Had an audition yesterday for a TurboTax commercial… and was called in for the role of a soldier.
Do I see a pattern?
Hmm… maybe it’s time for some buzz cut headshots…
iActor (SAG’s online casting site) is supposed to be live now, for all SAG actors to take part. If you haven’t filled out your profile, get [...]
Archive for the ‘Commercials’ Category
October 26, 2007
Wherefore art I a soldier?
March 2, 2007
Make Fun of Commercials Now
I love commercials. I truly do. I hate to admit it, but I actually only ever watch the Super Bowl for the ads. Well, maybe not entirely, but still… many actors denigrate commercials, and either refuse to even pursue them, or look down on other actors who participate in them. Well, stand back…
One of the [...]
November 17, 2006
MGD Commercial Online
So the first commercial I did for MGD is online… go to www.mgd.com, enter your birthday (you have to be over 21), and click on "Experience the Commercials".
That’s me! Yes, I know, I am super-awesome and seem to be the world’s most amazing sportsman. It’s because I am. No, really. Check me out. You’ll see…
October 4, 2006
Leave the Copy Be-Heine
The other day, I had an audition for Heineken beer at Telsey + Company… and I learned something NEW!
After you sign in (write your name, union status, etc) you look over your copy#–the text you will be speaking in the audition#–and when your name is called, you enter the spooky room of audition doom (or [...]
September 20, 2006
MGD Shoot : Motion-tastic
So I booked that commercial… :) Here’s some photos from the shoot, and yes, I know I look hot in this outfit. The entire thing was motion capture, so "I" will not appear in it#–just my actions. No voice, no figure, etc. But the character being animated? All me…
September 18, 2006
What happens next…
So I heard back about the commercial I’m on hold for… they accidentally erased the audition tape, and they needed to show the producers their final selection for actors. What does that mean? An unexpected callback!
My manager called me just before closing (of course, it always happens that way#–not their fault, but the client always [...]
September 14, 2006
Schilling for the Corporate World
So if you’ve been following my blog for any time, you’re probably wondering: "why doesn’t he post more often?" And to you, I say: "why don’t you comment more often?"
I’ve been spending my time of late working on a couple of things, most notably representation (someone to send me on more auditions) and commercial auditioning [...]
March 29, 2006
Do I Look 6 Foot 2?
So I got the best commercial audition the other day…
Most of the time, in order to land an audition, an actor (or his agent) has to submit a photo and resume to a casting director. This usually happens after the actor (or his agent) has seen a breakdown (description) of the role, and decides he’s [...]
February 17, 2006
First NYC Commercial Audition
Yesterday I ran out of my (current) day job in a blitzkreig: David called with an audition (one day after our interview#–I like him already) for a national Verizon commercial. Usually an audition doesn’t come up this last minute (I got the call at 1pm the audition was at 3:25pm), but even so I wanted [...]
February 15, 2006
NY Commercial Agent
I had a great meeting today with David McDermott at Jordan, Gill, and Dornbaum#–he is now going to be sending me out for commercials in NYC. This is a good thing: actors make most of their industry income from commercials, and if they are successful enough, it can mean working only as an actor (no "day [...]
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