Before success, in a career of your chosen field, specifically entertainment, there are a few stigmas out there keeping the status quo down: The old school mentality that ‘talent & skill’ alone will get you to the promise land & it is widely believed that if you get a Manager / Agent… i.e. discovered, then…
• “That’s a wrap!” There is nothing more exciting than a film wrapping! We shot our final scene on this past Tuesday for ‘All in the Course’. I suppose I have to dream up a poster for it now. I have crayons, so that shouldn’t be too hard. I really loved the experience working with…
• “Green with screen” On Tuesday it will be September 1st and August will have come and gone. Wow, eight months just up and went out the window. It is almost the end of the year again. Four full months to go, and what have you done with your career / life? This is a…
• “Sore-ish” Why did I write such a hard fighting sequence? Five plus hours we filmed on Saturday of dialogue, then three major fight scenes. Afterward we had some yummy food. All together I have to say this shoot continues to be interestingly fun. My first big filming event as a writer / director /…
• “Managing” It is fun managing your time, money, and the people around you. Oh, and I also got signed to a management company for acting. That feeling to be doing things which progress my career in entertainment. Working hard to be “the best in the field” is one thing I have never really pushed…
• A Bit Part “But you were background.” Yeah, it was a bit of a bit part. And you know what? That’s the point. I was doing one more thing greater than a person who wished they could be in this business. Being an entertainer is bit part after bit part. Because we are never…
• Memorizing I think it started with “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” Yeah, how do I still remember that crap from when I was a child? Same way I remember the…
• Letter of Reason A fellow blogger asked me to post some photos of a play I am in over at The Rose Theater. We have performed the play 3 times now. It is getting better with each go at it. With a steady crowd, I’ve learned a little from each of them after the performance.…
• Taking control of the uncontrollable When I first began playing an instrument I wanted to learn piano. My brother took over both my piano and my music teacher. This lead me to play the guitar. Again, my brother took over my guitar and my guitar teacher. So I gave up. Silly me, one should…
Unity? The joy of acting is tarnished by the ego of an actor. I entertain because it brings me joy. I am doing something that others wish they had the guts to do; get up on stage and perform. It is hard, even for me, to get in front of people and just do what…
Two shows, and a script? I did two shows, one very awkward show that turned out bad for my comedy, even though the event was wonderful… in sorts. The next night was wonderfully delightful. Two shows with the same set. What did that teach me? I’d say the same thing I’ve been learning since I…
F*ck you, you, and you Dyslexia! One of the hardest parts about being in entertainment is reading in front of people for the first, second, third, forth, and so on times when you have Dyslexia. Interesting enough, Danny Glover suffered from dyslexia while in school, he was “a functional illiterate” when he graduated from high…
Macbeth – Stage-manger; Saying the word “Macbeth” is considered bad luck. While I personally believe that superstition ain’t the way, I do believe that this is an opportunity to increase my skills, experience and level of involvement in theater. I was asked to perform one of the roles in Macbeth, the witch to be exact.…
Twelfth Night; Acting!!! My favorite play is the “Twelfth Night”. It just always hit me as the most romantic comedy of Shakespeare. From the lips of “Orsino, Duke of Illyria” who has some of great philosophical breaths of literature. “If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,…
Standing in last minute; The power of “NO” has always held me back. I say this knowing I rarely say it when it comes to working within my craft. I say no all the time with business opportunities when I feel there is nothing to gain for either party. When both parties are gaining something…
Comedians need to act like Bands, both need to perform like Actors; What I’ve learned from being in a band, doing stand-up and performing as an actor has changed my life. When I was in a band it was all about the show. Bringing the audience in through my performance. I also cared about the…
I’m acting my age, but not on stage; From summer to about January of this year I was acting about once a month in a play. I took some time off to work on my company and growing. This summer, I may be in another Shakespeare play. That is neither here nor there. As of…
3 of 1 of me; I was in a band compiled of 7 musicians. Most of the time they limited themselves to practicing for shows. I was lucky enough that they also performed at shows. Occasionally someone asked them if they were in a band. It seemed as if marketing, and networking were limited to…
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