Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Back from the dead (day 205)

Welcome back my fellow readers!  It's been almost two months since I've written, and for this I apologize...
It's been a crazy summer.  Since my last post, I've done background work in all four movies shooting in Massachusetts this summer, including:  Grown Ups 2, The Way Way Back, Labor Day, and "The Heat" (yet to be titled) I've been close enough to kiss (or punch, depending on your preference) all the stars, with the exception of Kate Winslet on the set of Labor Day.  Out of everyone, she's the one I really wanted to meet... she's a fearless actress and I admire her ability deeply.  I suppose there's always next time, right ;)
So it's been 15 hour days since the last week of July.  I also finished an Industrial back in July. Now, it's onto making that elusive reel, and beginning the long scary slog of trying to get work in NYC...  Along my travels, I've run into many an actor from Boston or NYC that are facing similar barriers (such as what pseudo-scam showcases to attend, who to train with, where to put your money... etc.)  It's looking more and more like you have to be in the city to actually make this thing work.  Duh, right?  But before I go to that dark place of self-doubt and recrimination, and feed the specter of hopelessness that's omnipresent, I need to take a breath and remind myself that this is just the beginning...
I've also included a few new additions to my work:

The Devil and Harm which I'm in for 1 second at the end (I get shot)

Moonsmilers
WARNING: this is very graphic!  I thought i'd be proud to be part of a violence-laden bad B-movie like this (i've always wanted to do one)  but then they added a few scenes in the middle that are just disgusting and downright disturbing...so if you do watch this, avoid the material between the 7:54 and 11:15 marks, or don't say I didn't warn you!
Enjoy!

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Matt began his acting career at age 3, when startled awake by the family cat climbing into bed with him. He ran down the hallway yelling, "There's a Dragon in my bed!" When later teased about this incident by his older sister, he claimed that he was never frightened, merely that he was 'acting'...