Little "in honor of Stan the Man" today... now down to the biz... So I am very sorry if people have been waiting for an update or something (which I bet the only person who reads this on any regular basis is my mom and Rockstar... but anyhow)
Things have been going okay here... working our asses off!
So... since April 15th or so...
- Bree and I got to work on a commercial for "Cost U Less" insurance, which was tons of fun. Made a new buddy, dir of the commercial, Mr. Jake Cooney. He is super cool and has been by to play Halo @ and eat grilled cheese... The shooting went great, Bree was in one, playing a mom spending too much on car insurance, and I was in another, which was a 70's Game Show style commercial. The Ex. Producer liked the work and might be turning my character into some kind of spokesman for the company, which would be really great... but we shall see what happens with that.
- Bree had her agent meeting and is taking a commerical class and then will be going back to the agent and seeing what they want to do from there.
- Bree also got to work on another commercial for Westwood Medical Center (or something like that, she is at rehearsal right now and I cannot remember the name of the place - but it was a REALLY high end doctor's office) - she was the Host of the commercial, giving a tour of the place - very cool.
- Bree has been cast in an orginal theatre piece... I am not sure the name of the show, but she has a leading role and will be Stage Managing a few of the shows too, which will be nice.
- Bree has also been working on Beyond Thearpy out here at USC, which is where she is while I am writing this...
- We both have gotten a job doing catering work, so that we can pay the bills when there is no acting work, which has been needed, because paying gigs have been a bit far between. It is getting a little tight here and so we are trying to work real hard to keep our heads above water.
- I have been doing work on both Post-Mortem and Macbeth (the two short films I am working in) and I have been sending my stuff out to agents and such... hoping to hear back from them sometime this week.
- Auditioning here and there... that has been spotty too...
- Went and saw "The Hitchicker's Guide to the Galaxy" the other day - go and see it! This movie is just as wonderful as the book! Just wonderful! So fun and funny and well thought-out! (Or at least I think so!)
...other than that (and i know that I am missing things - and I really am going to try and do this a bit more often... but when all I have to talk about is how I dressed like a waiter and washed dishes for some 90 year old man's Birthday party and hour from my home, I don't really have anything great to talk about...) Steve is coming soon and we are going to go to E3, which should be TONS of fun! I can hardly wait... and there are things on the Resurrection Mary website (resurrectionmary-movie.com) so check that out when you have time... looks cool...
I hope to have some good news in a day or two. Tomorrow afternoon I have a 2nd interview for a bartending job, which could really turn the money problem right around, but not till the end of the month (since that is when this place opens, and while I would be working before that, no fat tips if they are not open yet, you know what I mean) and I have rehearsal today for Post-Mortem... need to figure out how I am going to eat some guys arm... =)
Much Love! Talk to you again - call or email - or even visit!
J. and B.
PS - Dunn, that sounds great hun, I cannot wait to see you - hope that the kids are doing good and the shows went well this year! =)
Monday, May 02, 2005
Friday, April 15, 2005
turning a corner here
Well, things have been going super here for Bree and I in the last 10 days since I wrote. We had our meeting with U.S. Concepts and that seemed to go really good. And we worked on "Las Vegas" for a wonderful 16.5 hour day! It was SO LONG! But the great thing about it was Bree getting to talk to James Cann. Yeah, that's right - Bree not only talk'd w/ James Cann, but Cann winked at, flirted with and directed Bree in the little scene that we got to work on! It was super cool! And She got to talk to Dean Cain too! (Yeah, Superman was on-set! And that ruled too!) But I don't know if we are going to want to work on "Las Vegas" again, mainly because of the large crowds - they had over 150 people and tons of them were pains in the ass - beating each other up over food and a place to sit - when, if they would wait for five minutes, there was more than enough room... it was so strange... I don't really understand what goes thru these peoples heads sometimes... ok, most of the time. But Bree and I had a good time even though it was a really long day - made some nice friends - Like this guy Adam, who is also from the midwest and new to LA (well, fairly new) - I hope that we get to hang out again with him soon.
Then, as the week went on we have done a bunch of cool stuff! Bree and I went and auditioned for a student film called "All for Her" (which I am writing this from the set - we are on the second day of filming), the audition went great and they wanted both of us. The film is about a wife (Bree) that kills her abusive husband (Me) and then while the Cops are sniffing around trying to figure out what is going on, she feeds him in a meat pie to a homeless guy! Super fun huh!?
So we are working on that today - also, I had an audition for a short film of Macbeth - which is going to be for a director's reel and I am going to get a copy for my own acting reel... and I got cast as... Macbeth! Which is super cool - it is a modern version done with the shakespearian text and is only a few scenes - from the Letter to Lady Macbeth scene thru the Bloody Dagger/Kill'd Duncan Scene - with a few tiny things here or there missing, but over all super cool! So that is going to be filming at the end of May...
And I got cast as a Zombie in a short horror film, which is going to be filmed on a sound stage in Hollywood, the whole nine yards on this one, production-wise. The woman that is directing it has won a ton of awards for her short film work and this going to be the last short film that she works on... it is going to be so cool! And I get to eat someone's arm AND get shot thru the head! Now THAT is acting! =)
And Bree has been working on Beyond Therapy at USC and she has been having a blast!
On sunday, Bree has an audition for another theatre show... "Doubting Thomason" which is going to a have a six-week run and is playing in Hollywood!
And on Monday - Bree and I have an audition for an Insurance Commercial which is going to play locally, and that might lead to some more work...
...did I mention that Bree had a meeting with an Agent (Zanack, Passon, and Pace... I think I spelled those names wrong) and we got to meet with a management company for possible rep, and on our way out with made friends with someone who worked on Army of Darkness! This town is SO COOL!
...and then there was my birthday - Bree took me to Six Flags: Magic Mountain and THAT was the coolest thing ever! The rides were super great and there was sushi at the park. There was SUSHI at SIX FREAKIN' FLAGS! This is a wonderful world! =) We went on all the rides a few times - The X was my favorite! ...and the Superman ride... not so good - I haven't gotten to ride a REALLY good Superman ride yet... Superman: The Ride at Six Flags: Great America was cool... but even that was WAY to short! It was a great birthday @ Six Flags and then we had In-and-Out Burger... =D Thanks to everyone that called or sent me emails and txt's for my birthday - it was so nice of you guys. We miss you all so much and it brought a smile to our faces.
...so today I got to talk to my parents about their trip and everything that we have been up to over the past week or so, the casting and whatnot... and got to talk to Kim about the movies, work and everything... and I got to talk to Steve about his up-coming audition, his trip to LA and us going to see Batman and Star Wars and such - oh yeah... and E3!
...I think that is all, and if not, I will be back in a day or so to clear up any missing reports! Otherwise, email often or call - we always love to hear from you and Please come out to LA to see us soon! You will just love it here - i know it!
-J and Bree!
Then, as the week went on we have done a bunch of cool stuff! Bree and I went and auditioned for a student film called "All for Her" (which I am writing this from the set - we are on the second day of filming), the audition went great and they wanted both of us. The film is about a wife (Bree) that kills her abusive husband (Me) and then while the Cops are sniffing around trying to figure out what is going on, she feeds him in a meat pie to a homeless guy! Super fun huh!?
So we are working on that today - also, I had an audition for a short film of Macbeth - which is going to be for a director's reel and I am going to get a copy for my own acting reel... and I got cast as... Macbeth! Which is super cool - it is a modern version done with the shakespearian text and is only a few scenes - from the Letter to Lady Macbeth scene thru the Bloody Dagger/Kill'd Duncan Scene - with a few tiny things here or there missing, but over all super cool! So that is going to be filming at the end of May...
And I got cast as a Zombie in a short horror film, which is going to be filmed on a sound stage in Hollywood, the whole nine yards on this one, production-wise. The woman that is directing it has won a ton of awards for her short film work and this going to be the last short film that she works on... it is going to be so cool! And I get to eat someone's arm AND get shot thru the head! Now THAT is acting! =)
And Bree has been working on Beyond Therapy at USC and she has been having a blast!
On sunday, Bree has an audition for another theatre show... "Doubting Thomason" which is going to a have a six-week run and is playing in Hollywood!
And on Monday - Bree and I have an audition for an Insurance Commercial which is going to play locally, and that might lead to some more work...
...did I mention that Bree had a meeting with an Agent (Zanack, Passon, and Pace... I think I spelled those names wrong) and we got to meet with a management company for possible rep, and on our way out with made friends with someone who worked on Army of Darkness! This town is SO COOL!
...and then there was my birthday - Bree took me to Six Flags: Magic Mountain and THAT was the coolest thing ever! The rides were super great and there was sushi at the park. There was SUSHI at SIX FREAKIN' FLAGS! This is a wonderful world! =) We went on all the rides a few times - The X was my favorite! ...and the Superman ride... not so good - I haven't gotten to ride a REALLY good Superman ride yet... Superman: The Ride at Six Flags: Great America was cool... but even that was WAY to short! It was a great birthday @ Six Flags and then we had In-and-Out Burger... =D Thanks to everyone that called or sent me emails and txt's for my birthday - it was so nice of you guys. We miss you all so much and it brought a smile to our faces.
...so today I got to talk to my parents about their trip and everything that we have been up to over the past week or so, the casting and whatnot... and got to talk to Kim about the movies, work and everything... and I got to talk to Steve about his up-coming audition, his trip to LA and us going to see Batman and Star Wars and such - oh yeah... and E3!
...I think that is all, and if not, I will be back in a day or so to clear up any missing reports! Otherwise, email often or call - we always love to hear from you and Please come out to LA to see us soon! You will just love it here - i know it!
-J and Bree!
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