Shortland Street Extra, January 10
Every time I return to South Pacific pictures to do some extra work on Shortland St, we have to wait for anywhere from half an hour to an hour for the AD to let us know when they are ready for costume check then on set. I put my backpack down filled with spare clothes and pull out a book and then watch the minute hand race the second hand for like what seems like forever.
During this time I always feel like the GANTZ characters. For those of you who have never read/seen GANTZ, its basically about all these people who don't know each other who get transported and wake up in a room. All that's in the room is this black sphere (above) and the heavy silence as they wonder what will happen next. They end up hunting aliens for the sphere with alien weapons of their own but that's getting off track, what I'm trying to point out is the suspense always gets the best of me. (I highly recommend the manga/anime/movie adaption by the way)
ANYWAY, today's shoots were in the Cafe, my first job was facing the wall and having a coffee while the action took place. Though I am always happy for the opportunity to work on a live film set for a television series I couldn't help but feel pretty down. I traveled an hour by bus and walked another 20 minutes for this? I can imagine the discussion later...
Matt - "Look mom look, that's me, the guy with the black Tshirt! I'm on TV! :D"Mom - "really? :S .... hmmm that could be anybody though... "
Matt -"no, but it is! it is! :("
In the second set of shots I got to talk to a young girl as we shared drinks at a cafe table in the background of the main action, which made the day totally worth it, I always figure, 'if you can see the camera, the camera can see you'. She asked me how old I was, I told her to guess. She said, "I don't know, 15, 16?" I told her I'm 25. Maybe that's why it's hard for me to get roles because I still look like a teenager? Well, this 15 year old thought so anyway. It was her first time miming in one of these scenes, which is great cos it gave me a turn to show someone what to do which is always a funny experience to have with someone, because you can't help but smile when you pretend to be puppets or mime some actions. You always burst out laughing (quietly or you'll take attention away from the main cast which isn't the background players job, our job is to be ignored, guess I'm good at that from real life experience lol) :)
I've come to the conclusion that the A in acting must be for Awkward, or I should be positive and think maybe ACTING is Absolutely Cant Think I'm Not Good? Good day anyway. Satisfied I walked to the bus stop, waited for an hour for it to arrive, then sat and pondered my next move as I traveled home for another hour, a long day but another notch I can add to film experience. I'm happy I have a good agent, as I'm getting more opportunities to do practical things.
First Audition, January 12
This was my first audition for a national beverage commercial, I can't tell you the brand cos of contract stuff but this was a big deal to me, Again with the GANTZ feeling as I finally found the place and walked into the waiting room. There was a guy with a bigger build and way more manlier than me and then there was this other guy who (small world) worked with me a couple days before on the Shortland St gig. As they both left the room to do their auditions, I was left alone with the measuring tape trying to figure out how big my chest was and how tall I was for the costume details on the audition form. Then came time to shake it out.
The audtioneer came in, shook hands, then I introduced myself to him and his partner, they had a camera next to their desk with the papers of the script and the casting details. Auditioneer took a photo of me, then using the camera checked my profiles and asked me some questions. I was happy and calm because I had seen Bruce lee's screen test for the original green hornet series many times, It's funny to see things haven't changed. Then we ran through some scenarios for the ad, which was pretty funny acting out the ad, whether or not I achieved the right look is up to them but fingers crossed it was. I get a call next week on whether or not I made the cut. We shook hands and I made the long trek home. Boy I can't wait to own a car again!
Today.
Did the last of the grocery shopping and also bought Yelawolfs album, even though I bought Watch the throne a couple of days ago I'm hungry for some fresh music. I want to finish my album this year and just focus on films from then on. Also watched Pursuit of Happyness again while having Tea, I love that film, it's shot really well, the acting is phenomenal and the story is so inspiring. Anyway I have school on Monday, as well as JKD classes resuming too. I hope to finish my logo finally and finish the shots needed for the Phonecall short film. All in all, a good start so far to 2012, my year of promise :)
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