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What
does it mean to be an actor? How do actors do what they do? How do
they deal with the frustrations and rejections? These are
some of my personal experiences in Los Angeles and beyond. Along the way I'll share what
I've learned.
An Actor's Journey archives
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The Media's Been Good to Me
I received a call last week from a news producer who’d read my blog posting mentioning using a to navigate between auditions. She was putting together a story on the subject and wanted to interview me. That sounded kinda cool so I agreed. A gent from the ABC station here in LA came by on Thursday and asked me some questions on camera about using the system, what I like about it and some specific experiences. He filmed me grabbing my headshots, leaving the house and using my GPS to drive around town and that was it.
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Rumpled and Running
The Public Service Announcement (PSA) shoot went really well yesterday. I had an 8am call-time and left enough time to be able to sit patiently in traffic. I parked at a Universal Studios lot and was taxied to the set nearby. I went through wardrobe and make-up and that all went pretty quickly. I was playing
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A Good Schedule Issue to Have
Well, strangely enough I booked that PSA. I got the call early this morning and shoot tomorrow. Interestingly enough, because this is the way things seem to go...
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Has Anyone Ever Told You...
My fellow actor/blogger Chris Benham posted a collage of lookalikes on his site and I decided to try it myself. The results obviously have a lot to do with the pose of your photo and the celebrity photos in their system but it was still pretty interesting. I tried several different headshots and there were a few people who showed up everytime. Give it a try yourself!
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Music for the Soul
After spending a couple hours in annoying LA traffic and at auditions, I arrived at my cold reading class with actress/teacher/director Amy Lyndon. Amy's a real no-nonsense lady and I really appreciate that about her. It's a rare quality out here in LA-LA land that this New England yankee really likes. As part of the class, Amy talked about the need to have a consistent preparation routine...
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It Pays to be Organized
I just got a message from my agent that I have a callback for a PSA commercial. Public Service Announcement's don't pay as well as regular commercials but you can get some nice exposure and hey, it’s work. I was a bit confused about the callback until I remembered that I’d auditioned for this commercial way back on August 29th. Whoa! Since you rarely hear the outcome of an audition (unless you book it), I figured this one was decided and shot weeks ago. Apparently not...
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Imagination is Alive and Well
I try to take a run most every morning. It’s good exercise and its time-efficient, two qualities that are especially appealing. I needed to make a bank deposit so I ran a bit further than usual to the local bank’s ATM. On the way to the cash machine, I passed by a giant dryer box that someone had discarded on a street corner...
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Playing Catch-Up
Oy! This is long overdue. Though I've had the best of intentions, it's been far too long since I've posted here. Each time I had a moment, something else always seemed to come up and had me dashing off in another direction. In any case, here's what I've been up to....
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