i got the part!

i can't tell you how thrilled i am!
i had so much fun auditioning! <--i know! can you believe it?
i spent a lot of time preparing for this little part and glad i did,
it really helped in the audition room.
it's just a little indie film, but i am so happy to be cast!
off to a great start!

thanks for your sweet wishes!

xoxo,

krystina

i am going to an audition

"If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, 

you have to find the courage to live it." - John Irving

wish me luck

i am in this thing and i can't believe it

it is my dream, yet each step feels like i am about to jump off a cliff

will i fall or fly?

my knees get weak

my tummy leaps

my heart skips a beat

all whenever i imagine going to an audition

i want to experience this as God has chosen for me.

i want to use this as a platform in which to help others

to educate

to serve

to give

right now i don't have a platform, all i have is time. and yet that just doesn't seem to be enough.

i have been given of gift of passion - i have been taught to go after and use that passion.

i want to use this life fully and arrive at heaven's gates used up and spent having served His purpose.

will i fall or fly?

show business

so far i have applied for the following films:
Catching Fire
Robopocalypse
Behind the Candelabra
Frank or Francis
City of Bones
Paranoia
War Z
Django Unchained
Identity Thief
and a slew of indie films.

i have applied to about 15 talent agents.

and so i continue.

a call for better headshots is probably due at this point.

xoxo,

krystina

acting lessons

...from Joey Tribbiani

doesn't everyone do it like this?

;)

happy monday friends.

xoxo,

krystina

show business

there's no business like show business...
i have whole a lot to learn. it's like an entirely different world, really.
with it's own language, it's own way of working, and it's own rules.

© 1968 Embassy Pictures Corporation

and in other ways it's just like our world;
the actor must portray real feelings, be highly professional, and enjoyable to work with.

firstly, i would like to clarify - this is going to be a process (as i excitedly, possibly, haphazardly mentioned in my post last week). i am not quitting anything right now, i still have my shop with paper goodies, i am cultivating a web design business -this will help pay for me to go back and forth to LA for auditions, and i will continue to have my blog :) i may phase out of paper, however, it would be in about a year or two from now, and i may not phase out of it, it's hard to say right now (i love it so much!)

what i know (or think i know) i'm supposed to do in "the biz":
first get very good headshots from a photographer who knows how to do headshots
(i used the timer on my camera and found some decent shots -shhhh don't tell mmmkay?!!)
then get an agent. agents are only interested if you have experience or have gone to reputable, known schools for acting -or you're just incredibly beautiful. i have none of these in my pocket (my experience is minimal) then submit yourself for roles and hope your agent (which i do not have, submits you as well) go on auditions, get parts.

at this point the odds are stacked pretty high against me,
however that's what dreams are right?

i read this the other night:
"Dreams are why we stay alive. If you leave out your dreams you leave out the very best part of you as a human being." -Michael Shurtleff

one foot in front of the other, one step at a time, many well thought-out choices along the path to fulfilling the dream. we all have to start somewhere. the key is progress, no matter how small. to do something every day...

so i am working on a demo reel (a video of me acting). so casting directors and agents can see if i am worth their time. i am currently studying Shakespeare and learning Iambic Pentameter. i am reading (devouring) books on acting and the business. i am rehearsing roles and bit parts for proficiency of technique.

i will keep you posted :)

xoxo,

krystina

here goes nothin...

hello friends, i have dearly missed you. i wanted to tell you something,

why i have not been as attached to my blog as usual.
it is hard for me to share as i believe some of you may not understand,
but here goes nothin...

via

it seems i've fallen off the virtual cliff of the internet world. back in March i felt God nudging me and i had to ask myself WHY i wasn't pursuing my lifelong dream. i had to take a break from regular blogging, tweeting, and whatnot to research, pray, listen, ask... pursue. at this time i feel i can blog regularly again while pursuing my big (pipe) dream. it is hard to have an identity and then add to that identity without feeling like you've kicked out your readers and friends. i will always love photography, blogging, paper, handmade, and all the great friends i have made along the way.

we are not one dimensional, however, this seems hard to communicate in the blogging world in some instances; like handmade paperie and blogging and mom go together fine. what about handmade paperie, foodie, photographer, decorator, blogger? not so sure. or what about handmade paperie, blogger, web designer, mom, movie-star? hmmmm. well, i guess it doesn't sound so bad to say it out loud, takes some getting used to. (the latter is me) this is big news.

besides my family and God, my main focus now is web design, blogging, and acting. i hope you take this news with heart and understanding that we are all passionate people with big dreams and aspirations. the plan is to create income with my love of web design to help fund my dream. as acting takes off (fingers crossed) i plan to design less and act more. you are welcome to pray that God gives me the wisdom to thoughtfully choose each step along my path. i would love for you to continue to join me on this big exciting journey as i share the ins and outs, ups and downs, and events that take place along the way!

thank you for your amazing friendships.

feel free to ask any questions :)

xoxo,

krystina