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Movie Review: Here Comes The Boom « 98.7 AMP Radio

My first review on 98.7 AMP Radio!



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The Beauty Inside

This is the wonderful production that got me SAG/AFTRA eligible. It is a movie/webseries/commercial directed by Drake Doremus, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Topher Grace.please watch so I get moar residuals! :)






Also, got a job reviewing movies at advance screenings for 98.7 AMP Radio!

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Social Media and Bookings

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Even though I am sworn to secrecy about my next role, I will share some unrelated back story about how it came to fruition.

Anyways, the first role I booked this year, Matt McBride for The Wannabes Starring Savvy TV show (Season #1 Episode #14, Episode #19, and Episode #20) did not come directly from Social Media. I just found out the information where to apply from social media. I got casted after I was on set.

However, this new role came directly from Social Media and I, ironically, wasn’t even trying for it! In fact, I was just planning on continuing to do what I was doing, submitting on indie “indie” films and checking over the breakdowns on AA, mandy, and Craigslist, since getting a new “survival” job and no longer working as a backgrounder gave me some flexibility, i.e. no longer having to turn down no pay “jobs.”

Anyways, my postings on Facebook stood out to whomever casted me even though my posts weren’t of the self promoting variety, nor were they even of the “just checking in” variety. I wasn’t even planning to work on this film after not getting an audition from Mr. Psycho. There is a twist of justice in this story, but I’ll save that for when I’m actually allowed to talk freely about it.

Anyways, I pretty much am booked out for a while so may not be too many updates in the future.

I’ll end on this, social media has truly been a godsend for me with the lack of auditions. Can’t keep a good man down!

Wake Up, People! - Real Talk

The new Michigan film industry is blossoming. Many new and exciting films have been filmed in this great state thanks to very large tax breaks offered by the government. There may even be an Oscar winner coming from this state in the next few months. However, with new things there is a growing period where, things evolve and change. If the adaptations are well enough, they will be kept and passed along to the next generation.

In this case, there seems to be a bad mentality that is spreading, almost like an infection. The symptoms of this disease involve overinflated ego, delusions of grandeur, public embarrassment, and extra panty lining for their douche.

I am, of course talking about 'The Extra That Thinks That They Own The Joint.'

Professional Background Actor Lary Crews actually lists a lot of bad background "actors," that just happen to fit the bill thanks to the new opportunities in Michigan.

The one I am describing fits in the description of "The Queen. " Lary writes,



"It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about a TV episode or a cell phone; hers is better. She’s afraid of being perceived as small, weak, or insignificant and her power plays give her a feeling of satisfaction and superiority."

This is so true. Newsflash: Sorry to burst your bubble but ANYONE CAN BE AN EXTRA! It takes zero talent, zero moxie, zero skill, and zero experience. What it does take talent, skill, moxie, and experience is to be represented by someone. And so far, I can say the science proves that 100% of the douchebags on set are not represented by any legitimate company because if they were, their ass would be dropped. 


So you spent six months on set being an extra? Congrats! You are now even more anonymous! So you think that because you spent 6 months on a set someone owes you something? Well, have fun being an anonymous nobody because with that attitude that is all you are going to get. There are people who might spend less time then you on the set but they are just as important then you, who knows they may be even more important! You don't know. Extras are on a need to know basis. So, don't show off your ignorance by beating your chest!


Extras are the lowest chain on the totem pole. Why? Because all they do is walk around and take instruction, meanwhile there are people who set up the scenes before you were even awake! There are people studying lines while you are still asleep! There are people setting up locations while you pick your nose! Wake the fuck up! Standing around for 12 hours doesn't make you a movie star! 


Funny Story: A reputable website, namely Actors Access will not allow you to put your "extras agency" that you paid $15 to join as your representation, because they are not. They can't submit you to projects. Nope, they just take your 15 bucks and the money they get paid for by the production company and run. I signed up for them and got 1 job in 3 months. AMAZING! Which really wouldn't be so bad, but there is zero communication. As Bonnie Gillespe describes it, it is a bag 'em shelve 'em unit.


Sorry for the frank reality check but I don't want be seen as condoning these actions of greed and ego on the part of a few delusional people. 




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