It all seemed so promising last week....

Last week there was such promise for good paying, interesting work this week.  There was the possibility of the Food Network Featured Extra for $300, two overnight commercials paying $150 cash each and what seemed like a good variety of regular jobs. Even Orange is the New Black started putting out notices for jobs.  Then things just all fell apart.  Did not get the Food Network job (not surprising but still.....), however, I did get called for an Extra on the new Aziz Ansari show but I decided to hold out for the overnight commercials because I was still in the running for those.  Greed definitely got the better of me in that decision making process. After a couple of hours of not hearing on the commercials (after several days of waiting), I called back on the Ansari show and all the slots were filled and I did not get the commercials either.  I put in for several regular Background jobs but no calls to book me.  Even put in for two rush call notices (which I never do) and neither materialized into any work.  So the lesson for this week is "a bird in the hand is worth anything else you think you MIGHT get." Should have taken that Ansari show job. That would have been fun if he was on set and at least it would have been one job this week. Given work was non-existent for me this week,  it's been a week to focus on other things.

I was out and about today and passed a shoot going on, saw the directions to holding and to the set and all the production trucks and electric cables.  Did not see any set up for crafty. Made me feel so sad to not be a part of it. Looked like they were filming in Central Park.  Sigh.........

I'll be out of town for the next two weeks so it'll be a while before I'm back on set again.......