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I didn’t get much chance to blog the film while it was in progress, since we were shooting 15 or so pages a day and I was a wreck when I got home every day. But we had a blast, and the cast and crew were all terrific human beings who took their work seriously [...]

I’m starting the first day of shooting on the feature film I’m in tomorrow. It’s called Pooltime. I’m excited and a bit anxious, hoping I’ll not only remember my lines, but also how I want to say them, while being open to something different happening in-the-moment with my fellow actors. I’ll be posting a bit [...]

Last week was a blur of auditioning, starting with a TMZ-style voice-over audition. Pretty straightforward, except for the rapid-fire nature of the readings. Holy crap. I walked into a room full of guys waiting to be heard, which is not uncommon, but the producer/director in charge was running us through at about two minutes apiece. [...]

It was a weird coincidence, but I had two auditions in a row that used the number six in their working titles. Otherwise, they were totally unconnected. The first was for a student film called Room 6, which was kind of a heist gone wrong that became a kidnap thriller. I was late. I was [...]

Before I catch up on some overdue happenings, I wanted to jot down my latest audition note. This one was for several voices for a video game, and the auditions were held in a music studio in Santa Monica. I love voice auditions. It’s a chance to create characters I would otherwise have no chance [...]

Acting, that is, specifically of the voice variety. Actually, it wasn’t so much acting as just reading, but voice work is voice work. Also, this time I got paid. Ka-ching! I got the call early in the day Friday, and was in at VoiceTrax in The Valley post-lunch to lay down some bits for an [...]

I’ve been to this building before, auditioning for a voice part on a film about Columbine. Fortunately, it was Sunday, so parking was no problem. I walked in, signed my name, and grabbed the sides, as this was a cold reading. I hate those. I don’t understand what the director and/or producer think they gain [...]

I’ve had no auditions since wrapping the short film. My intuition tells me I’m doing something wrong, and should fix it. But intuition isn’t always right, and it’s likely just a random break, for no reason. My headshots are the same, my resume has one more credit on it, and submissions are still being sent. [...]

I don’t have much to say about this one, except that I was a bit late due to, not one, but two accidents on the 5 that had been cleared, but still had the residual slow traffic remaining. Still, it was easy to get in and out of Cal Arts, and the director turned out [...]

Days two and three went quite well on the shoot. Saturday the director said he’d decided his original location wasn’t safe enough to dangle an actor from, so we headed to Vasquez Rocks (of Star Trek TOS and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey fame, among many others) to try to steal a few shots before [...]