Guess Who Got Cast? ...

I did!
Guess who had to turn it down?
I did.

Yes. You read that right. I had to turn down a 10-minute short because they will be filming in September/October and I'm leaving for California on the 25th of this month. *bleah*

The director told me that he really wanted me to be part of his short but I had to let it go because ... well ... to put it frankly: I'm not getting paid for it and I have no funds to buy another ticket to fly back to NY and then back to CA. He was kind to say that he would pay for my ticket if he could.

What was nice is that the director told me that they kept going back to me when trying to put the cast together. He kept asking the others with him if it was because I was the first to be seen. But, even at the audition he told me (which is totally weird because MOST OF THE TIME auditioners are very stoic or just hoity-toity, and don't say a word except, Thank you, and the dreaded, Great job) that he was really impressed (which means that they are at the beginning stages of their own careers, as well, because that just doesn't happen) and that he defintely wanted to keep in touch. He said that I came in like a bullet after only just 5-10 minutes of having the script; I had great timing and the emotional range...et cetera and so on and so forth...

The guys kept telling him, "The first girl! We gotta go with the first girl." And every time he watched the tape he kept saying, "She nailed it." So, that makes me feel real good.

But, I had to turn it down. Ha! *ugh*

You know...the feeling I have to start off this week and this month is exactly how I felt my first month in NY back in October/November. This is good.

Real good.

Currently reading: Self-Portrait by Gene Tierney

An Exemption & a Gig

A couple of days ago, I got exempted from an audition for a short film that is slated to be released in three 7-minute increments onto youtube. I met with the director today because I couldn't say/sign, "Yes," without knowing who my character was and what the story was. Even though he said that I was perfect for the role, I can't give a blind-sided answer. I had to know.

Well, there definitely is a twist in the end that grosses me out! HA! But, I still said, "Yes." One, because it is something for me to do; Two, because it's interesting; Three, it will get me out of the house; and Four, it's some camera-time. It's more for me to learn on-set. The director seems like a good guy and it was actually his sister-in-law that said, "She's the one. Choose her." And then upon going over my resume said, "Yes. She's the one." He agreed=)

So, it's great to hear that my headshot and my resume got me exempted from an audition! They were more impressed by my resume, which is great! He wrote me that my theatre background and acting experience made them trust to give the role to me. Wow! Yay! If only things were that simple, eh?

What's funny to me is that they said I was perfect for the part and I have never been considered for a role like this.

Go figure...

(So...this is my second gig that I've gotten. The first one, one of my good friends, recommended me for this short film. I met with the director a couple of weeks ago and he offered me the role without auditioning me. All on my good friend's recommendation to me. So, now, I can't let her down! HA! She's in it as well. She'll be playing a nun. Well, the scene is a scene that he felt he needed to add last minute. He thinks it's really important. It's a whopper! The scene is right at the end of the movie and it's emotionally intense. YES!!! Thank God! Something to sink my teeth into even if it's just a couple of minutes (or is it seconds?), it's a GREAT couple of minutes, or seconds! And as it is now, I don't have to say a word. Not one single word!)