was so much fun! The script reminded me of something like “Sex in the City”. They had me pretend I was at mass, talking to my best friend about our husband’s use of porn and other sexy secrets… and I was showing her naughty websites on my cell phone while everyone else was praying to God. It was so WRONG, but so FUNNY. I had to make the sign of the cross a couple times not to be struck down by lightening. The other funny thing was the casting associate’s name was Lidia, and the character’s name was Lydia… hmmmm. Thank you for calling me in, Rosalinda. The director/writer Prarthana Mohan seemed like a cool lady too. Fingers crossed!
Official Copies of Air New Zealand AD photos
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 | Seeing the Results | No Comments
I look like a middle aged woman who had a face lift, but I haven’t had a face lift. They pinned my hair under to look like Hillary Clinton’s do in the 1990’s. Hair and make-up can do amazing things. You will not see me sporting this look again soon unless ANZ calls and wants to shoot a TV commercial. I love you Air New Zealand. Melinda of BDDO West is a doll to promptly return my call and e-mail me copies.
