Getting down to business
It’s going to be an exciting few days. I’ll be spending this afternoon/evening as an extra on Whip It. There’s an open casting call and I have an audition on Sunday. Monday, I’ll either have another day as an extra or another audition, to be determined over the weekend.
This is fun. It’s a lot of work, too. The instructions for today’s wardrobe were “punk/rockabilly/concert wear”. Well, I love that style — I’m thinking SuicideGirls — but I can’t say it describes my very limited collection of clothes that fit. I spent hours trying on pieces in different configurations until I put together something that works. At the same time, I pulled outfits for my upcoming auditions, which I’ll describe as “professional/slightly tacky/dramatic” and “approachable/inexpensive/slightly flirtatious”. And of course, it’s more than just matching the wardrobe (and makeup/accessories/hairstyle) to the role; I also have to think about voice, mannerisms, movement, etc. I figure that I need to be five different people in the next three days: real me, public amiable me, punk chick, professional bitch, and friendly local gal. Easy enough. The hard part is doing them all well.
