So I get the call from Boston Casting, "Gary, we have a great audition opportunity for you, for a national TV ad" "Great", I said. "It's for the part of a Mayor in a Ram Truck commercial" I asked about sides. "Oh, no sides...no lines to memorize" That's great, I thought.. Even though I've worked in...
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Hey beautiful community! That 'introduce yourself' is such a good idea! Originally from Paris I moved to London in 1989 from NYC where I was working for a magazine during the day and and in a night club at nights (I was young then... Wouldn't have the strength today!). I was first introduced to acti...
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All true Janet! I guess I was more referring to a way of life... Have I mentioned 'Fawlty Towers'? Now that my kind of thing! Britishness at its best! Nice to meet you too Janet
You too my friend, now talking about " Fawlty Tower's"... I wrote a Scottish style Fawlty Towers... set in the highlands of Scotland.... Made the mistake of sending it to a BBC producer who loved it.....
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That is AWFUL Janet! That will make me think twice about sending my script if I ever finish it!
You learn as you go along, take the well heeded advice you will find here and do your homework before you do anything. Make sure you copy write.. This was many years ago now, today it is a different climate. Don't let what I said put you off.... things are done differently these days.
Good luck in the near future, too. :)
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Hey Ben, take a picture of the script with your phone or tablet. It may not be 100% preferable, but at least you will have some familiarity with the text when you get your hands on the next available paper-back. And it only takes a few seconds to do it too.
Well, you nailed it when you were pressed for time. Nice job!
Ohhhh... Don't you hate that?... Had same experience for a feature... Ad lib audition... Cool my forte... So? What have you prepared for us? Errr... Nothing... Just mumbled some Shakespeare sonnet......
Expand commentOhhhh... Don't you hate that?... Had same experience for a feature... Ad lib audition... Cool my forte... So? What have you prepared for us? Errr... Nothing... Just mumbled some Shakespeare sonnet... Inappropriate for the part... Just awful... French man and ye olde English? Mortifying... Earthquake now... Please! Or I'll have to use the CD's pen and hara kiri myself to death... Might take a while...
How unprofessional of them to not tell you had lines and not give you the script in time. smh
That sucks... glad you nailed it anyway!