I knew I felt something

FRIDAY!! Wow, what the hell do I do with myself? Seems like the past 10 Fridays have been filled with performances or rehreasals. I think I'm still in detox mode from the show, and very happy happy I dont have to be anywhere tonight. I may go downstairs to Mercury Bar and drink myself out of ALOHA withdrawl.

This morning I worked on the set of AS THE WORLD TURNS. While my Mother may disagree, its nothing to get excited over, its just a few scenes of background work. My call time was 7:30AM and I was done before 11AM. I LOVE AS THE WORLD TURNS. They are by far, the best show to work for. Everything out there runs SUPER smooth. The full-time cast and crew are all SUPER cool. In general, I think the CBS soaps (AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT) are so much better to work for from an actor's Dayplayer/U5/background player standpoint. Everybody is nice and respectful, regardless of title. Time management and professionalism is superb. The ABC shows (ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ALL MY CHILDREN), on the other hand, are a disaster. Everything is always in a state of chaos. Actors can't get call times until the day before, so its impossible to plan anything around the shooting schedule. Even then, the schedule is constantly being revised and call times range from 8AM to 6PM. The staff, not so much the contract players (Although there are no angels), as the makeup, hair and assorted crew members, are OFTEN rude, making you feel small, unwelcome and unworthy.

So anyway, I'll be briskly passing through the Lakeview Lounge a few times in some random episode in September. Blink and you might miss it.

Earlier this week (Wednesday) I auditioned for a BLUEFLY.COM commercial and a VOLVO national spot. The VOLVO spot is supposedly a big job and they are casting in every major US market as well as a few foreign marlets to find the right actors. There is no dialogue, but we were instructed to deliver a very specific mesage through facial expressions. VERY subtle expressions. The VOLVO spot shoots in Hawaii and pays a butt load of money. I could sure use a trip to Hawaii. I could sure use a butt load of money. Both auditions went relatrively well. I felt very relaxed, very comfortable with the material. In the past, when I've booked something like a national commercial, I always seem to have a unique connection to the material. It's like I can see the spot. I can see it and feel myself as part of this little story. I don't, however, feel like this is anything I can control. Believe me, I wish I could. I'd "See" and "Feel" myself as part of a Steven Spielberg story. The Seeing and Feeling thing is simply what all my bookings have in common.

I received an email today from Michael Hein, the producer of DEAD SERIOUS:

Well, it took a full year, but Dead Serious is ready to screen. I'm sending out this mass email to gauge our best date for a cast & crew screening in NYC. I'm looking at the end of August, an 11pm screening on a Thursday night in NYC. Please let me know if your still in the area and if you will be able to attend so I can set a date.

We shot DEAD SERIOUS last May and June. Its a low-budget independent horror comedy. The cast and crew are seasoned professionals as well as leaders in their field...the field of low-budget independent horror. While we were shooting,there was a lot of industry buzz surrounding this production. Fangoria magazine, for example, came to the set and interviewed Michael and director Joseph Sullivan, as well as a few of the actors. Here are a few links to some of the stories that came out last year while we were shooting:

CAMPBLOOD.org: "Set visit to DEAD SERIOUS. Happy Hour is officially over."

ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS: An interview with the cast and crew of DEAD SERIOUS.

I am a supporting player in DEAD SERIOUS. I play the role of LANDIS, underground militia member, bad guy with a dirty mouth. I had the opportunity to work with a professional fight choreographer, fire a stage weapon (AK-47, 9mm) and die a painful death.

Well, that's all I've got for now. Oh, by the way, I just received a phone call from one of my agents and I've a callback on Monday for the BLUEFY.COM commercial. I knew I felt SOMETHING.