Well, even though this is a musical theatre site and live theatre is what I love to do and all, I thought I would see if I could maybe get into a little bit of film. So, I sent my resume off to some casting places in Austin. (About 5 hours from where I live!) I didnt really expect to get emailed about an audition because my resume is completely made up of live theatre.

Then I got it.

About two weeks ago, I got an email to come audition for a short film and everything!

So, I went this past Sunday to audition. I was really nervous because I had never auditioned for a film before and didnt really know what to expect. I was the first one there! (My audition time was 9:45 and I got there around 9) And they got all my information and took my headshot and resume and then gave me a number. (1) And then literally two minutes later, they were calling me in there to audition! Which completely threw me off but I guess thats just the way it goes! Another thing that kind of made me nervous was that they did videotape it. You had to stand inside this little box and the camera was just staring you in the face.

But the people were so nice and just told me to relax and all that so I did and got to play to the director (dont worry, he told me to!) so that helped not having to stare the camera down. And, I think I did ok...definetly not the best I could have done (I had never auditioned in the morning before so was still fairly sleepy...darn!) but I think I did ok. I also noticed as I was walking out of the studio, that I seemed to be the youngest girl auditioning for the specific part.

Well, I got the email today...I didnt make it in the film but the director sent a personalized email saying how great a job I did. (about 3 times!) He also mentioned how out of about 236 submissions to audition, I was about 1 of 10 who got chosen to actually audition. Which really makes me feel good, knowing that my resume/headshot seemed to stand out. He also said he would like to keep my headshot and resume on file for future projects so thats also really exciting!

So, all in all, even though I did not get the role, I still had a great time auditioning and I gained a lot of experience for possible future film auditions.