The Biz
Please Don't Look for me on The OC
As it turns out, this OC stuff is going to be all extra work. It's not really acting, but they still give you money. There is a slight chance that something good may come of it, but its really nothing too impressive. I'm quite troubled by being an extra and I'm not sure why. It's humbling for sure, but I need money and sitting by a pool all day for $100 aint a bad job. The other extras are so excited about it...I'm kinda ashamed of their enthusiasm I guess.
Reasons to be an extra:
1. You like to hang out with TV/Movie Stars.
2. You think its real acting.
3. You have some delusion that you will hook up with a model.
4. You got nothing better to do.
5. You are good looking, but too dumb to do anything else.
6. You need money.
Reasons I am an extra this week:
see #6 only (and maybe the second half of #5)
The OC
So I guess that I will be working for
these people this week. A few days of extra work and then I get to play a poker player. Hopefully that will be enough to justify putting it on the resume. It means that I will be working 15 hour days since I will straight from there to TNT. But then again, "work" tomorrow entails sitting by the pool at the Hard Rock for 10 hours...
Takin Their Time
People wait until the last minute to let you know if you have a job or not. It's rather frustrating. Tonight at TNT Jody asked that we give him seven days notice if we need a night off for another gig. I haven't had seven days notice for anything else that I've landed. I have three possible things out there...realistic things...for next week. One is a high paying gig in Laughlin Wed-Sat. The others are day jobs in Vegas. I feel like at least one of them is going to go through, but I don't know if I can get off work.
Update
Well...all is normal on the uncertain front. Hawaii is looking more and more possible, but for 4-6 weeks, which is better for us anyway. I'm playing Michael at TNT every night except Sundays because the other Michael has been suspended for missing a show.
Next week I may have a small spot on The OC as a "young, hip poker player." I'm a poker player at least. I may also be in a (say it aint so) infomercial. Who knows what will happen, likely nothing.
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and then you have the facts of life.
My agent called today with two auditions. The one that would have worked out well was for an improv radio comedy hour that is airing live March 20. Unfortunately I am out of town then so I had to pass. The other is Thursday for a commercial. On a less positive note, I had a terrible show tonight at TNT. I missed two cues and the director scolded me for the first time. I did have a bad show...it just really sucks to be told about it. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Work
Got a little job with "Dinner and a Movie", a TV show, that shoots tomorrow on the Strip.
Hawaii
Hawaii is becoming more of a reality. I should know this week if TNT wants me to go for sure, then we just need to see if we can do it without losing $. I would get paid around $2,000 per month...which is good for 15 hours of work per week, but not quite enough to survive there. Deb or I could get a day job a few days per week to make do.
Debbie seems really excited about the possibility, so I'm rather motivated to pursue it. I would say that it has gone from a 1% chance of happening to a 50% chance. I find out tomorrow about a pilot that I auditioned for in LA. I'm not really expecting to get it, but they were very positive during the audition. That could wrinkle Hawaii planning as well.
Ah, the joys of uncertainty and possibility.
I may need a daytimer
Its so hard to know what the future will hold. So far I've just been following most every lead that comes my way. The problem now is that I could possibly get three or four jobs that would have me work on the same day. It's hard to find that balance of flexibility and taking the $ when its there.
I may have an opportunity to go to Hawaii for 8 weeks with TNT. We'll see.
