Little Revelations

Lots happening! Hence, the breaks in writing to fill you in. I meet with the agency I talked about previously in a week and a half and I'm excited to see where it goes. Also a friend of a friend s giving me a tour of the warner bros. studio. I doubt anything will come of it, but hey... no judgement if I just happen to bring a headshot and resume. You've got to be hustling these days. I'll let you know what happens behind the studio walls.

I joined an improv practice group with a bunch of us from ucb. It is soooo fun! I love it! We just get to run scenes and practice what we want. It's actually enjoyable. This last one I learned a lot! Like, just naming the game asap... even if youre not sure. The sooner the game is out there, the sooner you can cut to the chase and play. I was always so gun-shy to name a game before I could figure out what it was... now, I can just name whatever sounds remotely like a game... it's kind of irrelevant as long as we now have a clear, defined and vocalized game. Also, I am focusing on trying to heighten emotionally instead of intellectually. It works the same way, just easier. And I'm learning the art of establishing  a game, giving it a small break and coming back and beating it for a final laugh. Its an easy laugh to get, so I might as well learn how to do it.

Did a mock audition for a program I'm participating in. It's so funny because I forget how subtle the camera is and how much it can really catch. I still have to tone it down from my theatre habits of reaching the back row of an audience. The notes I got were to get rid of the unfocused movement, then he did a character direction. As always, it's a more focused an better read when you are playing on a partner. The first take my eyes were all over the place. It was embarrasing to watch. The second take was real and simple, yet more effective. I really am enough. Me as simple me has something to offer and I dont have to cover it with all this "character." I need to remember that in an audition. I have a tendency to be big. I am very big in normal real life, but I am subtle as well. I'm getting in touch with my subtle side haha. I have another mock audition this week, excited to apply my improvements!

By the time I got to my dinner theatre show, I had worked the past two day and slept little. I was so exhausted, so I kind of went through the motions and phoned it in... but hey, sometimes its faking it until you make it.