Audition for Bisquick--Ross Lacy Casting.

This was fun because we were re-working the audition in the room and it's fun to play and see if trying the new idea works. Ross Lacy's session runners are great and tend to be directors more than camera operators. And I look forward to the auditions because we get to play.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Jack In the Box - Alyson Horn Casting.
This was the audition where we had to get down to our skivvies. Ben, the session runner and camera operator was very respectful and my partner was funny. It felt like we did good work.

Saw Lindsey from our Comcast shoot there too. As well as an old colleague, Annie, from back in Minneapolis. It was nice to catch up.

Got a call from Mike at KSR. A check had come in for me. Yay!

I always go and pick up my checks. It gives me a reason to swing by my agents and say "Hi, just picking up my check and saying 'hi.'" I went at lunch today and the payroll was closed by Alicia was actually holding the checks so I got to pick it up directly from her and say "Hi" to Samantha too.

It's brief, but it's always nice to see their faces and have them see mine.

Tomorrow, a Jack In the Box commercial audition where I'm supposed to be in a slip or my underwear. Hmmm...more to come.

It's Saturday Night/Sunday Morning at 3 AM. I'm re-vamping my website. And I get an alert that I have an audition on Monday. Wow. Okay. So I call my agent's confirmation line and I leave a message at my support job too.

Audition for Sprint 3 - Martin Casting

I'm glad to see that Martin Casting continues on because it carries on Melissa Martin's spirit. It was a tell me about yourself bit. I was a bit worried because the breakdown of the role said they were looking for someone who looked 16 or 17 and who looked as if they'd just learned to drive. But when I got there everyone else for the role was definitely older. Part of me thinks I did okay and part of me wishes I had chosen a different story. Ah, well. That's the thing about auditions. You learn from it and leave it at the door or you can go crazy.

Had a nice visit with my Theatrical Agent today. We went over some 4 x 6's of my new shots from Greg Crowder.

I'm on my way to getting to my goal of having headshots that I'm proud of. Since they're my marketing tools it's so important that I don't cringe when I look at them.

Got all of the photos chosen up on Breakdown Services site and then put in the hard copy orders through Argentum. It's nice to be able to get this all done while it's slow so there is no rush ordering and it saves me money.

My first check from the Comcast shoot basically went toward paying for uploading updates of my photos and for hard copies. An investment I'm perfectly willing to make since it's how Casting chooses me for jobs. And with the onset of online casting colors and close crops are even more important. I feel like I got a lot accomplished today even though I have a full time support job that I work today too. Yippee!

Audition Fiber One - Ross Lacy Casting. We were paired up for this one and it was a mixture of dialogue and improv. A very funny spot. It's been awhile but I'm glad that I workout commercially on-camera with friends almost every week. It makes a huge difference.