"When in doubt, make a fool of yourself...."
Hello friends. It's been awhile since I have been back on live journal. I thought I would give it another go since frankly I have more to write about now. I'm usually at my acting class on wednesday nights but I decided to take a couple of rotations off just to clear my head and save up a little loot. I miss it a lot. Apart from the occasional audition, I really don't have any other creative outlet....unless obsessive masturbation counts. I'm sure it doesn't. Ever since I switched to my new agent, things have been going well audition wise but i haven't booked anything since the Kia job I did a couple of weeks ago. It seems to be the case that whenever I am running low on money and just about to contemplate getting back into the male escort for the elderly business, I just happen to book a gig. Hopefully this is Pelicula (the goddess of movies) way of telling me to stick with it. Maybe I will appease her by burning a copy of a Lindsay Lohan movie as an offering/sacrifice.
Today I had a pretty horrendous audition. It was for a hosting gig at the McDonalds Restaurant Expo show at a convention center. No script until the night before. The script itself was very dry and it seemed to have been written for an audience of investors and so forth. I memorize the script (about 2 pages long btw) and get there ready to take care of business. Turns out, when I get there, they decided to throw away the script and have you improve anything off the top of your head....like a maniac. Just random shit pumped to an 11 to hype up a crowd. As much as I love acting and auditioning, shit like this really pissed me off. I don't mind rolling with the punches, dealing with the unexpected or going in and doing a cold read. But switching up the entire audition, on the spot improve about NOTHING and over acting makes me mad enough to will a baby Unicorn into existence and strangle it with my bare hands.
I really need to start making serious plans on joining a few of my fellow actors and moving to L.A. Orlando is just not cutting it.....I'm not above doing the bite and smile commercial (that's what pays the bills) but I really am starved for a good role I can sink my teeth into. I've been put on tape for a couple of decent things but I haven't heard anything back yet. I keep trying to say to myself, "Stay Positive", "Stay Positive"....kind of like a crazy, wandering hobo would.
Today I had a pretty horrendous audition. It was for a hosting gig at the McDonalds Restaurant Expo show at a convention center. No script until the night before. The script itself was very dry and it seemed to have been written for an audience of investors and so forth. I memorize the script (about 2 pages long btw) and get there ready to take care of business. Turns out, when I get there, they decided to throw away the script and have you improve anything off the top of your head....like a maniac. Just random shit pumped to an 11 to hype up a crowd. As much as I love acting and auditioning, shit like this really pissed me off. I don't mind rolling with the punches, dealing with the unexpected or going in and doing a cold read. But switching up the entire audition, on the spot improve about NOTHING and over acting makes me mad enough to will a baby Unicorn into existence and strangle it with my bare hands.
I really need to start making serious plans on joining a few of my fellow actors and moving to L.A. Orlando is just not cutting it.....I'm not above doing the bite and smile commercial (that's what pays the bills) but I really am starved for a good role I can sink my teeth into. I've been put on tape for a couple of decent things but I haven't heard anything back yet. I keep trying to say to myself, "Stay Positive", "Stay Positive"....kind of like a crazy, wandering hobo would.