Well, last week was pretty successful overall. Even though I only worked for one day, that day lasted over 12 hours provided me with overtime pay that really helps in the long run. On Monday night I had a table read with the entire cast, producers, and director for the feature film I start this week. For those who don't know, a table read is pretty much what it sounds. Everyone sits around a table and reads through the entire script to see how it sounds and what changes could be made. So that was nice to see who I would be working with and working for. The only bummer was that the finalized script had cut out a lot of my dialog, which means, A: I have a few less days of work on it and B: less camera time. The bright side is I made this far and know that I am making progress.
On Wednesday I had an audition for the part of an assassin in a feature film. It's not a big part, but vital to the story. I'm not going to lie, this was a live and learn audition. I definitely could have done a lot better. Not only did I forget a couple lines, but I had something break my concentration before going in. I let another person in the waiting room take my focus off what I came there to do. Which was get a job. The place where the auditions where being held was in a house turned studio. So from the outside it looked like it was someone's home. So I am sitting in the waiting room, and I hear the doorbell ring. Which I'm pretty sure screwed up the guy that was auditioning at the time. I ignored it and figured the guy would realize to turn the doorknob and come inside. Next thing I know he's banging and knocking on the door. Out of respect for the guy auditioning at that moment, I got up and answered the door.
The guy outside say's "Sup'" to me and moves right passed me to the waiting room. I just took it as a douche bag move and sat back in my chair. Then the guy starts talking to me about some babe he saw outside. Which normally I'm not going to hate on the description of a beautiful woman, but this is not the time or place. When I got to auditions, I don't talk to anyone in the room. They are my competition, so why would I want to be their friend? I'm there to get a job, I don't care if you got drunk last night or stubbed your toe on the way in. So it was my fault to let that get the best of me. Lesson learned.
"We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance." - Harrison Ford
You need to take your ipod and put music on that will get you in the mood for the part... and the bigger the headphones, the better, because they say, "I am listening to music, and therefore do NOT want to listen to you." ;-)
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