Six Months in Review
Has it been 6 months already? Well it's time to look back at 6 months of my quest to fully understand what I've done and accomplished.
What I did
- The Boys: The Sherman Brother's Story. – Interviewing the makers of the film.
- Attended a networking event that connected me with other actors
- Understand why some actors learn more over other actors.
- Played the waiting game, freaked out and worried.
- Did a run down of 8 ways to stay focused.
- Attended a movie premiere of Storming Juno.
- Learned to love rejection or deal with rejection.
- Attended the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
- Auditioned in an open area environment. Learned to deal with it.
- Auditioned with Mean Girls.
- Did one scene 10 times in completely different ways.
- Dealt with being sick and still having to do one thing to move things forward.
- Watched movies from the best and worst list.
- Discovered two amazing websites for actors – IDEA and Spark People
- Learned what motivates me in the morning.
- Reached 10000 hit on Actress Confessions!
- Interviewed an agent who was a complete prick… learned to take his “words of wisdom” with a grain of salt.
- Attended a Master Acting Class with Celebrities included.
- Interviewed the working actress.
- Learned how to breathe as an actress.
- Decided to open up to a co-worker about the film industry stuff – I’m doing – discovered that he was a filmmaker as well.
- Turned down a movie role because it wasn’t right for me.
- Watched Independent Film/ researching how to get funding for some of my projects.
- Visited the Digital Photography and Film show. Played with all the latest high-end video cams. Learned more about what technology is available. (3D is starting to look pretty cool by the way.)
- Applied and looked for jobs - this never stops. It's important to know what is filming in your city.
- Gym! Gym! Gym! Yes I promised it was happening and it is! I'm back into the swing of things - will update you next Sunday on what goals I've decided to pursue.
- Auditioned for a pilot.
- Switched acting studios to a place that I think is better for me.
- First date rules apply to auditions.
- Participated in Nuit Blanche and had to cry on demand.
- Need to start focusing on theatre auditions.
- Auditioned for a weirdo.
- Always looking for jobs and setting up my own auditions.
- Took a long vacation to relax – tuned down roles during the 3 weeks I was away.
- Studied people.
- Interviewed Emmy Award Winning Actress and Voiceover Artist Marabina Jaimes
- Met the Casting Directors in a one-day intensive workshop.
- Practiced a piece for my acting class.
- Gave up my lunch times in order to write and work on my own stuff.
- Researched Uta Hagen’s Nine Questions for Finding Your Character
- Watched movies for comedic timing.
- Submitted a really bad audition for Moderation town – worked through it.
- Wrote an open letter to my readers about my feelings.
- Looked for new stage names.
- Interviewed Actor Joel Keller Rocks New CBC TV Series "Men With Brooms"
- Went to the movie premiere of the Disappearance of Alice Creed.
- Learned the heights and weights of actresses.
- Finished my performance for my acting class.
- Checked out the scene in LA.
- Completed a series of acting classes.
- Got my first IMDB credit!
- Got new headshots.
What I Learned
- It’s not me – it’s if they can see me in the role.
- Following up and being proactive in this industry. No one makes this happen for you. You have to make sure that you are hustling every day to make sure someone casts you in a role that you've been looking for.
- Staying focused can be difficult - but planning it out will make it easier for me.
- If I don't hold myself accountable anyone else will. Sometimes you need to kick your own ass into gear because no one is going to do it for you!
- Learned how to use Youtube for my blog.
- Sometimes it only takes 1 hour each day to move things forward– Lunchtime.
- It is good to look at the goals you set for yourself. Reassess and determine a plan of action.
- The more auditions I attend, the less nervous I become. The more comfortable I get, the better my performance and the more my confidence grows.
- Sometimes you just have to get out of the house and just focus on the tasks on hand.
- Timing is everything.
- Everyone in this business is nuts! I have to practice my improv skills, I probably looked like I was carrying a football rather then a piece of bread.
- Be a yes actor - accept every invitation, because you don't know what kind of connections you will make when you least expect it.
- More reason to hit the gym, if everything isn't tight, it doesn't look like I'll be working.
- Sometimes you are going to book and sometimes you aren't - do as much as you can to work on yourself to ensure that you are moving forward. P.S - I set up some more auditions for this month - ONWARD!
- As an actor, I was able to discover strong emotions from the real life events of someone currently facing addiction. What an actor can take out of this film festival is the capacity to see a real man or woman’s struggle through life, while experiencing pain, sadness, triumph and victory all rolled up in one defining moment. Rendezvous with Madness was worth the visit.
- Don't get thrown off your game, regardless what happens in the waiting room.
- I'm treating every audition like a first date. Ya I'm nervous, but there's noting to lose and maybe I'll make a new friend (casting director) out of it.
- Be the best person you are. No need to be jealous, focus on the task on hand - doing well in auditions and everything else will fall in line.
- Bring everything you know into a scene, make it your own.
- You got to take the good with the bad. It's not about watching the great stuff all the time.
- Preparation is important. Always try to focus on the end goal. You can do anything as long as you put your mind to it.
- Even if you are sick you can take one small step to move forward.
- Either take books out from the library or check out online sites for resources. Actors pay so much for classes, headshots etc - so we should take full advantage of anything that is FREE!
- Saying the things I want at the beginning of the day - keep me focused!
- . Always thank the people that helped get you there.
- I've been focusing a lot on film acting and ignoring other forms of performance. I must look to all in order to gain experience in other forms of acting.
- You need to make time for the things you want. This is a challenging role and doing it will make me stronger and well prepared for my next audition.
- You need to make time for the things you want.
- You can really learn from your peers. Also, no matter how famous you are you still have to work on your craft.
- I already knew that breathing was important, but today I actually was able to understand why! Breakthrough!
- You never know who could be in this industry. Once you make a contact you should definitely get to know what they are working on /share what you are working on so that you can see where or if you can fit each other in. We are going for lunch without our team to discuss our projects.
- Turned down a movie role - I should have probably taken the role and missed 3 days of work. I need to find a more mobile/accommodating job or work lifestyle, which will enable me to audition and shoot when I need to.
- Everything seems to be a priority on weekends, cleaning, laundry, catching up with friends, but sometimes you have to be selfish and do all the things that you want to - just for you.
- Learned how to better my time management skills.
- I wasn't nervous and even the sight of a small dog prancing around during my audition didn't phase me too much. The more I audition the better I become...
- I've learned that I should just focus on doing a great job in the audition room and not so much on the reactions of the casting directors...
- Fake it until you make it.
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