We're starting off the blog with a few exciting pieces of news!!
1) Ryan posted the podcast we did with him the other day! Go check it out, here's the link:
2) That audition Luce had last week....... She booked it!!! Woo!! It's such a fun role, a ditsy, popular high school girl, and it films tonight - so exciting!!
3) A review of GGGG was in the paper today and the reviewer LOVED it!! Not only that, but the two of us got a special mention as outstanding cast members!!! So, so flattering and exciting! Here's a link to that too:
http://www.examiner.com/article/hollywood-fringe-2014-experience-day-two-part-one?cid=rss
We've had a pretty chill week and a really fun weekend! On Tuesday Luce had an audition and Han went to a stand-in (similar to body doubling) class at Central Casting. They were both successful and we decided to go out for dinner to celebrate how well we've been doing the last couple weeks! We went to a burger place in NoHo, Habit Burger, that someone recommended to us and it was amaaazing then Cold Stone Creamery for dessert! Yum!
On Wednesday Han self-taped an audition - which went better than usual because we hijacked Mum and Q's camera/tripod rather than using the webcam! Luce had her table reading for her webseries in the afternoon and Han went out on a hike in Griffith park with a really nice guy we met on set the other day.
-- Han --
We went to Griffith Park in search of the "bat cave" and started our hike! We were chatting and having a great time, choosing between countless forks in the road and taking paths less traveled. Before we knew it, it'd been a couple hours and we decided to turn back. That's when we ran into trouble... We had NO IDEA which way to go!! Ahh! My sense of direction is woeful at best, and it turned out that Dirk, the guy I was with, wasn't much better! We walked for aaaages, staying in great spirits buuuut definitely lost. We used google maps to at least lead us in the right direction BUT unfortunately google maps doesn't show topography. Around 7:00pm (we started our hike at 3:00) we reached the top of this huge crater and could juuuust see our cars. Below. On ground level. The sun was starting to set and the park closed at dusk, so we knew we had to hurry but there was no clear path down. A woman from down below saw us and yelled up asking if we needed her to call 911! Unable to think about anything but water and the amazing In-N-Out burgers waiting for us at the bottom, we pressed on. A couple falls and HEAPS of dirt in our shoes later, we finally made it to the bottom!!! WOO! AND to top it all off, we found the bat cave!!! Our legs feeling like jelly, we made it to the car at 7:45 - just as the sun was starting to set. What a crazy afternoon! We went straight to In-N-Out afterwards and had the best burgers of our lives!
-- Luce --
My table read was so much fun! I'm so excited to actually be filming something and to be a part of the cast in the webseries!! Yay! It's called 'Bored of Education' and it's a comedy about three teachers in a pretty derro public school and the shenanigans they get up to! My character is a cute ditsy teen that kind of flirts with one of the guys and it's a small but funny role! I was laughing out loud during the read through of the episodes so I'm sure on film it'll be absolutely hilarious!! I really can't wait to get started filming because everyone involved seems so nice - hooray!
On Thursday Han was working on Mistresses - on the final episode! - and Luce went out to Disneyland with Mum and the neighbors!
-- Han --
My day on set was really great! We were filming a bar scene in the last episode, so everyone was dressed up and looking great! It was the perfect excuse to wear my gold cocktail dress from prom a couple years ago!
The highlights of the day were:
1) meeting one of the lead actors, Brett, who's an Aussie and SO nice!
2) being paired for a couple scenes with this adorable old man - they were obviously going for some kind of sugar daddy situation, hilarious. Anyway, he was so sweet and seemed pretty happy to have me on his arm! We were pantomime-chatting and between takes he told me he was being "sultry" haha he also suggested that because we'd been seen in the background together we'd better stay together for continuity - too funny.
3) hanging out with a really cute/funny aspiring actor named Randy - who we ended up going out with on Saturday night!
-- Luce --
Disney was SO FUN! I had been feeling somewhat melancholy that morning so it was the perfect way to get a dose of happiness and to just escape the hustle and bustle of LA for a few hours. I also got to meet Mum and Q's neighbors who were absolutely lovely! Such a joy to be around. It was a great day and after a few rides and some yummy food it was time to face the traffic and head home.
Now on to the fun weekend! On Friday we went out to lunch with Wendy and Niell, Sav's parents and our lovely family friends, who're visiting from Massachusetts for a few days! It was really lovely seeing them and catching up, it's been so long! We're sure they're having a wonderful time in Cali - with a little luck before long they might make the move out here too!
We went home for a little while after lunch before heading out to see Chambers' other play in the Hollywood Fringe Festival, My Dirty Little Secret. We went out for dessert beforehand to a suuuper yummy ice cream place called Milk and went a little overboard! Han got a blondie sundae and Luce had a chocolate fudge/cookie sundae, how fitting!
On the way back to the car we saw the most LA graffiti you could possibly imagine! Hahah
Then it was onto the show! It was hilarious and we ran into a couple people we know too!
It was nice to be able to support Chambers and Jake (our producer) and we really enjoyed the show!
Yesterday Luce had yet another Saturday morning audition at the same place from the last couple weeks! That casting director must really like her to keep calling her back, rockin it!
After the audition we treated ourselves to a ($22, what?!) mani/pedi! It's been so long since we've had our nails done, so fun! The special occasion was..... A party we'd been invited to in the Hollywood Hills! So glamorous!! Apparently Forrest Whittaker was on the guest list (bit random but cool!) buuut if he was there we didn't see him... Nonetheless, we had a great time! We went with a guy Han met on set of Mistresses the other day and his friend and they were such nice guys! Super funny and a blast to be around, it was an awesome night!
This morning Han went out to Cactus, our new regular/favourite spot, and picked up breakfast burritos - and they were more amazing than ever before! This afternoon, Luce is filming her webseries!! Woo! SO exciting!!! And Han's going out to the movies with Dirk, the guy from the semi-disasterous-but-definitely-fun hike on Wednesday, to see the new X-Men film - lots going on!
As we're coming up on a year in LA, we're feeling more determined than ever to make things happen for ourselves and get a foot in the door! This week we've got a To Do list a mile long of things that'll help us get to where we want to be, it's gonna be a productive one, just wait!
