Keeping It Reel: An Actor's Blog

DON'T CARE.  Ain't that some shit to see listed as points to remember when taping an audition or performing an audition live? DON'T CARE.   How can you not care? This is your career we're talking about here. Not care? What's the point then? I mean, why am I doing this? Doesn't a casting director want to see that I care? That I give one damn about the project they're casting? That I really want to land the role they've asked me to audition for? Doesn't any of that matter? Well, yes and no.  Yes, they want to see that you have prepared for your audition. They want to see you've thought about who your character is and that you understand the context of the scene.  They don't want to see you act, though. And they sure as Hell don't want to see that you care about getting the job, that you're worried about getting the job. They don't want to see anything but you as that character presenting a truthful, real performance. ...

Today was a good day.  Work is good.  just keeping it reel copyright 2019 all rights reserved ...

So I did this thing. I had never done this thing before so it was both a challenge and an adventure. And, as with any challenging adventures, I learned a great deal about myself: my strengths and my weakness. I also learned about this industry. I guess you could say win win. Can't say much about too much right now, but there is a story to tell.  Stay tuned. just keeping it reel copyright 2019 all rights reserved ...

The audition.   This is the moment. There is no turning back.  All your preparation. All your groundwork.  Don't think. Just breathe. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.  And then just do it.  Don't act. React.  Listen. To every word. And then walk away. Take a beat. Exhale. And work on the next audition.  There's going to be a moment or maybe even two moments in which you will think about all the things you should have done during that audition. You'll beat yourself up about a missed line or an eye blink or a misplaced hair or that you put the wrong emphasis on a particular word or phrase.  This is normal. This is part of the process.  Are you done? Good.  Get off your ass. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, or proud of yourself, and move on.  There's work to be done.  Get to it. just keeping it reel copyright 2019 all rights reserved ....

Soprano's: "We were a very successful, critically acclaimed series on HBO." Game of Thrones: "So were we." Soprano's: "We had the most controversial ending of any television series ever." Game of Thrones: "Hold our beer." Or, if you'd rather, a cup of coffee from Starbuck's.  (Rim shot) HBO's juggernaut series Game of Thrones has ended after eight seasons and the show's ending may just be one of the most controversial endings of a series in television history.  Needless to say, die hard, and, maybe even casual, fans of the series were not happy. One fan even raised over a thousand signatures on a petition to have Season 8 reshot.  Most, when asked, would probably wish that the scripts for Season 8 were piled in front of them so they could snarl and say, Dracarys!  At which point a dragon would unleash a fireball and incinerate the scripts. Just in case you didn't know what dracarys meant.  Nobody...