I had 2 shoots this last week. One was an industrial for Bank of America. The production company was out of Chicago, super nice guys, and they had a good budget and paid people well. AND they did a Starbucks run every afternoon and ordered whatever we wanted.
Then, on Wednesday, I got a call from Andrew, VTR, telling me about the technical challenges of the shoot coming up on Friday and Saturday. I got the first hint that Friday and Saturday weren’t going to be so straightforward.
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Today's shoot is with a horse. A talking horse. Well, not exactly… a horse with a piece of tape stuck under his lip so he looks like he's talking. He's standing in front of blackboard acting like the professor. Hasn't made a mess yet … you know, like on the floor… so we're all happy so far!
UPDATE: The horse is eating everything. He ate the chalk, which everybody tried to get out of his mouth. But he crunched it up and had chalk all over his mouth.
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What a day! My call time was 1 pm at Sony Studios in Culver City. Then at 9 am, the Producer calls and says “Can you come in at 12 noon? They may come in early!”
I tell him no problem and drive down to the studio. By 1:30, Jennifer and Adam are walking on stage. Adam comes first with this big balloony sports jersey.
Read MoreHey, I just had to show you this.
Yesterday when I was on the plane coming back to Los Angeles from Wisconsin, I got called for a shoot for this Wednesday.
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This is a post by Arthur Harold, who happened to find our site and wanted to contribute to it. I am so grateful to Arthur, after all, I see our community as SO IMPORTANT, so FULL OF LIFE and SOUL and I’m so happy that Arthur feels the same way and wants to help us become the MOST we can be! Thank you Arthur! xo Janet
If you are like most actors, then among the things you dread the most is The Audition. It’s The Moment of Truth … Judgement Day … and you will be Weighed in the Balance and, perhaps, Condemned. I understand, really I do. But, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Read MoreANNA wants to audition for a role in the Broadway play, “Fat Pig”. She asked: Do I have to be part of Actor’s Equity to be able to audition for a role in a Broadway play? What does “Equity Principal Auditions” mean to me?
I asked one of our honorable subscribers, Arthur, for some insight into this question.
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What traits do we need to develop in ourselves, to practice and live by, to keep improving?
To make our dreams happen?
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When I was living in South Africa (I worked in news around when Mandela became President), I hung out with Joao & these great guys, now known as the Bang Bang club, who risked their lives documenting what’s really happening in the world. Joao is a sweet guy & risks his life so we can see what really happens. It’s a blast of reality for me.
Read MoreRESHOOT!!! The actress said she could ride a motorcycle.
We show up and she’s sitting there on the motorcycle surrounded by production and agency, looking scared shitless.
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Last night I did a split shoot. That’s the term for starting at 12 noon and going to 12 midnight. We were shooting at Downey studios in Los Angeles. Fake street, fake snow, fake snow falling. they used this sudsy substance that they blew out of these machines that looked just like big snowflakes. Very cool and fun shoot!
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