How to Solve These Problems After a Booking
All actors and models need to learn how to solve problems
that can occur after a booking.
I made a decision to accept a small paying acting job
that was shooting more than 7 hours away from my home.
Actors Pension
Some actors would never have accepted this booking, and I
completely understand why they would turn it down.
As a Union actor, I never want miss earning
the minimum needed to add to my pension. So, I accept
lot’s of jobs that others might turn down.
I also know that when I am on a set, I will meet interesting people
and learn new things.
I also find that work brings in more work.
After traveling many hours, I woke up early the next morning
to get ready to head to the set.
Check Your Wardrobe the Night Before a Shoot
As I was pulling the wardrobe out of my garment bag, I noticed
that my clothes were wet. I drove through a storm and some
water must have leaked into my trunk.
I did not have time to dry the clothes, so I carried them to my car.
Unfortunately, I dropped my shirt in a puddle, so now it was soaked.
To deal with this, I placed my shirt on the dashboard of the car, pointed
the vents toward my shirt and blew out a lot of hot air.
It worked pretty well.
Surprise
I assumed the shoot was taking
place in the city where the casting
director was located. That is where
I booked my hotel room.
The night before the shoot I got an email showing
that the set was IN ANOTHER STATE!!
I freaked out for a moment. I was thinking
that I might have to get up at midnight and
start driving again.
As it turned out, the location was in another
state, but only an hour away.
In the video
you will watch and learn about other
things that made things a bit complicated.
But, what I have learned over the past 30 + years
as a full-time actor and commercial model, is that
we have to learn how to deal with tough situations.
The difficult surprises will always be there waiting to haunt us. But, I
always think, “OK, this is difficult, and how am I
going to solve the problem.”
As it turned out, the shoot was wonderful,
and I did meet some really interesting and
nice people.
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