 I have a audition right now. It's the Zuma Duchenne for the Art Academy. I just found out about it last night. I read through some of the scripts. They would be filming next Tuesday for a third semester, I believe directing class. It's usually the ones that they hire actors for. There are short films and you can decide which one you want to audition for. So I'm just finishing setting up right now and I have my script here. A little oily. And I do have my day job. I'm actually going in late. I let them know that I got a last minute Zoom audition so that I had to come in late. So I'm going in like an hour or so late to my day job, which is fine because I talked to them, you know, before getting hired. And I told them that this would happen. So this is what I chose to wear. Like lighting looks good. Oh my goodness. Okay, that was a little bit rough because I didn't have the lines memorized obviously because I got the script last night pretty late and then just basically like woke up and then had to audition. I could have potentially made some time like an hour or something to memorize these three scripts because the days I'm available, it's three different scripts, but they ended up having me audition for two even though I originally was only going to audition for one. And I'm glad I did because the first one that I auditioned for that I thought I liked the script the best. It was just a little rough. I don't think the whole team was there. It was only two people and usually it's like three or four even. Like what is it the writer, the casting director, the director? I think there's usually like a producer or something. I can't remember the roles that they have in their classes, but it seemed like a lot of people weren't there. We just read through a couple of chunks instead of the whole thing. So it was just like, it felt a little bit off like, oh no, I wish we could have gone through the whole thing, but it's their choice. It's their class. It's however they want to be doing it. And then in the second audition that I did, we did go through the script a couple of times and then just a specific part and that one felt a little bit better because I was actually able to do the whole thing instead of like a quick little choppiness. It's almost 11 now, so I have to go to my day job that took about 45 minutes. I'm gonna get out of this little denim. You guys, I've been wearing so much denim for auditions. Before I go, I want to tell you really quick because I haven't told you. I was cast in something for mid-March and I'm really excited. So I'll let you guys know once it's all complete and sure with you, but yeah, I was cast in something else. Hi, sorry that you're in my steering wheel. I just heard back from this morning's audition. So the second audition, I booked it. I got an email that I have been booked to do it. I'm excited. This is a student project. They seemed really nice. They seemed really cool, the writer and the director. So I'm excited to work with them and I'm gonna see if they would be willing for me to vlog a little bit. And then once a short film comes out, hopefully they'll give me a link and allow me to share it on on a vlog in the future. But it's a fun little short written by, what was his name, Trevor, something I'm trying to remember. But yay, I am about to eat my lunch in my car. So yeah. Here's for directing class. I've done this in the past and I really like it because it's like a paid rehearsal where you just pay to practice acting. I'm headed to the Academy of Art. I'm going to be an actor in a directing class. It starts 1.30 and then we're going to wrap up 4.30. So it's just three hours, super easy, but I thought it would be fun. So I heard about this class because I've worked with him a lot and the casting director that is in charge of all of the casting, all the student stuff. She actually always invites me because she dislikes me. So she invited me for the short film stuff and then also the student directing my actual student directing classes. And I wasn't doing anything else today. So I thought, hey, why not do this? Because I know it's going to be fun. I was so lost, but then I found the room and for this class, you just have to go and find somewhere to film with your team. And so we had two directors and then two actors. We did have to film with our masks on because we didn't get tested that morning. For some other classes, they do have you tested at the door right before you come in. And then once you're cleared, you get to come in and act without a mask on. Well, that was super fun. I made some new friends. I actually worked with an actor today that I've made a short film with before. And today I met Qian and David. They were student directors. Well, they told me they were both in like producing major type of thing. That's what they're mostly learning about, but they are having to take a directing class, which is what this was. So it was a lot of fun to get to know them and practice with them. And then next week, I'm going to be coming for the other short film like I told you guys earlier. And I told Qian that we should get coffee or something together because she's only been in the US for a month and she's like, I haven't really made friends. I'm like, well, you just made a friend. They asked me what was the difference between working in an environment with professionals versus with students. And I told them that in an environment where you are in a professional job, a lot of the time the actors don't really get asked a lot of questions. Like when you work with students, because they are students and they are learning, they get to ask like, what do you think about this or how did you feel about that? Or do you have any ideas? So it's definitely more creative when you work with students. And of course, they're definitely more, I feel like they're just more grateful of what you do versus in a professional environment, like you auditioned and you competed to get there. Where here you still, I mean, you still audition like you still have to be vetted by the casting director from the school. But it just feels like a lot less pressure when you're working with a student because there's like no money involved, you know, they're learning. So as long as you're being a kind person, helping them learn, you know, actually doing your job and acting, then there's like really no pressure going to go back home now. And let's see when this train is coming. Good morning. It is Friday. And I'm about to jump on a zoom call because we have a little table read for the short film that I'm doing next week. And then I'm going to submit to a bunch of stuff because I haven't really been self submitting, because I've been busy with my day job. And then yesterday one ended that acting thing. Okay, actually give me a script. Oh, I also need to memorize this today. Well, like I'll memorize it today and then practice it throughout the weekend, because I'll have to be off book. Oh, I also have my hands. Okay, anyways, I gotta go. You have a good one. And yeah, I hope you guys feel better than I'll see you on Tuesday. My meeting is over. He just went over the script with me and the blocking and all of the shots that they're going to take. Usually in like a professional job, you don't get all of this information beforehand. So that was really cool. So I'll be super duper prepared for Tuesday. Something that I need to do right now is make my invoice. The jobs that I do with this school is our invoice. So I have to fill out I believe a W nine and then create invoices for each of these jobs. And that's how I get paid. So I'm going to make an invoice right now. Here's some clips of my auditions in February. I only had 12 auditions for from my agency in San Francisco, one word of mouth that I did book. I was so grateful for that. And then the rest were from casting networks and the Academy of Art. So I ended up booking a commercial for Covered California. And then I did book some of the student film stuff. So in March, I'm very excited. I'm definitely going to have a few days on set in a row. Thank you so much for watching my vlog. And at the end of every video, I feature another channel. I'm going to feature active poet because he's an actor in the Bay Area and LA. And he's also a really talented artist in just so many ways. But you guys should check out this music video that he did. It's super funny. And I love it. Okay, bye.