The Past Few Days (or The Crazy Life I Lead)

I’ve been busy for the first half of this week. Saturday was the Color Run (and following that was the cleanup and recovery from it). Sunday was the blogger brunch and trying to run errands at my house.

Monday I had my dental procedure planned. I was going to take the day off of work, and I had planned to take my panic meds to make the procedure go a bit easier.

I said “had planned” because on Sunday I found out that I had an audition on Monday right after my dental procedure. So no panic meds for me.

I did ok at the dentist (no fainting so that’s a win in my book). And I got home with time to change for my audition.

Went to the audition (for a music video) and thought I did a pretty awesome job. I had to cry in the room, which I did. I even cried so hard that one of my contact lenses fell out (I found it).

Got home from the audition, and had a wonderful text message from my agents. I had an audition for a series regular in a pilot! That’s the best thing ever (I’ll write about pilot season another day).

Right after that text, I got another text that I was being put on hold for the music video. Which shot the same day as the audition. I had to make a decision. Go to the audition and say I’m not available for the booking or cancel the audition and take the risk on whether or not I’d be booked (being put on hold normally means it’s between you and another person).

I decided to go for the audition. I emailed an apology to the casting director of the music video and said I wasn’t available.

Cut to Tuesday. I was getting ready to go to my day job, thinking the next day would just be a day to go to the audition. I get a phone call from the casting director of the music video. I booked it! But she never got my emails saying I wasn’t available.

After a couple of back and forth phone calls, this is what it is now. Today I will go to my day job from 9-2. I’ll go from my job to my audition (I want to get there nice and early to have time to get ready). Right after my audition, I head to set for the music video, which will now be a night shoot for me.

All of this happened within 24 hours. I really thought this week would just be a boring normal week for me. Now I get to spend at least one day living my dream.

Being Excited Too Early (or The Ups And Downs of Acting)

Sometimes, I love the ups and downs of the entertainment industry. It’s so hopeful. You never know when the big job that will make all the difference is around the corner. It just takes one great booking to tip the scales in your favor.

And there is the constant rejection, but I’ve gotten used to that and it doesn’t bother me too much anymore.

Except recently.

I had submitted myself for a job (I’m keeping the details vague to protect the project and casting director involved). This was a self-submission, not through my agents, so I was responsible for being on top of things.

I got an email back from the casting director with an audition notice. But in the notes of the notice, it said that all the casting director needed was a picture of us showing face and body and they were going to cast off those pictures. That’s nice. I didn’t have to drive and wait at an audition, and I was able to take a photo on my break at my day job (I know it isn’t great, but all they needed was to see what our body looked like).

Then, on Sunday, I got an email that said that I booked the job! I was going to get a phone call on Monday morning with all the details. I was super excited (this was a pretty cool project). I let my agents know that I booked something and that I would give them details once I had them.

Monday came and I heard nothing. I was so paranoid that my phone would go off when I was in spin class or in the shower. I kept my phone next to me at all times when I could.

By 4pm, I started to worry. I emailed my agents and asked their advice. They told me to email the casting director to check in. I did that, and I when I got an email back from the casting director, I found out that I got the booking email by mistake. I was not on the final list for the project.

I was a bit pissed off. Not at the casting director, who seemed very apologetic and thanked me for being so understanding. It was an honest mistake, and was not done to hurt me in any way. But I was pissed at myself. I got so excited that I had a booking. And that it the reasonable response to the email that I got. But now I’m in a little funk.

But this funk is only going to make me push harder to get that first booking for 2013! I know I am going to get an amazing project in the near future and I can’t wait to see what it is!