Interview with the Vamp..ire.

Moving to LA (with no job) was probably one of the riskier moves I've made in my day, but thank God for supportive family and friends!

    
I had gone for an interview in Arizona before I left, thinking if it was a good opportunity, maybe I would stay. Once I saw their studio space (which was about the size of a studio apt. broken up into three small sets) I quickly realized that I was ready to leave, that I HAD to leave. I could no longer work on these puny productions, that would probably only reach 20 viewers, or work in a town where the majority of people ran their productions on slave labor. It was so infuriating to work my ass off and get nowhere..and as much as I love doing corporate videos (dad :)).. I just couldn't do it anymore.

My first week in LA was somewhat of a whirlwind. I arrived on August 22nd, 2010, and hit the ground running. I had interviews lined up for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for both internships and personal assistant work. And also worked on my first LA "gig", the short film "Adonis"(<----Click Me for Photos!)


My first interview was for a small production company which a friend of mine works for, he had given me a great referral, but they still wanted to make sure that I had the writing skills necessary for the position. They gave me a script to write coverage for, which is basically a summary of the screenplay and any comments. It turns out that getting through the horrible script was the worst part of it!!! After struggling through the script (even reading it at the bar one night, while a DJ was pumpin' out some bomb 90's hip-hop) I was finally able to finish the coverage and ended up getting the internship! 

To Be Continued:  here

Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles

So I guess I live in LA now. I never thought I would say that.. a lot of people thought I would never say that. But after a lot of pushing and prodding from my family, friends, and even Joan Cusack (who came to me in a dream *random*) I decided that it was now or never.  

Honestly, anyone who knows me well probably didn't expect this to ever happen. I am typically a *dreamer* not a *doer*. I have spent the past 20 years of my life trying to figure out who the hell I want to be.. my family has watched me blossom from a soccer player/ballerina into an actress, poet, singer, nanny, pet sitter, American Idol, photographer, producer, writer, director, and costume designer. One time my father sat me down and told me that he thought that maybe my true passion in life was finding someone to share it with, and and start a family...(was that a cry for grandchildren??) Although that is a goal of mine someday, it was never  the only dream I have had. Apparently, Hollywood is the only place to make all of my dreams come true..so I guess that is why I am here.

Leaving Arizona was probably one of the toughest decisions I have ever had to make. I could compare it to leaving my life in MN, but that decision was made for me- and I really didn't have a choice. I spent almost half of my life in AZ.. 12 years.. that is a long ass time. So many memories, but it was definitely time to get over the *fear* of becoming the person I have always dreamed of, and accept the fact that this place that I have *loathed* for so long, could possibly be the only place where that can happen.


“Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.”


~ Jennifer