Ready To Rumble
Wow. I am so on fire right now with all the things that I want to get done and am getting done in January. And it's not a New Years resolution thing at all. It's just that the holiday slow down plus two weeks of R&R have made me energized enough to want to be busy again and antsy enough to to get the ball rolling. Wake up agents! Get ready pilot season! Shake off your holiday cookies and let's get down to business. Is this the year that things will start happening for me?
On the 12th, the little pilot I did is heading to FOX for a pitch meeting and I am crossing my fingers that it will go well. I saw the final product last month and I have to admit that it has its flaws (some of them pretty large), but I think it was acted well and that the concept is intriguing if given the chance to be developed. Like most things, I'm not holding out for a hero but I am sending out positive energy that somebody will take a chance on this diamond in the rough. Either way, I'm told that I can finally get my footage after this meeting which is something I desperately need for my reel.
And the timing couldn't be more perfect because I'm re-cutting my reel this month (and when I say "I'm re-cutting my reel," I mean I'm watching my uber-talented former editor boyfriend work his magic). Mr. Wonderful has a job ahead of him this week as he edits the project I produced last month. If I knew how to use Final Cut, I would've been obsessively watching the footage weeks ago. Instead, it is tucked away on my hard drive, and Mr. Wonderful/Mr. Secrecy will put together the best takes before I ever see them. He tells me "it's better this way." Ah, patience is a virtue. I am anticipating lots of technical problems and nail biting before viewing a gorgeous final product (if I do say so myself!).
A friend of mine did a private session with a commercial guru that she absolutely loved a few months ago and encouraged me to consider trying it out. I had good intentions of signing up for a session before the holidays, but once I started buying obligatory holiday gifts I had a hard time parting with more money. I know what you're thinking. I hate commercials! Why would spend more money on the insane commercial process? Half of the time my auditions consist of pretending to look out a car window or walking through frame nonchalantly. But the other half of the time, some real acting is required. I haven't studied commercially for a few years and I haven't booked recently. Well screw it, I want better financial stability and to go on a ski vacation. That's the truth. Luckily, I waited to sign up for a session because said guru offered a "hard economic times" special price: two private session for $100 (usually they run $80 each). She checks out your profiles on casting sites. Chooses material suited for you. And I don't have to sit through another class with people who have never acted before. By the way, I friended the guru on Facebook and was notified of this deal through my Facebook messages. I don't like networking on social sites like that, but it does have its benefits.
Tuesday night is the first round of the weekly on-camera workshop I organized with a co-worker and I'm thrilled with the excitement and turnout. I need to find a scene for that (or resurrect an old scene that I've never done on-camera). I'm really hoping this isn't one of those things that starts off with a bang and then peters out. I need to practice regularly in front of people!
I'm rehearsing for a new sketch show that opens at the end of the month. I just sent off my hipster comedy script to an old director friend to gage her interest in coming on board. And I'm still trying to figure out how to use this new Mac laptop. Hellloooo Justin Long. Goodbye PC. They say that Mac is the computer for artists, right?
Happy busy busy New Year!!!
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