The I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant Shoot on Friday was a trip! Everyone did a great job, I was totally grossed out pretending to be in a delivery room. I was so not cut out to be in the medical field. There was a little bit of miss-communication during the shoot, somehow I never got sent to hair and makeup so I did it myself while waiting on set, and almost lost my lines because the show is very losely scripted and everything is pretty much figured out on set. Luckily I spoke up and still got to call the anesthesiologist to the room. My call time was 7:45am and I was wrapped at 11:45am. A short and sweet day. Perhaps I will be called back to that show? I heard it’s common for actors to be called back.
Today I mailed the remaining 33 agent submissions and finished researching casting directors so I can start my casting director mailings and drops as soon as my postcards arrive.
Last night I took a cold reading class at Reelpros from actor/teacher Peter Holden. I had a few AHA moments, it was great. He’s a great teacher. A few things I have to keep in mind when doing my next cold reading workshop;
- Keep it simple, one intention in the scene, working from moment to moment
- It’s about the other person, not you, their lines matter more – listen to them and you will know what to say. Keep the connection with the other person, everything is in the eyes.
- Prepare line by line. What does each line and word mean to you? What’s going on beneath the line?
- Environment – where are you and what would be proper behavior in this environment? Create it.
Tonight I have a workshop at TVI studios, with Arly Day of Bacharach O’Neil Casting. I need to take a nap after work before I go. I had a hard time falling asleep last night. ZZzzzzzzzz