Filmed "Citizen's Bank" Commercial

Yesterday was great! I arrived 10 minutes early, which the production crew thought was, "great!" The hair/make-up artist arrived, and loved my hair. I had worn it in a low ponytail for the auditions and wardrobe, but now had it down (so that they could do whatever they wanted with it). She liked it so much that she kept it just the way it was (just put a tiny bit of product in it to smooth it out).

Within an hour I was on set, and ready to go. As "the shopping girl", I was to play an exec, doing a lot of shopping. We filmed down at Leone, a fancy store in downtown Vancouver. All I had to do was walk out of the store with my bags of shopping in my hands. Seriously, I had 4 bags of shopping, and just walked out of the store. It wasn't really out the store, but you won't be able to tell that on film. Then we did one other shot, which was just me shopping in the store (clothes in hand, looking at other clothes).

Apparently they're filming a lot of these different scenarios. I hope, I hope, I hope I don't get cut during the edit. For 2 reasons! 1) Well, I want to be in the commercial, and 2) I want the buyout, of course.

Anyway, I was there for 3 hours in total (3 and 1/2 by the time everything was done), and had a great time shooting. The guys were great, too. I met the guy who wrote the commercial, and he was really great talking to. Well, all the folks involved were really great.

Yay! Booked a Commercial!

Alright!!!! I booked my first commercial! It's for Citizen's Bank, and it will air in the US only - the NE sector (excluding New York City). I auditioned as "the waitress", but booked as "the shopping girl". It's SOC, which is great! I have my wardrobe fitting tomorrow, and then we shoot on Sunday. And that's it!

I'm a little nervous, as this is totally new for me. No script, nothing... just show up on Sunday, and they'll tell me what to do. But I'm just a little nervous. I'm 98% excited, and 2% nervous. :)

Busy Busy Busy!

OK, in the last 7, consecutive business days, I've had 7 auditions and one callback! It's been awesome! I've also been put "on hold" for the callback I did. Most of these auditions have been for commercials, but there was one for print work, and one for a feature film. It is soooo great getting out there, and I'm very excited about the commercial that's on hold. I hope things work out - please keep your fingers crossed! :)

It's been awhile

It's been quite some time since I've added any journal entries. I was really busy for awhile - for over 2 months! I was involved with The Arts Club's production of Miss Saigon. The run was almost 2 months, plus the 2 week rehearsal period before that. It was an awesome run. The cast and crew were so great - the crew even commented how remarkable it was that we all got along so well. Honestly, there were no "egos" to deal with, and I had an amazing time.

At the end of May, (May 29th), my friend put on a viewing party for my film debut. It was a lot of fun. Friends and family came out, as well as the movie's director, David Wu. It was so cool!

My agents have received nothing but positive feedback on both the movie, and my performance, which I am SO happy to hear.

Other than that, I've just been working at my day job, and now that my show has ended, I'm getting out to more auditions. Not that there's been a whole lot, but just being able to get out there, and actually getting out there makes me and my agents all happy. :) Yay!