I am now the
official "Oh you think you have it bad..."
story that Charlotte will tell her future clients. I
am so proud of this. It used to be: "my client
auditioned and got the role, filmed the role,
then months later was told it was going to be
recast... then a week later was told it was going to
be reshot...with HER - then the day of the
reshoot was told that they were just going to end up
using her original footage." That was her "Go-To"
story when preparing clients for just how
roller-coaster this industry can be...
...no longer.
I am the BIG WINNER. (sigh)
From the top:
Charlotte and I finally decide on this email to
her contact to try and elicit some sort of explanation
for what happened:
**********,
We know Adam got a
pass, but at some point he was on your
favorites list and was also called back,
then something happened to change all
that. Since then, Adam sat as an audience
member at the taping on Friday hoping that
seeing the show would make him see the
"balance of acts" and help him to accept
the pass better. Instead, he came home and
imagined this
and now it's all I can do to keep him from
flying to Florida to continue to fight for
his act. I've never had a client so
determined. If there's anyway you can pass
along a bit more insight into the "pass"
that may keep him from flying all over the
country to continue to audition, I would
be so grateful. However, if it's that
fighting spirit you're looking for, I
think you've got it in this guy from
Columbus, Ohio and his unique one man boy
band, now renamed Adam and the
Egos.
The thought was to
elicit a response that would make the "pass" more
definite. Like, it was a technical issue, so
auditioning again would really do no good. Also wanted
to remind them of my hometown since they had already
shot the west coast people, and of course show them
the video of me on their stage which I thought was
rather original. Astonishingly, within 10 minutes, she
got a response:
we
can't stop him from trying..and I do admire
that. thanks for the heads up.
LOL. This woman is
a genius. Who could think of a better resopnse that
not only gives nothing away... but keeps
EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION open? Although funny
to you reading, try shutting this web page and sitting
on that for 24 hours. Yeah. Good times.
I was beside
myself...again. But there was really nothing more
I could do. I had one more email of a talent
coordinator and I was gonna send her the video as
well, but there was really no rush at this point.
There wasn't even a schedule for the next taping and
they're going to Miami this week for more open calls.
The package with the DVD was going out on Tuesday
though, no matter what.
Cut to the middle
of the night and I sit-up and realize that it's
ridiculous sending the same act over and over,
I need that new DVD to be a totally different
skit. Maybe they aren't seeing the potential. That
kept me up for another 3 hours as I scanned
through all the Trinitrons DVDs for ideas. The next
morning I wrote this to one of the talent
coordinators:
*********,
I was called back
by ******* and booked for the rehearsals
on the15th & 16th and the taping on
the 19th & 20th, only to receive
another call a day later that I was no
longer needed. I assumed something with
the format changed, but I actually went to
the taping Friday and it was even better
suited for my act than I previously
thought! I
even ran home and
made this
little video
from what I remembered from the
set.
I would give
anything for a chance to compete on that
stage, I think the judges and the audience
would just be amazed that there's 5 of the
same guy interracting onstage...and I
assume - at one point you thought I
deserved that chance because I was booked.
Was that a mistake? Did I say something
that upset someone?
I just want to
re-iterate that I have hundreds of little
bits, but chose this
because it showed a little of everything
to the judges. Would it help if I made
videos of all the
types of bits I was
planning?
Any reply is
greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for
taking the time to read this.
Not as labored
over as the other one, but up front and sincere. 3
hours passed with nothing and then my phone rings.
It's my original contact who I hadn't heard from
since the "scratch that" entry. You want a
surreal 3 seconds? Try the formalities of the opening
of a conversation when all you want to say
is:
HOLY BALLS WOMAN AM I IN?!!?!?
Alas I was cool
and collected. She said: "Ahh, so you went to the
taping?", I had mentioned it in a voicemail to her on
Saturday, and I explained that I did - that
I really liked it and was surprised at just how varied
and and different all the acts were. She said she was
calling to...
...la la la - see
that Mavs game last night? Wow. Good times. SEEEEE?
Feel that? YEAH. FUN HUH? Sorry, she said she was
calling to...
...to let me know
that I was still on the short list of acts and
they haven't figured out what's goin on yet with the
next 2 episodes. I mentioned that at the taping
Regis had said it was all the west coast acts and she
said that was not the case, there were several west
coast acts still on hold. They had indeed turned some
people down, but they are still trying to create a
"balance of acts" and they just don't know which ones
they'll use for the next couple of episodes. I am
still being considered.
Everyone in
unison: "WHAT THE FUCK?!!?". I couldn't hold
back at this point, I mentioned that I had
spoken with Charlotte's contact and she had said they
passed on the act.
"Really? When
did you talk to her?"
"Over a week
ago, but she may have meant they passed on it for
that taping?"
"Yeah, she must
have because as far as I know nothing has
changed."
Heroin is
yumMmmmmMmy!@ 2@#% I am eating CRack for dInNer
tonight! @#% YAY! CRACK! *&# lalalala I like
people who like
SPAGheTTI...VICODIN TaSTeS LIkE chaLk, but
the afTerTasTe is HApPY.
I thanked her
for calling me back, verified that she had the same
number and we hung up. The next challenge was
selecting the appropriate emotion. Good,
luck.
I know
Charlotte's contact is one of the producers. So, why
on EARTH would she tell me it's a pass, yet over
a week later - the contact person for all the acts
says I'm still in the running? Could she really have
meant a pass for just that show? Was I off and
back on again? ?!?!?! Could this BE any more
INSANE!?!? And hey look! A reply from the talent
coordinator:
Dear
Adam,
We are still making
selections for the show. If the Producers
decide to
have you on the
show, you will find out within the next
few weeks. We think
you have a great
act. Good luck!
All the
best,
***********
At first glance,
seems really positive... but the spacing (the slight
indent at the beginning) implies it was copy and
pasted from a form letter. It's most likely what
they've sent everyone who has been trying to get
information, and I can certainly understand
having a standard response to what has to be hundreds
if not thousands of emails. Nothing you can really
take from that response. I wrote a quick thank
you back to her, and will most likely not bug
her anymore.
But where it
leaves me? No clue. Obviously there is more hope than
there was a week ago, but my gut is telling me that
Charlotte's contact knows the real scoop and since
things are pretty chaotic on a first show like this,
the info didn't get passed down. Hopefully my point
person will talk to Charlotte's contact and verify
what's going on. If that's the case I suspect I'll get
a call tomorrow explaining that they did indeed pass.
For the life of me however, I cannot fathom why
after seeing the taping.
So now... we wait
some more! I'm no longer sending a DVD of the act -
it's clear that they know me quite well and consider
me a potential act, there's little to gain sending out
the same thing. If anything I would send out a
completely different bit of the show, but I would
only do that if I indeed get a "pass" from my
point person. No for now, I just wait and wait
and wait...
...and refresh
this page: http://www.ocatv.com/schedule.php?show_id=98
about 100 times a day. That's where I got the
tickets for the last 2 tapings and when they schedule
more, it'll go on that page. It has to be soon.
The premiere is less than a month away. The next
tapings will also presumably have people from outside
of the west coast and they'll certainly need some time
to make those arrangements. They are in Miami this
Thursday, so I don't expect to hear anything
until Monday.
So to
keep you entertained, I present
4/23/06 - 5/23/06, reinacted by myself,
Shizzle & Roxy.
