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did ya feel?
some crazy energies were adrift the last few weeks.
enough to make me take a moody ass photo.
Posted 2 days, 20 hours ago. Add a comment
sup sufu
luv yous guys
had an audition today. the wardrobe was “nice casual.” so…
next on today’s agenda: meeting with an agent. it’s like car shopping.
Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago. Add a comment
thankful i am not brain damaged
wow, so let’s see….a bunch of stuff has happened since my last post. the juiciest item first that will require an update: i’m on hold for a national commercial. woot woot. this will be so clutch if i can shoot this…helps me maintain my SAG (union) benefits. score.
i also booked and shot a print job for wells fargo. i twitpic’d a little shot of my hair and makeup that day. i’m hoping i’ll be able to find the ad somewhere and share it once it’s out.
another reason why i was so busy was shooting and working my friend sasha freedman’s short film (sasha dp’d my bao video). i played a flight attendant (snapshot below) and we got to shoot on an airplane cabin set…so rad. the film is starring Jane Pickett and Mark Kelly, who are both amazingly talented. i will no doubt keep you posted on this one.
i also did a photoshoot for my friend Matt Pizzolo’s t-shirts that are coinciding with the release of his illustrated film (from a graphic novel) called Godkiller. my friend aubrie davis produced the photoshoot, and at the last minute one model dropped out, which made room for my friend taylor feldman to save the day. we shot out in Bombay Beach — a crazy dilapidated beach that looks post apocalyptic because of the abnormally high levels of salt. there are trailers that were abandoned and just left to deteriorate…so crazy looking and PERFECT for this shoot. taylor and i were sitting around waiting in the back of my car and what do you get with two actresses, extra time, good light, and a camera? well, you get photos. lots of them. but i’m only gonna include this one that came from my point and shoot.
and one from taylor’s SLR, but more to follow…
also, i got a tattoo today. photo coming.
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago. Add a comment
blah blah blah
it’s been a minute since i posted something new so i feel compelled to submit an entry. look at that. slave to you. how’d that fucking happen? look how much power you have over me.
anyway, i have been deliciously busy the last two weeks with a good number of auditions and callbacks to most of them. i guess i can’t complain about not having too many auditions because i get called back a lot. i’d rather have fewer auditions and a high callback ratio than a ton of auditions and a low callback ratio. it means my agents are doing a good job submitting me for the appropriate jobs for my type. AND that i’m doing well in the room too. so yay. high fives all around. i smell a job around the corner.
i am also meeting with a theatrical agent sometime in the next two weeks. this is an agent who i think will be a great match and we’ve been emailing to figure out a time to meet. i’m very eager to get back into the game theatrically (film and tv). ARGHHH I CAN’T WAIT. but let’s not get too desperate now…it always shows. chill the fuck out, patty.
actually…i’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. i tend to get really excited about things…ideas, possibilities, etc.. maybe i get a bit overzealous and scare people off a little. i dunno. but it’s ok…i’ve also experienced the magic of meeting the right people and sparks flare and big shit happens. i love that. so anyway…i’ll just continue being my excitable self thank you very much and with the right match, things will just GO.
luckily, i also get over shit fast when things don’t work out — it helps tremendously in this business. you’re rejected so much that you better be able to get over it fast, boy. my advice to any aspiring actors out there: get over shit. FAST. go to your audition and then forget about it. IMMEDIATELY. or else you’ll carry that into the next one and it’ll fuck your shit up and then you’ll hate yourself and then you won’t be able to stop thinking about it and it’ll fuck your shit up even MORE. it’s a vicious cycle, and so utterly pointless, so just stop it.
this is one seriously loosened bowel of written poo and i won’t torture you with much more. when there’s meatier topics, there will be more solidly formed poo. still talking blog here, people.
someone slap me now.
uh…and here’s a photo i posted on superfuture yesterday. woo.
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago. Add a comment
hip casual
if you watched my nerdy video blog here, then you heard me explain that for commercial auditions you’re given descriptions for “wardrobe,” which is how you’re supposed to dress for your character. for my US Bank callback yesterday the role was for “couple buying movie tickets” and the wardrobe was “hip casual.” sometimes the wardrobe description gets a little outta control in an attempt to get people looking a certain way. the funniest one i’ve gotten was something like “trendy, hip, sexy, cool…but not slutty.” hilarious that someone in either the ad company or casting made it a point to add “but not slutty,” and every actress called in was given the “don’t be slutty” memo by their agent. does this mean i can try to be slutty for every other audition? yesssssss…
my second audition yesterday was just “casual” so i replaced the shoes above (Vivienne Westwood Anglomania) with some Frye’s woven leather flats. i had to take the “hip” out of the equation (more or less). you should always consider who the client is as well. for my second “casual” audition, the client was KFC, so i knew right away that they wanted a super approachable, lifestyle kind of “casual.” always let your personality shine through of course.
my kohl’s audition and callback the other day asked for “fashionable, hip, casual, well put together, body conscious.” body conscious means they want to see your figure, which means don’t wear baggy, loose clothing. you have to wear something that is form fitting, but usually NOT SLUTTY either haha. i wore the outfit in this post here. my performance and the outfit was enough to get the callback, but i don’t think i’m ultimately the type they want for a client like kohl’s (we’ll see). an ad for kohl’s after Thanksgiving Sale is targeting suburban housewives. they’ll probably want all american but very attractive, and i’m not sure i fall into that category. for any actors out there, never let ANYTHING discourage you. there are just too many factors involved when people are casting parts. be yourself and you’ll book the right gigs for your type.
good to know: if your audition is for a client like Bud Light, or Captain Morgan’s and it says “body conscious,” then you can probably be a little slutty. you know, just fyi.