The dangers of electricity
Well. I've had a bitter-sweet day, and I mean that to the most extreme.
I'll start with the good news and my dose of vanity for the next year. I had an audition on Saturday For the IMTA (International Model Talent Agency) It's a competition where 400+ agents from around the world are present and watching you act, model, sing, dance, whatever it is you were chosen for. It's a jump start for your career in entertainment. Instead of hunting down agents to sponsor you, the agents hunt you down. I know a few people who have gone. One of them was approached the minute she got off the bus by an agent. This is where the actor for Superman (the newest movie)was discovered. So I had the tryouts on Saturday. Out of 845 girls, they chose only 124. I am one of them. I was chosen mostly for acting, which I prefer over modeling, by far. They liked the reading I did and said I was photogenic. They would have my do runway, but I'm too short (thankfully, I don't really like runway). They might have me do a little bit of photography modeling. I don't really care for the modeling, I only chose to do that because it pays well. What I am thrilled about is the acting. Thats what I love to do.
So the few bits of bad news. First off, while I'm on the subject, the IMTA. It's $5,000 dollars for me to go. That includes training courses, a hotel room, transportation there and back (it's in New York), a professional to get a portfolio together for me, and a photo shoot, as well as a few other tidbits. It's this whole package, and it's very expensive. I can't afford that, so I have 3 choices. 1. Find a sponsor by the end of the week. 2. Get the scholarship for it (there is a competition for that coming up. or 3. wait until next year and earn money for it, but that means I have to take the auditions all over again. I'm not really sure what to do, but I suppose I'll start digging for a sponsor tomorrow. Now the other bad news. My father showed up at my aunt and uncle's house in California, out of the blue. I suppose they might have been trying to patch things up with them. Well my aunt and uncle know of my most recent run in with my father and turned him away. I suppose thats just karma for them. Yet somehow that little clash between them was a little unsettling. Maybe it's just stirring up the little bit of emotion I felt for my father that I recently let die. Maybe it's nothing. In any case, I'm sure it will pass.
I'll start with the good news and my dose of vanity for the next year. I had an audition on Saturday For the IMTA (International Model Talent Agency) It's a competition where 400+ agents from around the world are present and watching you act, model, sing, dance, whatever it is you were chosen for. It's a jump start for your career in entertainment. Instead of hunting down agents to sponsor you, the agents hunt you down. I know a few people who have gone. One of them was approached the minute she got off the bus by an agent. This is where the actor for Superman (the newest movie)was discovered. So I had the tryouts on Saturday. Out of 845 girls, they chose only 124. I am one of them. I was chosen mostly for acting, which I prefer over modeling, by far. They liked the reading I did and said I was photogenic. They would have my do runway, but I'm too short (thankfully, I don't really like runway). They might have me do a little bit of photography modeling. I don't really care for the modeling, I only chose to do that because it pays well. What I am thrilled about is the acting. Thats what I love to do.
So the few bits of bad news. First off, while I'm on the subject, the IMTA. It's $5,000 dollars for me to go. That includes training courses, a hotel room, transportation there and back (it's in New York), a professional to get a portfolio together for me, and a photo shoot, as well as a few other tidbits. It's this whole package, and it's very expensive. I can't afford that, so I have 3 choices. 1. Find a sponsor by the end of the week. 2. Get the scholarship for it (there is a competition for that coming up. or 3. wait until next year and earn money for it, but that means I have to take the auditions all over again. I'm not really sure what to do, but I suppose I'll start digging for a sponsor tomorrow. Now the other bad news. My father showed up at my aunt and uncle's house in California, out of the blue. I suppose they might have been trying to patch things up with them. Well my aunt and uncle know of my most recent run in with my father and turned him away. I suppose thats just karma for them. Yet somehow that little clash between them was a little unsettling. Maybe it's just stirring up the little bit of emotion I felt for my father that I recently let die. Maybe it's nothing. In any case, I'm sure it will pass.