So I auditioned for a small, itty, bitty, teeny, weeny role last year in a low budget film and walked into callbacks with Michael Showalter, a younger female who was also a writer - Laura Terruso and casting in the room. I was like, wow...this should be interesting. I shocked them with an improv'd ending and Michael laughed hard and didn't want to see anymore/another take although casting asked. I went home and got the call...BOOKED! Awesome I thought, another job finally. Had an interesting welcome with the check in lady but I was happy just to be on set so no worries. When she finally figured out I was part of the cast and not an extra, I was ushered into my trailer room which I told her I was just thankful to be there...this was going to be a good night! I had gotten my script and call sheet for the job a few days beforehand and noticed a very big name, then another one...then another one. It all dawned on me that my teeny scene was with Sally Field & Tyne Daly - WHOA! I get to shoot with both of them...OMG! It was heavenly to just be around these two amazing women and then to have Tyne ask me my name again, after seeing my improv'd moment...then the scene got a bit bigger because she then improv'd her own moment - HA! Glorious is all I can say and a moment I will always remember. Then I heard nothing for quite some time and thought, I got a chance to shoot that part but no one will ever get to see it. See, most small scenes can be cut from the film if it doesn't drive the story forward and although I felt my scene was fun, you never know when it gets to editing what makes the cut. Then a friend of ours saw an advanced copy before it hit SXSW and let me know I was in the damn thing with Sally and Tyne - WAHOO! Then found out it just got distribution and will be out in theaters 2016...YAY! I can't wait to see it, I was told by casting the scene was funny, so crossing my fingers I'm not too critical of myself!
Article -http://variety.com/2015/film/news/roadside-attractions-lands-hello-my-name-is-doris-exclusive-1201472564/
TRAILER - https://youtu.be/EvHT-QPFqek
You just never know what small role will be with whom, so never turn down an audition unless it's totally against what you believe, no matter the pay because it may be low budget but filled with so much goodness, you'd be disappointed in the end for turning it down because of pay, not caring etc.
So, I'm ready for my audition as Detective Holt in another paying webseries...it's not much, but you never know what may come so don't discard itty, bitty, teeny, weeny parts, they may just make your day! Start submitting and don't stop!!!! And remember, you are the best version of you right at this moment, if you've put in the work, made no excuses and have been pushing, you are going to be right for that role when it's right. Don't be someone else, don't play someone else, you are you for a reason. Within you lies everything you need to make a character so don't play what you think they want to see - play what you know the character is to be...and that's you, all the beautiful, gritty, crazy bits of you that make you unique. Then, walk away...if they can't see you for all the gloriousness you are, take the risk on you, it's their loss, not yours. You are enough, don't be anything else other than...the character is you...with some umpfff! Go get yours so we can continue our journey together. Looking forward to seeing you at the next audition!
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