A little backstory is necessary.
I love Theater. I love acting. Although, I decided a little while ago that even though I have a lot of passion for it, I would major in something else and start a career in that (I guess at this point I thought with my head, because Theater isn't something that gets you tons of job offers). The good thing about acting is that you don't have to do it as a career or professionally. I can participate in local productions and the like when I'm older; with this I have no problem. I still like taking acting classes though, and am in one currently. Last week I auditioned for a play that we're doing. I must say I was a bit nervous going into it, but I thought "what the fuck" because it's good for experience ust good experience.
So yeah, I'm there. We're all auditioning, blah blah blah. There's this guy who goes on stage. He was absolutely fucking amazing. His voice projection was awesome, and even though it was a cold read, he turned it from the usual "oh here's a line and then another line" to a "omg it's like he's having an actual conversation." I was amazed at how smooth he was able to do everything, especially since it was his first time looking over the scene. He didn't simply "show emotion" that many non-actors get caught up on and scout for, he was a REAL, COMPLETE CHARACTER. And that was done on a whim. Major props.
Fast forward to today, one of the casting directors calls me and another student from my class outside. She told us that we both got the part (2 male leads, the amazing guy in the second paragraph tried out for both). The other guy was all happy and shit, I was too, except there was one problem. The amazing guy didn't get any part! This confused me a lot. Even though we're both decent there is NO FUCKING WAY we should have been cast over him. I can only conclude that the reason we were cast is because we aren't unattractive, and that guy is.
And this makes me feel like shit. On one hand I'm thinking that it's not my fault (it's the actually casting directors fault if they only want average actors compared to an amazing one), and that this can be some good general experience I can use (my major is big on working in groups, etc...). Also, the sad truth is that if you don't look right for the part, or can't even make it work somehow, the casting directors will drop you faster than the speed of light. This is a sad truth that this guy has to face in this industry. The first thing they judge you by is appearance, headshots really do speak a 1000 words. And I feel bad for this guy that it's this way; I'm sure he'll still get roles when he starts his career, I just hate that he'd be rejected for roles he's perfect for just because of his appearance, because a good amount of the time you can make it work for you.
And on the other hand....I'm thinking about dropping out and giving the casting directors a recommendation to give him the part. It's odd. I don't even know the kid but I feel so strongly about this. Completely opposite of the other guy who got cast. I tried talking to him but he basically has the attitude that "it's a dog eat dog world" and that "he wasn't that good anyway." I was just like, really, you think we deserve the part just because we got better genes then he did??? -____-
Alright Smogon, I gave you more than you needed to know; I'm really bad at that. I just basically wanted to ask you what you guys would do in this situation. Would you stay or would you go? This made me really doubt myself a lot. It seems you need a thicker skin and a colder heart than I originally thought. At this point I'm leaning more on keeping the role...even though he can probably make use of it much more than I can.
~This might start some discussion about other things (somehow). I don't have a problem with that as long as someone can help me come to a final decision. :x~
I love Theater. I love acting. Although, I decided a little while ago that even though I have a lot of passion for it, I would major in something else and start a career in that (I guess at this point I thought with my head, because Theater isn't something that gets you tons of job offers). The good thing about acting is that you don't have to do it as a career or professionally. I can participate in local productions and the like when I'm older; with this I have no problem. I still like taking acting classes though, and am in one currently. Last week I auditioned for a play that we're doing. I must say I was a bit nervous going into it, but I thought "what the fuck" because it's good for experience ust good experience.
So yeah, I'm there. We're all auditioning, blah blah blah. There's this guy who goes on stage. He was absolutely fucking amazing. His voice projection was awesome, and even though it was a cold read, he turned it from the usual "oh here's a line and then another line" to a "omg it's like he's having an actual conversation." I was amazed at how smooth he was able to do everything, especially since it was his first time looking over the scene. He didn't simply "show emotion" that many non-actors get caught up on and scout for, he was a REAL, COMPLETE CHARACTER. And that was done on a whim. Major props.
Fast forward to today, one of the casting directors calls me and another student from my class outside. She told us that we both got the part (2 male leads, the amazing guy in the second paragraph tried out for both). The other guy was all happy and shit, I was too, except there was one problem. The amazing guy didn't get any part! This confused me a lot. Even though we're both decent there is NO FUCKING WAY we should have been cast over him. I can only conclude that the reason we were cast is because we aren't unattractive, and that guy is.
And this makes me feel like shit. On one hand I'm thinking that it's not my fault (it's the actually casting directors fault if they only want average actors compared to an amazing one), and that this can be some good general experience I can use (my major is big on working in groups, etc...). Also, the sad truth is that if you don't look right for the part, or can't even make it work somehow, the casting directors will drop you faster than the speed of light. This is a sad truth that this guy has to face in this industry. The first thing they judge you by is appearance, headshots really do speak a 1000 words. And I feel bad for this guy that it's this way; I'm sure he'll still get roles when he starts his career, I just hate that he'd be rejected for roles he's perfect for just because of his appearance, because a good amount of the time you can make it work for you.
And on the other hand....I'm thinking about dropping out and giving the casting directors a recommendation to give him the part. It's odd. I don't even know the kid but I feel so strongly about this. Completely opposite of the other guy who got cast. I tried talking to him but he basically has the attitude that "it's a dog eat dog world" and that "he wasn't that good anyway." I was just like, really, you think we deserve the part just because we got better genes then he did??? -____-
Alright Smogon, I gave you more than you needed to know; I'm really bad at that. I just basically wanted to ask you what you guys would do in this situation. Would you stay or would you go? This made me really doubt myself a lot. It seems you need a thicker skin and a colder heart than I originally thought. At this point I'm leaning more on keeping the role...even though he can probably make use of it much more than I can.
~This might start some discussion about other things (somehow). I don't have a problem with that as long as someone can help me come to a final decision. :x~