by Paul Rose Jr | Mar 24, 2020 | Acting, COVID-19, Creativity, Daily Update, Editing, Frustration, Hollywood, Living in Los Angeles, podcast, Producing, Storytelling, Voice Over VO, Writing
So… Welcome to the new normal. Entertainment is stalled. Folks are looking for diversions. People who already had careers are struggling. My more established writer friends say they’re still getting reads and virtual meetings. But if you’re still trying to connect, to...
by Paul Rose Jr | Jan 24, 2020 | Acting, Audition, Author, Daily Update, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Living in Los Angeles, Survival Job, TV, Writing
These past few weeks, a good day was any day where at least one good thing happened. Today? Today felt like an embarrassment of riches. Or, like my mom said, it’s been quite a desert, it’s time you got to the oasis. As I mentioned Tuesday, I signed with...
by Paul Rose Jr | Jun 10, 2019 | Acting, Audition, Self-Tape, Submissions
I submitted for 9 roles today on Actor’s Access and got 1 request for an Eco-Cast (Self-taped audition)
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 26, 2017 | Acting, Film, Film Festival, Hollywood, Premiere, Relationships
I just found out that a film I played a very small part in will be playing Saturday, April 29th, at the Sunscreen Film Festival, which, of course is where I first made the decision in 2010 to move out to California and pursue my calling as a writer and actor. If...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 17, 2017 | Acting, Audition, Callback, Casting Director, Commercial, Daily Update, Frustration, Hollywood, Relationships, Submissions
I was trying to put the Hollywood journey into perspective for a friend earlier today, so I checked out the various sites I submit on and did some rough math. In the just over 5 years I’ve been in Los Angeles, I have submitted for more than 6500 projects and...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 11, 2017 | Acting, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Writing
Chris D’Elia knew he was funny, or at least, he knew he could make his friends and family laugh. He had gotten a few acting gigs, in part thanks to his father, director Bill D’Elia; sold a couple of scripts, but he really wanted to do stand up, he thought,...