Posts Tagged Image Works

 

Summer is officially here!! But while my family and friends all seem to be going on vacation, I have inadvertently made this the time to kick everything into high gear. As an example, we’ll take acting…

 

1) I attended a workshop last week at The Actor’s Green Room with Faryn Einhorn, Associate Casting Director for Law & Order: Criminal Intent. It was my first time attending an event at this particular networking studio, and I was more than impressed. The class size was kept really small, the Q&A with Faryn was very conversational, our sides were sent to us with a good amount of time to prepare, and all of our auditions were videotaped and emailed to us within minutes of our reading for Faryn.

 

2) I just started a four-week seminar with Kim Miscia, casting director of, among other things, the television series Gossip Girl and the film Bella. I had a 3-hour intensive with her back in April and am happy to have the opportunity to work with her for a lengthier period of time.

 

3) I’ve also signed up to meet with and read for Philip Huffman, Associate Casting Director of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in mid-July at Actors Connection. I’m excited about the workshop, especially since it’s been just about a year since I worked with Jonathan Strauss, Casting Director of SVU.

 

4) I’ve been cast in two short films shooting this August, both for the Art Institute of NYC.

 

5) I have a little, but substantial, pile of letters to send out to casting directors of currently filming or soon-to-be filming television and film productions. Thank you, Backstage, for giving me every reason to be proactive.

 

6) I also signed up (with all this time I don’t have) to meet with four new casting directors in July at The Actor’s Green Room. I’ll keep you updated…

 

7) I haven’t had time to go to too many self-submitted auditions (as opposed to an audition from my agent; if he says I have an audition, I drop everything and go!!), but for the ones I have been invited to and been able to attend, I’ve been very happy with my performances. I still find the audition process to be one of the strangest things I’ve ever done and will ever do – very dance-monkey-dance – but when I go in there, I go all out; and when I walk out, I forget about it, and move on to the next one.

 

8 ) My headshot photographer, Sam Khan of Image Works NYC, won Backstage’s Readers’ Choice Awards in NYC for the category of Favorite Headshot Photographer Under $400. It’s much deserved!! Check out the article, and visit his two websites (and look for me!!) at www.skheadshots.com and www.imageworksnyc.com.

 

So yes, one thing keeps turning into the next. But while I couldn’t be more thrilled, I’m starting to get antsy for more substantial pay and bigger screens. Is that so wrong?