I have really taken the initiative to get my career going; it is exciting, scary, and stressful all at the same time. This past week I got new head shots taken by a photographer who is just now starting up his company. He is building his portrait portfolio, so I was his guinea pig and got them taken FO' FREE. We took them outside in the freezing weather, but I guess that's the price you have to pay. I don't know if I got exactly what I wanted, but he offered to have another photo session with me. For now, they will have to do. I am either too critical of my photos, or I just need to resort in blowing the $500. I can't think of it as blowing; this is my career, my life for the next 40 years (or whenever I decide to retire). It's just so hard to do when I can't afford to lose that much cash. I can't afford that at all. Josh may also experiment with me in a studio...at least to get my commercial shot. This is the theatrical shot I chose. What do you think?
I have lined up some work for this upcoming week before I leave Austin. Tomorrow I have an audition for an independent feature, Monday I have an audition for a professional theater downtown, Thursday/Friday I'm hoping I can commit to a paid extras call for Friday Night Lights, and Saturday and Sunday I may do some unpaid extra work. I was also notified about auditioning for a short film sometime in the next two weeks. I have been checking casting calls daily from all of the websites I know, and I am diligently searching for any work to add to my resume...and maybe eventually to my paycheck. Once next semester starts I don't know how much time I'll have to do this until the main stage show is over. We had two readings of the script this past week, and I am excited! But it will be a lot of work and time once rehearsals start in January, possibly six days a week of rehearsals and costume fittings and eventually tech rehearsals and the performances! Whew! It's making me excited if I can really start thinking of myself as a working actor.
The game is about to begin. HOOK 'EM!
