So excited to announce that, The Idiot Who Loved, a short I filmed last summer, has been an official selection to the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival!
I know the cast and crew had such a great time filming and I really enjoyed being the bad girl. I guess you know you do an okay job when everyone that watches it, loves to hate your character! Still finding out more info in seeing if this selection will also get screen time, so stay tuned for a follow up if I find out so you can have an opportunity to watch
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Okay. I admit it. It happened. I fell off up keeping my blog updated! I had a plan on doing at least once a week blogs on how I am doing and I fell off for this past month. So much has happened from the Idiot Who Loved Premiere until now...so I will gradually have to add on instead of making this a SUPER long post. First things first, Corey, myself and a few other great friends are in process of running a indiegogo campaign for our next film, LINKED. We are super excited and already 75% funded! Seriously all of our supporters ROCK!! Could not be possible without the help of all of you. There is still a little time to show your support with just under a month left. To even learn more about this film, and the cast, please feel free to check out our indiegogo campaign- LINKED We are planning production this summer. You can also follow along with our FB Page Something else has happened but like me, I am not quite ready to make this announcement until I am a little more involved...but I am sure to keep you updated as I go. I guess you can call me superstitious. I joined a modeling page in which I can connect and collaborate with other photographers, makeup artists, and models, to build up my portfolio. I had the honor of getting to do my first photo shoot with my husband with Deborah Kolb Photography with a sunset shoot. It was awesome. Here's just one of the photos from that night I also had a wonderful photo shoot with Robert Unger with my friend, Ashley Undercuffler to help manage everything!(Thanks girl! Definitely needed it) and wonderful makeup artist, Alexander. There were so many photos and love them all not even retouched...that I feel I will have to let that be a separate blog post...
So that is just a tad of what has been happening in my month's absence. I am still here, I am still putting my nose to the grindstone so to speak and moving forward to making my dreams a reality! First of all....thank you so much to ALL those that came out and supported this film!!! Jan 29th, we had our premiere of, "The Idiot Who Loved", created by my dear friend Ashley Undercuffler and my talented husband, Corey Snowden. I had so much fun this past summer in getting to be the "mean girl" for that is something that I have not had the opportunity to be the straight up, excuse my language, bitch. It was challenging for my demeanor, I try my best to be happy and positive, but it was also so much fun to explore that side of me...for let us all admit it-- we have that bitchy side in us! :) I am also grateful to have worked with a talented cast(granted, I only got to interact with 2 of the actors but being on set and watching the others do their thang, was so inspiring) and crew. It really makes filming an even greater experience when everyone really is dedicated in the craft and want to make the best project possible. The screening was a success, a great turn out and now let the festival submissions begin!!! Here are a little of the fun we had that night Thank you again and be on the look out for our next project, "Linked" Currently in pre-production
Last Friday was the official launch of Anthony Meindl's newest book- Book The F***ing Job Everyone went out to celebrate not only his success, but his birthday. I was so amazed with how many students turned up and literally packed the house. But, it also had me in awe and with chills. Tony has touched SO MANY LIVES and he truly leads with his heart. Corey and I had this instant connection & respect for him when we took an intensive in New York City many years ago. We loved how he taught, we loved his enthusiasm and passion for this art and for the actor, and we knew we would have to be a part of his studio( this was before the school was open in NYC) He seriously just embraces everything I inspire and am motivated for the world to be. So, yes! Of course we are all going to come out to celebrate this guy. He is changing lives, he is getting us to just be in the moment and find out we are already artists. I can go on and on and I probably wouldn't mind to do so, but I can not say enough about this guy, his studio and his method of teaching actors. I have truly grown as an artist, but also as a person. I have found a passion to help to want to inspire others by living their best life and to not judge, but BE WHO THEY ARE. This studio has changed my life. Definitely check out his blog for even if you are not an actor, I really feel you can connect with him as I did, but also can use it for every day life. Lastly, I am super excited to have my hands on this book and I encourage all actors to invest in this! You can find it by clicking on the image below I LOVE MY #AMAWFamily I can't believe how quickly we are already through the first month of the year.
I have been a busy bee and keeping my focus on doing the important things that will continue moving me forward. I am happy to say that I am staying on top of my planner,(I am so wanting to dominate this organization thing!) and it has been really helpful. I also decided to go back into a book- EAT THAT FROG from Brian Tracy. It seriously helps you prioritize what is important and do the things you need to do FIRST that will continue you toward progressing to your goals, and stop procrastinating. So if you struggle, I definitely recommend taking a look at it! Now onto the POWER OF BEING YOU! For the longest time, I had struggled with knowing who I am, or just being comfortable enough in public to be who I am & not trying to be what I thought others wanted me to be. So, of course, I became confused, even more uncomfortable and never enjoyed being out. This even was showing up in my work in class at AMAW. I wanted to "work", I wanted to "impress" and throw away the uniqueness that is me. For we are our biggest critics, sure, but we are also so special and unique. No one can be you but you.... and we need to learn to embrace that. That is where our power and strength lies, and ultimately, being you is going to help open up many doors vs being someone you are not. I am now discovering that I have to embrace that I am a little ball of energy, I can speak a mile a minute and that I am that cutesy girl next door with a comedic edge. I have been fighting against this for so long, and avoiding doing anything that resembled it for I found it a weakness. But, thankfully so much to my teacher, Nina Paul Rausch, she just opened up and broke down so many walls within these last few weeks and the light bulb went off. I leaned in towards that fear of I speak too fast when I get excited or passionate, I do have so much energy and afraid to let it fire and move around and just embraced it.....and happy to say that I went to a workshop recently and sat down with an agent.... I let ME be completely in the room- I was ME in the character, I wasn't pretending to be a character, but BEING ME and being that role to life from MY perspective and I enjoyed every second of it. I didn't feel in the "hot seat" so to speak... I let my instincts fire, let my ball of energy do what it needed and if I got passionate about something, I didn't limit how fast I spoke. And guess what? For the first time, I got an AMAZING compliment from this agent from doing just that. I wont' go into too many details but seriously was amazing...for I stopped holding back WHO I AM, Let my inner self shine and he got it. He got to see who I am, what I can offer and I had amazing feedback. So, don't filter yourself, don't hold back. Do not give in to the fear of being YOU. You are so unique, so powerful and once you surrender into that--again, so many doors will open and you will be around the people that you are meant to be with!! NEVER FORGET THAT! Oh I can not even begin to describe my excitement to have been able to go back to the first class of 2016 at Anthony Meindl Actor Workshop. This studio, the students, the teachers, give me inspiration, motivation, and a judge-free creative space to better my craft.
This is going to be an exciting year. We were a smaller class at the end of 2015, but now we are completely full again, 20, and some brand new faces and talent. The class is 4 hours long, and sometimes goes longer, especially with a bigger class, but I do not mind. I get to be inspired from all the scenes and see how creative these amazing actors are. Also, I am starting out the year with a bang. I am very happy to be able to work on this month, "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" in which I get to portray the role of Satan. This is funny, yet still challenging scene,and I enjoyed working with my scene partner, who has been with me since intro, and we are just now getting the chance to work with one another. I wanted to do this for I wanted to do something fun to start the year, nothing too dark, but something also in which makes me stand in a powerful role, and own my strength in stillness & not having to work too hard to be able to get my message across. I guess my size, I have felt that I needed to really "work" to intimidate, power over, etc, but I'm learning, nope...little is better! So yes, I love this place, I love the people and I am going to keep surrounding myself in a positive environment and inspiring people to keep me reaching my goals..... No picture this go around which is crazy, for my husband has been designated class picture taker, but I guess the excitement of being back, had us all too in the moment to bring out our phones! I can't believe we are already in 2016. 2015 definitely has been a year to remember. Making some great new friends, challenging myself in different ways by getting involved with improv, finding a calling to help others feel inspired and motivated to live happier, healthier lives, and the list can go on and on. I had such a great time back east( luckily it stayed above average temperatures when we were there!) spending quality time with family. I didn't get to see everybody I would have liked, but so happy to be blessed enough to make it back to see any one at all. It was also a hard one for me for this was the first Christmas going home and my grandmother was not there. It was tradition to always go and visit her and crack jokes, tell stories and just be in her presence. But, this year, I only got to visit her in spirit. She was the best grandmother I could have ever asked for and I know she is happy where she is, reunited with my grandfather, and staying close by as I continue to pursue my dreams Yes, bittersweet and sad but she is always with me and not a day goes by I don't think of her and my grandfather Being in West Virginia felt so great to be back, and yet, it felt so small. Nothing seemed to changed except how BIG my niece and nephews were getting! These faces seriously make me smile and warm my heart. I love them so much and am very blessed to be their aunt. It was definitely hard to say goodbye to these 3! After spending a week in West Virginia, it was time to head out to see Corey's side of the family in New Jersey. We got to see family we have not seen in a year as well as see some of our friends. I feel like I could seriously just post picture after picture for we did SO Much, but I do not want this blog to be an extremely long one( those that know me, know I tend to keep going & going when I get inspired!!)
I will say this, being away and with family was VERY MUCH NEEDED, but now that we are back, it is time to get serious and get to work! I did happen to make a New Year's Resolution-- it is not about getting healthier- for I am in a pretty great habit now and that would not challenge me This year, I am challenging myself to be more organized and prepped with my schedule so I am productive and not just "busy". I will admit, I am a horrible organizer & all over the place, but I got my planner and I intend to keep track of everything that I have scheduled, set hours for my work and make it a way of habit. I am ready to keep going out of my comfort zone and go after what I want with my life. We can live your purpose, but we have to be ready and willing to do the things we need to do to achieve them---that is where the organization comes in. Have a goal, write them down, and make an action plan in how you will get there. I will be lying if I said I got this- but I am scared. It is out of my comfort zone- not knowing what lies ahead, but I am going to give it my all, go after my dreams and make this the best year yet! This month is full of sending out ships to target agencies I would like to work with, casting directing workshops, and back to improv and Anthony Meindl's Actor's Workshop Don't let your fear of the unknown stop you from living your purpose. It won't be easy, we will have bumps and bruises along the way, but how great will it feel when you accomplish it? Here's to an AMAZING 2016 and I can't wait to see what lies ahead! Traveling back east to be with family is a PERFECT way to end out the year.
I really am a family oriented person & even though I love being out in California, being away from family is super hard. So I definitely am going to soak in and cherish every moment these next few weeks. Corey and I took a red eye flight out of LA around 10 PM PST and flew into D.C. Even though we tried, it was super hard to sleep on the plane so if we were lucky, we got about 2 hours before landing in D.C. I wish I could say that was all the traveling we had to do, but from there, landing at 5:15 AM EST, we had to get a rental and head 5 hours to WV to my mom's side of the family. We were exhausted but, again, I am here to cherish every moment. Our next few weeks will be hectic and constantly on the go, but man, oh man, does it feel good to be back with family. First will be with my family and then off to NJ for Corey's family. This will be my last blog post of the year but I wanted to let you all know that I appreciate all of you and I wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a wonderful start to the New Year. Appreciate each moment. Live to the fullest, and even though I know being around family, can sometimes drive you bonkers, enjoy every single moment with them. We are not guaranteed tomorrow and family is the most important thing in this world. Not fame, not money, none of that matters if you do not have someone to share it with. Yes a little sentimental, perhaps even harsh, but I know being lucky to get once a year to see family for only a few days, is worth every second. Be prepared for more wonderful updates start of the year! I can't wait to start off right, have a lot of goals to crush and ready to rock 2016!! Again, I can not believe we are already at the end of 2015. I remember being a kid, thinking, time went by so so so slow. Now, it is just flying by. It can slow down, right?
So much has happened with this year, I have no idea where to begin. I became a part of an improv group known as Group Text, I found some really amazing and talented friends from there and with my AMAW family and I have learned more ways to keep healthy and spread that to my husband, family, friends, and pretty much anyone that wants my help. Let me start first with AMAW. This studio is amazing. Just pure love and joy. I look forward every Thursday to make that long commute in LA traffic, so I can get inspired with all my talented friends in class. I know I owe so much to my self confidence, growth from my amazing teacher, Nina Paul Rausch, and all the wonderful classmates. The class grew smaller as the year drew to the end, but I am so happy to say that those that had to take time off will be coming back in the New Year. Any that is serious about acting and know that you can never stop taking classes, this is the place to go! Moving right along to LA Connection Comedy Theatre.... Corey and I had to take these last few months off due to traveling and being on a budget, so we definitely miss being able to rehearse weekly and be a part of shows. But, we did find out that our wonderful theatre in Sherman Oaks will soon be relocating to Burbank and I am super excited about it. It is in a wonderful spot, and I am sure will help bring more people in due to the great location. I am super excited now for this is the week of prepping to head back east. Not excited for the packing( I mean, who loves to pack??!?) but Corey and I will be taking the rest of the year to take the time to be with family. First will be my family in West Virginia, and then the long drive to New Jersey to be with his. It will never be long enough of a visit but we are blessed that we have been able to get home to spend this time of year with them. I am super excited to be able to see my wonderful niece and 2 nephews. It is so hard being away from them and they are growing up so fast, but I know California is the place I need to be and it will all pay off. I am already saying, when that time comes, I am taking them to Disney!! The new year is going to be a busy one but I am excited to see what everything holds for us. I know patience is a virtue and it is sometimes hard to stay on that for we are a want it now kind of pace! But, I am putting my trust in the process and ready to hit it hard start of the year. My goal is to get theatrical representation within the first few months of the year. I want to book a guest star role and start getting weekly auditions. I also want to be able to help so many others with health and fitness with my own work( that I'm so blessed to have so I can have the time to be an actor) to grow their own health and fitness, and live their life by design. Also, completely random but have to share an update. Corey & I are in our last week of 21 Day Fix Extreme and I can not be more RELIEVED! It has been super hard but that was to be expected, but I will be happy it is over when it is. We have not been perfect, meaning a couple of slip-ups, but I did measure my waist today and have lost 1 inch! Feeling better and can not wait to see the final results before flying out east! Here's to a wonderful Merry Christmas spent with those you love and a Happy New Year!
I'm so super excited to start the year off right!
I have been waiting very patiently for this program since I got word of it in July. I absolutely love Autumn Calabrese, and she is the one I am working with now with 21 Day Fix Extreme. Ending my week 2 and getting ready to start week 3. Combined with her kick butt style, Sagi Kalev is teaming up to add the power and strength to the workout. He is the creator of Body Beast and actually he was the one that got me to love weight training. I was not too much into lifting weights but he definitely changed my mind, for we need some weight training every now and then to help build muscle so we can burn and melt away the unwanted fat.
_I'm sharing this for I will always put an importance on health and fitness. Your body is your instrument and we have to take care of it. This is going to be a workout like no other I have done before. Taking the knowledge of Autumn and Sagi, adding on the containers to help me stay on track with my portions and eating right---I am going to have an amazing 60 day transformation!
My husband will be doing this with me and with that, I wanted to offer a way for you to join us and we can do this together. We are having a private group kicking off on Jan. 4th where we will all check in (online) so you can do this anywhere, and keep each other accountable. This seriously will have it all.. the complete package- much better than what I can get in a gym doing something on my own. Also, I can take this to the gym as well which is a win win for me! IF you would like to join our exclusive group or find out more--> just click the link https://www.facebook.com/events/1032055810150940/
Let us start the year off right. Let us take care of our instruments. Let us put Health first. Let us continue to indulge in personal development and better ourselves.
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