Listening to: All The Right Moves by OneRepublic
Girl, where you at?
Yaaaaaoooooowwww!
I booked TWO features in 1 week! That's pretty insane...(as I'm dusting off my shoulders). TWO FEATURE FILMS!!! My March and April has been rockin! Actually, this whole year has been a complete blessing. I'm one lucky gal.
So, as you all know the profession of acting is a gamble. It's a "You never know" kind of world. Does this excite me or does it make me feel hopeless? I bet it excites me...and it does. So, I win.
I feel like I've been on a winning streak lately. By all means, I'm not getting paid the big bucks..yet. But, I am a "working" actor and that suffices just fine.
The Good News...
I finally got a manager a couple of months ago! Thank you Maz!
So, my "Manager" said I need to get my sh*t together. I agreed. I went home and made a game plan. I need to build a sick reel so he can get me a sick Theatrical Agent. Okay, first thing's first...I'm getting a new hairdo. I want to brand myself. I want to be the Sassy Asian. Hairdo...check. Okay, now I need new headshots to show off this new hairdo. New headshots...check. Okay, now I just need to start auditioning and book some jobs! So, I started submitting myself every freakin day. I may be addicted to submitting now. I used to have a confidence issue about it...thinking...."What if they think I'm crazy for even submitting?" Who the heck cares? They look, don't like, pass. But, if they do like, then you have yourself an audition. I recently sent in pictures for this PlayBoy TV show..they were looking for a Host (no nudity). Now, mind you, I am as flat as this desk I'm typing on...I never in a million years would have thought that PlayBoy would consider me. Well, they did. I got asked to audition. I declined though for other reasons but, hey, "You Never Know".
So, 3 weeks ago, I literally auditioned everyday! Commercial stuff, theatrical stuff. By Day 3, I was like, "Cool, I feel like a pro. Let's do this." I lucked out with 2 feature film auditions. This came by Day 4 and Day 5 so all the pre-audition jitters were ancient history. I felt very calm-nervous, rather than nervous-nervous, which was a great thing...I felt more in control of my nerves..more present. I went in there...and let loose. I didn't hold anything back. I felt confident giving life to these characters through me...how I would act, react..let choices naturally happen. It started to become fun. If I got to read again, I'd make different bold choices. I felt like a little girl playing. Then, I walked out of the auditions and felt satisfied enough that I did my thing and if I didn't get it, it's simply because I wasn't "right" for the part. That's that. But, it was just way too much fun in there. My sixth sense kicked in and I felt a tingle.
A couple of days later, I got 2 emails requesting for 2 different callbacks. Whaaaaaat. Who gets 2 callbacks in one week?
Cut to: Go to my callbacks and some days later, "Congrats, you've been cast" TWICE. Whaaaaaaat. Who books 2 features in 1 week?! I do.
Had our first meeting for one of the features this week and found out that I'll be walking the red carpet this July for their premiere gala! They'll also be showing a trailer of the feature! Woo hoo! You know, I'm gonna look good.
Then in June, I shoot the other feature! This one's a bad ass horror film..I get ______.
I have 3 auditions lined up for Monday. I think I will submit more...I like the feeling of auditioning consistently...it helps it become more professional and less personal.
If Kathy Griffin is a D-List Celebrity, (and I just googled her name to make sure it's Griffin and not Griffith) according to my StarMeter, I'm probably at around P Q R...maybe L M N O. Well, let's keep climbing.
