Audition: Chevrolet; CD - [skirts]
My first audition through the agency went well. It was basically a Christmas spot involving cheerily prepping for the BIG DAY and an unexpected (or too expected) visitor.
Audition: Stanley Tools; CD - Kari Peyton
Back-to-back is nice. Once again, I felt pretty good.
Commercial auditions can be entertaining but brief. You just have to bring your "A" game and let it go. I'm confident that the callbacks and bookings are on the way, which will be a good thing for me and the agency. Everybody wins, everybody makes money.
I've got some additional headshot repro's coming back next week after some color corrections were made. Once I have them, I'll be able to add some pics to the online casting sites employed by my agents. I'm also looking into postcards to announce my representation to the commercial CD's in town. While I was in acting class last week, I was feeling down about not being in class for Nov-Dec. Even with the expenses elsewhere, this is, after all, why we've moved all this way. We're here basically so I can do this. So, I decided I'll make sacrifices in other areas, not this one. I'm back in class next week. As with the move out here and all the things that have gone right, I believe I'll be validated in this decision as well. "Life has a way of proving you right."
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Chill
The weather has been very "Fall-like" here -- overcast, rainy...I actually like it. It's a nice change. I'm still helping out in the manager's offices and at Ronnie Yeskel's casting office. They're currently casting "Threshold" and a new series incarnation of "Blade". I've been in several casting sessions running the camera. Here's a piece of advice for auditioners everywhere: Don't just suddenly launch into the scene. Check and see if the camera person and your reader are ready to go, and then take a moment for yourself and everyone else in the room so we all know it's showtime. It really is fascinating to watch a day of auditions. I can tell you that a good audition, even if it doesn't go any further for you on that particular project, will endear you to casting directors. They take notes. They'll bring you in for something else.
Class is going ok this month. Unfortunately, I can't participate in the joint Nov-Dec session because of the holidays, trips home, buying plane tickets, etc. My commercial agents picked out a couple of additional headshots they want to use online, so I ran a couple of errands today to get proofs of those printed up. The folks at Argentum are nice and seem to do quality work. I'll see Friday when I go see the 8x10's. I'll probably only get one of them mass produced as a more theatrical shot to counter balance the commercial ones I already have. Once this supply is exhausted, I'll make the commercial switch to the other one the agents like. There's always plenty to do. I've been making independent submissions to CD's and will begin focusing on adding a manager or theatrical rep to the team now.
Class is going ok this month. Unfortunately, I can't participate in the joint Nov-Dec session because of the holidays, trips home, buying plane tickets, etc. My commercial agents picked out a couple of additional headshots they want to use online, so I ran a couple of errands today to get proofs of those printed up. The folks at Argentum are nice and seem to do quality work. I'll see Friday when I go see the 8x10's. I'll probably only get one of them mass produced as a more theatrical shot to counter balance the commercial ones I already have. Once this supply is exhausted, I'll make the commercial switch to the other one the agents like. There's always plenty to do. I've been making independent submissions to CD's and will begin focusing on adding a manager or theatrical rep to the team now.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Commitment
We traveled back home last weekend to attend my brother's wedding. It was odd to arrive in the Atlanta airport as the first leg of the trip (i.e. not the end). On the drive up to my in-laws' house, we both had the feelings of confirmation that Atlanta is definitely not where we're supposed to be right now. Overall, the weekend was nice. We visited with all of the family and some friends, and it was great to see my niece again. Though the wedding day itself was a little stressful with helping my brother try to secure last minute necessities and make arrangements, it was still a nice occasion and an emotional one for a number of reasons. Now, we're back and a little tired, but catching up.
As a result of my meetings, I signed with KSA's commercial department. The two agents and two assistants were all very nice people. I chose to sign with them because of their reputation as a solid department, but mainly becuase I just felt more comfortable with them. They also remind me a little of my agents in Atlanta, with whom I had a great working relationship. I'm doing some drop-offs today and will need to get some postcards and additional headshots printed up.
I had to switch my days at the casting director's office in order to accomodate this month's acting class on Friday afternoons. As a result, I ran the camera in a producers session last week. Generally, casting for supporting roles on television starts with a pre-read for the casting director. The casting director brings some of those people in again for the call-back, which now involves producers, writers and possibly the director. Being in this session allowed me to see the interaction between the CD and the producers, the quality of the talent brought back, and to hear the selection process. I still don't know who was ultimately cast, but got a better sense of what they were looking to hire.
As a result of my meetings, I signed with KSA's commercial department. The two agents and two assistants were all very nice people. I chose to sign with them because of their reputation as a solid department, but mainly becuase I just felt more comfortable with them. They also remind me a little of my agents in Atlanta, with whom I had a great working relationship. I'm doing some drop-offs today and will need to get some postcards and additional headshots printed up.
I had to switch my days at the casting director's office in order to accomodate this month's acting class on Friday afternoons. As a result, I ran the camera in a producers session last week. Generally, casting for supporting roles on television starts with a pre-read for the casting director. The casting director brings some of those people in again for the call-back, which now involves producers, writers and possibly the director. Being in this session allowed me to see the interaction between the CD and the producers, the quality of the talent brought back, and to hear the selection process. I still don't know who was ultimately cast, but got a better sense of what they were looking to hire.
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