Start your engines
Well, its been a few days. I have travelled to Tucson, AZ to help a friend on set. Then we visited the San Xavier Mission, it was amazing to feel the energy surrounding us. I love to experience the Native American culture and their grassroots methodology. I bought a Navajo necklace to ward off bad dreams.
In addition, I travelled to Utica, NY to visit my mom, grandmom and aunt. It was a blast to revisit my childhood explorations. I even went to the VFW for $1.50 screwdrivers, yummy. Then I went to Philly to visit my sister on my way back to NYC. It was a wonderful time to reconnect with loved ones.
Throughout my travels I read ‘Screenwriting’ books and now I am ready to begin adapting my book into a screenplay. I expect to be done by April, which will leave me all of April for rewrites, to be finished by May. In addition, I am in pre-production to shoot a documentary with DJohnson, in hopes it will be ready for Tribeca Film Festival, which I am also hoping my short film is admitted.
I have been reading, ‘The Secret’ and trying to use my power of suggestion and visualization to bring me what I need in life. Happiness, success, and other promises I have made to myself, which you don’t need to know. So on Monday, I met with About Face Models to discuss representation. It went well and I got a call today for a V/O audition tomorrow. My last 2 out of 3 V/O auditions, I was on-hold for, so I’m am confident this one will also go well. It is at ‘The Sound Lounge’.
Also, We Love Soaps Website has posted my ESPN cover and a little dialog about me. http://welovesoaps.blogspot.com/2008/02/stephen-seidel-on-espn-magazine-cover.html I also heard from the ‘Philadelphia Eagles’, which spotted me as the lone ‘Eagles’ fan in the article and mentioned contacting me potentially in the future about other advertisements. Another past film, ‘Manhattanites’ is completing editing and will be finishing their film soon. I played “Coop” a newsreporter, the film stars several soap names and can be seen at imdb.
In addition, I just read ‘Acting as a Business’ by Brian O’Neill, which lays out a specific format to make your own leads and auditions by preparing for upcoming shows. Today, I spent the day telephoning producers and laying the groundwork for future upcoming play submissions. I am excited to hit the ground running and start working on some new plays. Well, I’m off to the gym in this snow storm outside, I hope my New Balance shoes make it through the winter wonderland. I will talk to you soon.