So we are so excited about the possibilities. More on this after the audition tomorrow.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Pilot Tv Series!
Annika was invited to audition for the role of 8 year old Emma in the new tv pilot series for ABC called Glided Lilys. It looks like a fascinating and different script! I think this could really catch on. It is a show I would definitely watch!
So we are so excited about the possibilities. More on this after the audition tomorrow.
So we are so excited about the possibilities. More on this after the audition tomorrow.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Finding Jobs in BeanTown
If you are not from around here, Beantown is Boston.
Ok, so the Agents called us Tuesday for this Casting Opportunity Thursday. I run a daycare and Thursday is the day that ALL the kids are here and I have no assistant. SO...I get on the phone and start making calls. I manage to get her Dad to stay home with our son and one other child and I change the schedule of two other children and then I have my afternoon pickup arrive early. Now Dad had to get Annika from school on his way home. DONE
Tuesday afternoon, following that call, Annika shot a Music Video for BattleShip Ball at Hasbro Children's Hospital. She made he first friend in the acting world, a girl named Emily! I was so happy because I had seen Emily a few places before and then she appeared in the commercial with Annika. They were able to be in the music video together! After 2 hours of dancing, we went home tired. Annika still had to complete homework, her ALAP Honors project which she happens to be writing about "Acting".
Thursday I felt like a truck hit me by mid-day...so tired, and sore throat. Not many people know this about me but I have CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I used to let it hold me back from trying to be more busy and active but now, I just face the symptoms as they arise, which they did...Thursday. I became a whiny, miserable nag about the drive to Boston and complained that no one understood how hard I work for Annika's Acting Opportunities. POOR ME. I wish I could take it all back now, but I was "set off" when Annika was moving slowly in preparing to leave. Anyway...we finally got in the car at 2:15pm and her Casting Call was at 4:30pm in Back Bay Boston.
I found a decent parking spot at about 3:30 and Annika and I could not believe how fast we got there. Looking back, it was fortunate we had arrived eary because we signed-in early, did a headshot, read the script and had the opportunity to see the Director before he left for a late lunch. Had we arrived after 4, we would not have seen him! It was Jonathan...the Director from her Common Core Job! I said hello to him by name and asked if he remembered Annika and he did. He explained that the video she created had been "shelved, possibly for good" because the project was not being funded now." He said we may be able to see it at some point if we come to his office.
Annika announced she loved Boston, after we left the Audition. She loves the Bigness of the City, the Buildings, the people and the sounds. I have to admit, I love it too. We added a few quarters to the meter and grabbed a sandwich before leaving town. It was fun to relax.
The drive back was as quick as the drive out, and NO STRESS. What had I been so uptight for? I didn't even know. Why was I so edgy? I had no idea! It was a great day and from the sound of it, Annika nailed her part so now comes the odious task of choosing from all those wonderful kids! We had a few great chats in the waiting room. We met some other wonderful young actors and their parents.
I really do love what we are doing. I want to do it more...fill more of my time with it. I hope for Annika's sake, she gets a movie role in 2012!
Ok, so the Agents called us Tuesday for this Casting Opportunity Thursday. I run a daycare and Thursday is the day that ALL the kids are here and I have no assistant. SO...I get on the phone and start making calls. I manage to get her Dad to stay home with our son and one other child and I change the schedule of two other children and then I have my afternoon pickup arrive early. Now Dad had to get Annika from school on his way home. DONE
Tuesday afternoon, following that call, Annika shot a Music Video for BattleShip Ball at Hasbro Children's Hospital. She made he first friend in the acting world, a girl named Emily! I was so happy because I had seen Emily a few places before and then she appeared in the commercial with Annika. They were able to be in the music video together! After 2 hours of dancing, we went home tired. Annika still had to complete homework, her ALAP Honors project which she happens to be writing about "Acting".
Thursday I felt like a truck hit me by mid-day...so tired, and sore throat. Not many people know this about me but I have CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I used to let it hold me back from trying to be more busy and active but now, I just face the symptoms as they arise, which they did...Thursday. I became a whiny, miserable nag about the drive to Boston and complained that no one understood how hard I work for Annika's Acting Opportunities. POOR ME. I wish I could take it all back now, but I was "set off" when Annika was moving slowly in preparing to leave. Anyway...we finally got in the car at 2:15pm and her Casting Call was at 4:30pm in Back Bay Boston.
I found a decent parking spot at about 3:30 and Annika and I could not believe how fast we got there. Looking back, it was fortunate we had arrived eary because we signed-in early, did a headshot, read the script and had the opportunity to see the Director before he left for a late lunch. Had we arrived after 4, we would not have seen him! It was Jonathan...the Director from her Common Core Job! I said hello to him by name and asked if he remembered Annika and he did. He explained that the video she created had been "shelved, possibly for good" because the project was not being funded now." He said we may be able to see it at some point if we come to his office.
Annika announced she loved Boston, after we left the Audition. She loves the Bigness of the City, the Buildings, the people and the sounds. I have to admit, I love it too. We added a few quarters to the meter and grabbed a sandwich before leaving town. It was fun to relax.
The drive back was as quick as the drive out, and NO STRESS. What had I been so uptight for? I didn't even know. Why was I so edgy? I had no idea! It was a great day and from the sound of it, Annika nailed her part so now comes the odious task of choosing from all those wonderful kids! We had a few great chats in the waiting room. We met some other wonderful young actors and their parents.
I really do love what we are doing. I want to do it more...fill more of my time with it. I hope for Annika's sake, she gets a movie role in 2012!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Getting to The Casting Calls
The most important and insane part of the Acting process for a child actor is getting to the casting calls! It is hectic and often there is little notice. Children must be escorted by an adult and the adult most likely has a job, which means they are juggling their schedule.
Today Annika has a Casting Call at Christine WYSE Casting in Boston's Back Bay area. I hate the drive to Boston, especially in the afternoon and evening coming back. BUT...I love Annika and I want her to have her opportunities. We checked the train schedule and of course, it is sold out for the times we need to commute.
So instead I onsessively studied the driving directions and used the Google Map feature of street view and attempted to ingrain to my memory what the street turn would look like. This way I will not miss it!
On my last trip to this particular casting location, I missed my exit in Boston and I had no gps to circle me around. Luckily, I had been there about 3 times before and we have walked all about Boston because her Agents are nearby and other casting locations are nearby. So on that day...I circled and circled until I found the street, identified the address and then could not find parking.
It all worked out that day, although she did well for the casting she was not hired for that job. But getting hired is important, it's just not everything. Remember that!
Today Annika has a Casting Call at Christine WYSE Casting in Boston's Back Bay area. I hate the drive to Boston, especially in the afternoon and evening coming back. BUT...I love Annika and I want her to have her opportunities. We checked the train schedule and of course, it is sold out for the times we need to commute.
So instead I onsessively studied the driving directions and used the Google Map feature of street view and attempted to ingrain to my memory what the street turn would look like. This way I will not miss it!
On my last trip to this particular casting location, I missed my exit in Boston and I had no gps to circle me around. Luckily, I had been there about 3 times before and we have walked all about Boston because her Agents are nearby and other casting locations are nearby. So on that day...I circled and circled until I found the street, identified the address and then could not find parking.
It all worked out that day, although she did well for the casting she was not hired for that job. But getting hired is important, it's just not everything. Remember that!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Battlefield Ball Tv Commercial
Here is Annika's tv premiere (commercial)
This is in Rhode Island. Her Agency, Model Club is in Boston. Chelsea Gilson has been responsible for a lot of Annika's job leads and also our old friend Andrew Wilson...both from Model Club Inc., of Boston.
For her ALAP project, Annika is tackling the query of, "What opportunities exist for children in Theatre and Tv?"
This is what she is passionately driven towards. All aspects for theatre and Acting appeal to her right now. In time, she will learn what she would like to specialize in, and then get training toward that.
For now...Thanks again Adrian R'Mante and Celebrity Actors Camp! I am glad we took the chance! Thank you to our good friends, Linda Sundstrom and Gregory for the extra Improv course last Spring!
Sincerely, AngelMarie
The S L O W road to success
Child-Acting is fun...but not glamorous. It is work. It is worry. It is Managers of ingenuity meeting up with Masters of Industry and it is an exceptional child that plants their seed in the minds of those who will hire her. They will not adore her, but respect her and the process. They are the consummate professionals. I feel humbled being in their world. We just work at it every day and do our best to be where we need to.
Annika's first tv commercial has been aired on channel 12/WPRI in RI. I have not yet seen it and neither has she! Our friends have seen it! I am glued to the tv watching for it. I know it is probably a beautiful commercial. I am glad her first appearance in a tv ad is for a good cause and not for a product. It will not always be that way, but I place a lot of trust in the universe to deliver the right jobs and the right time and the right people...all for her best outcome.
Everyday I am grateful to be on this journey. Everyday I wonder how will we...when will we...where will we...and then I surrender it. I do not have all the resources I need to make every detail come together seamlessly for Annika and for her career but I have not let that stop me! I will not let that stop me.
Annika's first tv commercial has been aired on channel 12/WPRI in RI. I have not yet seen it and neither has she! Our friends have seen it! I am glued to the tv watching for it. I know it is probably a beautiful commercial. I am glad her first appearance in a tv ad is for a good cause and not for a product. It will not always be that way, but I place a lot of trust in the universe to deliver the right jobs and the right time and the right people...all for her best outcome.
Everyday I am grateful to be on this journey. Everyday I wonder how will we...when will we...where will we...and then I surrender it. I do not have all the resources I need to make every detail come together seamlessly for Annika and for her career but I have not let that stop me! I will not let that stop me.
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