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. We were a bit confused about the callback until we remembered that I'd auditioned for this commercial six weeks ago, 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.

I try to keep track of all of my auditions and callbacks. I keep notes on who I met, what I did, wore, which headshot I used, the project details and generally how it all went. I keep the notes in a database in my Palm Tungsten C organizer so that I always have them with me and they're quickly accessible. Doing this can be time-consuming and can seem pointless sometimes, especially when you feel like "man, that sucked" and "there's no way I'm gonna book that one." Strangely enough, those are often the projects when you get callbacks or book the job.

For this PSA, I was especially glad that I'd kept records so that I could act and look basically the same. If you get a callback, that means the director or client have seen something that they like so it's a good idea to try to duplicate it. It's nice to know that being organized can pay off.
TREVOR KIMBALL AUDITION ACTING ACTOR AGENT CLIENT HOLLYWOOD LOS ANGELES CALLBACK COMMERCIAL PSA HEADSHOT