April Showers Blessings...

Film Audition – EYE OF THE HURRICANE - 04/09/10 (Taya-Morgan)
Soap Audition – THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - 04/14/10
TV Audition – SCOUNDRELS – 04/17/10
Callback – SCOUNDRELS – 04/22/10

This year has brought with it many wonderful surprises and blessings for me and my family! If you haven’t already heard, I’m excited to report that I booked IN PLAIN SIGHT the last time I went in for it. I shot it on 04/01/10 and had a blast! My call time for the shoot was late in the day, so we ended up shooting until almost 3 o’clock in the morning. No problem though, I don’t mind rolling with the punches when I’m on set, I’m just happy to be there. :)

Some highlights from the shoot include:

• The Director telling me that he saw my work on GREY’S ANATOMY, and it's one of the reasons he wanted me for the job. Very cool!
• Having one of the Producers tell me that I looked familiar to him. Turns out he produces for GREY’S ANATOMY as well, and knows me from that set.
• Having the opportunity to work with another great bunch of folks, which included Mary McCormack, Steven Weber, and Alexandra Lydon. All CLASS ACT actors, by the way. :)
• Hearing encouraging rumors that my character might return, and soon. Praying hard for this to happen!
• And, last but certainly not least, a fully stocked sushi bar, in which the sushi was prepared fresh right in front of us! Yes, it’s the little things that make me happy. Lol.

In other news, still making progress with the short film (JEREMIAH) I signed up to do at the beginning of the year. Our shoot dates have been pushed back to Summer 2010, but it looks like we recently made our budget, so we’re all amped about that.

Another exciting thing that has happened recently is that Taya-Morgan had the opportunity to audition for a LEAD Role in a Feature Film. Wow! That was certainly an unexpected blessing. (Truth be known, I’VE never had an audition for a role that big, but I didn’t dare tell her that. Lol.) My little one’s are used to doing print work, but not much on camera stuff, so she really got first hand knowledge on what this “acting stuff” is all about. What made me most proud is that although she felt like she wanted to give up a couple of times, she hung in there, put in the work and got it done. Not bad for a 7.5 year old. She had to memorize 4 pages of dialogue and tape the audition repeatedly for almost two hours. After it was all said and done, she tells me, “Mom, I didn’t realize acting was this hard!” She’s very excited about it, and I know she’d love to do the part, if called upon.

I also had big audition this month! I had the opportunity to audition for a CONTRACT Role on the THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. My first soap audition. I still haven’t heard anything regarding either of these projects , but I’m hopeful and prayerful that if it’s the Lord’s will we’ll book one, the other, or both!

So, that’s it for now. In a few minutes, I’ll be prepping for a callback that I have later today, but I wanted to sit down to put the finishing touches on this blog entry that I’ve been trying to get done for the last few days.

Take care and keep reaching for the STARS!

XOXO...

Shenita Moore
http://www.shenitamoore.com/
www.myspace.com/shenitamoore
www.imdb.com/name/nm1145611

QVW Screening in Los Angeles - April 17th, 2010

If you're in Los Angeles, we'd appreciate your support of Queen Victoria's Wedding!

See below for details:

Sistas' are doin' it for Themselves
Raleigh Studios
5300 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 6pm

Here is the FB Invite link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150145666520408&ref=mf.

Thanks!

Shenita Moore
http://www.shenitamoore.com/

www.myspace.com/shenitamoore

www.imdb.com/name/nm1145611

March Auditions - So Far...:)...

Film Audition - EVERYTHING MUST GO - 03/10/10
General CD Meeting - 03/10/10
Director's Session - IN PLAIN SIGHT - 03/19/10
Second Callback - IN PLAIN SIGHT - 03/24/10

Shenita Moore
http://www.shenitamoore.com/
www.myspace.com/shenitamoore
www.imdb.com/name/nm1145611

QVW Screening in NC - March 19th, 2010

If you're in North Carolina, we'd appreciate your support of Queen Victoria's Wedding's first festival screening.

See below for details:

NC Black Film Festival
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum
3201 South 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 6pm
http://www.blackartsalliance.org/NCBFF.html

Thanks!

Shenita Moore
http://www.shenitamoore.com/

www.myspace.com/shenitamoore

www.imdb.com/name/nm1145611

“You just gotta TRY, TRY, TRY!”...

…is what my 3 yr old said to me yesterday when I tried to explain to her the woes of being an actor. I found out last night that I didn’t get that recurring role on IN PLAIN SIGHT. Apparently it was down to me and one other person, and it went to the other person. *SIGH.* This show is starting to remind me of my experiences with THE SHIELD. Lol. If you’re new to my blog, I’ll fill you in. Over the years, I went in on THE SHIELD at least a dozen times and always came thisclose to booking it. In the end I never had an opportunity to work on it before it was cancelled, and that's always stuck with me. I'm really hoping that doesn't happen with IN PLAIN SIGHT.

As an actor, YES, it is extremely difficult to devote yourself to role after role only to have it go to someone else. YES, you often feel like giving up and getting a “real job” sometimes. YES, you worry if it’s all really worth it in the end, ESPECIALLY when you have a family. BUT, after you take a moment to recall how sweet it is to hear your agent say: “You booked it.” Or you think back to how excited and proud you were the first time you watched yourself on TV, saw yourself on the big screen, or heard yourself on the radio, something flickers in your heart. A spark of determination perhaps? Will power? Drive? Or maybe just plain idiocy?!? Lol. I don’t know. Fact is, you may never really feel as if you’ve “made it” in this business, but for many of us, even with the valleys that far outweigh the peaks, the journey (the pure love of pursing this craft) means so much more than the destination. So, you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and “TRY, TRY, TRY.”

On a another note, although I love the slower pace of NM for practical reasons, I must admit that I do miss the excitement of everyday life in Los Angeles. Hitting up a red carpet is definitely a thing of the past for now, BUT things have been going pretty great for me in 2010 thus far, so I definitely can't complain. I’ve had some really good auditions and I’ve also managed to attend a couple of events:

• In January, a friend and I made our way over to a SAG Awards Screening Party at the Uptown Bar. (See pic above. Courtesy John Maio.) It was really nice. Saw a couple of familiar faces and made a couple of new friends.


• In February, I went to the February Art of Fashion Show at the QBar. Had a lot of fun there as well. Ran into some old friends, and was even asked to walk in a fashion show for one of the designers this summer. Yikes! Modeling is not my thing, but I’m not opposed to giving it a try. Happy that I finally got back in the gym today! Lol.


• The pièce de résistance of 2010 thus far was the much anticipated QVW Screening that took place at the end of January. In a nutshell, it was awesome! The finished product was awesome, the feedback from the crowd was awesome, and I felt awesome! As a producer, I couldn’t have been prouder. (See pics from the Screening at the bottom of this post. Courtesy James Riley.) Speaking of QVW, as we move into submitting the film to festivals, we are still actively soliciting any contributions we can. Would you like to contribute to our little film? If so, visit this link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5362899. Anything helps.

In other news, the producing venture I mentioned earlier this year has been put on hold. The organization I was hoping to work with decided against the idea, so I’m back at the drawing board. No worries though, I plan to pick it back up AFTER I’m done with the next short I’ve signed on for. Yes, I’ve signed on for another short film called JEREMIAH, this time as Associate Producer. The film, which was written and co-produced by emerging talent, April Mabry, "recounts the events leading up to a bullied teen committing bullycide (a suicide caused by the effects of bullying) in flashbacks and explores the aftermath of his death in interviews with his mother, classmates, and bullies." It’s a very deep film and I’m so excited to be a part of it. I will also have an acting role in it.

On Monday I had some new shots taken with Joy Silva of J. Silva Photography. I'm so excited! Here is one of the teaser pics. I think they came out wonderfully. Can you believe she's just getting into headshot photography?! I'm her guinea pig. :) My makeup was done by local makeup artist Elizabeth Bell. She did an exceptional job too. Local actors in the ABQ area, don't sleep on these two! I have a feeling that they are going to be very hot commodities really soon. I hope to get the disk over the weekend and make a few selections sometime next week.

Last, and certainly not least, I am very happy to say that I signed with a new manager in January. I’m very hopeful about the possibilities of this working relationship and my intention is to travel back to Los Angeles for a couple of weeks before Pilot Season 2010 is over so that she can work her magic. :D I have to wait until I hear back from the Feature Film audition I had last week before making my travel arrangements though. So, we'll see.

I'm feeling extremely blessed that things are continuing to go well for me. Please, please, please keep me in your prayers, and I'll be sure to keep you all in mine!

Shenita Moore
http://www.shenitamoore.com/
www.myspace.com/shenitamoore
www.imdb.com/name/nm1145611

February Auditions...

TV Audition - IN PLAIN SIGHT - 02/04/10
Callback – IN PLAIN SIGHT – 02/04/10
Commercial Audition – LG - 02/05/10
VO Audition - LIFEPAK DEFIBRILLATORS - 02/08/10
TV Audition - IN PLAIN SIGHT - 02/24/10
Callback – IN PLAIN SIGHT – 02/25/10
Feature Film – GOATS – 02/26/10

Shenita Moore
http://www.shenitamoore.com/
www.myspace.com/shenitamoore
www.imdb.com/name/nm1145611