finally back to me

Remember the audition I had last week at Nickelodeon?

I had a crush on this project as soon as I read the breakdown. After I met the director and grokked what sort of story she wants to tell, I was hopelessly in love with the project. I really, really hope I get this job.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about jobs after an audition. In fact, I have a ritual where I take my sides, and dump them into the first trash can or recycling bin I find, so I can let go of the whole thing, and put it into the hands of The Universe -- or a higher power, like the producers. But this one was different. I felt such a connection with the character, and had so much fun looking at his character model and creating the voice and character it inspired, I thought about the show every day, and called my manager about it several times.

I probably shouldn't disclose too many details about the story that I auditioned for, but it is a wonderful, funny, charming animated short about a geek and a goth who are starcrossed lovers.

I'm sure you're all surprised to hear that I read for the geek. I used my sense memories to recall the Kyra crush and did my best to be the kind of guy who "you want to take his glasses off, and mess up his hair, because he's so cute and he doesn't know it," according to the director, who I really, really liked.

Just now, as I was about to make my daily call to see if we'd heard anything, the phone rang (true story). It was my manager.

"Remember [name of project]?" He said.

"You mean the one I call you about every single day?" I said.

"Yes, that one." He laughed. "You got it."

I lept out of my chair and hollered. "What?! Are you serious?!" Which is a stupid thing to holler, because he wouldn't call me if he wasn't. "Really? I really got the job?" Which is also a stupid thing to say, but I'm passing this one off on the surge of adrenaline and seratonin my brains released upon receiving the news.

"Yep. I called to see if they had made a decision yet, and [casting executive] told me that she was just about to call me with the news!" He went on to tell me that the director could have picked anyone in the whole world to do this part, and she chose me.

I'm going to say that again: she could have picked anyone she wanted, and she chose me. Man, that feels so good. I mean, it feels tasp good.

I hung up the phone and ran around the house like a hummingbird being chased by a dog that shoots bees from its mouth.

After all the times I've written about the audition that went great, but didn't work out, or the audition that was a lot of fun, but it turns out I'm not edgy enough, it's so insanely awesome to write about one where I not only had a great time, but actually get to do more than just the audition sides. When this show is animated and released, for the rest of time, I will be the actor who helped bring that guy to life -- and I really love this character. I am so excited! Squee!

Anyway, I had a blast reading for this project, and I was so excited when I left, I totally forgot to steal a camphone snap of the hawesome four foot tall SpongeBob made out of LEGO in the lobby. If I get the job, or the next time I'm at Nick, I'll grab a picture of it on my way in, because I'm usually skipping with nerdy excitment whenever I'm on my way out.

I'll be sure to snag a picture of the giant LEGO SpongeBob on my way in when I record my dialogue next Wednesday or Thursday, and I'm taking a gift to Don, the most awesome security guy ever, who works at Nick and is always so awesome to me when I go there for an audition.

Comments

[Kim the fangirl]

WOOHOO!! Congratulations :)

[Joker Cross]

Ask not for whom the w00t tolls. It tolls for thee.

[Princess Anna]

w00t!!!!!!11!1

GO WIL!!!

[kat]

YAY!!!!

[Dave]

Good stuff, Wil. The Universe must have known you were The Geek.

Represent.

[napoleondynamitefan]

Oh, Wil! Congratulations! I am so happy for you! Whenever I read that you got the part, I literally yelled "Yes!" and threw my hands in the air. I yelled so loud that my family asked me what happened. lol

[Dakushna]

What makes this great is not just that you got the job, but that you've been passed over for other jobs before and you've kept at it. I know how easy it is to lose faith in yourself when you get turned down for a chance at doing something you love again and again and finding that determination to keep plugging away isn't easy. Seeing you get this job is just proof that you can't let it get you down.

Maybe it's the situation itself, maybe it's the way you write about it, or maybe it's a bit of both, but reading stuff like this gives me a bit of hope or perhaps validation and that's one of the reasons I keep coming back here.

Congrats Wil, you've earned it.

[Jennifer]

Thus spake the universe...

You got it goin awwwnnnnn

(heh....you said tasp)

[Triston]

Congrats Wil. I've been pulling for you to get a part since you started posting your daily jibes about the process. I hope you keep us updated with the show (as much as you are allowed too).

Its really kool mahn. Gud jawb!

Triston

[Keith L. Dick]

Congrats Wil!!....

I hope you get alot more work down the road... :)

[Liz]

Nifty! Congrats to you! When can you tell us what it's called so we can be on the lookout?

[lomara]

I hung up the phone and ran around the house like a hummingbird being chased by a dog that shoots bees from its mouth.

Dude. I have to remember that one. Congrats on the job! :D

[YankeeAmanda]

Man, that rocks! Congrats - can't wait to hear it is and what it's about!

[watcher652]

Congratulations, Wil! I'm so happy for you. They recognized your inner geekness (well, maybe not so inner, eh?) and what you could bring to the role.

Heh. You wrote Squee!

[Karl Erikson]

Very cool, Wil. Congratulations. I've been wondering about this project off and on ever since you mentioned it. Glad you got the part. How soon can we get a look at the project? Is there a site for it yet?

[TimGundrum]

Congrats!!

[rmd]

clearly, the universe is unfolding in the way it should.

woot!

[Michael Beaty]

I think that was the first time a blog has ever made me gasp out loud.

Congrats, Wil. This post has brought me from full-time lurker to comment-poster.

[tamara]

You will nail this! I can't wait to hear you. :-)

Sounds like a very cool story.

[Chris the Tiki Guy]

Many many congrats, Wil!

Guess your karma and the mojo we sent finally merged and made, erm...whatever the lovechild of karma and mojo make when they merge...

Yeah.

\m/

[R]

Congratulations, Wil!! I am delighted for you. Ah, a happy ending to this story.

[Morgan]

Congrats, Wil! I was really crossing my fingers for you. =)

[Whistlebinky]

Congratulations! :-D

[Jordan]

Heyyyyyy! Congratulations!

[Heath Allyn]

That is so awesome that scientists are using it to calibrate their awesomeometers,