Before the pandemic, I decided I wanted to try my hand at doing some acting work. My daughter had expressed an interest in “acting”, and while I was scouring the interwebs for nearby commercials or auditions, it occurred to me that I might like doing that too. (The same thing happened after schlepping my kids […]
Kingston Canadian Film Festival 2017
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival has been an annual event in Kingston, Ontario for the last 16 years. From the website: The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is the largest festival in the world dedicated exclusively to Canadian film. My husband’s company, Fusix Corp, has been a sponsor of the festival for many years as well. I […]
Background Acting at Kingston Pen – Alias Grace
I was lucky enough to spend 3 days as a background actor in a mini series filming here in Kingston. Emma and I attended the casting call in late September for Alias Grace – a 6 episode series being distributed by CBS and Netflix. I think it’s going to be shown on CBC but […]
Our First Casting Call
Last weekend Emma and I attended our first casting call together. A casting company from Toronto was looking for background folk for a few scenes in a mini series they’re putting together. If I can remember correctly they were looking for prisoners (male and female), prison guards, wardens and affluent Kingston folk. This casting call […]
My First Acting Experience
This past weekend I had my first foray into the world of acting. I called it an experience because I didn’t get paid. But that didn’t take away from the fun and learning I had at my first acting experience. As I’ve said before, Patrick and I have been browsing Facebook groups for local acting […]