Audition run-down part 2.

Originally posted on Myspace Nov. 12, 2007

I had my last of the audition trifecta yesterday afternoon. I feel pretty damn confident about this one, whether I get a callback from them or not, I feel like I did a good job. Not only that, I learned that I'm a damn good cold reader. That's something I don't think I've ever been before, and then suddenly this power came over me. lol. Here's how it went... *easy moving melody music begins*

I head for Austin around noon just to give myself some time but of course I'm freaking out cause I think I'm cutting it close. *accelerates* 70.....75..... 80.... 85. Oh i'll get there all right, and I'm bring all of the Texas finest Police Officers with me on my coat tails. It'll be a big party!
Anyways an hour later I end up in Austin and I have to stop by Walgreens to pick my headshots again, cause I forgot to order an extra the last time. I pick it up, off to the Music Lab on Oltorf for the audition. I get a nostolgic when I get there, remebering when I would jam with my buddy Marc. They were good times, *sigh* ok enough of that. Back to the task at hand.

So I get to the Music Lab and I confirm which studio it's in, I walk over there and the door is closed. Hrrmmmm... Well I don't want to open the door and barge in on someone in the middle of their audition so I just kinda loof around the hall for about 10 mins, studying all the posters on the wall, the flyers, and any other propaganda lying around. Finaly, I get bored with it all and I make the executive decision to walk in. I listen closely by the door for a moment, take a deep breath and I open the door. Without missing a beat a tall guy opens the second door and greats me with a "HEEY!! You must be Valarie, we've been waiting for you!" Oh god, they were waiting for me? But I was early, like 20 minutes early. I just inform them that I was waiting around outside the door debating on barging in on someone or not. Glad I did.

So I meet the other two gentlemen in the room and I sit down and we chit chat. They ask me the usual, how old are you? where do I work? Availability? Will I marry him? What?? Just wanted to throw that one in, oh and by the way ladies... he was a very handsome fella, easy on the eyes which helped during the audition. We begin to discuss which characters I wanted to read for and I stated that two I wanted. So discuss a third that I didn't even think to read for, and he gives me the script with her dialouge and one of the two characters I orginaly was preparing for. Caught in the moment, I was trying to read the script and I couldn't even understand the words I was looking at. I saw letters, but they were all forgein to me that I couldnt peice together the words they were forming. I looked at all 4 pages worth of dialouge and "acted" like I was reading a script. Finaly I gave up and said, I'm ready. Let's do this. Then he started the scene out.

I played the first character a bit soft and demure. She obviously has a crush on the lead so I wanted her to sound "giddy but masking her giddiness with her insecurites", does that sound weird? Cause I really didn't think it is weird, isn't that what all of us girls do at some point around a guy we like. Especially in high school. lol. I finished that scene and I felt good about it, then it was on to the next character.

This is what I love about acting... as I was about to start the next character I felt that little switch inside go off. I shifted my weight in my chair because this character wouldn't sit the way I was originaly sitting, and I gave even more eye contact to the writer. My voice lowered in tone, and I had a more aggressive snap back in my dialouge. I even laughed hard and in character, in the scene.

I ended up doing some great work in this audition and it just proves that the more you do something the better you get. If you were to compare this audition and my first audition on Thursday... HUGE difference. I wasn't that nervous, I was actually a bit relaxed which is good and it allowed me a chance to really showcase a bit more.

Before I left one of the guys asked that if I would be able to go back and read with other people, so he can get a feel for the way we bounce off each other. I replied "No, are you crazy... Never!!" Just kidding, of course I said Yes! So I don't know if that means anything, I dont' know if he was saying that they will call me back. I just don't know. But it was good.
Ok so I expect that if I were to get a call back from any of my auditions I would probably hear from people either next week or the week after. So cross those fingers, limbs, hair whatever you can cross.

I'll let you know if I hear anything.