Hello, my fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my blog. As you all know, I have two goals that I am focusing on this year. And each week, I am alternating between the two goals to provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging. First goal: Book supporting roles in feature films produced and distributed by independent or mid-sized studios. Second goal: Finish the 1st draft of the “Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. Once that’s done, do a table read, get feedback, and complete additional drafts.
However, this week, I’d like to share my first quarter wins! And yes, I’m a little on the late side for first quarter goals since it encompasses January, February, and March. Then again, I started my 2024 blogging this past February, so MY first quarter would be February, March, and April LOL. Either way, I’m recapping and sharing my wins. This is also a good time to assess what worked and what I need to adjust for the next three months. Keep reading below 🙂
A sampling of my first quarter wins as they relate to my two goals: **Emailed my agent my goals for this year. **Identified and wrote down my favorite/impactful films that were nominated during the 2019 to 2024 awards season. **Identified who the casting directors were for my favorite/impactful films that were nominated during the 2019 to 2024 awards season. **Created a Google Spreadsheet of these casting directors and inputted their contact info. **Emailed my agent the list of casting directors and asked if they had a relationship with them. **Reached out to these casting directors. **Self-submitted to feature films via Actors Access. **Looked up the company rosters for A24, Annapurna, Focus Features, Neon, Searchlight Pictures, and Sony Pictures Classics. **Looked up Casting Access classes through the SAG-AFTRA Foundation to see if my target list of casting directors were teaching classes. **Looked up the managers for the supporting actors who played parts I could have played from my favorite films from the last five years. **Extensive relationship map research and outflow. **Researched U.S. indie directors and producers whose feature films got into the 2023 Sundance, SXSW, Cannes, Tribeca, Toronto, and Telluride film festivals. I also researched the 2024 feature film lineup for Sundance and SXSW (I need to research the 2024 lineup for the remaining four film festivals.) **Identified the castings I want to play in feature films. **Updated my agent on the administration I accomplished in the 1st quarter. **Weekly writing sessions with Kelly (160 pages and counting with our script!) Keep reading below 🙂
See you all next week!