Yet another chapter in the Book of Fail.
I was all set to go to a workshop about the Business of Acting, given by Jeff Mitchell of Mitchell/Rudolph Casting. It was only $25 for three hours and it was all about ways the actor can break in and get his or her name out there. We were also supposed to bring our headshots and Jeff was going to go through them all and say what worked and what didn't work about them.
All in all, an opportunity to learn and network and exchange some business cards. (I have business cards, didn't you know?)
So... I had ordered some headshots to be printed at CVS. I figured I'd get ten 8 by 10s to tide me over before I could go to a Reproduction place and get like 100. I put in the order online and they were supposed to be ready for pick up by 4:45 today. Plenty of time for me to get to my 7pm seminar.
Well, I must have been smoking something because I left the house late and ended up running to CVS in three inch stilettos (I was dressed to impress)
I got there JUST IN TIME to throw money at the cashier, and get back on the bus in time to make my train into the city. But as soon as I told the girl my name, she looked down at the pile of envelopes on her counter (none of which looked like it contained any 8" by 10"s and said, "I don't think you're in here."
She ended up having to call the company, and it turns out that my order didn't go through, even though I recieved a confirmation email. Not only did I not have my headshot, by the time we worked everything out, I had missed my train.
I ended up hopping the bus to Mom and Dad's, drowning my sorrows in a Blimpie's sandwich, and going home. I watched a documentary on JK Rowling and shot the first half of my audition video for Make Me a Superstar.
My intro could only be one minute (the rest of the tape is reserved for a scene) but I shot about 15 minutes of unused footage. Expect a blooper reel.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Back on the Horse...
Thanks to a brand-spanking new $200 in my pocket, it looks like I can finally get some new headshots printed. Therefore, it looks like my audition hiatus is coming to an end pending a trip to Kinkos. Booyah.
Also, remember that management company I had that audition appointment for? Well they emailed me the morning of my audition with a email that said, "Unfortunately our casting director is stuck out of town and we have to postpone your audition. We will contact you sometime next week to reschedule." That was month ago. I finally sent them a WTF email on Tuesday, but I haven't heard back yet.
Today though, I got an email about this brand new reality show called "Make Me A Superstar" which is kind of like "Make Me a Supermodel" (in both theme and title) but for actors.
FINALLY.
I went on the website to see how to audition, and get this: They're using FACEBOOK. You have to upload a three minute video onto facebook and then add them as a friend so they can watch it. And then, once you've done this, you have to paste the exact phrase "Hey guys, check out my audition video for the upcoming reality show, "Make Me a Superstar" Find more info on makemeasuperstar.tv" as your status.
Am I doing this?
You bet your sweet ass I am.
Also, remember that management company I had that audition appointment for? Well they emailed me the morning of my audition with a email that said, "Unfortunately our casting director is stuck out of town and we have to postpone your audition. We will contact you sometime next week to reschedule." That was month ago. I finally sent them a WTF email on Tuesday, but I haven't heard back yet.
Today though, I got an email about this brand new reality show called "Make Me A Superstar" which is kind of like "Make Me a Supermodel" (in both theme and title) but for actors.
FINALLY.
I went on the website to see how to audition, and get this: They're using FACEBOOK. You have to upload a three minute video onto facebook and then add them as a friend so they can watch it. And then, once you've done this, you have to paste the exact phrase "Hey guys, check out my audition video for the upcoming reality show, "Make Me a Superstar" Find more info on makemeasuperstar.tv" as your status.
Am I doing this?
You bet your sweet ass I am.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
My review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Last night, in a feat of impromptu glory, Jen and I decided to catch the 11:30pm showing of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Needless to say, we didn't get out until almost 2:30am.
My verdict: It was awesome.
I went into the first Transformers movie not quite knowing what to expect. I mean, the entire franchise is based on action figures, which is a form of children's entertainment that has basically been made obsolete nowadays because of hand-held gaming systems. Very rarely so I see kids above toddler age playing with dolls of any kind. As soon as their hand-eye coordination gets good enough, they opt for buttons and touch-screens.
But I used to watch Transformers on Sunday mornings and after school when I was a kid, so of course I went to the movie to see the amazing special effects. Shia LeBeouf notwithstanding.
What really ended up surprising me was how funny the movie was. It seemed like the kind of Transformers movie that I would write. I mean yeah, it's about giant robots having a war, which is at once unbelievable and a little stupid really. But the movie doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes it good.
Now, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is definitely for people who liked the first one. Makes sense. You might go see the original out of morbid curiosity, but if you didn't like it, and then you go see the sequel, it's your fault that you're disappointed. You have to like Transformers to like Revenge of the Fallen. The humor is still there, but for the most part its overshadowed by the IMMENSELY complicated plot.
In my opinion, though my expectations had been low before the first movie, Shia LeBeouf is the best source for comedic material. He has a few good stream-of-concious monologues in the beginning of the film, but later his character is too caught up in the circumstances of the movie to reall ymake light of them. So they stick John Tuturro in as the clown. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz (represent!) he does a pretty decent job, but it takes some suspension of disbelief.
I am a big fan of the addition of Sam's brand new college roommate, played by Ramon Rodriguez, whose main function is to get slapped around and cry. He does it well.
Megan Fox is hot as usual. As are Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson, but WAY underdeveloped. Sgt. Lennox(Duhamel)'s wife and baby are completely absent from the story, which was pretty much the only thing that gave his character any depth in the first movie. And while they try to give Gibson's character a few witty one-liners, they fall a little flat.
If we're talking Smash, Bang, Crash, this movie is the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. Massive civilian casualties: Funny every time. The action sequences are so good there were literally times when I had tears in my eyes. Virtually every historical landmark ever was destroyed.
All in all, this movie was fun. It was not a life-changing film experience, but it was a damn good time. And there were SEVERAL scrotum jokes. Always fun.
My verdict: It was awesome.
I went into the first Transformers movie not quite knowing what to expect. I mean, the entire franchise is based on action figures, which is a form of children's entertainment that has basically been made obsolete nowadays because of hand-held gaming systems. Very rarely so I see kids above toddler age playing with dolls of any kind. As soon as their hand-eye coordination gets good enough, they opt for buttons and touch-screens.
But I used to watch Transformers on Sunday mornings and after school when I was a kid, so of course I went to the movie to see the amazing special effects. Shia LeBeouf notwithstanding.
What really ended up surprising me was how funny the movie was. It seemed like the kind of Transformers movie that I would write. I mean yeah, it's about giant robots having a war, which is at once unbelievable and a little stupid really. But the movie doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes it good.
Now, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is definitely for people who liked the first one. Makes sense. You might go see the original out of morbid curiosity, but if you didn't like it, and then you go see the sequel, it's your fault that you're disappointed. You have to like Transformers to like Revenge of the Fallen. The humor is still there, but for the most part its overshadowed by the IMMENSELY complicated plot.
In my opinion, though my expectations had been low before the first movie, Shia LeBeouf is the best source for comedic material. He has a few good stream-of-concious monologues in the beginning of the film, but later his character is too caught up in the circumstances of the movie to reall ymake light of them. So they stick John Tuturro in as the clown. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz (represent!) he does a pretty decent job, but it takes some suspension of disbelief.
I am a big fan of the addition of Sam's brand new college roommate, played by Ramon Rodriguez, whose main function is to get slapped around and cry. He does it well.
Megan Fox is hot as usual. As are Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson, but WAY underdeveloped. Sgt. Lennox(Duhamel)'s wife and baby are completely absent from the story, which was pretty much the only thing that gave his character any depth in the first movie. And while they try to give Gibson's character a few witty one-liners, they fall a little flat.
If we're talking Smash, Bang, Crash, this movie is the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. Massive civilian casualties: Funny every time. The action sequences are so good there were literally times when I had tears in my eyes. Virtually every historical landmark ever was destroyed.
All in all, this movie was fun. It was not a life-changing film experience, but it was a damn good time. And there were SEVERAL scrotum jokes. Always fun.
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