tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118825872011-11-22T19:59:26.366-08:00<i>Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand! --Edna St. Vincent Millay</i> <br> ~As an actor I get to bring imagination to life, to create shining palaces for the audience to enjoy.~Isabelle Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14789698458121061882noreply@blogger.comBlogger5821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-7952047594709287622011-10-09T23:06:00.000-07:002011-10-10T12:52:49.912-07:00

Last weekend, I got to see the world premiere of How The World Began by Catherine Trieschmann, playing at South Coast Repertory, Sep 25 - Oct 16, 2011. They have strong beliefs in Plainview, Kansas. And high school biology teacher Susan Pierce knows the score. A transplant from Manhattan, she arrived here with a desire to start a new life and a willingness to help out in the aftermath of a

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-23365437658155931802011-10-09T20:58:00.000-07:002011-10-10T13:02:24.612-07:00

I recently got to see Pride & Prejudice (adapted as a play) at South Coast Repertory. (Sep 9, 2011 - Oct 9, 2011)  Let me start out by saying I am not familiar with the story; I've never read the book and I haven't seen the British mini-series with Colin Firth. I did seen the Kiera Knightly movie once, and while I did enjoy it, I didn't fall in love with the story.  I think that is my

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-38088092154490680812011-07-12T20:56:00.000-07:002011-10-09T21:04:50.247-07:00

I've just learned that my mentor, Bob Fraser, passed away yesterday. My heart is with his family. I'm somewhat at a loss for what to say. I cared about Bob, although I was never entirely brave enough to build any kind of friendship, professional or otherwise, with him. He was generous and honest, and I will always be grateful to him for all the advice he gave, the time he spent answering my

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-84865726657099966942011-05-30T22:27:00.000-07:002011-10-09T23:12:48.179-07:00

Angela Goethals & Brian Avers  in SCR's 2010 production of Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo. Photo by Scott Brinegar/SCR. Karl Miller & Mandy Siegfried in SCR's 2011 production of Completeness by Itamar Moses. Photo by Ben Horak. Jennifer Lyon, Kate Rylie & Blair Sams in SCR's 2010 production of Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR. I have gotten into a

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-76544615380992061352011-04-20T16:01:00.000-07:002011-10-09T23:13:02.173-07:00

I got to see the world premeire of a wonderful new play at South Coast Repertory recently. Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson is now playing through May 1, 2011. The play is simply beautiful and beautifully simple, like gazing at the stars. However, like the stars, there is much more to the play than first meets the eye. Silent Sky is an SCR commision about a real-life female astronomer whose

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-34104269168757808222011-03-27T22:51:00.000-07:002011-10-09T23:13:13.104-07:00

Do you like ghost stories? Real ghost stories that people tell each other (not the ones found in movies)? The Weir by Conor McPherson is now playing at South Coast Repertory through April 3, 2011. Proclaimed as "the most exciting evening in theatrical London" by The Guardian, this Olivier Award winner was also a New York hit, running for eight months on Broadway.  When a group of

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-15218539445480137142011-03-07T20:25:00.000-08:002011-10-09T21:05:22.890-07:00

I've just learned about a new way to get your SAG card. I think as actors it's so important to have correct information about progressing our careers. So SAG has a new contract that helps those of us self-producing our careers become SAG members: the New Media SAG Contract. Perhaps you've already heard about this, perhaps not, but either way there is a ton of bad information out there.

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-83024122489275575452011-02-17T12:05:00.000-08:002011-10-09T21:06:10.634-07:00

What did I write about in 2010? I've created a word cloud using Wordle.net - the bigger the word, the more often I used it in my blog. Wish I could have a bigger image here in my post, click on the image below to see it in better detail. Home | IsabelleRobertson.com

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-14578715123553170082011-02-13T23:35:00.000-08:002011-02-18T00:52:13.582-08:00

Wow. Last time I wrote a post for myself was May last year. That's 9 months. We've got a lot of catching up to do! The main reason I haven't written for so long is that not much has changed in my acting career since I last wrote. Except... The biggest thing affecting my acting career is the 30% vestibular loss I have in my left ear. This is not a hearing loss; in fact, according to my doctor, my

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-85292437853704157682011-02-12T22:31:00.000-08:002011-02-18T00:54:04.432-08:00

Elijah Alexander and Susannah Schulman in South Coast Repertory's 2011 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR. South Coast Repertory is currently showing a wonderfully fresh and imaginative production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, through February 20th, 2011.Led by the wildly inventive director Mark Rucker, off go four young

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-56188574859532398282011-01-26T15:26:00.000-08:002011-02-18T01:02:06.448-08:00

Have you ever taken an acting class? Ever wanted to? I recently got to see an awesome play set in an acting class - Circle Mirror Transformation at South Coast Repertory, playing through Jan 30th, 2011. This play is extremely well written and SCR's performance is well acted. The story is written where most of the drama happens offstage, outside the classroom, or in the weeks between classes. But

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-74785185898806788552010-10-12T14:15:00.000-07:002011-02-18T01:02:22.028-08:00

Click picture to see larger. This was an interesting play I got to see last weekend! In the Next Room or the vibrator play is playing at South Coast Repertory through Oct 17th, 2010. Very first thing, however, I want to apologize to the cast and that day's audience; I assumed the play started at 2:30 pm -- I didn't think to check the tickets -- and so my friend and I arrived 30 minutes late. I

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-58788891880706247132010-09-21T17:07:00.000-07:002011-02-18T01:02:42.755-08:00

I saw an awesome play last weekend! Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw is playing at South Coast Repertory through Oct 10th, 2010. It's a Classic, It's a Comedy, It's a Romance... All the wrong men chase all the wrong women in Misalliance, an exuberant comedy from George Bernard Shaw that opens South Coast Repertory's 47th season. This is Shaw at his mischievous best, turning sharp wit to the

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-46371383540728170612010-05-08T17:01:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:07:27.963-07:00

My life has been amazing the last few days. I've undergone a huge personal re-alignment of my values, wanting to make a positive difference in the world, more than just donating money. I've had so so many wonderful ideas pop into my head that I've been having a hard time keeping track of them all, and I've put many of those ideas into action! So now, after a huge amount of research and growth

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-61292226545658324842010-04-28T20:47:00.000-07:002011-10-09T21:06:55.883-07:00

I found this interesting and fun-sounding opportunity to audition for a voice over role! I can totally sound like a little girl, and making her evil? That's just fun! ******************************************************* POST YOUR CASTING, JOB, OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITY! To submit your Casting/Job/etc., go to INFOLIST.com, click on Submit Posting, and type the ad you'd like

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-2008745582518736282010-04-24T23:22:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:08:29.187-07:00

OMG, I got to see such a fun play last weekend! Doctor Cerberus by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is playing at South Coast Repertory through May 2, 2010. Check out some scenes from the play on SCR's YouTube channel! From the pen of an inventive young playwright [Aguirre-Sacasa] (Whose fertile brain conjures up adventures for Marvel Comics' "Spiderman" in his off-time!) comes a grown-up play about a

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-53104870077149211092010-04-13T21:31:00.000-07:002010-04-15T21:14:33.323-07:00

Guidelines for the 12 of 12 Project: Take 12 photos on the 12th day of the month. Upload the photos to your blog or website, showing the time and where the picture was taken. Credit to: The 12 of 12 Project created by Chad Darnell Click on a photo to view a larger version. All photos are copyright 2010 Isabelle Robertson, and may not be used without permission. So, I finally remembered to bring

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-16789214912468781912010-04-08T21:16:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:08:43.079-07:00

I got to see this wonderful play last weekend! The Language Archive by Julie Cho, now playing at South Coast Repertory through April 25, 2010. Check out some scenes from the play on SCR's YouTube channel. George is a brilliant linguist. But he has a communication problem--with his wife, who's about to leave him, and with his assistant, who can't bring herself to leave him. This quirky comedy, by

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-45810674112445594472010-03-27T11:06:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:08:55.259-07:00

I went to see In A Garden by Howard Korder at South Coast Repertory a few weeks ago, and I've been so busy, this is the first opportunity I've had to write about it! This is closing weekend for the show, but there are still four performances if you decide to go see it. Check out a few scenes from the play on SCR's YouTube channel. A summerhouse will adorn the garden of the Culture Minister of

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-88596203072264001632010-03-12T19:47:00.000-08:002010-04-15T21:15:49.698-07:00

Okay. So this is over a month late. Better late than never, I say, and I got a lot of fun and beautiful pictures that I wanted to share. Guidelines for the 12 of 12 Project:Take 12 photos on the 12th day of the month. Upload the photos to your blog or website, showing the time and where the picture was taken. Credit to: The 12 of 12 Project created by Chad Darnell. Click on a photo to view a

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-16183059586068945232010-03-09T19:25:00.000-08:002011-10-09T21:05:52.754-07:00

Okay. I really love my parents. I really really do, BUT... There was this "Psych-Out" at the end of the recent Psych episode we watched: And now, everything around my parent's house is too sexy: "I'm too sexy for this collander..." And people wonder why I'm so weird. Main | IsabelleRobertson.com

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-92014909734258150472010-03-05T22:09:00.000-08:002010-03-05T22:54:58.855-08:00

From Jeff Gund at InfoList.com:Hi everyone,Here's info on the upcoming SHOWBIZ EXPO in both NEW YORK (March 28, 2010) & LOS ANGELES (April 24-25, 2010)– with tons of exhibitors, seminars, panels, focus groups, a film festival, and so much more...This is a GREAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY for everyone in the Entertainment Industry - DON'T MISS IT!ShowBiz Expo is FREE to attend. However, if you want

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-75143375013904974942010-03-02T20:57:00.000-08:002010-03-02T20:57:38.523-08:00

I feel silly. I've had three dreams about Nathan Fillion in the last two weeks, and I don't know why. Yes, I find him attractive, both personality and looks, got a little bit of a crush on him, just like many many other women, but it's not like I've been mooning over him any time recently, or even watched an episode of Castle in the last couple of weeks. So, three dreams in two weeks, out of the

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-44143482572776955502010-03-01T21:41:00.000-08:002011-10-09T21:06:28.719-07:00

Rudy Park - Feb 28, 2010 by Darrin Bell and Theron Heir Main | IsabelleRobertson.com

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-79462660094943550222010-02-16T17:57:00.000-08:002010-03-05T23:12:20.524-08:00

I finally have an answer. Or part of an answer anyways. Today I had a VNG test, which is a diagnostic test to help determine what is causing my dizziness. It turns out that I have Unilateral Vestibular Loss (UVL) aka Benign Paroxysmal Positional Nystagmus (BPPN) in my left ear, which means that the part of my ear that senses balance is dysfunctional; In my case, my left ear has a 30% loss.I'm so

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-43456764745977027352010-02-13T16:51:00.000-08:002010-02-13T17:23:21.950-08:00

Ladies and Gentelmen: I *love* Hulu!! They have so many shows about the business of acting available now! To kick things off, here's a clip of Russell Crowe on Inside The Actor's Studio: Once you're done watching that, explore the other clips available from Inside The Actor's Studio. Then check out these other options for self-tutoring that Hulu now has available: In Character With - Actors

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-84757906223319102672010-02-10T22:35:00.000-08:002011-10-09T21:07:37.842-07:00

Grand Avenue - May 25, 2001 by Steve Breen and Mike Thompson Main | IsabelleRobertson.com

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-47883468888051473002010-02-09T19:58:00.000-08:002011-10-09T21:08:02.335-07:00

I know I've been very quiet about my own career path lately, so here's an update: Still not driving due to vertigo, (therefore, no auditions, etc) but I got a new ENT who is following through on finding a diagnosis, so hopefully that will get sorted out. Progress is still being made on the script for my web series Temporarily Mary, working on Episode 6 - Half way there! Main |

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-27404711408819021332010-02-01T19:48:00.000-08:002010-09-21T14:09:13.787-07:00

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 This weekend, I received an invitation (Thank you again!) to South Coast Repertory's current production of Fences by August Wilson, running Jan 22nd - Feb 21st. Check out SCR's YouTube Channel to watch a couple of scenes. I am at somewhat of a loss about what to write. This is a high-quality production, the entire cast is top notch as always, and the play is very well

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-85053008398047562692010-01-19T20:50:00.000-08:002010-09-21T14:09:36.772-07:00

Earlier this month, I was invited to see the West Coast Premiere of the musical Ordinary Days at South Coast Repertory. Thank you once again, to those who invited me!  I really, really enjoyed the show! There is so much I loved about it, I'm not even sure where to start writing. Check out the South Coast Rep YouTube channel to watch some scenes from Ordinary Days and interviews with the cast

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-60357524731585260682009-12-12T21:53:00.000-08:002009-12-14T21:27:31.505-08:00

Guidelines for the 12 of 12 Project:Take 12 photos on the 12th day of the month.Upload the photos to your blog or website, showing the time and where the picture was taken.Credit to: The 12 of 12 Project created by Chad DarnellI've been looking forward to today since last month's 12 of 12, especially once I realized today would be a Saturday, and that my family and I had theatre tickets! By the

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-78408932282257300702009-12-04T21:39:00.000-08:002009-12-04T23:06:56.919-08:00

I'm so excited! Tonight I've discovered so many new (to me) resources for professionally producing a web series.It all started with a tweet by @JonathanNail. I used to read his blog several years ago, and now he's professionally producing a web series of his own, and doing a great job marketing it. A good example to follow, imho.And speaking of good examples, here's a list of web series that are

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-46021546957130960182009-11-21T12:50:00.000-08:002009-12-05T21:30:35.906-08:00

Any Goonies fans out there? Remember Stef, the skinny blonde one? Well, she's back! Martha Plimpton rocks! Okay, to be fair, I looked at her IMDb and she's been working all along, I just haven't had the pleasure of seeing any of her other work until a month ago. (I've been meaning to write this particular post since early October. Talk about procrastination, yeesh!)So one day, there she is on

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-62824582614013870402009-11-12T19:46:00.001-08:002009-12-14T21:33:44.053-08:00

This is my first photo journal for the 12 of 12 Project! I've been wanting to participate in this for a while, but kept forgetting to take pictures. But I'm really beginning to appreciate the opportunity to bring a creative project into my life once a month. I've loved photography forever, and wanted it to be a hobby of mine, but getting film developed and pictures printed were always too

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-55986461061110837792009-11-12T08:00:00.000-08:002009-11-21T12:46:36.960-08:00

Wow, I'm so sorry that the last post I've left up here for so long was such a dark one! Yikes! So, here's some new and exciting stuff for those of us who are interested in self-producing to read - a list of inexpensive tele-classes via Jeff Gund at Info List:Hi everyone,Here's info for Writers, Producers, and ALL creative types on a tele-seminar series "Just Effing Do It!" on writing and creating

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-67124383111692159472009-10-13T01:54:00.000-07:002011-10-09T21:08:49.788-07:00

I've come to a realization just now, about exactly why I've been dragging my feet in really getting down to work on my acting career. (Besides the fact that my dizziness issue still isn't fully resolved and I still can't drive.) I am afraid. But for me, it's not a fear of failure nor is it a fear of success. What I am afraid of is not being able to take care of myself in a healthy, loving way

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-48230325288371846902009-09-22T20:46:00.000-07:002009-11-21T16:35:30.761-08:00

IsabelleTweets: my life's a mess, picking up the pieces, moving home in the process, a step backwards that will hopefully be two steps forward in time. 10:29 PM Sep 17th from mobile web The above tweet is the main reason I've been gone from my blog for so long. I've finally discovered what this mess actually is. I had thought a lot of this mess was due to my being an HSP, I've previously dubbed

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-57320777715345450682009-08-28T23:28:00.000-07:002009-08-28T23:47:12.125-07:00

So I just watched Mad Dog And Glory on Hulu (it expires in a couple of days) -- and I desperately wanted to write a review of it, but somehow my post on the Hulu discussion board got stuck in processing. So I'll post my review here. (BTW, if you've never seen it, I highly recommend it!)Unexpected, But In A Really Good Way! (5 stars)Not at all what I expected, but I still really enjoyed this movie

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-83305654721780861722009-08-13T18:33:00.000-07:002009-08-14T22:52:49.811-07:00

My director has pulled out of my web series project due to having different creative styles and visions in developing the script. I'm sorry to see him go, because I really felt his directing style would have been perfect for my vision. I'd love to work with him again, I hope there's an opportunity for that in the future.But the show must go on, so my plan from here is to continue developing the

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-58807459645149378532009-08-02T21:06:00.000-07:002009-08-02T21:29:13.084-07:00

My writer delivered a second draft of the first episode on Friday. I'm really happy with the way it's shaping up, both the specific episode and the series as a whole. And as a way of filling my desire for it to be my turn to be on set, working on a full out professional production, I've been submerging myself in Behind The Scenes clips of various movies, living vicariously through them. (It's

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-73865936728098638482009-08-01T02:20:00.000-07:002009-08-02T21:43:14.390-07:00

Life As Isrestless, discontentloneliness seeps, anger creepsI sink like a stoneby Isabelle Palmer, copyright 2009I've been exhausted all week, not sleeping well. Management is on a rampage at my day job, and even though I'm a good employee, I'm now on the $#*! list (along with all the other good employees) for not being perfect, and at this moment, I feel why bother even making an effort to do a

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-36863513048586755912009-07-29T21:44:00.000-07:002009-07-29T22:34:08.768-07:00

Lately, while watching movies and TV, I've become a sponge. I'm just soaking it all up, watching how the actors go about acting, what they do to convey emotions, what they do physically in relation to the camera to create a dramatic visual without sacrificing honesty.Every moment I watch, I feel an overwhelming desire and energy to be doing that also. I take a deep breath and remind myself to

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-77775379925239122272009-07-27T21:23:00.000-07:002009-07-27T22:26:53.661-07:00

"So what's the big deal with Twitter?" I didn't get it. You "stay connected" with your friends by answering the question "What are you doing right now?"Well, I thought, MySpace has that, (status updates) as well as Facebook, and they're a lot more interactive and I find Facebook a lot more fun than either.But, Twitter is the "in" thing, and it's a useful marketing tool for an actor if you know

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-24414013161130638152009-07-21T21:15:00.000-07:002009-07-21T21:42:27.020-07:00

I'm sorry I've been gone so long again!Since the last time I wrote, we've had two collaboration meetings, both creatively productive, YAY! =D First meeting: We defined the main character (Mary) more clearly, created some of her history, and created the details of the new first episode.Second meeting: We further defined Mary's overall story arc; brought more definition to many of the supporting

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-90525062709147764492009-07-02T17:19:00.000-07:002009-08-13T02:20:14.755-07:00

So the reason I haven't written for so long is there hasn't been anything to write about, not really. We've been hitting roadblock after roadblock, and are only just now finally getting started on developing the overall story concept and character arcs.First roadblock was the Collaboration Agreement. I was patching an agreement together, and learned that I should have full ownership of the rights

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-37653562412063708802009-06-15T21:06:00.001-07:002009-07-14T17:14:54.541-07:00

Been quiet for a while now because I'm back in waiting mode.I've started an e-mail "Round Table" with my writer, my director and I as we further develop the script and characters from the first draft. (That works as "Reply All" emails.) Looking at negotiating a Writer's Collaboration Agreement between the three of us. Wondering where the line for creative rights lies between the creator/producer

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-55359220352204654762009-06-10T19:11:00.000-07:002009-07-14T17:15:06.885-07:00

*sigh* My internet is running so freaking S... L... O...W... L... Y... and I can't figure out why. I've rebooted, defragged, removed temp files, scanned for viruses, restored to a backup point. I guess that must mean it's my connection, but it's never been this slow before. It's been slow like this for days! Some days I can't sign on at all... And it's not my service, so I can't call anyone to

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-40792366318432828022009-06-06T01:29:00.000-07:002009-06-06T15:10:40.684-07:00

With all of the focus and energy I've been putting into this new web series, I haven't had any time to look at improving my professional actor web site. But it desperately needed to be done, especially considering all the traffic I'm expecting to get once I start taking action on looking for financing, and publicizing etc.I realized, I simply don't have time to learn how to design CSS (cascading

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-10106569235799206322009-06-02T20:25:00.000-07:002009-06-06T14:12:48.924-07:00

I had such a hard time concentrating at work today, with my new Indie Producer's Handbook: Creative Producing From A to Z sitting on the chair next to my desk, waiting for the 4 o'clock bell to ring, so that I could come home and bury myself in reading and learning.I was hopeful that between what I would learn from reading the book, and guidance from my mentor, that maybe -- maybe -- I'd be able

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-80006454259171958912009-06-01T18:17:00.000-07:002009-06-06T14:13:08.927-07:00

Just found these posts:Self Producing I  --  Self Producing II  --  Self Producing IIII haven't read through all of them yet, but so far, it looks like I'm on the right track! =D All without any real education about how to be a producer. Until a week ago, I had no clue about any of it. I think I deserve a WOOT! for having more common business sense than I gave myself credit for.

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-54104044425672367942009-06-01T17:17:00.000-07:002009-06-01T17:42:31.207-07:00

I have got so much energy over this web series project, I don't know what to do with it all!! I've done just about as much research as I can for the moment. Looked into what the requirements are to have it listed on the IMDb, sent an e-mail to Hulu asking what their criteria are for accept content to play on their site... along with everything else I've written in the last few posts...So now, all

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-42694143281712879362009-05-30T16:20:00.000-07:002009-06-06T15:21:08.129-07:00

This is really really weird. I think there's a universal vibe out there, and all of us creatives are picking up on it. At least two other actors/writers I follow (June 1st Update -- make it four) are on the same path as I am, writing a web series or feature film, self-producing...And the really interesting thing is, one of the business models I am looking at for my own web series is The Guild,

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-47818559356540469472009-05-30T13:50:00.000-07:002009-07-14T17:13:52.994-07:00

Oy, the first step was the easiest step, I think. And now there is so much more to do, so much more to organize, so much more to learn...I did manage to get a lot of sleep last night, yay! I gave myself "the night off" and took a lavender bath to help me relax. Then watched How I Met Your Mother, one of my favorite shows ever. (Check out this clip, Barney and Robin think they're in love... or are

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-51547121899337559582009-05-28T21:42:00.000-07:002009-07-14T17:14:07.969-07:00

Wow, long long day. Hardly slept last night from excitement. Could hardly keep my eyes open at work today, alternated with bouncing off the walls. Then fighting off a migrane in the afternoon, Excedrine Migrane helped, then after I got home, hours of further developing story concept.My production team is coming together! I now have a wonderful director (who will bring crew to the project with him

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-25086702017758448092009-05-27T18:50:00.000-07:002009-07-14T17:14:29.893-07:00

Several years ago there was a seminar I went to. It was basically about changing habits and thought patterns to be able to achieve your goals.One of the stories, or more like a fable actually, was about a specific type of bamboo. (I can't remember the name of this type, unfortunately.) Anyhow, the story goes, you plant these bamboo seeds in the ground and wait for them to sprout. And wait. And

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-21704334661663587652009-05-27T01:44:00.000-07:002009-05-29T04:36:49.315-07:00

Have you heard about this?! TV Producers want to make a reality TV competition out of stalking celebrities on Twitter! It's completely outrageous! Here's the original article from Variety.Twitter writes on their blog that they are not making the TV show themselves, but allowing TV execs to "leverage" Twitter, because it is "yet another way the ecosystem is enriched for everyone who uses Twitter."

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-44540153779957756732009-05-25T09:05:00.000-07:002009-05-29T04:36:35.502-07:00

Reading articles from Bonnie Gillespie's blog about the business side of being an actor:Be ReadyRookie OrientationSocial Networking And ActingThe Other Costs of ActingThank you, Bonnie, for your wonderful blog!

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-70213883907764456642009-05-23T09:24:00.000-07:002009-05-23T15:31:00.377-07:00

*Sigh* Everything I want in life requires me to change, to be a different person than who I am right now. Is that just the nature of being human? Wanting things beyond your reach? That's how we grow, isn't it? I'm still rolling around ideas for my bumper sticker/mise-en-scene statement for my character product. And in thinking about everything I wrote about that a few months back, I realize now

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-13809038009648597282009-05-22T19:09:00.000-07:002009-05-22T19:10:46.676-07:00

Here's another class I heard about from Bob Fraser:======================================================ANNUAL FREE CLASS AUDIT AT SCOTT SEDITA ACTING STUDIOS======================================================Scott Sedita is one of the most well-regarded teachersin LA (he won Best Acting Teacher in the 2008 BackStageWest poll of actors).His classes fill up rather quickly because of this -

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-36615405786067633942009-05-22T19:03:00.000-07:002009-05-22T20:40:35.303-07:00

Oh woe! Wish I could drive! Even if I could drive, wish I had a little bit of extra money, this workshops sounds very educational, I wanna go... =(  From Jeff Gund at InfoList.com:Hi everyone,Here's some info on a great series of actors workshops coming up on The Director's Perspective – with top directors and other industry guests from some of today's biggest films and television shows!As always

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-73487279351266176652009-05-16T23:41:00.000-07:002009-05-22T19:13:33.518-07:00

I was browsing Snopes.com and came across a very interesting article about Steven Spielberg. Ever hear a story that he got his start in show business by sneaking on to the Universal Studios lot every day one summer? Here's the Snopes.com article about that.I love the quote at the end of the article:"Most of what I say is true. The rest is show business." --George BurnsIt reminds me that maybe I

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-74756956523933986372009-05-16T12:04:00.000-07:002009-05-17T00:45:43.181-07:00

I am frustrated in so many ways.I am frustrated because I still can't drive due to vertigo (BPV) -- and that is holding up everything else. Except research and learning.I am frustrated because I want to do something about moving my acting career forward. Not just read books or take classes or make amateur low-quality short films. Even if that is helpful to the learning process.I am frustrated

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-89094671532108332812009-05-10T18:00:00.000-07:002009-05-10T19:51:43.969-07:00

I am sitting here holding my head in my hands, I feel like the Wicked Witch of the West: "Oh, I'm melting, melting! Oh, what a world! What a world!"Everything I have worked on, all the projects I've directed and produced with my friends, they are all gone. I thought I had the finished projects saved on a CD somewhere, I backed up my computer about 2 years ago, but I can't find any of the

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-44148876585710016382009-05-10T15:49:00.001-07:002010-03-12T19:23:44.730-08:00

I found this audition video that I shot back in 2006 for an online contest: There were 6 roles (3 men, 3 women) The actor with the highest number of votes for a particular role got cast in the movie for that role. But it seems after all the hours and days and months and stress that all of us went through gathering votes and fans, etc, that the movie has dropped off the face of the earth.

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-26426776144031041622009-05-04T20:48:00.000-07:002010-03-05T23:01:40.423-08:00

*sigh*My head is still spinning. When will it stop? I thought I was feeling better today, so I was moving around more at work, not watching my head position so much, and the vertigo set in again, making my head swim slowly. It's weird because the therapy exercises are helping, but the vertigo is changing too. It used to be that the world around me would spin and do somersaults and tip and slide

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-41900399511942608742009-04-28T21:10:00.000-07:002009-05-08T23:51:31.130-07:00

One of my newest favorite TV shows, Chuck, is "on the bubble".  I didn't know what that phrase meant until 10 minutes ago. A couple of days ago, I read on the Hulu discussion boards for the show that Chuck might be cancelled for next season. Since then, and especially tonight for the last hour or so, (now that I've seen the season finale, HOLY CRAP!)  I have been Googling and researching about

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-3560883547968022202009-04-22T21:08:00.000-07:002009-04-22T21:34:57.453-07:00

=D  Okay, here's a hilarious clip (imho) from the show Chuck, I was ROFL watching this, it's too funny not to share. Enjoy! =D"Chuck, Casey and Sarah try to get past Emmett to steal Orion's computer from Big Mike's office, not knowing that Lester and Jeff, who think it's a new game computer, are in the store as well."P.S. To watch the entire scene (which imho is twice as funny as this clip) go to

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-78396196444517405232009-04-21T00:35:00.001-07:002009-05-01T16:44:27.673-07:00

(Is that how you spell soliloquiy? Nope, there's the red You-Spelled-It-Wrong-Line. Apparently it's "soliloquy". Yup, that's better.)Ok, so now that we've got that straightened out, it's 12:36 am on Tuesday morning, and I am decidedly not sleeping. I'm not sure why. I think it's because it's been hot the last few days, and so it's too hot in my room to sleep. But then again, it's not really all

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-43145563709699576722009-04-18T20:18:00.000-07:002009-05-22T19:13:08.567-07:00

*Sigh*  I went to a vertigo physical therapy class on Friday, and today is the first day I've been off all meds, thank goodness, but I am still very down and dragged out physically and emotionally, and am not sure if I feel better yet or not. I think I do... or will once I'm not dragged out any more....?I'm so glad to be off the meds though, because the day after my audition, the day after

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-62142424678020374432009-04-15T18:13:00.000-07:002009-04-15T18:25:40.837-07:00

I am so exhausted tonight. It's only 6:14pm, but I'm gonna write this and go to bed. I think I might have jumped the gun on "feeling better". I switched prescriptions today per my Dr's orders, and this new one makes me just as fatigued and woozy as before when I was taking 3 or 4 different "may cause drowsiness" meds.So, not-so-yay for going to my interview audition all hyped up on caffeine and 

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-23458649722584484912009-04-14T18:52:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:32:10.281-07:00

Ok, where to start?  The most exciting stuff first, yeah? Good, we're all in agreement then. Yay! =)I have an interview audition tomorrow afternoon for a non-union tv pilot! Yay! The pilot is "a scripted, complex, character driven, feature length project, layered with multiple plots and subplots geared for HBO/Showtime and international markets." Wish I could tell you all more, but the less said,

Isabelle Robertsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-34335511191901126472009-04-05T14:46:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:32:29.921-07:00

Yes, I'm still here, just barely...I'm taking so much medication for my stupid sinuses, three of them "may cause drowsiness" so when combined? Yeah, they definitely cause drowsiness. So the last few weeks I have been just trying to get through work every day, no brains left over for anything else. And then a couple of days ago, in spite of all the prescriptions, I woke up with the room doing 

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-57825684188814837772009-03-12T21:32:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:40:18.569-07:00

I just went to the IMDb to look myself up. I typed "Isabelle Palmer" in the search box. My name did not come up.  What?!?I held my breath, and typed in "Isabelle Robertson".There it was! My new professional name is now officially on the IMDb!! Thank you to the powers that be at the IMDb that made the decision to allow my name change!!  (Or to the powers that be at Sofa Films for changing my name

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-46939783221778347342009-03-12T18:13:00.001-07:002009-05-23T01:58:51.196-07:00

My official website is up! It's still under construction, however, my site is currently in "Place Holder, Version 1.0" status. I'm working my way through a book called Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, and so far it seems to be a good resource, easy to understand. And even though I'm a newbie (a noob?) at websites, I came in knowing a tiny little bit about HTML, from playing in the "Edit

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-88297645157262622722009-03-12T18:05:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:07:08.836-07:00

I wish I were in good enough physical shape to audition for this:INFO LIST: Adventurers Wanted for Reality Series - FEMALES & MALES - Compete for Large Cash Prize!Hi everyone,Here's some info on reality show for a well-known website that is looking for ADVENTURERS(both Female & Male) to compete for a large cash prize!Details are below – as always, feel free to forward if you know someone that

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-75820715539364852622009-02-26T21:01:00.000-08:002009-05-22T19:14:27.613-07:00

I received an e-mail recently from an acting studio: "We're trying to think outside the box to get the word out about this amazing studio and wondered if you would be willing to mention our new classes on your blog?"  At first I didn't think I would be able to oblige, since I haven't actually taken any of their classes. Then I thought, I might as well mention some of the other classes I've been

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-60956793206663158862009-02-25T17:15:00.000-08:002009-04-14T19:33:35.443-07:00

From Wikipedia: "The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and in the valley. Yin (literally the 'shady place' or 'north slope') is the dark area occluded by the mountain's bulk, while yang (literally the 'sunny place' or 'south slope') is the brightly lit portion. As the sun moves across the sky, yin and yang gradually trade places with

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-9649477021214539892009-02-24T18:20:00.001-08:002009-02-24T22:29:44.664-08:00

So, www.IsabellePalmer.com is officially not available. I heard back from the company that (I thought) was camping on the domain rights. Turns out they actually have a client named Isabelle Palmer, and she's not willing to sell.That's okay, because the name I've picked out might actually be better. I went through some 20 - 30 more name options since I last wrote, fell in love with a few only to

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-88752339119937858782009-02-20T23:07:00.000-08:002009-04-14T19:34:44.220-07:00

Izzie Palmer (favorite so far among my networking group) Annie PalmerEmma PalmerBetty PalmerBetsy Palmer (This name is out, she's the actress who played Jason Voorhees mom in Friday the 13th)Beth RowanBelle RowanBelle Hunter (last name not goofball enough?)Beth PalmeroyEmma Palmeroy (too british?)Liz PalmeroyLizzie PalmeroyBetty PalmeroyAnnie PalmeroyAnnie O'Palmer (I can pretend to be Irish!

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-90902420045488875392009-02-18T02:19:00.000-08:002009-02-18T04:34:26.536-08:00

I am totally in love with Chuck. Both the TV show, and the character. I want Chuck to be my boyfriend. I think it's nearly a tie between him and Ted from How I Met Your Mother for my boyfriend trophy. But Chuck's definitely in the lead at the moment...So, it's been a week or two since my last post. I'm on the right track with the "unexpected heroine" -- but now I need to personalize it, add some

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-17610603354620763462009-02-09T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-18T04:11:44.309-08:00

So tonight, I was watching an awesome show on Hulu that I just discovered: Chuck -- This is such a fun show, I'm so glad I found it! (But Hulu only has the second season available, hopefully at some point, they'll get permission to put up the first season as well.)The show is about a computer nerd who accidentally becomes a secret agent/spy. I really love how Zachary Levi brings the character to

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-15363520746121936862009-02-07T13:03:00.000-08:002009-02-18T04:11:16.993-08:00

Ooooo, just finished re-vamping the color scheme for my blog, and I really like it! It's very calming, somehow. And much more pulled together than previously. The colors all compliment each other very nicely now.Anyhow, I wrote to Bob about the conflict I had found between the impressions I give and my five roles, asked if I had misunderstood the exercise. He said, "...the exercise is meant to

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-34617576765880850182009-02-01T13:21:00.000-08:002009-02-02T18:34:18.079-08:00

At the An Actor Works workshop last weekend, I had the opportunity to ask Bob about the exercise from the Action! workbook that I wrote about. I said, "The roles that I picked for myself seem to be completely different from the types of roles that I realistically could be cast in. Where's the line between dreaming and creating your own reality, and the 'reality is not optional' fact of life?"He

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-52679591719681728272009-01-25T20:20:00.000-08:002009-01-26T21:57:37.510-08:00

So I attended the second day of An Actor Works today, it was awesome! One thing I learned (after the fact) is that I need to enunciate more clearly. We did brief on-camera interviews in which we slated our names, as the rest of the group wrote their first impressions and types of roles they saw us in.The only cards that came back with both my first and last names on them came back with "Isabel

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-20908696238104262422009-01-20T21:28:00.000-08:002009-01-20T22:47:40.267-08:00

Having passion for your craft seems to be the theme this week.First I read this post by my friend Magickat. It's wonderfully optimistic and inspiring!Then I had a conversation with my sister about how much I loved Neil Patrick Harris in Dr. Horrible... (see previous post) I was telling her all the little details about how his character in Dr. Horrible was so different from Barney on How I Met

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-11700650641731200582009-01-17T22:35:00.000-08:002009-02-18T04:12:41.155-08:00

Wow!! Okay, got a double whammie, whopper, whatever, I'm not sure what to call it, but OMG. I just watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It is *so* good! It's a mini-musical in three acts, funny in a silly way (which is my favorite type of humor), and yet touches a deeply human place. The music is fun and beautiful and touching and and and... And I *love* Neil Patrick Harris in this! I already

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-21342134695268572782009-01-17T14:53:00.000-08:002009-01-20T22:27:14.197-08:00

If someone asks you what you think your castable type is, how do you answer? I usually answer the Goofy Girl Next Door, the Best Friend, the Sister, the Young Mom, the Teacher, the Hard Worker who never gets credit for her work, the Good Girl who always follows the rules, the Care-Giver. Types of movies I could see myself working in are comedies, romantic comedies, sitcoms, children's, the light,

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-5296038618481643902009-01-12T21:37:00.000-08:002009-01-12T21:52:18.194-08:00

Hello, all!I'm taking a moment to plug this new offer from Bob Fraser - His "An Actor Works" workshop is now available on DVD!Please don't get the idea that I've turned my blog solely into a sales plug for Bob, I know it looks that way at the moment, but (1) the material I'm plugging are the tools that will push me forward in my career and give me more of my own experiences to write about, and (2

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-72733526770445550562009-01-02T18:19:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:28:51.018-08:00

So, the documentary film that I worked in - that also gave me my first IMDb credit - has a website and trailer up. I watched the trailer, and it seems very interesting, both in the style of the film and the topic. Check it out: http://www.truthhasfallenmovie.com/

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-72228392063245979282008-12-30T20:14:00.000-08:002008-12-30T20:32:22.473-08:00

I'm really excited, Bob Fraser has several more videos like the one in the previous post, clips from his workshop An Actor Works. He has given me permission to post them here, which I plan to do, with some time in between each posting so that you have an opportunity to watch each one without feeling overwhelmed. But even though I've already just posted a video yesterday, there is one that I feel

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-23244999605859936722008-12-30T18:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T21:21:56.272-08:00

I've been thinking a lot about my acting business, and how so many actors who think they know about the business don't really know the first thing about it in reality. Everyone just listens to everyone else repeat the same myths and treat them like that is really the way the business works. And then it occurs to me that it's not just actors. It seems to me that on the lowest rungs of the show

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-22701380314260985002008-12-29T18:49:00.000-08:002008-12-30T20:27:25.840-08:00

(No offense meant, Bob.) *smiles with a halo over her head*So, Bob Fraser has posted a short video segment on YouTube from the workshop I attended earlier this month. (Awesome workshop! Said it before, and I'll say it again.) Now, without further ado, I'll let Bob speak for himself regarding the importance of attitude and self-determination: Here's the link to his YouTube station for

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-1525532446040500222008-12-24T22:55:00.001-08:002008-12-24T23:11:28.648-08:00

Wishing A ~Very Merry Christmas~~Happy Hanukkah~~Habari Gani? Kwanzaa~ ~Wonderful Non-Religious Four Day Weekend~To AllThis Holiday Season!

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-61338088804448800702008-12-20T13:03:00.000-08:002008-12-20T13:18:26.277-08:00

I watched most of The Ex last night (minus the first 15 minutes and the last 5 - 10 mins or so) -- which now that I'm looking on the IMDb to link to it, is apparently actually called Fast Track -- weird, I could have sworn the guide said it was called The Ex, I guess it must have been mis-labelled or I read it wrong...Anyhow, I enjoyed it because there were so many uniquely strange characters in

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-54350268677669908032008-12-20T13:00:00.000-08:002008-12-20T13:02:50.406-08:00

Read this article in the LA Times earlier this week. I had no idea there was so much difference of opinion within SAG over the strike.

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-25214496034546156732008-12-16T18:04:00.000-08:002008-12-30T20:41:58.094-08:00

P.S. -- I forgot to mention (?!?) that when you attend Bob's workshop, An Actor Works,  you get all four of his e-books plus an Action! workbook to help you create your actor's business plan and take action on it! All given as a bonus and included in the price of the workshop! Deals don't get much better than this, the workshop is worth every penny...Bob's eBooks (which you get included in the

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-84717549414676766682008-12-15T17:31:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:14:17.389-08:00

Ok, so I'm finally making the time to write about the workshop I attended last Saturday: An Actor Works.As I wrote last night, it was amazing. I have a much better understanding now of how all the elements of the business fit together: headshots, auditions, agents, the importance of knowing your type, the importance of mailings to CDs... (I thought I could make progress just by submitting myself

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-54248454235900908432008-12-14T22:15:00.000-08:002008-12-14T22:19:16.904-08:00

I've been wanting and planning to write about this since last weekend, and I have a LOT I want to say, but haven't found enough time/energy, unfortunately. So here's the quick version, with more to come later:Bob Fraser's workshop is amazing! I learned so much, have a much clearer picture of how the different elements of the business fit together. And that's just the first day of the workshop,

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-7622919469964806232008-12-01T21:39:00.000-08:002008-12-01T22:11:18.859-08:00

Woo-hoo! At the last minute, I've gotten an opportunity this weekend to go to Bob Fraser's new workshop: An Actor Works.I'm super excited! I can only go to the first day this weekend, but Bob has arranged it for me to pick up the second day at the next session in the new year. I went to Bob's Show Biz U workshop previously, and that was awesome! It was great to hear Bob speaking about everything

Iziezinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11882587.post-65620171508250575632008-12-01T18:36:00.000-08:002008-12-01T21:53:29.349-08:00

Well, first thing's first. "Hijole" is pronounced "EE-ho-lay" for my non-spanish readers, and it is used in the same way as "good grief", "holy cow", "jeez" or "yeesh!" My Hispanic co-workers at my day job use it all the time, and I just learned how to spell it this weekend. Yay me! =DAnyhow, on to the real point of this post. I read in the paper today that SAG is -- finally, officially -- going

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