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rmI've begun the work on casting my show. I have a meeting at the space on Friday (after a bit of logistical hooha that made me want to get rich, by a theatre and run the world entirely myself, which was a brief, albeit alarming, set of impulses).
I put up an add on Craigslist last night which generated fewer responses than I would have liked, but it was an odd hour and I'll run it again as well as look through TSI's casting files.
Of the responses were about six women that I am interested in auditioning, and a single guy. In having initiated this process I've already learned so many valuable things about the business in general it is astounding:
From a director/casting standpoint, I've discovered how much of it is gut. I'm not looking for a certain look it turns out, nor am I looking for a certain set of resume data that makes me feel confident in skill. I'm going on gut reaction and shows that seem interesting or surprising. I'm turned off by background work being made out to be something other and minor roles in Shakespeare being embelished into things they're not -- I've read the plays, so I find the fibbing rude. I also understand for the first time where the whole mythos of people getting discovered on the street comes from (aside from the actor's fantasy) -- after you look at 500 headshots and none of them are right and you have no idea why they possibly think they are right for the project, you start seeing people on the street who at least look right and you jsut want to run up to them and say, "Tell me you act, please, please tell me you act."
As an actor the process is making me realize how much I've achieved, and how much more together than most people my shit is. It' also making me truly grok how much casting isn't personal, it's jsut this desperate attempt to meet the potential in your head. Overall doing this is empowering, not because of the possible powertrip, but because it's so hard.
I put up an add on Craigslist last night which generated fewer responses than I would have liked, but it was an odd hour and I'll run it again as well as look through TSI's casting files.
Of the responses were about six women that I am interested in auditioning, and a single guy. In having initiated this process I've already learned so many valuable things about the business in general it is astounding:
From a director/casting standpoint, I've discovered how much of it is gut. I'm not looking for a certain look it turns out, nor am I looking for a certain set of resume data that makes me feel confident in skill. I'm going on gut reaction and shows that seem interesting or surprising. I'm turned off by background work being made out to be something other and minor roles in Shakespeare being embelished into things they're not -- I've read the plays, so I find the fibbing rude. I also understand for the first time where the whole mythos of people getting discovered on the street comes from (aside from the actor's fantasy) -- after you look at 500 headshots and none of them are right and you have no idea why they possibly think they are right for the project, you start seeing people on the street who at least look right and you jsut want to run up to them and say, "Tell me you act, please, please tell me you act."
As an actor the process is making me realize how much I've achieved, and how much more together than most people my shit is. It' also making me truly grok how much casting isn't personal, it's jsut this desperate attempt to meet the potential in your head. Overall doing this is empowering, not because of the possible powertrip, but because it's so hard.
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Date: 2005-07-13 10:47 pm (UTC)I've always wanted to be an actor, but I am just SO abominably bad at memorizing stuff (like lines), and I look too much like Tim Robbins. Wouldn't want to hurt HIS career with my bad acting. :D
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Date: 2005-07-13 11:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-14 12:16 am (UTC)After watching too much of that series after having attending a bunch of screenings at the Seattle International Film Festival (most of the screenings were followed by Q&A with the director/writers/or cast), I have caught myself thinking that maybe I should make a movie. Especially after listening to the director of Saving Face talk about taking a screenwriting class at a lark and ending up deciding to move to NYC, learn how to make a movie by volunteering on a couple of sets and then getting funding from Wil Smith. And the film was good.
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Date: 2005-07-14 12:43 am (UTC)On the other hand, you've more to mislead an audience with in film, thanks to costuming, lighting, music, etc. and most blessedly editing.
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Date: 2005-07-14 12:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-14 02:13 pm (UTC)Here's my headshot and resume
www.geocities.com/conner581/resume.html
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Date: 2005-07-14 02:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-14 02:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-14 05:18 pm (UTC)Email me casting breakdowns and details etc, I'm sure I know people who don't suck. At at least my friend Michael will.
I'm so pumped for you about this project though I'm totally out of date on what it is.
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Date: 2005-07-14 07:56 pm (UTC)Anyway, it's jsut a little thingy at TSi and I won't have dates until after my meeting with them tomorrow.