Just needed to vent - I just had an audition for a job I really want, and totally screwed it up. I dropped lines TWICE, and then was so scared about forgetting them again, I lost all hint of intention. I worked so hard on it, and I let my nerves get the better of me. GRRRRRRRR! I just want to say to the director when that happens - I know that was shite, can I do it again?! What are your thoughts - do you admit when you'e rubbish, or do you ride it out and hope it wasn't as bad as you think it was?
As discussed there are several audition scenarios to consider. A high profile CD
said to me recently it's an idea to get to the casting 30 min early & check out the sides &,if possible learn them before going in,(Naturally if we're talking 3 or 4 lines max!). Take the sides with you ofcourse but aim to focus on the acting not the words; Lets face it; Most of the time it's the look they're interested in.
Co-incidentally,I've got a casting on Tuesday where I've been asked to learn quite a few lines (About 15) for a commercial that's scheduled to do all the media rounds inc posters!
The format is presenting plus voice acting style.
The thing is I've got a show reel & more recently presenting/ voice acting material so the dilema being to either do as it says on the brief or tell'em to cast from the show reel/s.It's a commercial casting after all & it's not really paying the 'full monty' taking into consideration the proposed broadcast media!
I'm probably going to ask them to cast off show reel.
Sort of interesting scenario.
Any thoughts folks??
I had an audition for an agency a few years ago, and had to have two contrasting monologues. With one, from 'The Mercy Seat', I encountered issues with a particular line less than a quarter of the way through. So I practiced and practiced and practiced to get it right. Get to the audition and I fluffed it....in a completely different point in the piece!
well, I heard back from the people who auditioned me - I didn't get the job (no surprises there), but they were very complimentary and said they would definitely like to work with me in the future! So perhaps wasn't as bad as I thought......
....Good of them to get back to you in any event. I find it difficult to gauge
auditions; Best to think,as someone said earlier, 'Fxxk' em & it' when your out of the door & half way down the street!
I've been convinced to attend this one tomorrow by my agent;Time to learn lines about melting down precious metals!!
When I was recently grieving over a similar result, a director told me that in this day and age if they got back to you at all, let alone with feedback, you very, very nearly got it.
Just picking up something in Lee's excellent post earlier, regarding film castings where they like you to effectively cold read the script.
I've never been entirely sure what the reasons behind this are - even the very best of cold-readers aren't going to be giving the most natural or "true" rendition. Can't quite see how it really serves anybody's best interests.
Had one last year, where the first time I got to see the sides was when I sat down in front of the panel, and they handed me a rather tatty (pre-highlighted, thank God) couple of pages, and asked me to simply do it then and there. At the end, one of the panel made a small comment about my having not followed a couple of the stage directions... follow them? I hadn't even seen them!
LOL!!! They'd probably expect you to be able to cry to order too!
I would hope, if I was in that situation, that I would ask for some time to read the script through first, just so that I had an idea of where it was going. If they refused, I'd think very seriously about whether I wanted to be involved in the project, because I think they'd have a very strange idea about what actors are capable of, and it would involve several psychic senses!!
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