The Lie Assignment · One Grand Film Skool

The Lie Assignment

Main lottery I’ve tried is auditions.

Cost me:

Money - headshots, Actors Access / LA Casting subscription & photos/videos, self-tape equipment
Time - submitting, learning lines, organizing wardrobe/props, doing hair & makeup, rehearsing, filming (including slates and full-body shot furniture rearranging), editing
Energy that felt wasted as it didn’t lead to anything (with self-tapes barely even creating a relationship and perhaps not even an impression if tape is mostly skipped), and with that a deflating of that drive to hardcore pursue it, to be honest

Main takeaways (can I share a few):

Proof not promise!!!!! Thank you for the reminder, this was so well explained here and really hit home in the right way. And how your network comes from your work, not the other way around. Makes so much sense!
Although one could possibly beat the odds, it’s so much more direct - and gives you actual control - to just bite the bullet and make your own stuff. And meaningful stuff!!!!! Not those frustrating auditions that are so far from anything you ever cared about. Also to not let trying to keep up with the lotteries at the same time prevent you from actually making something!
Also that anyone can be plenty talented and still not win the lottery - so don’t let not winning that dissuade you from your original intention.

Awesome video! Thank you AJ for your candor and clarity and clear purpose to help artists.

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