I have given up on trying to finish the massively long post. It's so far in the past now, I don't feel like writing about it. Part of it is it was such a horrible 2 weeks I don't feel like recalling it right now. I'm sure bits and pieces will make it into other posts, but for now I'll just do a rundown.
Went to the industry guest night at class. Performance went GREAT! But was told I came off as defeated when I was talking to the guest. WHAT!?! Ugh, that's not good.
Felt bad, but had to pull myself out of bed the next day for this audition/shoot that I wasn't 100% sure about what it was - an audition or a shoot? Turns out it was filming little scenarios for a documentary AND an audition to do a voice over for it. It only took a little over an hour or so, and the people were really, really nice. Since then I've gotten an e-mail saying they found a narrator but are considering some other voice over stuff too.
Had a much better class on Tuesday. I kicked ass in class that night!
Went to my last class that the industry guest was teaching on Saturday. Felt dumb because I came off as defeated when they came to my class, but it was a good class and a director who's been around awhile and done a lot of stuff was the guest speaker. I also found out there might be an advanced on-camera class with multiple cameras! Cool!
On Wednesday morning I got a notice about an audition for a student film on Saturday. 9:50am in Valencia. Ugh! That's like 1/2 hour away so that means leaving about an hour early to be safe - and I don't know the campus. Consider changing it but decide against it and confirm. They want a monologue...that fits the description of the character. What!?! Just give me sides please! I have a monologue that SEEMS like it fits the character and that's the one I'm using because I'd rather do a monologue I know really well and have it not be quite right than do one half-ass that I don't know.
That night I get an e-mail saying that someone I knew but hadn't seen in over a year died. Wow. I had no idea they were even sick. We used to belong to some of the same industry groups but I think they left both groups and I lost touch. We were friends as much as people are friends in groups like that so I felt bad that I kind of lost touch, but it happens, what can you do... I see there a memorial service...and it's at the same time as my audition. Jeez. I think about not going to the audition, but the film is a comedy and I think I'm really right for the role. I had confirmed through one of the casting websites and once you confirm, it won't let you go back in and change it. I antagonize. What should I do. Get an e-mail from the director re-confirming my audition and sending directions. I ask if I can change the time. Director says there isn't any other slots available. (Come on this is a student film, there will be no-shows!)
Talk to someone about it and they tell me to call them right away and the director is an ass if they won't change it. Ugh, please, I feel bad enough about this all, don't make me feel worse.
I e-mail back and explain my situation and he says I can come later in the day but may have to wait. I agree.
Go to the memorial service. Lots of people there I know. The cemetery was an interesting place - like right in the middle of the city. I drive by there all the time and didn't know it existed. Talked to an actor friend there and said I had an audition and almost didn't go and she said it was good I was going. Probably half the people there were actors and all going off to auditions, rehearsals, shows, etc. after this. I also ran into someone who I used to do shows with a long time ago. Had no idea they knew the person who died. Wow, what a small world.
Make it to the audition by around 11:30 or so. NO ONE is there! Jeeze. Thank the director for changing my time and they're sympathetic. Director asks if I have a monologue or sides. Oh man. I'm slightly pissed. There are SIDES! I SO would've rather done sides! Why are all these people auditioning for a SPECIFIC role asking for monologues? I say I have a monologue. I do it. They give me weird direction. Like pretend the person who I'm talking to isn't there but I'm talking to my sister. HELLO! The whole first part of the monologue is directed RIGHT AT the person who you want me to get rid of? Jeez. I really wish I had said "Oh, if there's sides I'd rather do the sides." I'm SO glad I didn't skip the memorial service for this.
So that pretty much gets me up to speed. The only other significant things I really did in April was go to a CD workshop which went REALLY well, and auditioned for a night of one act plays being put on by the theater company I belong to. There was only one role I was slightly right for, sigh. I with they had said what the plays were and put character descriptions in the casting notice instead of just saying come audition for this! If I had known there was only ONE thing I was SLIGHTLY right for I might not have wasted my time. Oh well. Oh, and I found out about a possible part-time job that I can definitely take if I want it, but have been procrastinating on making a decision.
The good news is things are picking up, so I'll be better about posting!
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