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Ant Nee
Ant Nee
ID: 190573
Posts: 126
Date: 2007-05-11 10:51
are you more likely to show up, as yourself, bare faced, jeans and a t-shirt (you get what I mean)... or show up "in character" of what they're looking for (or think they're looking for)???

Granted, going to a Calvin Klein model call would require a pretty basic slate, but if it were Westwood... would you doll it up a bit? Should you doll it up a bit?

Is it mainly just having a knowledge of the designer / film maker / artist that would dictate this?


Personally, I went to one casting call, for a film that needed a boy who could pull off looking like a girl, when bent over the hood of a car. Meaning... you gotta have nice legs....

I shaved 'em down that morning, tossed on a plaid school girl skirt, a leopard sleeveless top, some combat boots, left the shaved head and stubbly face alone, went downtown to the call, and got the part. When I showed up for the actual filming, the costume for my character was basically the outfit I had worn to the call.

I took a big chance going dressed like that.... not just with the casting, but just going into downtown in the middle of the day, in boy drag, but it paid off. Would I have gotten the part if I had shown up in jeans, t-shirt, and ball cap? Maybe, but I think being in the character really helped them to see me AS the character.


So, what do you do? In or out of character?
If you don't have it, fake it. If you can't fake it, buy it!:lips:

Charles Griffin
Charles Griffin
ID: 183878
Posts: 1174
Date: 2007-05-12 07:29
Damned if I know, but you have guts. Very interesting photos in your profile.

I think you should open up this topic in general modeling discussions.
If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try!

Busola F.
Busola F.
ID: 183020
Posts: 267
Date: 2007-05-13 08:15
i like your post. i think i will dress in the character. they see what they want better, that way.
:lips:sexy:lips:

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Date: 2007-05-13 11:54
I think if not in character, then something neutral which shows what they need. Eg, using your experience, either as you showed up, or else in shorts to show off the legs - obviously shaved.

Daphne Akatugba
Daphne Akatugba
ID: 188448
Posts: 199
Date: 2007-05-14 11:45
i guess if you know what they want, you should try to go dressed in character.

it amkes them see that you are serious and ready to work. why the name... Ant Nee?

sounds funny...:D but makes one curious to see your portfolio...:D :saint:

Lolo Ray
Lolo Ray
ID: 177941
Posts: 172
Date: 2007-05-15 19:04
Interesting question.
I am actually pondering the same topic for an audition I have tomorrow.
I think that I will go for a mixture between the character's style and slightly more formal. However the character I'm going for won't involve such extreme dressing up!!! I agree that if you dress up and make the effort, it makes them see that you are serious about going for the part, and obviously that you wouldn't have an issue looking like a girl.
However I'd imagine that casting directors can also see beyond clothes to your acting skills?
:dunno:

Daphne Akatugba
Daphne Akatugba
ID: 188448
Posts: 199
Date: 2007-05-16 04:39
you're right Lolo, some people look the part but are not the part.

but what dressing up for the part does is that it gives you a head start, casting directors want to see you and know if you're up to the task.

makes everyone look at you and say "hey! she came to take it!"

Ant Nee
Ant Nee
ID: 190573
Posts: 126
Date: 2007-05-28 07:31
Lolo..... How did the audition go?

Daphne.... My name's Anthony, but when I was a kid I pronounced it Antnee.... and Europeans pronounce it Antony..... so I go by the name Ant. Ant Nee seems to work. ( I could still be going by my former name.... Fairy X..... like Malcolm, only queer.)


and since we're on the topic of "in character"..... it's time for me to put on my plaid shirt and cowboy hat.... I got some farming to do. (Yes, when not trying to look pretty and/or make others look pretty, I'm up to my eyeballs in chicken coops, eggs, donkey stables, and ditch digging.)
If you don't have it, fake it. If you can't fake it, buy it!:lips:

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Date: 2007-05-28 09:36
I think that usually they would rather have you as a blank slate so they can see what you really look like & how they can work with you, but if it's something like 'a boy who can pull off a girl when bent over the hood of a car' well then it's different because how are they supposed to know if you can pull it off if they can't see you have nice legs?

Lolo Ray
Lolo Ray
ID: 177941
Posts: 172
Date: 2007-06-01 09:32
Ant Nee:

Lolo..... How did the audition go?

Hi Anthony (:))
I was nervous as hell.
I had to do a monologue, cold reading, and then I had to sing - which I didn't expect. I was so nervous, particularly for the monoluge (as that was the first thing), and I couldn't even speak properly. However it was my first audition and I was so proud of myself for surviving it - it's really something I wouldn't have been able to do a year ago.

BUT I got a call back for a second audition! Wow! So I guess I wasn't as bad as I thought! (Or maybe they were just really desperate, lol).
:dunno:

Daphne Akatugba
Daphne Akatugba
ID: 188448
Posts: 199
Date: 2007-06-01 12:07
i don't think so, i'm sure they saw the potential in you.

Good luck Lolo.:saint:

Ant Nee
Ant Nee
ID: 190573
Posts: 126
Date: 2007-06-10 10:44
Lolo,

Congrats!:D

and hey, even if it is desperation, it'll pay the bills :lol:

So, did you go to it "blank canvas" or "in character"?
If you don't have it, fake it. If you can't fake it, buy it!:lips:

Busola F.
Busola F.
ID: 183020
Posts: 267
Date: 2007-06-10 10:56
congrats lolo:)
:lips:sexy:lips:

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