Woo!

I had an audition for Verizon this morning--actually, I auditioned for two separate holiday spots. The audition was fun, and I felt like I did fairly well. The session runner and I had an entire conversation about our shared heritage, which was interesting. :) Keep your fingers crossed!!! I said I wanted to book another commercial before the end of September--just gonna keep putting that out there!

On a side note, I was lucky enough to get to go to Nine Inch Nails' final concert (ever)--it was epic. Amazing. Awesome. I'm so grateful that I was there to experience it--and special thanks to my co-creators on the show for giving me their extra ticket as a gift! (More info on that below--it's not really related to acting or writing, but it's awesome, so I want to share.)

Speaking of my co-creators, we've been working to get more of the pitch book in order, too--we met up a few days ago to work on language for the character bios, which I continued to work on this week. I need to finish my rewrite on the pilot, too. We're supposed to meet again on Sunday, to continue working on the remaining bios and possibly start on the other areas of language for the book (i.e. future episodes). Yay!

Okay, back to NIN...
Rolling Stone's review of the show:
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/11/nine-inch-nails-wrap-final-tour-with-epic-los-angeles-show/
Photos that I took at the show:
(Nine Inch Nails)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=141482&id=772153053&l=0ae312a2aa
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=141500&id=772153053&l=fe33c6b89f
(opening act, IO Echo)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=141497&id=772153053&l=a87ad3ff48

Quick bits

I met a really lovely casting director last night, through a friend! We compared war wounds from our cats. :) It was nice to be out and about, too. I've been cooped up for a week because of these crazy LA fires!! The smoke has made the air even more toxic than it normally is, so I've been trying to keep inside whenever possible. Therefore, no hiking, no open windows...I've really been a shut-in! Today has been the first day in a week where I didn't feel completely exhausted the entire day. A little tired, yes...but not as truly weary as I'd been all week (which is totally because of the crappy air quality...when combined with my asthma, it's no bueno!).

I sat down and composed post cards to all of the CDs that I've done workshops with over this year, plus one I did a workshop with last year. I just updated them on the two commercials I've booked (including mentioning the Big Lots one by name, since it should be airing in LA) and gave them the contact info for my new management. I just got home from mailing them. :)

Next up, I NEED to finish the rewrite for the pilot. It's a good two weeks overdue, but nobody's been on my ass about it, so I haven't been disciplining myself.

I am glad that I'm feeling better--feeling more like myself. The fires really took something out of me. Happy to be back to things!

September rolling in...

Well, I got my check for the Big Lots! commercial! Yay for being a paid to do what I love!! Yay for being a working actress!

I had an audition for Vick's Cough and Cold the other day--had to dress as if I was going camping. :) It was interesting. It was for a CD that I'd never been to before. I made sure to send a Thank You card with a postcard inside the same day as the audition, as usual. The audition itself was simply four people, sitting around a table, playing cards. I did fine in the audition, but what I failed to do was to cheat to camera. I simply forgot--I was super tired and had been waiting a little while, so I just didn't think about it. I remember thinking about it before the camera was rolling, but the moment we were filming, I focused so much on what we were doing around the table that I forgot the camera was there--which is not a bad thing to do, I just should have been more mindful of how I was positioned in relation to the camera. I was so annoyed with myself afterward, because I DO know better. However, I had to let that go. So, just something to remember for next time. :)

I'm working to figure out what I can use for reel footage. I may have to ask for footage from people I'd rather not approach, but I do need something I can splice together for now. I want to film some stuff, but I need to get on how to do that without breaking the bank...but while still making sure it looks and sounds excellent. I know what scene I would like to film for dramatic purposes...I just need everything else (i.e. location, camera, sound, lighting, someone to film it, someone to edit it...etc). Oh, and I'd need an actor old enough to pass as my dad.

So, we'll see...in the meantime, I am supposed to meet with my co-creators this weekend about the show. We've all been busy with other things lately, so it's time to refocus. I'm also still bouncing around ideas for the short film I was asked to help write. We had an idea and an outline, but then switched things up because of location concerns.

I'm hoping for more auditions soon! I enjoy auditions and would love to book another commercial before the end of the month!!