Acting is awesome! I can't think of any profession that I would like half as much as this one! I wish I could film commercials and movies every day. Being on a set, working hard, having fun, it's great!
Anyway, I just did my car wash commercial a couple days ago, and I have a LOT to talk about! I'll start by telling you all the logistics and details- I was called at 8:30, and I made sure to show up early. I was told to bring several business casual outfits, which I did, all carefully picked out, and then I went and met the director and the makeup artist for the shoot, who helped me pick my outfit for the commercial. Then the makeup artist worked her magic on my face and hair. It's so much fun to be pampered and have someone make me feel pretty. She actually made me feel really good because she kept telling me that I was beautiful and that I look like an old Hollywood movie star. She was kinda giving me a big head.
While all this was happening with me, the director and crew were setting up the first shot in the parking lot. The first shot was me in the car, looking miserable because I am stuck in traffic. We set up a bunch of cars to complete the illusion of traffic and then I got situated in my car. We completed several shots from several angles, and all I had to do was look bored, then suddenly see the car wash and get excited and happy, and turn the wheel of the car to go toward the car wash.
Then we packed everything up and left to got to the second location to film the next shot. This was done in the office building of the director. This shot was of me leaving work, looking miserable and bored because I had to wait in line for the elevator. For this scene I had to stand in a crowd and look anxiously at the elevator up/down sign.
Then we ate lunch. Awesome! I get paid and I got a sandwich for making faces all day!
Then we moved onto our final location which was the actual car wash. This was when the real fun began! I got my makeup touched up, which made me feel really cool, and then I got to drive a Range Rover around! We had to do several different shots: me driving up to the car wash, me using my special express tokens, me driving through the car wash, me in the car during the car wash, me vacuuming my car after the car wash...many many shots which resulted in me going through the car wash FIVE times! Hey, I'm not complaining! It was awesome! They use multi-colored soap in there! It's really pretty!
So those are the details... Overall the whole day was just a blast because everyone was really nice and friendly to me. We had fun, but everything was still really professional and efficient, which is what I love so much about this job. It's like play time, it's easy going, but it's still a business, you still have to pay attention to detail, and you still have to work hard. It is a career which perfectly fits my personality and my temperament.
I am also really excited because the director told me that I did a really great job and he actually wants to use me in another commercial! More work! WOOHOO! I want to keep getting these jobs and just keep working! Doing this commercial allowed me to make great connections, work with very friendly and wonderful people, and we produced a great commercial to boot! It's going to be aired on a bunch of cable channels too, which is really cool! I can't wait to do this again!
A lesson to actors out there: take advantage of your opportunities! This commercial presented me with an opportunity and I took full advantage of it. I impressed people because I listened carefully to everything I was told, did everything I was asked to do, I was very friendly, fun, and professional, and I showed people that I am easy to work with- and now they want to work with me again! This is what taking advantage of opportunities means! Don't let anything go by, and when presented with the chance, knock their socks off!!!
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