Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Another Quick Update... =(
I feel bad...yes, another quick update. I promised I was going to write all my acting experiences here but I haven't been keeping up with it as I wish I had been. Well, today is another quick one because I'm on my way to my bed now. But I do want to announce that I am now "officially" an actress =) I received my very first acting credit on IMDB.com for Single Daddies. I should have more coming but everything is taking forever!!! Here's the link to it: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4523512/ I should be getting one for Skunk-Ape Hunters in Texas, one for Lola because they said that they would be getting it too, and one for Inside Out. I want to work on having one for Frecuencia Activa as well, but I haven't even done anything for them in weeks! I feel bad but I don't have time. My boyfriend was right. I have promos, acting, family, friends and him. It's really hard spreading my time. And there I was thinking that quitting my job was actually going to give me lots of free time. Time FLIES!!! It's crazy!
Anyway, I auditioned for two more roles. One in Austin, which I was sure they would pick me, but unfortunately they didn't. Oh well, it was about a Burlesque dancer anyway. Don't think I would have been comfortable with it anyway. Another one is for a small role in a film called Dreamer, which I want to support even if they don't cast me. If you read their page you'll know why: http://www.facebook.com/dreamerfilm. I got an email for the call backs for this one which I'm excited, but they haven't said when the call backs are. I was really excited that one of the casting people is someone I know. She worked as the Assistant Director for Inside Out for the last two weeks. Oh and most importantly, I got offered a role for something I didn't even audition for. It's called El Cascabel. It's not official yet so I'm probably not supposed to be typing it here, but then again, I don't think many people read this =(. Well, turns out that the role was originally going to be done by Mayra Leal, who is the girl at the beginning of the film Machete. The naked chick: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3077040/ I had been keeping up with the film's progress and they had replaced her for some other tall chick because she had attitude problems. Now the director contacted me saying that he wants me for the role because they didn't like the new girl either. I'm excited. I didn't even have to audition for this. I'm only starting and I'm already getting offered roles for stuff =D Yay! Well, he's waiting for me to send him my measurements. I need to get that done asap.
Oh yea, the last time I wrote I talked about a role I got in Smithville, Texas with the actor from Parks and Recreation. I also got to meet Megan Mullaly from Will and Grace. Don't know for sure if she is in the film but she was on the set so I was really excited. I didn't get to take a picture with her though because they thought it would be unprofessional. =( Oh well, I'll have my bigger chances =) hmmmm turns out this was not a quick update after all LOL. I still have to talk about my experiences with Inside Out. I'll try to do that ASAP. As for now, I have a few more auditions lined up. I went to one for a film called New Vista Lane this past Saturday and the girl seemed to like me. Also, there was this thing for iPop which supposedly gets people on the Disney Channel but I want to make sure it's not a scam. My boyfriend told me about it and made me call to get an appointment. Turns out I didn't need an appointment. It was just like I thought it would be: a bunch of people and them trying to make you pay a ridiculous amount of money. They were offering a rehearsal program for like $2000 for 5 weeks. My boyfriend was willing to pay for it but I don't believe in that stuff. I could get that training for $250 in my acting classes. He said it would be worth it to have agents see me perform but I don't think I have to pay that much for that. I'm trying to get into PB anyway I'm just waiting for my Acting Reel. Well, long story short, I did my audition for the president and he said I was really good and and that I didn't need to do the training. That I could skip it and go straight to the national event in LA. But of course the price is even higher. $3900 and it doesn't even include the flight. My boyfriend thinks I'm going to save up that much. Yeah right! Well, I'll still look into it. I also have a few more auditions coming up. I'll try to write about them soon =)
Well, Good night!
Anyway, I auditioned for two more roles. One in Austin, which I was sure they would pick me, but unfortunately they didn't. Oh well, it was about a Burlesque dancer anyway. Don't think I would have been comfortable with it anyway. Another one is for a small role in a film called Dreamer, which I want to support even if they don't cast me. If you read their page you'll know why: http://www.facebook.com/dreamerfilm. I got an email for the call backs for this one which I'm excited, but they haven't said when the call backs are. I was really excited that one of the casting people is someone I know. She worked as the Assistant Director for Inside Out for the last two weeks. Oh and most importantly, I got offered a role for something I didn't even audition for. It's called El Cascabel. It's not official yet so I'm probably not supposed to be typing it here, but then again, I don't think many people read this =(. Well, turns out that the role was originally going to be done by Mayra Leal, who is the girl at the beginning of the film Machete. The naked chick: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3077040/ I had been keeping up with the film's progress and they had replaced her for some other tall chick because she had attitude problems. Now the director contacted me saying that he wants me for the role because they didn't like the new girl either. I'm excited. I didn't even have to audition for this. I'm only starting and I'm already getting offered roles for stuff =D Yay! Well, he's waiting for me to send him my measurements. I need to get that done asap.
Oh yea, the last time I wrote I talked about a role I got in Smithville, Texas with the actor from Parks and Recreation. I also got to meet Megan Mullaly from Will and Grace. Don't know for sure if she is in the film but she was on the set so I was really excited. I didn't get to take a picture with her though because they thought it would be unprofessional. =( Oh well, I'll have my bigger chances =) hmmmm turns out this was not a quick update after all LOL. I still have to talk about my experiences with Inside Out. I'll try to do that ASAP. As for now, I have a few more auditions lined up. I went to one for a film called New Vista Lane this past Saturday and the girl seemed to like me. Also, there was this thing for iPop which supposedly gets people on the Disney Channel but I want to make sure it's not a scam. My boyfriend told me about it and made me call to get an appointment. Turns out I didn't need an appointment. It was just like I thought it would be: a bunch of people and them trying to make you pay a ridiculous amount of money. They were offering a rehearsal program for like $2000 for 5 weeks. My boyfriend was willing to pay for it but I don't believe in that stuff. I could get that training for $250 in my acting classes. He said it would be worth it to have agents see me perform but I don't think I have to pay that much for that. I'm trying to get into PB anyway I'm just waiting for my Acting Reel. Well, long story short, I did my audition for the president and he said I was really good and and that I didn't need to do the training. That I could skip it and go straight to the national event in LA. But of course the price is even higher. $3900 and it doesn't even include the flight. My boyfriend thinks I'm going to save up that much. Yeah right! Well, I'll still look into it. I also have a few more auditions coming up. I'll try to write about them soon =)
Well, Good night!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Another Quick Update...
So it turns out I've been busier than expected. I finished filming my part of the film and working on a new project tomorrow. Well, I have to get everything ready now. I have to be there super early tomorrow and it's a two hour drive so I better go to bed but I'll explains everything that's been going on as soon as possible =)
Monday, June 13, 2011
Quick Update
Just wanted to let you know that I will start filming this week =) Our first meeting was last Thursday and we have rehearsal tomorrow as well as meeting the director. Yay! My first day on the set will be on Thursday. I'll be updating how everything turns out every day. I have over 10 scenes which is pretty exciting! Okey Dokes... bye bye!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Working Actress =D
So the callbacks were Sunday for that film (by the way, the name is Inside Out). Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to try and memorize it. Since I was auditioning for another film on Saturday night, I was practicing for that all Saturday. Then Sunday I had to work on a Promotional event that I had already committed to before I knew of the auditions, and of course, I wasn't even allowed to use my phone so there was no way I could practice. I went straight to the callbacks after the promotional event and had about one hour to memorize as much as I could. The scene was 5 pages long.
So it turns out that the guy playing my character's brother was going to be either Hispanic or White. I guess they couldn't find an Asian guy that they liked for that role or they just really liked one of the two guys and wanted them as a lead. It turns out one of my friends was auditioning as well, which was a very pleasant surprise! He was auditioning for the role of the character I was doing my scene with so that was awesome. We ended up practicing together and they allowed us to use our sides. I thought the audition went pretty well considering I only had an hour to review the scene.
They told my friend that they were choosing that night and letting people know the next day. I was on the damn computer all day long refreshing the page every 2 minutes and checking my email over and over. I saw they posted about two or three of the roles as cast, but no email for me. Then my friend told me texted me saying they told him to come back on Tuesday and to make sure he memorized his lines. I was freaking out because they had not told me anything. I kept waiting a few more hours then at 7pm they sent me an email saying I needed to come back as well. That was a relief because at least they were still considering me. That night I went to practice with my friend and yesterday I spent all day trying to memorize the lines. We met up about two hours before the audition to practice.
During the audition we were doing great but then my friend skipped a line which caused me to skip a line to catch up but we were able to keep going smoothly even though we both got nervous. We missed a few other things but we just kept going and they probably didn't even notice it =) At the end of the scene they said it was very good and that we took direction well and that it was a very hard scene but they liked it. They were talking to us as if we were already cast but kept saying "if" lol
That night I got an email from them at 11pm saying that I was "shortlisted" for the role, which I didn't know what meant, but the rest of the email gave me instructions like I had been cast and told me my pay and to reply to confirm. I confirmed and checked their casting call but my character still was not changed to cast. I kept refreshing and when I went to bed I had dreams about it. This morning it still had not been changed. I talked to my friend and he said that they didn't send him anything. Later on he told me they shortlisted him as well. I checked the casting call again and now my character had been changed to "Cast" but still not real confirmation. I decided to clarify with them and yes.....I AM CAST FOR THE ROLE =D And I'm getting paid for the first time to act! It's only $75 per day but it is something and I am very excited!!!!
I'll be updating more soon!
So it turns out that the guy playing my character's brother was going to be either Hispanic or White. I guess they couldn't find an Asian guy that they liked for that role or they just really liked one of the two guys and wanted them as a lead. It turns out one of my friends was auditioning as well, which was a very pleasant surprise! He was auditioning for the role of the character I was doing my scene with so that was awesome. We ended up practicing together and they allowed us to use our sides. I thought the audition went pretty well considering I only had an hour to review the scene.
They told my friend that they were choosing that night and letting people know the next day. I was on the damn computer all day long refreshing the page every 2 minutes and checking my email over and over. I saw they posted about two or three of the roles as cast, but no email for me. Then my friend told me texted me saying they told him to come back on Tuesday and to make sure he memorized his lines. I was freaking out because they had not told me anything. I kept waiting a few more hours then at 7pm they sent me an email saying I needed to come back as well. That was a relief because at least they were still considering me. That night I went to practice with my friend and yesterday I spent all day trying to memorize the lines. We met up about two hours before the audition to practice.
During the audition we were doing great but then my friend skipped a line which caused me to skip a line to catch up but we were able to keep going smoothly even though we both got nervous. We missed a few other things but we just kept going and they probably didn't even notice it =) At the end of the scene they said it was very good and that we took direction well and that it was a very hard scene but they liked it. They were talking to us as if we were already cast but kept saying "if" lol
That night I got an email from them at 11pm saying that I was "shortlisted" for the role, which I didn't know what meant, but the rest of the email gave me instructions like I had been cast and told me my pay and to reply to confirm. I confirmed and checked their casting call but my character still was not changed to cast. I kept refreshing and when I went to bed I had dreams about it. This morning it still had not been changed. I talked to my friend and he said that they didn't send him anything. Later on he told me they shortlisted him as well. I checked the casting call again and now my character had been changed to "Cast" but still not real confirmation. I decided to clarify with them and yes.....I AM CAST FOR THE ROLE =D And I'm getting paid for the first time to act! It's only $75 per day but it is something and I am very excited!!!!
I'll be updating more soon!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Exciting News!!! =)
A list of exciting news actually! =)
-My large dog is back home! At least for a few days anyway so I'm happy!
-Single Daddy has been picked up by a network! Yay! It's called Mi Casa Networking, and while it is a small network, I am happy! It's a great start. We will be reshooting the pilot episode and shooting 10 more episodes throughout the summer! I sent a link to the writer of where he can post an ad looking for crew he needs and can work as interns or with deferred pay so that he can get a more professional editing. I am getting my sister to help as well since she has lots of awesome ideas and is not afraid to criticize.
-About the audition that I went to last week, I got a callback! Yay! They are not offering me the role that I auditioned for but they are offering me to audition for one of the lead roles! It's surprising though because that role was supposed to be an Asian girl but we'll see what that's about. Call backs are tomorrow =) Oh and I just received a message from them saying that Joe Estevez, brother of Martin Sheen, will be directing this film!!!
-I'm getting lots of promotions request which means really good money so that I can continue trying to do what I love =)
-The local TV show that I was on last week where I auditioned to be one of the presenters turned out really cool and it looks like I'm the best one out of the three that auditioned so I might be doing that as well! Here is a link to that video: http://video.l3.fbcdn.net/cfs-l3-snc6/231711/706/175283265858272_464.mp4?oh=db67d145ba2ae7e5925959bbd6f4db38&oe=4DDABF00&l3s=20110521125936&l3e=20110523130936&lh=0efc2e600b058cd7f0890
The audition for the 20's reporter is later on today so I need to find a good monologue and memorize it. About the dance lessons, I didn't get to go this week but I'll go for sure next week. Looks like I'm gonna be super busy again! =)
-My large dog is back home! At least for a few days anyway so I'm happy!
-Single Daddy has been picked up by a network! Yay! It's called Mi Casa Networking, and while it is a small network, I am happy! It's a great start. We will be reshooting the pilot episode and shooting 10 more episodes throughout the summer! I sent a link to the writer of where he can post an ad looking for crew he needs and can work as interns or with deferred pay so that he can get a more professional editing. I am getting my sister to help as well since she has lots of awesome ideas and is not afraid to criticize.
-About the audition that I went to last week, I got a callback! Yay! They are not offering me the role that I auditioned for but they are offering me to audition for one of the lead roles! It's surprising though because that role was supposed to be an Asian girl but we'll see what that's about. Call backs are tomorrow =) Oh and I just received a message from them saying that Joe Estevez, brother of Martin Sheen, will be directing this film!!!
-I'm getting lots of promotions request which means really good money so that I can continue trying to do what I love =)
-The local TV show that I was on last week where I auditioned to be one of the presenters turned out really cool and it looks like I'm the best one out of the three that auditioned so I might be doing that as well! Here is a link to that video: http://video.l3.fbcdn.net/cfs-l3-snc6/231711/706/175283265858272_464.mp4?oh=db67d145ba2ae7e5925959bbd6f4db38&oe=4DDABF00&l3s=20110521125936&l3e=20110523130936&lh=0efc2e600b058cd7f0890
The audition for the 20's reporter is later on today so I need to find a good monologue and memorize it. About the dance lessons, I didn't get to go this week but I'll go for sure next week. Looks like I'm gonna be super busy again! =)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Checking In
So lately haven't been doing much acting or much of anything that I really want to do. I have been taking care of my pets, and the home. Had to give away my large dog and that was very sad for me =( but I won't get into all the details or I'll end up crying. Anyway, I ended up going to the private screening of Single Daddies last week and it was a bit better than I had expected (I had very very very low expectations after seeing the preview) but it needs lots of work. It seemed a bit rushed. The writer has great ideas and the show has huge potential but it needs the right people, professional people, to work on it. Specially the editing part. I did go to an audition last week which was very refreshing for me since I had not done any acting in a while. I'm sure I won't get the part because it was asking for someone much younger...a teenager, but still. I have another audition this coming Saturday that I'm really looking forward to. They asked for a 20's Hispanic reporter. It's perfect!
I'm gonna start taking acting lessons again very soon. I finally withdrew the money from my 401k account so once that is done I am officially broke and jobless. No more partying lol. But thankfully I have landed some opportunities. I have joined the promotions business and already have a few lined up with pretty decent pay. At least enough to pay my bills. As for UH for Theater, I guess it's safe to say they didn't pick me. They could have at least had the courtesy to say so and not just leave me hanging but that's that and I need to move on to bigger and better things. I also had two belly dance performances last week and was on a local tv show and had what I guess you can call an audition to be music video presenter. It feels good to start being active again =)
Another one of my plans is to sign up for dance lessons. I'm planning on going tonight for jazz. I've never taken it so I'm nervous and I am no longer flexible at all! My bigger plan is to try out for the Rockets Power Dancers. Auditions are in about two months. They have prep classes but I want to have some kind of experience before showing up and completely ridiculing myself lol. I'm pretty sure I won't make it this time around but at least I can have knowledge of how the auditions are and what to expect. If at the end I decide no to try out again next year than it will still do good on my resume to have some kind of dance background besides belly dance.
Well, that's what is going on right now. Still working on remodeling the home and been wasting lots of time on Guitar Hero thinking it will help me learn how to play the real drums lol.
I'm gonna start taking acting lessons again very soon. I finally withdrew the money from my 401k account so once that is done I am officially broke and jobless. No more partying lol. But thankfully I have landed some opportunities. I have joined the promotions business and already have a few lined up with pretty decent pay. At least enough to pay my bills. As for UH for Theater, I guess it's safe to say they didn't pick me. They could have at least had the courtesy to say so and not just leave me hanging but that's that and I need to move on to bigger and better things. I also had two belly dance performances last week and was on a local tv show and had what I guess you can call an audition to be music video presenter. It feels good to start being active again =)
Another one of my plans is to sign up for dance lessons. I'm planning on going tonight for jazz. I've never taken it so I'm nervous and I am no longer flexible at all! My bigger plan is to try out for the Rockets Power Dancers. Auditions are in about two months. They have prep classes but I want to have some kind of experience before showing up and completely ridiculing myself lol. I'm pretty sure I won't make it this time around but at least I can have knowledge of how the auditions are and what to expect. If at the end I decide no to try out again next year than it will still do good on my resume to have some kind of dance background besides belly dance.
Well, that's what is going on right now. Still working on remodeling the home and been wasting lots of time on Guitar Hero thinking it will help me learn how to play the real drums lol.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Been Lazy... =(
So I haven't done anything new since that Dallas gig at the end of February. I haven't gone on any auditions or submitted any video auditions. I haven't gotten asked to auditions but I've been lazy...so bad!!! I'm still working on my house floor...almost done. But that's taking most of my time and I'm running out of money. I'm starting to freak out and I'll probably just end up searching for a job. I have accepted that I did not get into the masters program for performing arts since I haven't gotten any message asking me to apply. But it's ok. It probably wouldn't have been smart to do it anyway. Last week end I did work on the set of Single Daddies again because there were some scenes that needed to be shot. Now I know that the writer has no intention of removing me from the show =) Although, I don't know if there's ever going to be more episodes filmed, because like I said, the quality of the film is not that good, but I hope it happens. I got some offers to audition because I submitted my self yesterday so I'll get to it...this time for real! I did get an offer to audition for an actual SAG film but it requires nudity and my boyfriend and I both agreed that I'm not going to let myself be known for been willing to take my clothes off, so that's that! Aaahhh!!! I hope I'm not wasting my time here. I know there's so many people out there that are so talented and I'm no where near their level but I'm really hoping to work at it, but without money it is impossible, and if I start working again, it's going to slow down my acting and the opportunities will be decreased due to the limited schedule. It's so hard....maybe I'll get a job as a waitress or something, but it's embarrassing for a girl with a bachelor's degree to be waiting tables...but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do!! I also need to get back to my routine of gym and yoga! I need to stop procrastinating!!!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
I Was Wrong =)
That same night I sent the writer of Single Daddies a message asking him if I was still part of the cast and he said yes and that they are remaking the opening credits to include me. I honestly still don't understand why he didn't do it in the first place. They had said that the other baby sitter and I had equally important roles. We'll see what happens. To tell you the truth though, the opening credits look a bit cheaply made and I was disappointed as I watched them even before I saw they didn't include my name. Unless a network likes the concept of the show and is willing to remake it with a more professional equipment, I don't think we'll get picked up. The editing is not all that great and the camera's quality is not as good as the Lola webseries I participated in. I'm hoping the final result will be better. If someone from the Single Daddies team reads this I hope you guys don't get insulted or anything. I'm just trying to share my experiences and thoughts. I might be wrong after all.
Well, I'm still working on the floor of my house so I haven't had time for any other auditions but we should finish soon. I should have submitted an important audition yesterday. I hope I can get to it today and they'll still accept it.
Well, I'm still working on the floor of my house so I haven't had time for any other auditions but we should finish soon. I should have submitted an important audition yesterday. I hope I can get to it today and they'll still accept it.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Disappointment...
So I saw the opening credits for Single Daddies...my name is not on it. They even put the kids on it and the girl who plays the other babysitter. I'm thinking the worst right: they want to replace me. A few weeks ago the writer posted a video on his facebook wall commenting that sometimes you need to change a character in a show in order to make it work. The video he posted was the unaired pilot to Full House where the dad's character was played by some other unknown actor. Honestly, he sucked and I see why they replaced him. Was he trying to send out a message there? At first, I thought he was talking about the guy who plays my boyfriend because he was terribly unprofessional. But then I read that they are cutting one of the scenes that I am in because they messed up on another scene so my scene wouldn't make sense...but now that I think about it, maybe that was just an excuse. In the opening credits, they even gave credit to Barika who is in like two scenes of the show. I decided to make it quick and painful and just sent a message to the writer asking him if I was off the show. Might as well get it over with instead of driving myself crazy wondering.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Found My Dogs =)
It happened Monday! Right after posting my last blog! I was suppose to go over to my boyfriend's house because I hadn't really spent much time with him the previews two weeks and I was getting ready when I got a phone call. It was some teenager telling me that she thought she found one of my dogs but wasn't sure. She said she was at at the park but they couldn't stay there too long. I live 30 minutes away from the area and it was gonna get dark soon. I got ready as soon as I could and rushed out. About 15 minutes later I called her again but she said she wasn't there any more and that she left the dog with another lady but she didn't have her number! Rrrrggghh!!! I was upset! So many things went through my head about this other lady not giving up the dog! I called my boyfriend because he lives closer to the area and I asked him to go and make sure the lady stayed at the park.
A few minutes later I got another phone call from another lady saying she was the one who had the dog and she gave me her address. She said the dog looked like Beethoven and he would not stop crying. From then on I knew it was him. I finally got to her house and there he was!!! My Beethoven!!! I thanked her so much and my boyfriend decided for me to just go home and spend time with my dog. I was happy but sad at the same time because my Tiger was still missing =(. The whole time I thought they would be together.
I called everyone I could telling them we found one of our dogs and when I was almost home I got another phone call. It was a third person asking me if I found my dogs yet because they had just seen one crossing the street and almost got ran over! She said he was scared to death! She was so sweet, and she tried so hard to find the dog but lost sight of him. I quickly dropped off Beethoven and rushed back out with my aunt to see if the other dog was Tiger. When we got to the area I called the lady back and asked her where was the last place she saw the dog. We went to where she said, I got out of the car and looked around but nothing. Then I noticed there was a daycare center with a playground but it was fenced. I thought maybe my dog might have gone toward it thinking he was a the other park where they have been hiding this whole time.
I looked over the fence and there was my baby!!! He was so scared looking around, didn't know where to go. As soon as I called him he ran toward me and cried out for me. I climbed the fence like spider man and got my baby out of there. =) He cried the whole way home. I think it was because he was looking for his brother. I think that's why he crossed the street. He was looking for his brother.
As soon as we got home and they saw each other they got so excited and they kissed each other and played with each other. They were so skinny though =( They probably didn't let anyone near them so they didn't get fed. We were very fortunate though that we found both of them alive and healthy on the same day!
On another note, I've been super busy this week installing tile floor. That's right! Me! =) Did the dining rooms and the studio. I measured myself, placed the cement and the tile, cut the tiles for the edges and did the grouting =) Been working on it since Wednesday and finally finished yesterday. Now I'm going to rest for a few days and submit some more auditions, then start on the kitchen and the breakfast room. Another break after that, then the living room and the hall. This is going to take some time! So far so good though =)
A few minutes later I got another phone call from another lady saying she was the one who had the dog and she gave me her address. She said the dog looked like Beethoven and he would not stop crying. From then on I knew it was him. I finally got to her house and there he was!!! My Beethoven!!! I thanked her so much and my boyfriend decided for me to just go home and spend time with my dog. I was happy but sad at the same time because my Tiger was still missing =(. The whole time I thought they would be together.
I called everyone I could telling them we found one of our dogs and when I was almost home I got another phone call. It was a third person asking me if I found my dogs yet because they had just seen one crossing the street and almost got ran over! She said he was scared to death! She was so sweet, and she tried so hard to find the dog but lost sight of him. I quickly dropped off Beethoven and rushed back out with my aunt to see if the other dog was Tiger. When we got to the area I called the lady back and asked her where was the last place she saw the dog. We went to where she said, I got out of the car and looked around but nothing. Then I noticed there was a daycare center with a playground but it was fenced. I thought maybe my dog might have gone toward it thinking he was a the other park where they have been hiding this whole time.
I looked over the fence and there was my baby!!! He was so scared looking around, didn't know where to go. As soon as I called him he ran toward me and cried out for me. I climbed the fence like spider man and got my baby out of there. =) He cried the whole way home. I think it was because he was looking for his brother. I think that's why he crossed the street. He was looking for his brother.
As soon as we got home and they saw each other they got so excited and they kissed each other and played with each other. They were so skinny though =( They probably didn't let anyone near them so they didn't get fed. We were very fortunate though that we found both of them alive and healthy on the same day!
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| Placing the tiles |
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| Me cutting the tiles |
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| Perfect corners and edges =) |
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| Grout in place =) One more week and will be placing the molding |
Monday, March 7, 2011
Back from Dallas =)
Ok, so I've decided that even if there's a make up artist, I'm just going to do my own make up from now on. That's it! Again, I had plaster put on my face and it didn't look good! My skin looked like the skin of the guy from chainsaw massacre and my eye make...you couldn't even tell I had any. Don't even get me started on the eyebrows! I did love my hair this time. She left it beautiful and did it super fast! For the eye make up she just said that I had to look more simple then one of the other characters who my character doesn't even interact with. I had pictured my character a certain way and the make up didn't do any justice. Not just the way I pictured it, it was the way it was described to me. Oh well, didn't even get a close up in this film so I don't mind too much, but seriously doing my own make up from now on!
On the whole kissing part, it was not as bad as I thought. The guy I had to kiss was about ten years older than me and super tall LOL. We didn't really match but I'm glad I had the opportunity to be in the film. I drove to Dallas the night before with my sister, stayed in a hotel and the next morning I was on the set on time. I got my hair and make up done, then it was a bunch of waiting. I got there at 11am and didn't shoot my scene until about 3pm. Before shooting we went outside to rehearse. As we rehearsed I didn't expect the actor to do the kissing in the rehearsal so that was a big shock, but I guess it was like being pushed in a pool of cold water unexpectedly. After that first time I didn't feel uncomfortable, although I don't see why we had to kiss during the rehearsal. But anyhow, this was his very first time acting and he also had a girlfriend who was uneasy about the whole kissing thing.
During shooting, they kept switching the location where they wanted to shoot and eventually found the place they liked the most. The director had a major dirty mouth. He cursed in every sentence. He was very rude to the crew but they all had met a few weeks before to rehearse so I'm not sure if he was joking or playing around. They decided that after we kissed I had to faint and he was just going to leave me lying on the floor and drive off. That was a bit uncomfortable because I was wearing shorts with stockings and when I bent over you could see them. Damn, I wish I hadn't worn that, but I think it worked out well. I only had about three lines or so. We shot about three or four takes then we were done. My sister got to be an extra so that was pretty cool for her.
After we I was done, we drove to my friend's ranch and rode some horses for the first time =) That was pretty awesome! I've always wanted to go horseback riding! Her ranch is beautiful and they have acres of land! We had a great time. After, we drove back to Houston and I ended up getting home at midnight. Overall it was a great trip.
Oh one thing I forgot to say, when we got there on Friday, my friend called me telling me that someone found one of my dogs in the park behind the Kroger where they got lost but they couldn't catch him =( I felt horrible!!! I was so far away so I couldn't do anything =( Yesterday we spent the day looking for them again, and when we got home we got a phone call from someone who said they saw one of my dogs. She said she saw him walking on the rode a few days ago but that yesterday she saw him dead on the street. My heart sank and we rushed back to that area. I called her and she met me up to show me where she saw him. Thank God it wasn't either of my dogs! It turned out to be a possum. We drove around again trying to see if we could find them and we decided we need to place more fliers so we will get that done tomorrow.
On the whole kissing part, it was not as bad as I thought. The guy I had to kiss was about ten years older than me and super tall LOL. We didn't really match but I'm glad I had the opportunity to be in the film. I drove to Dallas the night before with my sister, stayed in a hotel and the next morning I was on the set on time. I got my hair and make up done, then it was a bunch of waiting. I got there at 11am and didn't shoot my scene until about 3pm. Before shooting we went outside to rehearse. As we rehearsed I didn't expect the actor to do the kissing in the rehearsal so that was a big shock, but I guess it was like being pushed in a pool of cold water unexpectedly. After that first time I didn't feel uncomfortable, although I don't see why we had to kiss during the rehearsal. But anyhow, this was his very first time acting and he also had a girlfriend who was uneasy about the whole kissing thing.
During shooting, they kept switching the location where they wanted to shoot and eventually found the place they liked the most. The director had a major dirty mouth. He cursed in every sentence. He was very rude to the crew but they all had met a few weeks before to rehearse so I'm not sure if he was joking or playing around. They decided that after we kissed I had to faint and he was just going to leave me lying on the floor and drive off. That was a bit uncomfortable because I was wearing shorts with stockings and when I bent over you could see them. Damn, I wish I hadn't worn that, but I think it worked out well. I only had about three lines or so. We shot about three or four takes then we were done. My sister got to be an extra so that was pretty cool for her.
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| First time riding a horse! |
Oh one thing I forgot to say, when we got there on Friday, my friend called me telling me that someone found one of my dogs in the park behind the Kroger where they got lost but they couldn't catch him =( I felt horrible!!! I was so far away so I couldn't do anything =( Yesterday we spent the day looking for them again, and when we got home we got a phone call from someone who said they saw one of my dogs. She said she saw him walking on the rode a few days ago but that yesterday she saw him dead on the street. My heart sank and we rushed back to that area. I called her and she met me up to show me where she saw him. Thank God it wasn't either of my dogs! It turned out to be a possum. We drove around again trying to see if we could find them and we decided we need to place more fliers so we will get that done tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Decisions...
I decided to go to Dallas. It's too last minute to cancel and hey, maybe this will open up other doors. I can meet new people and network. So yes, I'm leaving tomorrow.
As for my doggies, I spent the whole afternoon posting fliers but nothing yet =( I'm so sad!
As for my doggies, I spent the whole afternoon posting fliers but nothing yet =( I'm so sad!
Should I Cancel on the Skunk Ape gig?
So here's the thing. I was thinking of how short the role I'm playing is and now I'm questioning myself if it is worth driving for 4 hours, paying for a hotel and kissing some other guy for no pay and for such a tiny role. But then again, that's all I got at the time. It's bad for me to cancel at the last minute but I don't have money to be wasting. I'm kind of stuck =(
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Skunk Ape Role
My family and I decided to pack up and leave to Miami on Thursday night. I drove all night long and all day long only stopping for gas and restroom breaks. It took me 20 hours to get there...lots and lots of caffeine. I drove the whole time because I know when Mom and my aunt drive it takes longer and I really wanted to make it to the Memorial Service on time. We made it to my uncle's house an hour before the Service. The fact that we went there to be with him made a huge difference for him. He feels much better now. We spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday there. Sunday night we decided it was time for him to get out of his house for a bit and get a bit distracted (it didn't do him any good to be locked in his house crying all day) so we took him to walk around Bayside and it was a great idea. It really did help him. We drove started driving back to Houston at 4:30am Houston time and got here at 1:30am this morning. Everything was fine except the fact that we left two of our dogs with someone to take care of them and they lost them =( (Our dogs are 6 in total...well 4 now). They left them in the backyard and the doggies dug a hole and escaped. I spent the day posting fliers up around the area they got lost with my sister, but no luck yet. We were supposed to get back and take care of installing floor in our house but now we're going to have to move that back because we want to find our babies. On the acting part, the filming of the role for Skunk Ape is getting done this weekend. I have to drive to Dallas on Thursday night and film it on Friday. It shouldn't take long though but who knows. It might just be the whole day. It's a very short scene and my character doesn't even have a name =( Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do. It's better than nothing and I believe it is getting ImDb credit so it should be worth it. The only small problem is as I was looking through the script today, I saw that I have to kiss a guy. My boyfriend was right there with me when I read that part so I just had to tell him and ask him if it was ok with him. He said it was fine but he looked weird...like it did bother him. Well, I just don't know what to do. I think not doing the kissing part in the Single Daddies scene was a mistake because they might not take me as a serious actress. It's part of the job. But at the same time, I'm not even getting paid for this yet so I don't know. I'm going to have to do it eventually so might as well get the first time over with. The scene itself sounds pretty fun. I play this psycho ex-girlfriend. Very small scene lots of drama. I'll write how it goes when it happens. =)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Some Thoughts
The day after the audition was the worst day ever!!! I couldn't move at all without pain. I was and still am sore all over my body. It's a bit better today but the day after, I couldn't move at all. So now I just wait. Let's see what happens.
I just got a response from a girl that I asked for advice on youtube and I'm a little sad by it. She was just being honest and trying to help but it put me down a bit. She pointed out that I need to work on my dialect which I knew but I was hoping I was getting better. Sometimes I feel like I'm not going to get anywhere with this. Like I'm just never going to be good enough. Am I just wasting my time? Ugh! I don't know. Well, I'm going to put off on my auditions for a bit anyway because we are going through some difficult times right now. My aunt that I talked about on my last blog passed away and we are trying to find a way to make it to Miami.
I just got a response from a girl that I asked for advice on youtube and I'm a little sad by it. She was just being honest and trying to help but it put me down a bit. She pointed out that I need to work on my dialect which I knew but I was hoping I was getting better. Sometimes I feel like I'm not going to get anywhere with this. Like I'm just never going to be good enough. Am I just wasting my time? Ugh! I don't know. Well, I'm going to put off on my auditions for a bit anyway because we are going through some difficult times right now. My aunt that I talked about on my last blog passed away and we are trying to find a way to make it to Miami.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Audition for Masters in Theatre Arts
Saturday, February 18 I had my audition to get into the school of performing arts for the University of Houston. I decided that I if I was going to take acting lessons, I might as well try and get financial aid for it. I figured it wouldn't be too hard to get in because I didn't think there was a huge demand for that masters program. I was given about two months to prepare, but of course I don't do things until the very last minute. Just this past week I was actually spending time trying to find good monologues and I picked a song to sing the night before. To be completely honest, I haven't been doing much since the pilot. Yes, I've been submitting myself for auditions but I have only attended two auditions and for those who allowed me to send a video submission, I have not done at all. I'm very disappointed in myself. I've been totally slacking. The reason? Nintendo Wii!!! Yes, that's right, Super Mario has been hogging all my time lately. It's so embarrassing, I know.
Anyway, both the auditions I attended went well. I went to one last Sunday (Feb. 13) but I have not heard anything back. The other one, I was supposed to go back there on Monday to drop off my head shot and resume but I ran out of money and I couldn't print a head shot. I finally got some income this past Friday so I made sure to print several head shots. This was an important one too but I was being stupid. I wonder if I can still try and submit it. I should try.
Well, back to the main subject, I had to pick one comedic and one dramatic monologue for my audition to UH. After much searching, I finally came across the perfect monologue for someone my age and that I could actually remember. It's about a girl who is talking to her friend about how guys are dumb for not calling girls back right away. It was pretty funny. I'm thinking of taping myself and uploading it as a reel. The dramatic one was the same one I've used for my acting class, the one from Cruel Intentions (don't think I had mentioned about it here before but my acting coach really likes it). For the song, I finally narrowed it down to two songs with the help of my sister: One Night Only and Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word. I also burned one of my belly dance songs in case they asked me to perform something else.
I went to sleep at around 1am and had to be up at 6am. Bad bad bad me! In the morning I took a quick shower and got ready surprisingly fast. I made it to campus early with enough time to register and make a new friend which made me feel so much more comfortable. Looking around, the people were not as intimidating as I thought they would be. Some people were so unprepared for the audition. They obviously skipped through the email because on the email it said to bring clothes that you could dance with but these people came in slacks and button up shirts. This made me feel so much better! Also, the fact that I have a head shot that's from an actual professional photographer was a plus. Some people didn't.
The group exercises were so much fun! We did a bunch of stuff, from jumping around, running, stretching, making weird noises to break the ice, balancing, reading out loud together, and so much more. It really did help take the attention away from the nervousness of auditioning. If only my audition had been right after all of those exercises! Well, we finished with these at around 11am and my individual appointment was at noon. The girl I met there asked me if I wanted to go back with her to her dorm so we could practice and get something to eat, so we did. As we talked mentioned that someone told her that they were only accepting 5 students. FIVE STUDENTS!!! I completely freaked! I had the idea that they were pretty much going to accept everyone with a few exceptions! Crap crap crap! At least now I knew exactly what I was competing for.
I changed, ate some chicken nuggets, practiced my monologue and my song, and I was on my way. Oh yeah, when I asked that girl what song she was performing, she said that she wasn't because she couldn't sing. I told her that everyone was supposed to sing a song but she said she wasn't going to. Anyway, I went back to the building for my audition and took a few minutes to prepare. I still had about ten more minutes when they asked me if I wanted to go in. I just wanted to get it over with before I got nervous so I went for it. I think I did pretty good. Throughout my comedic monologue, they were laughing the whole time so that was good. I saw good responses from everyone. Then, they asked me to sing and I did and they looked pleased. They then started asking me different questions like what kind of characters would I like to play and what were my weaknesses and things like that. It seemed that I was answering everything right. For my biggest accomplishment I told them that I danced onstage with Shakira and they were so excited. Now that I think about it I could have come out with like three different answers but oh well.
For the most part, I think everything went well. I didn't get nervous, surprisingly, and if I did it went with my monologue anyway. A few hours later I got a call from the girl I met and she said that she thinks she could have done so much better because she got very nervous. But she said she was able to cry (Ugh!). That's something I have not mastered yet in acting. I was so jealous. I'm sure just for that they'll get her. I really need to work on that. I wasn't able to see the other people audition so I really don't know what I'm up against, but we'll just going to have to wait.
On a different subject, we got some bad news on Friday (Of course). I'm not trying to be selfish or anything like that because this is far more important than any thing that I do. I'm just pointing out the irony of the things that happen every time I got something going on. On Friday we were told that one of my aunt's cancer has gotten worse and she's in the hospital dying. She only has a few days left. This was a huge shock. She just found out about the cancer in December and they did surgery on her. Now all of a sudden she is dying. It's so sad. We are trying to go to Miami (that's where she is at) but we are just waiting to see if my sister gets days off from work. If you read this, please keep her in your prayers. She is going through a lot of pain. =(
Anyway, both the auditions I attended went well. I went to one last Sunday (Feb. 13) but I have not heard anything back. The other one, I was supposed to go back there on Monday to drop off my head shot and resume but I ran out of money and I couldn't print a head shot. I finally got some income this past Friday so I made sure to print several head shots. This was an important one too but I was being stupid. I wonder if I can still try and submit it. I should try.
Well, back to the main subject, I had to pick one comedic and one dramatic monologue for my audition to UH. After much searching, I finally came across the perfect monologue for someone my age and that I could actually remember. It's about a girl who is talking to her friend about how guys are dumb for not calling girls back right away. It was pretty funny. I'm thinking of taping myself and uploading it as a reel. The dramatic one was the same one I've used for my acting class, the one from Cruel Intentions (don't think I had mentioned about it here before but my acting coach really likes it). For the song, I finally narrowed it down to two songs with the help of my sister: One Night Only and Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word. I also burned one of my belly dance songs in case they asked me to perform something else.
I went to sleep at around 1am and had to be up at 6am. Bad bad bad me! In the morning I took a quick shower and got ready surprisingly fast. I made it to campus early with enough time to register and make a new friend which made me feel so much more comfortable. Looking around, the people were not as intimidating as I thought they would be. Some people were so unprepared for the audition. They obviously skipped through the email because on the email it said to bring clothes that you could dance with but these people came in slacks and button up shirts. This made me feel so much better! Also, the fact that I have a head shot that's from an actual professional photographer was a plus. Some people didn't.
The group exercises were so much fun! We did a bunch of stuff, from jumping around, running, stretching, making weird noises to break the ice, balancing, reading out loud together, and so much more. It really did help take the attention away from the nervousness of auditioning. If only my audition had been right after all of those exercises! Well, we finished with these at around 11am and my individual appointment was at noon. The girl I met there asked me if I wanted to go back with her to her dorm so we could practice and get something to eat, so we did. As we talked mentioned that someone told her that they were only accepting 5 students. FIVE STUDENTS!!! I completely freaked! I had the idea that they were pretty much going to accept everyone with a few exceptions! Crap crap crap! At least now I knew exactly what I was competing for.
I changed, ate some chicken nuggets, practiced my monologue and my song, and I was on my way. Oh yeah, when I asked that girl what song she was performing, she said that she wasn't because she couldn't sing. I told her that everyone was supposed to sing a song but she said she wasn't going to. Anyway, I went back to the building for my audition and took a few minutes to prepare. I still had about ten more minutes when they asked me if I wanted to go in. I just wanted to get it over with before I got nervous so I went for it. I think I did pretty good. Throughout my comedic monologue, they were laughing the whole time so that was good. I saw good responses from everyone. Then, they asked me to sing and I did and they looked pleased. They then started asking me different questions like what kind of characters would I like to play and what were my weaknesses and things like that. It seemed that I was answering everything right. For my biggest accomplishment I told them that I danced onstage with Shakira and they were so excited. Now that I think about it I could have come out with like three different answers but oh well.
For the most part, I think everything went well. I didn't get nervous, surprisingly, and if I did it went with my monologue anyway. A few hours later I got a call from the girl I met and she said that she thinks she could have done so much better because she got very nervous. But she said she was able to cry (Ugh!). That's something I have not mastered yet in acting. I was so jealous. I'm sure just for that they'll get her. I really need to work on that. I wasn't able to see the other people audition so I really don't know what I'm up against, but we'll just going to have to wait.
On a different subject, we got some bad news on Friday (Of course). I'm not trying to be selfish or anything like that because this is far more important than any thing that I do. I'm just pointing out the irony of the things that happen every time I got something going on. On Friday we were told that one of my aunt's cancer has gotten worse and she's in the hospital dying. She only has a few days left. This was a huge shock. She just found out about the cancer in December and they did surgery on her. Now all of a sudden she is dying. It's so sad. We are trying to go to Miami (that's where she is at) but we are just waiting to see if my sister gets days off from work. If you read this, please keep her in your prayers. She is going through a lot of pain. =(
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Last Day of Filiming "Single Daddies" (Mon. Jan. 31)
Since every day I had to wait for hours to do my scene and the day before I didn't even get it done and I waited all day long, I thought it wouldn't hurt to be a bit late again. I got the call sheet and I saw I had to be there at 11am so I took my time. Every time they said 11am we ended up filming after 2pm. My wardrobe was ready so I really didn't have anything to do but chill. I thought I would get there at 11:30am so I decided to leave at 11am. At 10:45am though, I got a text and voice mail from the producer asking if I was going to be there soon because they were running early on their schedule (Of course, right? The day I decide to be there late) I was asking myself why were they calling me if I didn't even have to be there until 11am. I checked the call sheet and there it was: 10:30am. I misread it and saw the rehearsal time instead of the make up time. CRAP!!!
I rushed up there and was there at almost 12pm. Just like they said, they were early. They rushed through my hair and make up and we changed for our scene. The scene was pretty fun as well. We didn't feel uncomfortable with what we were wearing because it was a closed set and they made it pretty fun. I don't want to go into all the details because I don't want to give it away but it should look pretty funny. (They did film me on my wrong bad side though...yes I know which one my good side is =) But it was ok, it was either my wrong side or the back of my head). We did it in like three takes.
Then they had to tone down my make up and I had to change for my last scene which was me waiting on the results of my pregnancy test. This scene was supposed to be in my character's house so my wardrobe had to be simple. The director wanted me to look completely dumb though. I requested my hair to be in a half pony tail but he thought it was too princessy looking. I don't understand, I wear half pony tail in my house, it should have been fine but whatever. My hair looked stupid in a low pony tail and the make up artist only put a bunch of foundation on top of my make up instead of just removing it. She even got it on top of my false eyelashes and completely ruined them! I looked a mess so I decided to again, give myself some final touches. We did my scene fairly quickly and then we just relaxed at the end. We were finally done. We exchanged phone numbers and facebook pages and we were on our way =)
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| During the guy's fantasy scene. |
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Fourth Day of Filming "Single Daddies" (Sun. Jan. 30)
By this day I was completely exhausted. I don't think I would have been if it hadn't been for the loss of sleep the first morning. So I was late because it was hard for me to wake up that morning. I was about 1hr late. I was freaking out, but I would have been late anyway because my sister needed a ride to work and there was no one home to take her.
The scene we were doing this day was the fantasy scene, meaning I had to look skanky (ugh!) At first the director was talking about me and the other girl wearing bathing suits and fighting in the bathtub. Then he changed his mind to the lingerie I wore two days before but at the end he ended up choosing shorts and a cut off blouse. Of course, I forgot to bring the shorts I wanted to wear and the other shorts I actually brought looked dumb. The director bought jeans and some blouses for us to cut up but the jeans were super tight and I was not comfortable at all. I wore them to stretch them out but it was not working. I really didn't want to be on camera with a muffin top!
Well, the day passed and they kept pushing our scene later and later. It was about 3:30pm when they said we might not do the scene at all until the next day, so I wanted to go home but I decided to stay in case there was time. I decided to work on cutting the shirts while I waited. The thing was that there were about three locations we had to go to and each takes time to a long time to create the set. I ended up riding with the make up artist so that I didn't have to use my car and I didn't want to stay by myself in the house. We went to the local middle school and shot a scene of one of the guys dropping off the kids at school. It took about three takes, it was pretty quick. Then we went all the way from the north side to Sugar Land which is about 30 minutes on the tollway. This scene was the piano recital scene and there were different angles that had to be shot and about three different scenes. By the time they were done with everything it was already about 8pm. They decided were were not shooting our scene after all until the following day. I went back to the house with someone else and they went off to shoot the final scene of the day which included a friend of mine that I referred to them.
I drove home and prepared for the next day.
The scene we were doing this day was the fantasy scene, meaning I had to look skanky (ugh!) At first the director was talking about me and the other girl wearing bathing suits and fighting in the bathtub. Then he changed his mind to the lingerie I wore two days before but at the end he ended up choosing shorts and a cut off blouse. Of course, I forgot to bring the shorts I wanted to wear and the other shorts I actually brought looked dumb. The director bought jeans and some blouses for us to cut up but the jeans were super tight and I was not comfortable at all. I wore them to stretch them out but it was not working. I really didn't want to be on camera with a muffin top!
Well, the day passed and they kept pushing our scene later and later. It was about 3:30pm when they said we might not do the scene at all until the next day, so I wanted to go home but I decided to stay in case there was time. I decided to work on cutting the shirts while I waited. The thing was that there were about three locations we had to go to and each takes time to a long time to create the set. I ended up riding with the make up artist so that I didn't have to use my car and I didn't want to stay by myself in the house. We went to the local middle school and shot a scene of one of the guys dropping off the kids at school. It took about three takes, it was pretty quick. Then we went all the way from the north side to Sugar Land which is about 30 minutes on the tollway. This scene was the piano recital scene and there were different angles that had to be shot and about three different scenes. By the time they were done with everything it was already about 8pm. They decided were were not shooting our scene after all until the following day. I went back to the house with someone else and they went off to shoot the final scene of the day which included a friend of mine that I referred to them.
I drove home and prepared for the next day.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Third Day of Filming "Single Daddies" (Sat. Jan. 29)
This had to be the funnest day of all =) I woke up refreshed, and they called me and told me I didn't have to be there until 3pm but I could get there at 2pm to have lunch. I got there and stuffed my face, then make up and hair again. This time I made sure to bring a foundation that I actually like and looks natural because the one she was putting on my face was horrible! I fixed my make up a bit again, and I waited until it was time to change. We ended up leaving for the location we were shooting at until 4:30pm or so. I wore my favorite pink dress and loved it!
We made it to the restaurant and it took a while until they finally decided how they wanted to do the shot. This scene was supposed to be super easy because it's the one I auditioned with, but they cut almost the whole scene out because of time =( Oh well! While they prepared we ended up ordering some chicken fajitas and of course, I had to drop some on my dress leaving a stain...ugh! I'm super clumsy! Thankfully they didn't do a pan up of me so I was off the hook.
The scene we did was hilarious! We had a blast! When we finally finished the indoor scenes we continued outside. In this scene I'm arguing with another girl and while we were shooting her wig moved LOL. We didn't know weather to continue or stop. I tried to continue but we couldn't help and and we all burst out laughing. We went back to the house, I changed and relaxed there for a bit to see what else they were going to shoot. The girls in the coming scenes were just adorable. I ended up going home with glitter all over my face. =)
I got home and got me a Thai Tea Tapioca with my sister and just relaxed.
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| During the scene in the restaurant |
We made it to the restaurant and it took a while until they finally decided how they wanted to do the shot. This scene was supposed to be super easy because it's the one I auditioned with, but they cut almost the whole scene out because of time =( Oh well! While they prepared we ended up ordering some chicken fajitas and of course, I had to drop some on my dress leaving a stain...ugh! I'm super clumsy! Thankfully they didn't do a pan up of me so I was off the hook.
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| Right about the time I dropped chicken on my dress =) |
I got home and got me a Thai Tea Tapioca with my sister and just relaxed.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Second Day of Filming "Single Daddies" (Fri. Jan 28)
So yes, I got the call sheet that morning and it said I had to wear lingerie. I rushed to Wal-Mart with my sister and we chose a little black camisole that was just below my thighs. I wasn't going to show any more than that. I rushed to the set and got there about 15 min late. But it was ok because they were running late again. When getting my make up done I made sure she put the lashes I brought on me. At first she tried to tell me not to wear any false lashes because it was the morning after and blah blah blah, but I kept pushing and when she saw how they looked she loved them and decided I was right (duh!).
My hair came out really nice that day. I was more specific to what I wanted this time. What I was freaking out about was showing my legs. I had not had time to go tanning and I was afraid of how I would look. We didn't do my scene until after lunch so I had plenty of time to freak out.
Right before my scene the director asked to speak to me alone because he wanted to make sure what I was comfortable with. They wanted me to kiss that guy in the scene. I didn't know what to say at first because as an actress I'm going to have to do it eventually and I didn't want that to be a setback or to make them think I was not professional. The thing is that I had not talked to my boyfriend about that and I can make my own decisions but it's out of respect. I decided to tell them that I would kiss him on the cheek. It's not like they are paying me anyway. They said it was fine. Also, that scene was to be shot in bed which was another awkward situation. But it was not that bad. They let me keep my pants on since I was going to be covered by the sheets anyway.
When shooting the scene the guy I was shooting with started to get a little too comfortable (I don't know if that's how it usually is). He took his shorts off and kept only his boxers which was pointless since he was also covered up. I only touched him when it was absolutely necessary and followed directions. Now making out. We finished fairly quickly. Then it was time for the scene where I walk down stairs into their conversation. They also let me keep my pants on which was weird but since there were kids in the house they thought it was the best thing to do.
This scene got really tricky. They switched around the order big time. I was so confused for a while. Also, we were supposed to shoot this scene in like three parts so I was trying to memorize the first part too but at the last minute they decided that we were going to do the whole thing in one shot. So I practiced with the other actors for a few minutes. As we rehearsed suddenly two of the guys got upset because one of them didn't know his lines and was totally unprepared. It was a shock to me because they looked like they all got along really well but I guess there's going to be drama everywhere. One of them told on him to the director, the director was pissed and went to get the actor (he was trying to record himself and play it back on his headset during the filing which was a big no no). They all argued for a while until they came to the agreement that they would allow him to film his part separately.
I felt like crap because I hadn't memorized my scenes my self. Well, we did it and I messed up a few times forgetting what I was suppose to say but at the last two or three takes we nailed it. I stayed for a bit longer to meet the kids that arrived in the evening. I went home and took the much needed rest I needed.
My hair came out really nice that day. I was more specific to what I wanted this time. What I was freaking out about was showing my legs. I had not had time to go tanning and I was afraid of how I would look. We didn't do my scene until after lunch so I had plenty of time to freak out.
Right before my scene the director asked to speak to me alone because he wanted to make sure what I was comfortable with. They wanted me to kiss that guy in the scene. I didn't know what to say at first because as an actress I'm going to have to do it eventually and I didn't want that to be a setback or to make them think I was not professional. The thing is that I had not talked to my boyfriend about that and I can make my own decisions but it's out of respect. I decided to tell them that I would kiss him on the cheek. It's not like they are paying me anyway. They said it was fine. Also, that scene was to be shot in bed which was another awkward situation. But it was not that bad. They let me keep my pants on since I was going to be covered by the sheets anyway.
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| On the set of the morning after scene |
This scene got really tricky. They switched around the order big time. I was so confused for a while. Also, we were supposed to shoot this scene in like three parts so I was trying to memorize the first part too but at the last minute they decided that we were going to do the whole thing in one shot. So I practiced with the other actors for a few minutes. As we rehearsed suddenly two of the guys got upset because one of them didn't know his lines and was totally unprepared. It was a shock to me because they looked like they all got along really well but I guess there's going to be drama everywhere. One of them told on him to the director, the director was pissed and went to get the actor (he was trying to record himself and play it back on his headset during the filing which was a big no no). They all argued for a while until they came to the agreement that they would allow him to film his part separately.
I felt like crap because I hadn't memorized my scenes my self. Well, we did it and I messed up a few times forgetting what I was suppose to say but at the last two or three takes we nailed it. I stayed for a bit longer to meet the kids that arrived in the evening. I went home and took the much needed rest I needed.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
First Day of Filming "Single Daddies" (Thurs, Jan. 27)
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| As you can see...way too much make up! |
First day of filming I arrive about ten minutes early. No make up on and hair undone since in the call sheet it mentioned that make up would be done there. My call time was 11am. I get to the house and I find people scattered around outside, upstairs, and some downstairs covering the carpet with plastic. They guided me to the make up artist who had such a bubbly personality and I felt very comfortable with. I took everything I could possibly imagine that I could need only to find out that she had everything as well. The director was very specific with her telling her I had to look super hot. I guess at the moment he thought it would not be possible because he kept repeating it and since I looked so simple with no make up on. Well, because of his persistence the make up artist ended up putting a bunch of make up on, that I did not like. She put a bunch of black eyeshadow and lots of foundation that did not look natural. I felt like I had a mask on. I saw her looking at false eye lashes and I recommended the ones that I had with me but she refused and put some that were so thin you could not see any difference. I was so frustrated! I officially hate other people doing my make up. To this day only one person has done my make up and I actually liked it. Well, she said that since the camera's were HD she didn't want some thing too fake. RRGGGHHHH!!!
The scene I had to do that day was an interview scene and according to the director, my character only used her looks to get what she wanted and the way that she did my make up I just didn't feel into character. So after wards I went into the bathroom and gave my self some touch ups. My hair was not great either. I can do my hair so much better. She didn't give me enough volume on the top and it looked a bit weird.
First thing I had to do was a recording of my voice that was supposed to be my voice mail. We went upstairs and and recorded a few times until I got it. It was a bit difficult at first because I had absolutely no idea how they wanted me to play the character. When I submitted myself the only description was "latina or asian preferred, she auditions to be baby sitter but is lazy and doesn't get hired. She ends up dating one of the dads." Then on the script it was hard to comprehend since it didn't fully describe wardrobe and things like that. The director was very good at describing what he wanted though and I quickly got it. We had lunch at around 2:30pm and they did a few other scenes that needed to be done during the daytime. Then we finally did my scene. I was very happy that I took the outfit I took even though it didn't as for it in the call sheet. It was perfect for my character: pencil skirt with a low cut blouse and plenty of jewelry.
During the first scene my back was toward the cameras. They were filming the reactions of the three dads when my character comes in. To make me feel comfortable the director told me to close my eyes so I wouldn't feel uncomfortable. It worked perfectly because the faces I could them making every now and then that I glanced were pretty dirty lol. After about ten takes they got it and it was my turn. They did a pan up of me and then we started my scene. It only took about 4 takes for me to get it which was very exciting for me. They loved how they only had to tell me once I what they wanted and I pretty much did it exactly. After we were done we took pictures of us for continuity and I was wrapped for the day.
The girl who was there to play the other character that they actually got hired got there and to be honest with you all, she looked a bit old for her role. And I could spot that her boobs were fake. Not trying to hate on her or anything. Just pointing it out. I was very nice to her though. Well, after that I got my stuff ready and went on home to reality.
That day my sister said she was going to call SPCA so they could pick up my dog. I was so sad but I got home and found out that she called and told them that our dog bit our other dog and they told her they would just put her to sleep. I was not going to allow that. It was just too much for me to handle at the time and I told them that we could discuss what we were going to do with the dogs whenever I finished filming and that was that. But since then my nerves have been at their peak always scared that the incident will repeat.
I tried not to think about it. I wanted to go to sleep since I got home given that I only had 1.5 hours of sleep the night before but I was waiting on the call sheet for the next day since I didn't know what time I had to be there, what scene we were doing or what I had to wear. I wanted to make sure I didn't have to be there at like 8am or something. So I waited and waited and ended up going to sleep at almost 11pm and still no call sheet. The next day I kept texting them and emailing them but no response. She finally told me to I didn't have to be there until 1pm and that I had to wear some lingerie for the scene we were filming that day. (I was not very comfortable with that!)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
So I Did Get the Part!!!
Haven't written anything for a while because my computer decided to break down on the 26th. Last time I wrote I hadn't gotten an email with the script of Single Daddies. Well, Tuesday passed and still nothing. I was going to call but I got busy with my brother's doctor appointment and got home kind of late. Wednesday morning I called. No answer. I left a voice mail and was completely sad. A few minutes later I got a call from a different phone number and it was them =) The girl said that I should have gotten the script since Sunday and was freaking out because I was supposed to know my lines. It was such a relief to me. They had the wrong email.
So yeah, my computer decided to break down that day, meaning I had no where to read the script. My sister's computer is very glitchy so I wanted to go get it printed out. I have no printer and the script was about 40 pages, I couldn't just call my friend and have her print it. I called another friend of mine that lives close to me to see if he could print it from school and get it to me before my acting class so that I could prepare for it there but he was not answering. I didn't want to ask my boyfriend because he lives far. Well, I decided to go to the library. By that time it was about 4pm. It took time to get a library card and the wait time for a computer was long. It was around 5:15 when my sister calls me telling me my mom hasn't made it home and she has no ride to get to work. UGH!!!!!! I had to leave without getting anything printed to take my sister to work and the library closed at 6pm so I couldn't go back. Then my friend calls me and tells me that yes he can print it out so I emailed him the stuff. By the time I dropped off my sister he calls me telling me that he won't be home until midnight...UGGHH!!! Back to square one. I called my boyfriend and he gladly did it but I had to go pick it up...so I had to cancel on my acting class and just concentrate on getting ready for the next day. I really wanted to get everything set early and get my good night sleep.
As I read the script though, I realized that the character that I was playing was a bit different from what I had imagined. She was a bit more on the slutty side. When I read the call sheet it only asked me to bring a suit, but no description. I decided to take some variety just in case (Skirts) because the suit just didn't seem right. Well, I got all my stuff ready, reviewed my scene and went to bed thinking I actually did it...I actually got everything ready on time and was actually going to bed early (which is something that doesn't happen to me often, I'm a rushing-at-the-last-minute kind of girl). I was wrong.
I went to sleep at midnight, 30 minutes later I hear my dogs barking, crying and growling (I have a bunch of dogs since one had puppies last year) I thought it was the little ones playing around but it sounded horrible! I jumped out of bed and so did my aunt and sister, opened the door and it was not the little ones. The big one had gotten inside and had the other smaller dog by the neck whipping her back and forth (not the first time this happens, but it is quite a long story). This was something we had been avoiding and we had been so careful. I didn't understand how the big one got inside. Last time this happened we thought she was going to kill her. Well, she wouldn't let go of her and the little ones were scared. We were hitting her and my aunt was throwing stuff at her but she wouldn't budge. She dragged her down the stairs and we were all so scared screaming and crying. The little one wasn't moving any more and her eyes were wide open. I thought she was dead and cried out even louder. My aunt opened the door because the big dog usually gets distracted and runs outside, but this time it didn't work and she just dragged the little one outside with her still biting her by the neck. I had already dropped to the floor crying and screaming "She killed her!" (My dogs are very important to me, they are part of our family). My aunt ran outside after her with my sister and finally pulled the little one away. With the door open my other puppies ran outside as well and all of them disappeared. Only one little one stayed because he was in the back yard the whole time. When I saw my aunt bringing the little carrying the little one back inside I was sure she was dead. She wasn't moving, not even blinking. Then she moved a little bit so we decided to take her to the emergency vet. I asked my sister to call around and find a vet near by while she was taking care of the little one. In the mean while my aunt and I got in the car and circled around the neighborhood looking for the other dogs. They never ran off. They knew this was their house but they were scared. We couldn't find them so we went back home to check on our other dog. The puppy that had stayed in the back yard didn't even see what happened and he was scared. He didn't want us touching him. He thought we were the bad ones.
My sister kept calling around but it was going to be ridiculously expensive. I didn't care because I didn't want our dog to die but then as my mom cleaned up her wounds we realized they were not actually that bad so we decided to take care of it ourselves. We drove around one more time looking for the other dogs and we found them but they were running away from us. They thought we were trying to hurt them. We took them back home and by the time we all calmed down and our hurt dog was out of danger it was almost 4am. I only slept until 5:30am that night because what had happened was in my head the whole time. You see the big dog is my baby, and that night we realized we had to get rid of her and it hurt so bad. I was trying not to think about it because I knew I would start crying and I didn't want to go to the filming with my eyes all puffy.
In the AM I woke up and tried to relax but it was so hard. I just wanted to cry and sleep. But I went to my filming because of course I couldn't cancel and it was very important to me...
So yeah, my computer decided to break down that day, meaning I had no where to read the script. My sister's computer is very glitchy so I wanted to go get it printed out. I have no printer and the script was about 40 pages, I couldn't just call my friend and have her print it. I called another friend of mine that lives close to me to see if he could print it from school and get it to me before my acting class so that I could prepare for it there but he was not answering. I didn't want to ask my boyfriend because he lives far. Well, I decided to go to the library. By that time it was about 4pm. It took time to get a library card and the wait time for a computer was long. It was around 5:15 when my sister calls me telling me my mom hasn't made it home and she has no ride to get to work. UGH!!!!!! I had to leave without getting anything printed to take my sister to work and the library closed at 6pm so I couldn't go back. Then my friend calls me and tells me that yes he can print it out so I emailed him the stuff. By the time I dropped off my sister he calls me telling me that he won't be home until midnight...UGGHH!!! Back to square one. I called my boyfriend and he gladly did it but I had to go pick it up...so I had to cancel on my acting class and just concentrate on getting ready for the next day. I really wanted to get everything set early and get my good night sleep.
As I read the script though, I realized that the character that I was playing was a bit different from what I had imagined. She was a bit more on the slutty side. When I read the call sheet it only asked me to bring a suit, but no description. I decided to take some variety just in case (Skirts) because the suit just didn't seem right. Well, I got all my stuff ready, reviewed my scene and went to bed thinking I actually did it...I actually got everything ready on time and was actually going to bed early (which is something that doesn't happen to me often, I'm a rushing-at-the-last-minute kind of girl). I was wrong.
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| My dogs before in 2009 |
My sister kept calling around but it was going to be ridiculously expensive. I didn't care because I didn't want our dog to die but then as my mom cleaned up her wounds we realized they were not actually that bad so we decided to take care of it ourselves. We drove around one more time looking for the other dogs and we found them but they were running away from us. They thought we were trying to hurt them. We took them back home and by the time we all calmed down and our hurt dog was out of danger it was almost 4am. I only slept until 5:30am that night because what had happened was in my head the whole time. You see the big dog is my baby, and that night we realized we had to get rid of her and it hurt so bad. I was trying not to think about it because I knew I would start crying and I didn't want to go to the filming with my eyes all puffy.
In the AM I woke up and tried to relax but it was so hard. I just wanted to cry and sleep. But I went to my filming because of course I couldn't cancel and it was very important to me...
Monday, January 24, 2011
I Think They Changed Their Mind
I haven't gotten an email with the information for this weeks filming of Single Daddies. I'm beginning to wonder if they changed their mind. When I talked to the lady in charge yesterday asked me for my email and said she would be emailing me the script. She also said that if the pilot gets picked up, the pay would be $100 per day. I thought it was very low for a costar in a show that has been picked up by a network, but what was I supposed to say to that? I just replied with an ok, and she sounded a bit surprised that I said ok so quickly. I'm beginning to think that maybe realized how inexperienced I am and decided to select someone else. I just feel like I am in no position to demand higher pay at this point and I would be lucky just being a part of the project. I'm so nervous...I already told all my friends that I got the part. I don't know if I should call them. If I don't get an email by tomorrow I will.
By the way, I got an email about the Skunk Ape audition. They decided not to go with me for the role and are offering me a smaller part. Ugh! Don't know if I should take it...but it's better than nothing so I think I'll say yes to it. Either way, I can't let my head grow by a few nice comments from some people. I have to get everything I can and build up my resume. Yes, I will take the part!
I don't know why I'm feeling so down. I mean, I have been trying to prepare myself for the worst so that disappointment won't keep me from continuing to chase my dream! I keep searching in Wikipedia for actresses to learn how they got where they are today and at what age, and to see what they were doing by the time they were my age. The more I research, the more it motivates me, but at the same time I feel like I should have accomplished so much more by now and I'm running out of time. The shortest time it had taken someone to break into the business is approximately 4 or 5 years, so that means I would be 28 the youngest to actually make it, if I ever do and if it happens fast! I mean most of these people started since they were in high school minimum, and me...well, I'm super late! So probably would take even longer than the average!
I'm trying to break a record though. I want to prove that with enough determination and practice I can get there soon even though I didn't start when I was like 5 years old.
I keep getting discouraged though. Day before yesterday I was out with my bf and he made a comment again about me getting job. It made me feel like he didn't believe in me. I got upset because I don't ask him for anything. I take care of myself. I understand he worries but I know what I'm doing. Today he was telling me about all the different stuff I could audition for so it made me feel better, but at this point, it is very easy to get discouraged.
By the way, I got an email about the Skunk Ape audition. They decided not to go with me for the role and are offering me a smaller part. Ugh! Don't know if I should take it...but it's better than nothing so I think I'll say yes to it. Either way, I can't let my head grow by a few nice comments from some people. I have to get everything I can and build up my resume. Yes, I will take the part!
I don't know why I'm feeling so down. I mean, I have been trying to prepare myself for the worst so that disappointment won't keep me from continuing to chase my dream! I keep searching in Wikipedia for actresses to learn how they got where they are today and at what age, and to see what they were doing by the time they were my age. The more I research, the more it motivates me, but at the same time I feel like I should have accomplished so much more by now and I'm running out of time. The shortest time it had taken someone to break into the business is approximately 4 or 5 years, so that means I would be 28 the youngest to actually make it, if I ever do and if it happens fast! I mean most of these people started since they were in high school minimum, and me...well, I'm super late! So probably would take even longer than the average!
I'm trying to break a record though. I want to prove that with enough determination and practice I can get there soon even though I didn't start when I was like 5 years old.
I keep getting discouraged though. Day before yesterday I was out with my bf and he made a comment again about me getting job. It made me feel like he didn't believe in me. I got upset because I don't ask him for anything. I take care of myself. I understand he worries but I know what I'm doing. Today he was telling me about all the different stuff I could audition for so it made me feel better, but at this point, it is very easy to get discouraged.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
All the Trouble Was Worth It =)
Just got a phone call I few minutes ago. I GOT THE PART FOR THE PILOT!!! I'm sooooo excited! They gave me some of the details over the phone which includes not getting paid unless the show gets picked up by a network. They pay if it does get picked up is pretty shitty, but at the time I don't think I'm in the position to be picky and demanding. Don't know if I'm acting in the correct way but I really don't want to lose this opportunity! I mean they must have so many other girls willing to do it for free all the way! It's definitely a foot in the door. Even if the show doesn't get picked up this has truly gave me the confidence I needed! And it will be more practice. It also makes me feel like I am actually accomplishing something and I am getting better at my acting! I'm so happy I cannot even describe it! They are going to have make up artist and everything! =) More details soon!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Something Always Gets in the Way!!!
I had been preparing for my audition for Single Daddies all day long and I thought I would be sooo ready!! I thought I would get it done early and go to bed early since I am exhausted! Well, I didn't have anyone to do the scene with me so I was kind of screwed. While talking to my boyfriend on the phone we came up with the idea of having it taped at my acting class. So I sent out an email to see if I could come earlier or stay late to get it done but whoever it was that answered me made it clear that they wouldn't spend any extra time on me. It would have to be during the class time. I asked a friend of mine that lives close by to print the sides for me but he answered too late so I asked another friend of mine who was a bit out of my way. I rushed out, stopped by Walgreens to by the DVD-R, rushed to my friend's house to pick up the pages, and ended up getting to my acting class ten minutes late. Class was really good! Lot's of good new info! After class my teacher was so nice and asked me if I still wanted to do the audition. So far so good! We got good shots and went home.
I thought it would all work out, but the stupid DVD was being a pain!!! It turns out you can't edit videos on a finalized DVD! I spend about an hour trying to figure a way to do it. Finally I found a program that would decrypt it, but it was only showing one stupid video. When I finally figured that out and edited a video the way I wanted it, after publishing it, lots of parts would be cut off for no reason! So here I am, I finally got it done at 2am again! And I haven't even done my other auditions! Well, at least I submitted this one on time because it is very important!!!
I have not heard from the Skunk Ape casting director yet. I really hope I get that part! =(
I thought it would all work out, but the stupid DVD was being a pain!!! It turns out you can't edit videos on a finalized DVD! I spend about an hour trying to figure a way to do it. Finally I found a program that would decrypt it, but it was only showing one stupid video. When I finally figured that out and edited a video the way I wanted it, after publishing it, lots of parts would be cut off for no reason! So here I am, I finally got it done at 2am again! And I haven't even done my other auditions! Well, at least I submitted this one on time because it is very important!!!
I have not heard from the Skunk Ape casting director yet. I really hope I get that part! =(
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Skunk Ape Audition Tape
Ok...so I just finished my second audition video for Skunk Ape. I feel really good about it =) My friend was able to come over and read the lines back to me and she gave me lots of input on what to do. I really hope I get this part! The only thing is the drive would be very far! But I'll do it! As soon as I hear back from them I'll write it here. In the morning I need to concentrate on the Single Daddies audition because it is for an actual pilot!!! (**cross fingers**) If I'm selected and if the pilot is picked up for a network, I would actually travel to LA!!! I won't get all my hopes up though. Either way I am just starting so lets not rush things! K! Good night! =)
Batteries Recharged!
I got an email today from the Skunk Ape Casting Director. They loved my audition tape and are considering me for the role! They sent me more details on what exactly they are looking for in the scene and asked me to send them another video tonight! =) Also, I found another way to make my audition videos by myself =) My computer has a remote and I can control when I play the pre-recorded lines so that it won't throw me off =) I'm excited again and I have my friends supporting me! I have a bunch of other auditions I have to submit but the most important ones right now are the Skunk Ape one and Single Daddies!!! Another opportunity came along as well: Nuestra Belleza Latina. I auditioned last year here in Houston but didn't get in because I was still in school This year the auditions took place in San Antonio. I was determined to go but I missed the date. Just saw on the news about five minutes ago that they are now accepting video auditions! How exciting!!! So I'm going to try again. To tell you the truth though, I don't think I'll get in but its more auditioning practice for me. The thing is that I don't think my body is bikini ready. I am not fat or anything but my body is not as toned as I would like and I haven't been to the gym as much as I had planned. Either way, I'm going to try =) Ok...back to work! =)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Feeling Blue...
I'm trying to remains strong-minded but it gets very difficult. Today is one of those days that I feel like I'm completely nuts, talentless and should just get a real job. I got rejected for the last audition I sent out and even though I have been trying to prepare myself to be rejected from everything. I told myself that even if I got rejected, taping all those auditions will help me get better, but I still feel like crap! The email said that they loved my audition and that it was not because of talent but because the character who would play my dad had already been cast and I didn't look like him. Don't know if I'm looking too much into it but I feel like they just didn't like it. If it had to do with the looks they shouldn't have sent me an invite to audition after seeing my head shot. Maybe that's what they tell people they don't want to avoid hurting their feelings...I don't know. Well, I told my self that when I couldn't let my self quit because of my low points every now and then so I'm not quitting even though I feel like it right now. I'm tired!!! I didn't finish the audition from yesterday because the whole prerecording deal didn't really work. I was either going too fast or too slow and when taping myself for the audition I was concentrating on the timing more than the acting. It got really late and I decided to call it a night. I got some stuff done today but I didn't get my auditions done and it's disappointing. It's just hard when you don't have someone to read you the lines back and I don't think my sis wants to help anymore.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Out of Resources!
So this pass weekend I guess I've been taking advantage of my sister a bit and she might have gotten tired of it, whoops! She has been helping me with my audition tapes when it comes to recording, reading the other characters lines and such. She is usually locked up in her room as soon as she gets home and she stays there all night experimenting with make up and I've been pulling her away from her routine. I told her I would leave her alone today because I felt bad. The past few nights I've been going to bed at around 4am trying to tape audition tapes to perfection, editing them and putting them together. I'm sooooo exhausted right now! Just want to go to sleep but I have another audition tape and my sister has locked herself in her room before I even had the chance to ask for help again. I guess that's her way of avoiding the favor LOL. I got to get this audition done and I can't do it talking to no one so I decided to improvise! =) I have taped my self doing the opposite character's lines first and I'm just going to play that video on my laptop and respond to it as if it was a person. Hopefully it works! Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do, right?
On another note, I've been getting some pretty good responses from the audition I submitted last night! =) It was funny how it happened. It was a pretty long audition compared to the other tapes I sent out. It had four different short scenes. It was way to big to email and when I reduced the size it was way to small to really see my acting. I decided to uploaded to youtube and make it where only those with the video's url address could watch it. I realize I posted it here but I don't even know if there is anyone out there who even knows about this blog! Well, I didn't realize that the people who are subscribed to my youtube page for my belly dancing videos would get a notice that I had a new video up and that it would be visible to them. This morning I wake up and see three emails from youtube making me aware that I had comments on my audition tape. My heart sunk thinking I was going to receive the worse criticism ever! To my surprise, I got really nice comments! That absolutely inspired me to keep going at this and made me realize that I am not aiming at a dead end goal! I realize it is something so insignificant to others but to me it means so much! =) I feel so much more confident!
By the way, today was that music video. I took my mom with me and she freaked out for a while because there was a camera that was focused on my chest movements and another focused on my hips lol. She thought they were perverts! It took me a while trying to explain to her how the whole filming thing works but she feels better now. It was a very fun experience and something more to add to my very small resume so I'm excited!
Well, I got so much crap to do tomorrow and I'm probably not going to get enough sleep again because this audition thing takes a long time, so I better get at it!
**If there is anyone who is actually reading this, thank you =)
On another note, I've been getting some pretty good responses from the audition I submitted last night! =) It was funny how it happened. It was a pretty long audition compared to the other tapes I sent out. It had four different short scenes. It was way to big to email and when I reduced the size it was way to small to really see my acting. I decided to uploaded to youtube and make it where only those with the video's url address could watch it. I realize I posted it here but I don't even know if there is anyone out there who even knows about this blog! Well, I didn't realize that the people who are subscribed to my youtube page for my belly dancing videos would get a notice that I had a new video up and that it would be visible to them. This morning I wake up and see three emails from youtube making me aware that I had comments on my audition tape. My heart sunk thinking I was going to receive the worse criticism ever! To my surprise, I got really nice comments! That absolutely inspired me to keep going at this and made me realize that I am not aiming at a dead end goal! I realize it is something so insignificant to others but to me it means so much! =) I feel so much more confident!
By the way, today was that music video. I took my mom with me and she freaked out for a while because there was a camera that was focused on my chest movements and another focused on my hips lol. She thought they were perverts! It took me a while trying to explain to her how the whole filming thing works but she feels better now. It was a very fun experience and something more to add to my very small resume so I'm excited!
Well, I got so much crap to do tomorrow and I'm probably not going to get enough sleep again because this audition thing takes a long time, so I better get at it!
**If there is anyone who is actually reading this, thank you =)
Unplugged Audition-Done!!!
I'm excited to say that I was able to do my audition tape for the short film Unplugged =) I had to submit it via youtube due to it being too large to send through email. I'm nervous about this since I still to grow so much and I'm not that good but I'm including the link here =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHvmnbIX4k try not to make too much fun of me. And you can see here what I'm talking about with the accent but I think I'm getting better than before.
I'm thinking of posting all my auditions here so you guys can see how my acting improves =)
Good night and wish me luck! =)
I'm thinking of posting all my auditions here so you guys can see how my acting improves =)
Good night and wish me luck! =)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Audition for Unplugged
AAAAhhhh!!! I'm going crazy here trying to create my audition tape to this short film! It's such an interesting role too that I really really want it but can't seem to get it right!!! I thought all this was going to be the easiest thing but I was in for a big surprise! This film is about a journalist who is investigating a cult only to find out that her dad was the one who started it all. Really really good!!! Deadline is tomorrow!!! Ok, back to work now!
Audition Tapes
I'm up so late because I've been working on some auditions =) As I said in my last blog, I received quite a few invitations to audition from the website I found. I worked on an audition for a short film called "Skunk Ape" which is going to be a comedy/horror film about a group of people searching for big foot. The two roles I auditioned for were Rebeca who is part of the film crew joining the hunt, and Vulnavia (weird name, I know!) a gold-digger trophy wife who is the first to encounter big foot. The thing is that this is in Dallas....but I really don't mind the drive. I have two more auditions I have to work on by tomorrow as well. Well, time to sleep! It's super late and I really have to get rid of these horrendous bags under my eyes!!! =)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Short Films
Good news! I got a bunch of responses from the websites that I emailed my resume to!!! The HEB thing didn't work out but now there are so many more thing lined up! I'm very happy and ready to give it my all!!! I actually had an audition Tuesday but I decided not to go because the character required a scene wearing only underwear. When I first submitted myself for it I thought, "why not? it's just like wearing a bathing suit!". I'm glad I didn't do it though. I had my acting class last night and my acting teacher said that I made the right decision because I want to be known for my talent and not for taking my clothes off. She said later on when I was making the big movies it would be ok, but for now it's not good to do anything just to get a part.
Today I'm going to be working on audition tapes that I need to send out since most of the responses were San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, etc. Another thing, I am going to be participating in a music video this Sunday where I will be belly dancing. It's a hip hop song but they want to have different specialty dancers, so that's another experience for me that will go in my resume! =)
Yesterday I did two monologues in my acting class: Dramatic and Comedic. I learned that I should not act like I'm crying if I can't make the tears come out! Soooo...now I have to concentrate on how to make myself cry!!! I also learned that comedy is the hardest of the acting genres that are there. The monologue that I chose unfortunately didn't suit me but I'll be working on more. Ok...well, got to get working on my audition tapes. More info soon =)
Today I'm going to be working on audition tapes that I need to send out since most of the responses were San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, etc. Another thing, I am going to be participating in a music video this Sunday where I will be belly dancing. It's a hip hop song but they want to have different specialty dancers, so that's another experience for me that will go in my resume! =)
Yesterday I did two monologues in my acting class: Dramatic and Comedic. I learned that I should not act like I'm crying if I can't make the tears come out! Soooo...now I have to concentrate on how to make myself cry!!! I also learned that comedy is the hardest of the acting genres that are there. The monologue that I chose unfortunately didn't suit me but I'll be working on more. Ok...well, got to get working on my audition tapes. More info soon =)
Monday, January 10, 2011
Found New Castings Calls =)
Ok, so I didn't mention before but I am from Houston, TX which is not really such a great place to be if you are trying to become a real actress. There's barely anything going on here. I had been signed up to a Houston Film website but it rarely gets casting calls. I also signed up to actorsaccess.com but it's the same problem. I am currently waiting on a response to an email about being an extra for an HEB commercial tomorrow, but if I haven't heard by now, then it probably means I didn't get it. Oh well =( I am really excited right now though because I just ran into a bunch of websites with casting calls around Texas. Most of them are not paid but I really need to build my resume and gain more experience. I've only been to two auditions since I decided to pursue this. I completely bombed the first one because I was late and didn't full read the story. When it was my turn I completely messed up a line. In the scene I was trying for, my partner had just gotten shot while we were in the car and I was supposed to yell "What are you waiting for? Get out of here!", but since I didn't read what was going on, I said the line very casual and everyone was starring at me like I was dumb. Well, it was a learning experience. So yeah...that's what I'm doing right now. I'm sending a bunch of emails all around Texas and I really don't care if I'm broke. Even if I have to max out my credit cards I'll drive wherever I need to in order to participate in a film =) More info soon.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Intro
The reason I decided to start this blog is because I would like to share my experiences when it comes to reaching my dream...if I ever do reach it. My dream is to become an actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, etc. Don't we all dream that, right? Who knows, it just might happen. Even though my odds are pretty slim, I believe that anything can be achieved with hard work, discipline, and faith.
I have regrets, but crying over them won't change my past. My biggest regret is spending all of my life being ridiculously shy. That's been my biggest curse. I can't expect to become a star being shy right? Trust me, I'm working on that! I wasn't always shy though. Back in Mexico I would participate in anything that had to do with a stage. I wasn't afraid to speak my mind no matter what. At the age of five I was already a performer. One of my uncles organized birthday parties for children and I was one of the acts imitating Selena. I gave it my all =). Wherever we went that had some kind of dancing contest, I would participate winning every time.
When we first moved back to the United States, I was still not shy at all. I attended a bilingual school up until the fifth grade. That's when I changed. Even though I was forcing myself to learn English faster, it was very intimidating. I became more and more quiet. Kids would make fun of me because I couldn't reply most of the time, so it got to me. By middle school I was a whole different person. Not only was the language barrier to blame but the school district I attended was not very friendly and it was full of bullies, which made it harder for a child to develop into everything they can be. I was able to participate in the pep squad for a while, until our money allowed it. Uniforms were pretty expensive. I wanted to participate in other performing arts but never did again. High school came along, and even though my English had been perfected by then, it was very hard for me to get out of my shell again. I finally got the courage to try out for the dancing team in my sophomore year but my mom was so overprotective that she didn't allow me. Then I got a part time job and that was the end of that. I no longer had time to be in any extracurricular activity in school. Dancing has always been in my blood so I would spend my free time recording performances I liked on TV and teaching myself.
College came along and my time was even tighter than before. I became a huge belly dance fan and taught myself how to dance it through the internet and manage to join a belly dance dance team in my sophomore year of college. It lasted only one semester but I learned so much and it reminded me how much I loved the stage. I took a choir course, and even though I love to sing, I was still too shy to do my best and ended up dropping it. Last year I was able to join another belly dance group and we had several performances which helped me a lot more.
So here I am now. I'm tired of my shyness stopping me from doing what I love and I am ready to overcome it. I know some people might think it's too late since I haven't really had any real experience before now. I sucked at Speech Class because I couldn't stop stuttering when I presented in front of the class, so how can I even be a true performer? Well, I decided I wasn't going to wait any longer. If it is not now, then never! October of 2010 I signed up for my very first acting classes. I was freaking out!!!! But I did it and loved it. I made a short student film for practice and slowly but surely, my shyness is fading =) I am currently taking beginners method acting lessons and I'm getting better every time! I auditioned for a small part in a web series and I actually got it and had the opportunity to film it a few weeks ago. I was told the character I played will be back a few episodes later. It's going to take a lot of hard work and dedication but I'm willing to go all the way!!!! I don't care how hard I have to work for this! This is what I want to do and I won't stop even though I might not be that great at it now. I just know I will become great!!! =) Hopefully I can prove it to you guys, if there is anyone reading this! =)
WOW...and I said I wasn't going to go into much detail...
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