My Class didn't end when I left on Saturday evening, it was still going as I wanted to be as prepared as possible to do my best work for Casting Director, Bob Lambert, who casts Days of Our Lives. The second day of our Intensive started on Sunday morning but I rehearsed as soon as class was done on Saturday and right up to class on Sunday morning!
Neil helped me prepare and go through my scene, being an awesome 'Cara.' My scene was between my frenemy, Cara, and Amanda, whom I was playing. Basically, I tried to get her deported because she's in love with my husband, but is marrying someone else and she confronts me on her Wedding Day. The scene had a lot of fun moments and I was able to take my note from the first day to make sure that I had variety, levels, and changes throughout the scene to really build it and make it fun. By Sunday morning I was memorized and Neil and I had played around with emotions and ideas for Amanda and I felt very strong and understanding of my character.
Annie and I practiced on Sunday morning of Day 2 as soon as she arrived at Act Now. I had to laugh when she walked into the room because we were both wearing a sweater of the exact same color (Bright Royal Blue) and style. We must have been on the same wave-length as we got ready in the morning and wanted to wear something bright that popped. After running the scene a few times we hit a high point and decided to stop because we wanted to keep things fresh for both of us.
Day 2 began with Bob showing us some examples of good and bad Headshots and Postcards and also gave some notes for taking good headshots and what he likes to see on Resumes.
Next up, each scene went one by one into the room with Bob to run our Screen Test where we slated and then performed the scene. Annie and I hit the mark as both of us really felt the scene and became a part of the world and Bob noticed and gave us some great compliments. He said it was strong and perfect for the show, so different than yesterday, he could feel all of our emotions and we kept the scene going and the energy up. He loved the emotion I had brought to the scene and my final moment where I actually had tears in my eyes. YAY! After each of us performed our scenes we got to watch all of them on camera and I was really proud of Annie and I and the changes we had made to make our scene pop and come to life! It was very relateable and the connection between the two of us was strong and I knew my moments were truthful because I realized I couldn't remember what I did because I lost myself in the scene.
The last part of the day were one on one meetings with Bob and when it was my turn he asked about my representation and said I had really proved myself and he would love to call me in when a role fits me! We talked about my headshots and a little more about the scene and I thanked him for giving me new ideas to think about, that I had learned a lot from him and that I was thankful for such a wonderful experience.
I would recommend this Intensive to anyone interested in Soap Operas because Bob has a vast knowledge of information to share, he makes the class fun, and really helps you improve on your Audition skills and wants you to succeed. He was honest and fair and ran his class with enthusiasm, and I can't wait to work with him again :)
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