Rebecca Challis photo shoot

On the first day of Easter holidays i went to Richmond in London for a tfp photoshoot with Rebecca. She has sent mum some pictures & i am on her blog

http://www.rebeccachallisphotography.co.uk/tias-styled-photo-shoot-and-headshots-richmond-photography/

Please take a look, these were my first styled outside shoot, i really enjoyed playing with the props especially the camera. You could see through the lens, it wasnt really clear but you could see.

Thank you! 

Mum & dad are well impressed and this is one mum says could be a rock album cover

Workshop Casting and Out to the Theatre

I had quite an enjoyable day. 

Firstly we got up at stupid a clock in the morning(8o clock) we went to Baker Street. The toilets were discusting. Then we went to the University of Westminster to meet Ashley Joseph. I was going for a workshop audition for the lead role of a short student film.

The first person I met was Danelle she was lovely and we hit it off straight away. There were lots of us there in the morning and they were doing the same in the afternoon. We did lots of activities and played games which I enjoyed. We were filmed saying lines as well.

In the evening when we got home to Stevenage, we went to the Gordon Craig Theatre and saw the SDAs Little Shop Of Horrors, it was really good and I enjoyed all the songs. 

I got a recommendation for acting from Ashley for the workshop but didn't get the role :-(

And it's all change....

It's been a very busy couple of weeks!

First Sarah from MFM called saying I had a casting for a charity TV commercial. Though mum wasn't sure if I should do it as she didn't like the content or something. My nan took me to London- and got us lost!!

Still we got there on time and I had to play pat-A-cake with a lad and sat nasty things to him at the time.

Anyway, I didn't hear anything from that one.

Two days later, Thursday 30 Jan, I was in London again and as we were early, got to look around china town as it's their New Years. We had a Costa and played chess too. (I won)

Then I went to the Spotlight studios which was exciting and met some other girls that were going to be assessed for a place on the books of Bonnie & Betty!!!

 

I went in fourth and had to perform my monologue which my dad found for me & I had been practising for 2 weeks. 

Then a group of us went in and played some acting games, I really enjoyed myself.

Chloe from BB said our mums would know if we got in by email in 5 days. 

BBC Casting & Midsummers Night Dream

On Saturday Mum & I jumped on a train to London as I received a call back from the casting in the week.

It was the first time I've ever been held up  on a train and mum got really worried we would be late. The train took over an hour when normally it only takes 25mins.

We got our at Finsbury Park and run to the underground. Went on Picadilly line all the way to Hammersmithq then ran for another train to goldhawke Road which is where the casting was.

There were a few people waiting and after a moment I went in. I enjoyed pretending to be Sam and really hoped I would get the part so I could hold a chameleon!!

Next we went to the Noël Coward Theatre to see a Midsummers Night Dream with David Walliams. It was hard to understand the language but I do know the story which was very funny. 

I even got to meet David at the end!!

Horrible Histories - Barmy Britains

At the Garrick Theatre, seats M12&13.

What fun! A flash run through of Britain's barmiest people from history including Henry VIII, Guy Fawkes and General Haig. Jokes, songs and plenty of joining in fun was had!

I was really lucky to join in with a workshop after. To begin with we had to pretend we were splashing magic paint around with our hands and body, then we had auditions for a part in the courtroom and I was first to be picked as the judge. I had to be loud and clear! We pretended that we were in a courtroom in Henry 8ths time.  The ladies running the workshop told mum I had done really well!! 

Had a brilliant day, thanks Mum x

Kidsweek 2013

I'm so excited!! Mum got us tickets to see Les Mis AND I get to do some activity on stage too!

Plus- she got us tickets to Horrible Histories with activity AND Sound of Music at the Open Air Theatre. 

I hope I get to see Mad Fish Emily - she is in SOM!!!! 

All this through Kidsweek which is in August and let's parents take their kids to the theatre for free!! We've never done this before and it's all in the holidays so I won't get bored :-)

My First Casting

I had my first ever casting yesterday - Thursday 30th - for a TV programme.

Mum & I went to London and walked around Oxford and Regent Street, I got to go into Hamley's, a really big toy shop, and I had a cuddle with a huge teddy bear!

We had a tea and a sausage roll in a Café down Carnaby Street and then we made our way to the casting place.

It was through a big black door, up to the 2nd floor and into a room with three guys. They were very nice and friendly and I used the Kindle to "make" one of the guys a new hairstyle, which he thought was funny.

Then I went into the room with the camera man and another guy (casting director?) and he asked me some questions about my age and height then I had to stand in a corner and when he said "action" I had to walk to the cross and then I said the lines I had learnt that day while he filmed me.

It was all over in about 10 minutes, the man said to mum I'd done very well. I didn't think it was difficult and really enjoyed the day.

Thanks to Mad Fish! for sorting this out for me :-)

Art of Auditioning - Jo Hawes

Really excited!!

I've got a place on Jo Hawes workshop on the Art of Auditioning. This is happening on Sunday 26th May in London.

I think it will be really good, I'll meet new people and learn so much!

http://johawes.com/