I'm pleased to say I've booked my first two acting jobs since being in LA. The first one was a 'Sizzler' - kind of like a pilot that gets sent to TV Studios and Film companies to spark interest. I auditioned with an American accent and even did the chat with the director in an American accent (I just said uhu a lot!) so the good news is they thought I was American. Then I got the job and they still thought I was American! They probably realised I wasn't when I got the call sheet at one am the night before telling me I had to be 70 miles North of LA by ten the next morning which of course was a Sunday (a lot less public transport) and I had to tell them I don't have a car! Stress number one.
Stress number two was using that stupid phone to try and organise a lift. The lovely producer man on the other end kept shouting at me to drive to Whole Foods near the 405 and meet him there. The 405 is a freeway. People new to LA without a car don't really know where freeways are. People without a car also can't drive to the nearest freeway. By the time the phone had cut out for the third time and I called him back I think he knew I was British when I shouted 'If I had a car I wouldn't need a lift!' (actually maybe I said 'ride') I can't cope with all that and be American at the same time!
So I turned up as British. One of the girls said I sounded like "that one from 'The Parent Trap'" (I don't think she meant Lindsay Lohan!) Cue the director - 'Ooh great we'll do one take in American and one in British'. All very flattering but not that easy. I didn't know if I was coming or going, well my vowels didn't that's for sure! Anyway first job done, I had a great day and luckily managed to get a lift back home to the door. It's probably time to get a car!
Job number two. ****Spoiler Alert**** Just in case you switch your TV on in the near future and see me in front of a Judge on a televised court case, panic ye not. I am not about to be deported. Nor have I actually forgotten I'm British and decided to sue someone at the drop of a hat. Those shows aren't real!! Who knew? Well not me anyway until I auditioned for one.
This was a great job. I was the plaintiff, I got to sue someone for feeding my vegan son meat and I even said 'burger' to the Judge in my accent on TV. You'll have to watch to see his reaction to that! It was a bit scary though (not the accent, the job. Well actually maybe the accent too!) No retakes, they just roll the camera and although you get story and character background it's all improvised. There's a bailiff and everything. Oh actually I lied. There was one retake, when I entered the court room and hit my mark perfectly except they didn't realise I'm not exactly tall and the camera was too high. That was a highlight, along with having to stand on a box for the final comments after the Judge has reached his decision at the end of the show (a bit like when contestants are kicked off 'The Weakest Link')
The decision? Coming soon on KCAL9!
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