Had an audition at Cinespace today. They were running a bit late today but I wasn't worried. I'm glad they have parking and it's a huge parking lot. Make sure you write a note that you're going there though haha.

I met Huy again. Hopefully I spelled that right. We worked on Dell together. Glad to see him again and best of luck to his future work. Also met someone who did Snack Crate with Dion. Dion is someone I worked with before. He's a funny guy. She was super nice too. Best of luck to her and Dion!

Also met a guy named Andre. He was a voice actor/ actor. Best of luck to him as well. ALSO another guy who I don't think I got his name. But also, best of luck to him.

Had a quick photoshoot today for an ad. The ad was for an author named A.C Frieden. It was great meeting him and everyone that was there. The long time friend, wife and photographer. They were all amazing because they all had a small role to play haha. Like holding the lights near my face.

The book comes out in March of 2019. When I get my hands on it, I'll be sure to post it. Again his name is A.C. Frieden. I wish I knew the photographers name as well. Maybe she had an online portfolio.

Best of luck to all of you that I worked with today and I hope to work with all of you again the future. I wish I gave all of you my business card but I forgot :(

Update: Here is a snapshot.

#photoshoot #novel #book #model

Quick audition today. In and out within 5 minutes or so. There were other talent lined up before I got there, not much maybe 4 or 5, and they were super nice. So chill and friendly. Best of luck to all of you, especially in the snow as parking was doable but the snow didn't help as it covered up the lines.

It was the coldest day in 2 decades (or something like that) in Chicago. -20 with no wind but almost -50 with wind. Now that I've experienced it, I can say, I experienced it haha. I stood out there for 10 minutes to feel it. Stupid? Probably. But, I experienced it!

Also I found a picture of when I did a shoot for Alur glass. Hopefully I'll find and see more at their website. You can see a slightly bigger picture on the "stills and print" in the "portfolio tab". :D

#alurglass #alur #polarvortex #snow #snowstorm #glass #ice #white

I love working with them. I was able to work with the great cast and crew again for On Course. Shout out to Shelby and Jill for being familiar faces :D 

Here's a photo of 2 weeks ago. He's an awesome guy!

Keeps the blues away.

:D

Had an industrial shoot today with some of the coolest crew and talent. You probably hear me say that a lot but its true! Today was a great day.

To all the crew, thank you for a wonderful time! I had a blast. Hope to hear your voice again Southern voice again Jen!

To all the talent, you all rocked! I loved working with all of you. Shoutout to Shelby, aka Leslie. I felt like we made a great team! Sorry you had to see my face so up close in so many of the scenes. My face is dry... it's Winter and my face doesn't do well in, well any condition haha. Good luck and have fun in your future adventures. I'm sure we'll meet again.

Sorry for the rest of the talent because I forgot most of the names :( But dang you all rocked! Good wishes to all your future adventures! We'll meet again!!!

Enjoy today! I know I will.

My agent submitted me for a role and I got an audition. I practiced my lines, I memorized it with at least 2 ways of saying each line. I go to the audition today and I when I walk into the room, the vibe changed. I felt power. I felt the presence of people who knew exactly what they were looking for and what they expect from an actor. And in case you didn't already know, I wasn't in power here, it was the two casting directors.

They were experienced in the industry and it shows. They were efficient and effective. All the talent that walked into that room walked out within 30 seconds. Literally it was less than a minute. It was, using the word again, literally the fastest audition I've ever been into. Is that bad? Not at all, but you better bring your memorizing A game to the table. 

That being said, I apparently brought my C- game. I wasn't supposed to look at my script but I did just a little. They saw me nervous because I couldn't remember the 2nd part of the lines so they had me say it again. 2nd CHANCE! DON'T F IT UP. I F it up... This time I said the 2nd and 3rd lines a little wrong. I felt like such a amateur in the entertainment world. I've studied and memorized many lines in my life but why did this happen now? Why today and why in front of these 2? These 2 showed an oozing aura of elite status. I was the peasant.

After I left the room and walked to my car, I kept thinking to myself, those are the people I want to impress. I want to impress those two casting directors one day as well as ALL the casting directors. This learning experience got me even more pumped, amped up, and full of testosterone. I will impress someone someday. I want to leave a spectacular impression when I leave a room.

Today however was not that day. I will go back home and eat a hot dog and then workout. Because life doesn't stop even after failures. It just keeps going just as you should.




Also, I ran into Dat. I worked with him as a background in a industrial shoot awhile back. I glanced at him and I was like hmmm, that guy looks familiar. After a few minutes of sitting next to each other, we talked and then he was the one who brought up that we worked together and pretty much everything clicked haha. GOOD LUCK DAT. I hope I spelled your name right or even got your name right lol. If you're reading this, today's audition went by fast didn't it. See you again.

What a great two days. First day, (technically the 2nd day since there was a shoot the day before mine) I was on set for 13 hours. I was pretty hungry near the end and my feet started to hurt haha. The usual. I wish I brought more snacks like the gummies.

The talent was amazing. Everyone was superb and I got to meet a lot of people. Shout out to Carol, Leo, Jay, Huey, Mike, Matt, Meg, Tyler, Mariam, Patrick, Kari, and please excuse me for the other female talent because I don't think I ever caught your name. Sorry! If I missed any of the talent, you're in the shout out too! Good luck with school for the talent that was going to school for their goals like Jay in Film/Directing.

And I can't forget the crew members who make this happen on a day to day basis. I'm talking about the make up, wardrobe, PA1, PA2, Directors, Bosses, coordinators and all the good people who make things go smoothly.

The 3rd day Carol was back! I knew I was going to be with someone from the previous shoot but I didn't know who until I saw the email the night before and it was Carol. You know she's pretty bad ass. Great double personality. (inside joke) We were the principles as well for the 3rd days shoot. I think our legs got buffer because we walked up and down the stairs a lot. I was sweating. It was a shorter day from 8am to around early noon so that was a nice break.

Carols a fantastic actress and singer. I was on her website, listening to her music. It's actually the type of ambient music that I enjoy if I was studying or playing a game. Check her out www.whiteblu5h.com

Good luck Carol! I hope you make millions of dollars in that you know what we talked about in the van haha.

And thank you again for the cast and crew and for choosing me to play one of the principles. Roles like this are tough to get so you can see that I'm very excited and appreciative that I was chosen.