Well, it's another week down, and it wasn't too shabby. I worked for 4 out of the 5 days. I would consider that a victory. Considering that a lot people probably didn't work more than 2 days this week. It's pilot season, which means all the new shows that you will be seeing in the fall are starting to film right now. They film now because all of the season regular shows are on hiatus, so the crew members move over to work on the new shows. Work picks up for folks like myself.
I worked on the show 'Cougar Town' on Tuesday. It was a 13 hour day. Which meant a good paycheck but also hard to catch up on sleep. It was a fun day though none the less. Plus, being on set with Courtney Cox doesn't really make for a bad day. Wednesday was one interesting day. I had a 6 am call time in Malibu. Which when you think about it, it's not that early, but... that means I've gotta wake up at 4:45 to get ready and drive there. Waking up with a "4" on the clock makes me wanna puke. The day was set on the pier. So I got to see the sun rise in Malibu, which made my $8 an hour job worth getting up that early.
That day came out to be around 14 hours and full of characters. There were a few familiar faces, which was fun. One guy, named Ira, he is a horny old man, who has been in the game for YEARS. I was in the van with him going to set, and he said probably the DIRTIEST jokes I've heard to date. And the fact that he told it at 6am really set the pace for the day. Another familiar faces was a woman named "Sinderella." I don't know her real name. That's just what she goes by. She is a skinny, tattooed, white woman who is down on her luck. A real character. She has a rap CD to boot. The only thing she raps about is smoking pot, partying, and how she hates her family. She's a real catch.
I worked on another new show yesterday called "Edgar Floats." Best part to work on that show was that I only had to drive 4 miles. THANK GOD. I was told that I was booked for 2 days on that show. As the day progresses, they picked 10 of us to go home early. Which is a catch 22. You go home early, but you miss out on the overtime money. The other kick in the balls was that the 10 of us would be apart of the recall for the following day (which is how I am writing this blog right now). But hey, this happens from time to time, and there isn't anything I can do. It's just part of what I signed up for.
I got an audition for my voice over talents last night. So that was cool. I was given the paragraph to read and record. So I got to use my ghetto closet studio for the first time. So we shall see what happens with that. I also got a call from the web series I auditioned for the other day. They want me to be apart of it, with a small reoccurring role. It's not a main character, and there is no pay. BUT... I do get copy, credit, and I get to eat. All of which are a step in the right direction.
"I don't care is people think I am an 'overactor', as long as they enjoy what I do. People who think that would call Van Gogh an 'overpainter.' - Jim Carrey
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