Audition: WORST EVER

In the interests of discretion, I have chosen not to post the client or CD for this particular audition. In short, it was a nightmare. I can't really fault the CD's office for any of it. The copy itself, was horrible. Sometimes you read a spot and say, "This probably won't make it to the airwaves." Occasionally, you read one and say, "Who could possibly have approved this and how could it've gotten this far?" This spot fell into the latter category. It was an ill-fated concept based on a couple of choice, double-entendre laden words. Of course they say, "Don't betray a hint of awareness about the double-entendre." But you didn't see the words. On top of that, the gimmick was related to finding a name for this new product of theirs. However, in introducing the idea of finding a name, they clearly labeled it already as BLANK's new BLANKETY BLANK BLANK. It's hard to do this without using the real words, but hopefully you get the picture.

I was paired up and revved my naivete to give it the ol' varsity try. Incidentally, I'm pretty good at seeming completely innocent and matter-of-fact. I'll just say my scene partner and I did not gel at all. I think it may have been this person's first audition since they didn't seem to understand that we needed to be in front of the camera. On top of that, it was an improv-welcomed audition. I don't think my scene partner had ever improvised either...well, anyway... I don't foresee a callback on this one. But on the bright side, I probably won't have to see it on TV and wonder "What if?".



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Callback: LG @ Ross Lacy

This was straight to callbacks for LG. The spot had a bit of dialogue, but not too difficult. They were recycling the female in the spot, so she had already done it a number of times. I felt good about what I brought to the room.

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Callback: Johnsonville @ Ross Lacy, Audition: GM @ASG

Got the callback for Johnsonville, and it went like the first round (interview style). I was asked about my Halloween costume from last year. I haven't gone out for Halloween in years, but I blamed the most recent absence on the baby and told the tale of my best costume ever - The Joker- classic not Dark Knight era.

The audition for GM was another interview. This one was kind of funny. I'm a huge Georgia football fan. If you know me, you know this. However, my wife's cousin loves to get me some sort of Ohio State gear every Christmas. This year, she got me a hat. I'm no Ohio State fan, but I have to admit that it's a super comfortable hat. So, for the audition, I was supposed to bring a hat to turn inside out. I have three Georgia hats, but none of them would perform this critical function. I had to take the OSU hat. My question was something about the South vs. The West Coast and I brought up college football, the SEC, etc. The guy before me had also talked about being from South Carolina. Then, when it's time to don the hat, I realized how it wouldn't fit with my going on about Georgia football. It was one of those moments...

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Audition: Johnsonville @ Ross Lacy

Another one in this office. It's great to get in here, I just really want to book something already! This was another personal interview style audition. I feel really comfortable with these, talking off the cuff about what's up. It's probably easier because I have a baby...so there's plenty to talk about!

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Audition: Bayer @ Cathi Carlton

This audition was entirely physical improv set in a car. There should be a whole class on auditioning with a prop steering wheel. Anyway, I felt great about my performance. There is a fine line between playing a headache and just seeming tired and frustrated.

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