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so what have i been up to

2009-09-08T07:45:53Z

Not much really in the last year which kinda sucks. I'm starting to hate L.A. and thinking about moving to NYC. Sure that puts a damper on acting stuff, but in my heart I've always been a model first.

I've done a play, an online commercial, a couple runway shows and well, that's it.

don't forget to follow my other blog

2009-09-08T07:43:54Z

aimercat
(cuz that's where I do most of my posting)

this is mostly for just professional purposes and to make sure that no one can take my domain name, make an lj out of it and do malicious crap (which was what was happening when I created this lj)

I'm going to try (once again) to keep up with posting my professional stuff here and eventually try to incorporate it into my website (if I ever get it rebuilt).

oh poor sad neglected professional blog

2009-09-08T07:31:28Z

I'm sorry i haven't posted to you in exactly a year. I'm so totally fired. Let's get back to action....

Recent news

2008-09-08T07:37:36Z

-I signed with Maier Management
-filmed "QuiXotic" (the short film for Columbia College Hollywood)
-did a fashion show at Area for Anita Chugarn. it was freaking awesome and they got the models a table for bottle service in the VIP room with 2 bottles of Grey Goose after the show! hello, party like a supermodel!
-booked a supporting role in the play "My Wonderful Coma" (performances are in Oct)
-photo shoot for Stephanie Diani

VIP room after the fashion show.

-So far 3 auditions for next week.

manager representation/direct booking

2008-08-15T22:08:37Z

1. Met with Maier Management on Tuesday. They want to work with me!

2. Direct booked a student film for Columbia College in Tarzana.

rock on!

Bookings and other stuff

2008-07-16T10:56:45Z

Long time, no post. Here's what's up
-I'm going to Portland, OR this weekend to film a testimonial for GoSmile. Yay! white teeth.
-Also, doing an informercial for some protein/meal replacement shake. I get free shakes for 90 days. woot woot.
-Sent in my application for "She's Got The Look" cycle 2.
-I'm getting a new agent at BMG again.
-Remember that project I haven't been able to talk about....it's going to be airing soon and then i can totally talk about it.
-agent meeting back at the end of May was a bust.
-have another commercial agent that wants to meet with me but is holding off until this strike bullshit is settled. grrrr.

"How To Look Good Naked"

2008-05-09T07:57:57Z

They FINALLY put the episode of "How To Look Good Naked" that I'm in online....sorry, it's a little complicated to get to the video, but I tried to do the embedded link several times and it wouldn't work.

1. Go to Lifetime videos (aka click here!)
2. in the channel navigator, go to "shows - Full Episodes" (when you click on it, the show titles will show up)
3. click "How To Look Good Naked"
4. Episode 8, Segment 2 (I'm about 30 seconds into the segment walking down a sidewalk)

auditions, class, meetings, etc.

2008-05-08T10:07:09Z

just a short post to update things.
-booked another short film for Art Institute called "Whisper'
-I'm in class twice a week until the end of the month. Did another 6 weeks of drama and also started the tv/film comedy as well. Looks like I may be continuing through summer as well.
-I suggest "Scott Sedita's Guide To Making It In Hollywood" (i'll put up pictures from Scott's book signing another time). He is doing another signing on May 22 at The Grove at 7pm.
-my new headshots are so incredible that I can't even pick just one....which I desperately need to do.
-my shots from Michael Ballard are pretty awesome as well. I should make new icons out of them.
-screening for "Blind Stare" (the film I did for USC) is on Friday.
-meeting with an agent on May 30th and got referred to like 3 others by another actor too. Things are starting to happen.

recent stuff.

2008-04-08T09:38:38Z

-still can't talk about a certain gig, but it looks like i'm getting an additional day on the project.
-audition at USC on Wednesday
-Still in class at Scott Sedita Acting Studio, but I'm probably switching over to the comedy class in 2 weeks or possibly taking a break for the summer. Depends on whether I decide to audition for Cricket Feet Showcase for a third time or not. My concern is spreading myself too thin during the summer considering my work schedule and how crazy it gets.
-Sunday was the first day of filming on the USC short that I booked. It's fun cuz I play a shoplifter....I had Jane's Addiction "Been Caught Stealing" stuck in my head the whole time. I shoot the remainder next Sunday.
-Photo shoot with Michael Ballard on Friday.
-project at CSUN tomorrow and Thursday.
-new headshots on April 20th. I'm doing Stuart Stone's "Perfect Headshot" session/class.

recent stuff

2008-04-03T10:19:08Z

-still can't talk about the gig I landed.
-I can tell you that I booked a student project for CSUN off my headshot/resume alone.
-I'm in a bit of a "blah" period, but I am getting new headshots soon which means new hair style soon too.

LJ Strike

2008-03-18T23:56:07Z

For those of you who don't already know, there has been a strike scheduled for Friday, March 21st, 2008, during which we hope to have many members of LiveJournal provide LJ with absolutely no content for twenty-four hours. This means no posting and no commenting. If you post elsewhere and have it set up to be posted through a feed on LiveJournal, don't do it. Stay away from LiveJournal for twenty-four hours. That can't be too hard, can it? I know some of you are probably quite active on LiveJournal and will find it hard to stay away for an entire day, just as I will, but this is something that needs to be done, to show the people running LiveJournal that we're watching the changes they are making, that we're paying attention, that we're discontent, and that we want to be heard and taken in to consideration. We are not simply users who can be tossed to the side and ignored. We are the people who make up LiveJournal. Without us, without the content we create, without our words, our voices, our creativity, our participation, there would be no LiveJournal. This is a fact, and it needs to be realized and understood and then taken in to consideration when making decisions regarding the way that LiveJournal is run. The strike is only a few days away, so there isn't all too much time to prepare. While this is unfortunate, it isn't enough to keep this strike from taking place. It will take place, the second it is meant to, and it would be best to have as many people take part as possible. Please, spread the word. Spread it fast. There are only a few days to organize this. If you find that you care about LiveJournal or care about the people you interact with on LiveJournal or simply want it to remain a place where you can entertain yourself without constant censorship and money-hungry practices being thrown in without the consideration of those who use the service, act now. If you don't wish to spread the word, that is fine, but please: refrain from using LiveJournal on Friday, March 21st. Do something else for a change. It's for a good cause. (:

For background on this strike and why it is being held, please read the following posts:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/394838.html
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395310.html

To find out exactly when the strike begins and ends, depending on where you are located, please see this:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395125.html (for the L.A. peeps, I believe it begins Thursday at 5pm)

What's this about?
* It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board.
* It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'.
* It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions.
* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves.

booked a gig!

2008-03-15T08:07:48Z

I can't really say what it is yet (sorry gang), but I booked something that might be pretty damn cool. I'll find out more on Monday...I promise I will tell everyone as soon as I can.

I'm soooo excited.

yay, print ad audition

2008-02-28T10:52:03Z

Hi ho, hi ho....it's off to Ocean Park Casting I go (again...for the second time this week).

Frito-Lay print ad that pays quite nicely should I book it. They actually requested me for the audition via my agent. I'm telling you....I'm due. it's time.

auditions

2008-02-21T11:38:29Z

1. Shoe Carnival commerical audition....that was fun. Did the bunny hop with kids.

2. Cricket Feet Showcase audition. this one was my HUGE one. I've been prepping for it since Sept when I just barely missed the cut for the last showcase. Seriously....everything I've done since Sept has been focused on getting into this next showcase.

Now I sit and wait....if I get in, I'm taking a break from class. If I don't (which there's not going to be a don't in my mind at this point), I still may take a couple weeks off just to assess things.

callback tomorrow

2008-02-11T09:08:48Z

-had an audition for a play tonight. Told myself I wasn't going to do anything theater-wise with the showcase audition coming up and all, but what the hell...why not?
-Callback tomorrow....paid, I might add. fun times.

callback and more castings

2008-02-09T01:03:06Z

I rocked the NBC audition so hard that I was barely home an hour when they called me for a callback on Monday (paid, I might add!). Manager meeting went well. Then I had an audition to be a hostess/greeter at a Grammy after-party on Sunday. Finally, got my notice for the next step towards my audition for the Cricket Feet Showcase.

The weekend is starting out freaking spectacular!!!

Big things tomorrow

2008-02-08T10:28:06Z

1. audition for an in-house pilot presentation for NBC tomorrow (meaning: it's basically a pitch pilot for NBC that is only seen internally by the network and never on the air). Still....it gets me on NBC's radar.
2. Manager meeting tomorrow. The writer's strike may be ending soon and it would be really kick ass to have some acting representation to get me in some doors.

4 auditions and an agent meeting

2008-01-09T10:35:49Z

Well I didn't book the Travel Channel commercial, but I did have 4 more auditions today. This is pretty much how my day rolled...
9am: out of bed
9:30am: out the door
10am: IBM audition in Hollywood (via my agent)
10:30am: coffee stop, check actors access on free wi-fi to get number for audition notice I got the night before, but had to call in the AM
11:30am: post office
Noon: kill time at Target
1pm: agent meeting on Wilshire to meet my new booker
2pm: audition for theater show "Pieces of Ass" in Hollywood (which I saw one of the previous times it ran in L.A. and I really really really really want to do this show.)
3:30pm: Hair show/product audition in West LA
5pm: on phone with LA Casting to remove photos and update my account to make new booker happy
6pm: audition for invitation-only casting director workshop group
8pm: done and onto a personal project.

Callback for Travel Channel

2008-01-04T00:11:43Z

yay!!!! I got a callback for the Travel Channel commercial I auditioned for yesterday!!!

Out with '07, in with '08

2008-01-02T11:01:05Z

Long time, no update...I know. I horrible about that.

Since my last post here, I've done a few things here and there:
-Promotional gigs for CVS/American Greetings (both Halloween & Christmas), Target and Sears.
-Student scenes for Art Institute & L.A. City College
-Spec commercial for Art College of Design
-auditioned for Bravo's "Make Me a Supermodel" and got interviewed by Fox Reality's show "Reality Remix", but I didn't make the cut for Bravo.
-other various auditions
-I'm back in acting class. I'm studying at Scott Sedita Acting Studio. It's been the most rewarding time and the most trying time. I'm seeing results, but damn it's not easy.
-I'm getting yet another new booker at my modeling agency.

Now onto 2008:
-Audition for a Travel Channel commercial tomorrow....time to rock that puppy out.
-Meet my new booker on Jan 8th

oh yeah..... Go Buckeyes!!!

showcase info, auditions, classes, etc.

2007-09-12T07:30:41Z

Even though I didn't make the cut for Cricket Feet Showcase, I rocked the audition (according to my feedback email from the casting director). "such great raw talent that needs a little polishing" (exact quote). That being said, I think I'm going to kick it straight to Scott Sedita Acting Studio and take the tv/film comedy class.

The Heidi Klum informercial was a long freaking day with a 6:30am call time and I was completely exhausted. Heidi is beautiful, funny and super nice. Freak of nature skinny, but in a "this is me naturally" way, not a "I starve myself completely" way (if you know what I mean). That being said, I will be a size 4 again.

Audition for Southwest Airlines commercial tomorrow. It's a national spot too...network, cable...the works.

Don't forget Jerry's Kids this Labor Day

2007-09-03T22:14:21Z

There's still time to give to the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon today. This is a cause that is rather dear to me as my uncle died of complications related to this disease and 2 of my cousins have forms of it as well. I also have a couple classmates from high school who currently have or succumbed to the disease. Even if you can only give $5, it all adds up (click to see what pledge dollars can do) and make a difference.

Infomercial booking

2007-09-02T10:21:11Z

Well it appears that I've booked Heidi Klum's informercial for her new skin care line. I've met her before (in C'bus when Victoria's Secret opened their giant store at Easton). she so freaking rocks. I'm taping on Thursday during the day (before my showcase audition).

wow, i haven't updated since April...bad Amy!!!

2007-08-25T23:31:27Z

I'm so horrible about updating this....i know I suck. I'll be better, I swear. This time I mean it because it's all part of my new focus.

So here's a little bit about what's been going on since April....

Most recently:
-had a callback for a national commercial (Bank of America). I didn't book it, but it was cool to be 1 of 9.
-print audition for LG
-booked a modeling gig for the Lifetime show "How To Look Good Naked" (it's a new show hosted by Carson from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fame. I don't know when it's going to air as the show doesn't premiere until Jan 2008 according to everything I've seen online)
-I now have my own weekly internet show on Operator11.com. It's not a set time every week, so you'll have to check here or my myspace to find out what time. it's a random mix of things...mostly whatever topic I feel like talking about.
-I'm auditioning for Cricket Feet Showcase on Sept 6.

Other random stuff:
-met Cindy Crawford when I did her informercial for Meaningful Beauty.
-had a really cool photo shoot that I booked off Model Mayhem (I'll put a picture at the end of the post)
-I finally got something that I've always wanted: a modeling portfolio with an agency logo on it. I got it along with my new comp cards for BMG. I'm on the agency website too!! (page 5 of the women's section, I think, but they're changing the website since a lot of the L.A. models are showing up as being in phoenix...including me...no, I didn't move. I'm still in L.A.)
-The run of "Diary of a Catholic School Girl Dropout" was freaking great. We even got extended an extra week....the first time a show I've been in has received an extension. rock on!
-I did a makeup gig for Fred Segal beauty and got a killer gift bag that included Smashbox foundation primer. That stuff is the bomb!!

photo shoot picture

front of comp card

back of comp card

Come see my latest show!

2007-04-20T07:57:09Z

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'm going to be performing in Layon Gray's "Diary of a Catholic School Girl Dropout" for the next 4 Sundays at The Avery Schreiber Theater in North Hollywood.

"Diary of a Catholic School Girl Dropout" (2005 ADA Award, 2005 NAACP Nomination)
Sundays, April 22-May 13th 5pm
Avery Schreiber Theater, 11050 Magnolia Blvd (between Lankershim & Vineland), North Hollywood
Tickets: $15; groups of 5 or more $10
Reservations: 323-769-5090
www.myspace.com/catholicschooldropout

PS: FYI, this show is a bit controversial and deals with rape, molestation, abuse and suicide, so if this make you uncomfortable, I will understand if you cannot make it to the show.