The screening for My Grief Is My Own went OK. It would have been nice to have more people attend it but with such short notice and the nature of acting/entertainment/film making in LA, I shouldn’t be surprised.
It was nice to see Jim Breen again (writer and director of both films). I haven’t seen him in awhile and although we weren’t able to meet up for drinks or dinner like we planned, we still found time after the showing to talk about upcoming projects.
The best part about the screening was how excited I was afterwards. I was looking forward to getting some free time to start putting my ideas on to paper and starting to get them made.
Now just have to figure out which one I’m going to start on first!
Well it FINALLY is here. The little part I had (and talk about on this website) in My Grief is My Own (MGMO) is going to available for anyone that is in the Los Angeles area to see. It has taken awhile to get completed because Jim faced numerous problems and issues in getting it done. Although he stuck with it and finished it.
The Los Angeles screening for My Grief is My Own and Valentine’s Day will be on Sunday June 29th 2008. Although I had a very small role in My Grief is My Own, I would still be grateful if you could come and show your support! It is going to be at the Echo Park Film Center. Information and trailers are below.
Continue reading ‘My Grief is My Own Screening’
This photo was taken on today.
Yesterday was my last day of my first year acting class. As soon as I got home I trimmed by beard and while that felt better, I needed to cut my hair. Today I was able to find time to go get that done. What do you think? I decided to keep my sideburns and goatee since I had taken the time to grow them out. Might as well as wear it around for a little bit. Who knows how long I’ll have it for…when I get tired of it, I’ll just shave it off. Until then, I’m still scruffy but I think in less of a Vietnam veteran way.
This picture was taken on Aug 28, 2006.
I finally got off my ass and took a picture of my scruffy look that I commented on earlier on here. I am currently letting my beard and hair grow out for a scene in my acting class (from a play named “Home Front”). Refer to the previous post about this.
It is getting difficult to manage my hair and not let it just go crazy. Gel is my friend (except when on stage - Vietnam Vets don’t use gel damnit!) I haven’t ever had a beard this long and realizing why. Although it’s annoying me, it is helping me with my scene as I really do feel close to being a bum. Hell, when I walk into Starbucks I’m getting more stares from people and I’m thinking it’s not because they think I’m good looking. I’m looking forward to finishing my scene so I can trim my hair and shave the beard. I’ll see if I can post a photo of me when wearing my Vietnam vet outfit that I wear on stage.
You may or may not know that I’m currently in an acting class. I am nearing the end of the first year and part of our “final” is a scene. I got my scene a few weeks ago and we have been working on it in class. Applying everything I have learned in class to this scene. We have finally started to work on blocking and dressing for the part. This is where things get interesting. At least to those that don’t know me or about my acting scene.
In my scene I’m a Vietnam vet that is having an all out fight with my sister. Because of this I’m not shaving and not cutting my hair. My hair is long, uncontrollable and starting to annoy me. But it’s all in the name of acting. Now if only everyone else knew that. They wouldn’t look at me like I was a wanna be bum or something.
It is already my last day here in LA. I can’t believe it’s over already. I have mixed feelings of being sad but yet excited. Sad of leaving this place as I’ve grown used to it and in some ways attached. It’s been my home and nice to be living alone again. Excited to get back to my own place, own neighborhood, see friends and familiar places.
Continue reading ‘Last Day’
Very busy day today. Doing work for my day job in San Francisco, doing work on my scene and working with my partner in preparation for class on Thursday. Wasn’t hit or ran over today so that was a good thing. However working on my scene is not as hard as I first thought.
Continue reading ‘No class but still work’
I figured since yesterday was a good and productive day that today class would be bad. Always seems to be a bad day once you had a good day. I wasn’t to be disappointed. Class was good for me. The bad that happened in class happened to others. Everything bad that happened to me, happened outside of class.
Continue reading ‘Getting hit in more than one way’
I wasn’t in class on Saturday because I needed to go up to San Francisco to take care of some things. While up there I got to see a few friends, enjoy the fog and cooler weather, get done what I needed to as well as see the city and my place again. The wierd part was I thought I would feel better once I got up there, instead I felt like I had no home. SF felt comfortable and familiar but not home, LA seemed distant and foreign but had most of my stuff and my routine. I felt like a lost soul with no body to call home.
Continue reading ‘Traveling into the Abyss’
Today in class we were introduced to something to add to our exercises with our partner and while on stage. We were given a paragraph (5 sentences) that stated the following.
“I am going to put all my attention on my partner. I am going to give them a minute or two to get involved with what they are doing. During that time I am going to go through it with my partner as if I’m doing it myself. When I have an opinion based on their behavior I will begin the repetition exercise. Making sure to throw my energy to my partner and pull an answer back.”
Continue reading ‘My turn to get yelled at’