The Suite Life On Deck

This summer has provided me with so many opportunities. A few weeks ago I attended a taping of the Disney Channel show, “The Suite Life On Deck”. One of our clients, Erin Cardillo, has a recurring role on the show (she plays the teacher, Mrs. Tutweiller) and I was invited to see one of her [...]

Confusion and More.

So I came to LA in hopes of finding what I want to do with my life. Ironically (but not surprisingly), I only come away with more options: a newfound excitement for production, a heightened zeal for dance, and a re-lit fire for performing. The only sure thing is that I’m obsessed [...]

The Reddest of the Woods

Last weekend a bunch of us went to Las Vegas! Let me clarify, it was those of us who were 21… Not being 21 I went to the Redwoods! It was seriously a spectacular spectacle to see. Being around trees that have lived longer than Christ…or Dinosaurs, (whichever you believe) was truly a [...]

Feeling the business

Last week I realized how close to the professional world we really are. I got a text from an agent that I intern for who had some parts that i could fit. The problem was that I had no headshot. After asking and re-asking I finally lucked out and got a hold of Colin. [...]

Once upon a time… (the story before Elon in LA)

Once upon a time I was a sophomore at Elon. I got accepted into the Elon in LA program and met all the other potential LA-bound students. On Fridays we talked about our goals and expectations for the upcoming summer. Someone proposed the idea of writing a 50 word pre-Los Angeles summary, to contrast the [...]

Qualms of a Hyphenate

…Trying to be an Actor-Director before I’m really either. HA! At the beginning of the summer, despite my interest I wasn’t convinced I could ever direct stories for film because I didn’t believe I had a mental storyboard or image-based imagination that could be trained to fit in the confines of a 2-D screen. Having grown up in [...]

The “Switching Teams” Team

Before the second round of short films appear on the blog, I wanted to commend the talent and production team of the comedy “Switching Teams.” This group of around ten students filmed on a FRIDAY night until around 1 am, all day Saturday outside in the scorching heat, and at 9am on Sunday morning to [...]

Land before time…

If there is one thing you must do before you die, it is to see the grandeur of the Redwoods, in person. Pictures do them no justice. It is near impossible to capture the perspective of being amongst the largest trees in the world. And a photo can’t convey the muffled silence of such an [...]

To Walk Amongst Giants

Nothing but the sound of trudging footsteps and the sounds of nature were audible. White mist rolled over mountaintops and nestled itself within the canopies. Sunlight pierced through tiny openings of green leaves, showering all it touched in splotchy light. We were walking amongst giants.
Never in my life have I been in such awe. Visiting [...]

Enjoying a weekend in Vegas through Twitter

I returned from Vegas yesterday and the only question my mom asked was “who is the man with the flowers that you feel bad for on your twitter?” For those of you that are not a part of the Twitter nation I along with a few other Elon in LAers can assure you, you are [...]

Backdrop

As we set off on our journey to Las Vegas, the city of sin, I was dreading the ride because I had only heard that you drove through desert the whole way there. People made it sound dreadful and boring. However, to my surprise it was the exact opposite. I was so overtaken by all [...]

House of Blues

It was supposed to be the best weekend ever. And it was. A weekend filled with LA Shorts and Tea in a Rose Garden was topped off with an amazing Hip-Hop concert at the House Of Blues.
My boss was kind enough to share two tickets for Asher Roth and Kid Cudi at the House Of [...]

mon mascarade

It’s like I’m seeing the world with new eyes.
Out with the old, in with a new disguise.
When the feelings fade, it’s a big masquerade.
A maze of bodies and faces invade.
The next step is true:
To mask up the past with feathers and flash
and present a new woman to you.
But don’t get me wrong the transition’s been [...]

Bicoastal Mind

It is hard to believe that I have been in LA for two and a half months. Like many of my friends have already written about on the blog, I too am confused about where I would like to live after college. I do have two more years to figure it out, but I still [...]

on acting

today, I’m gonna talk about acting—
I am a rising senior acting major and have already had quite a bit of training, but coming out this summer to Los Angeles I felt as though all my knowledge of acting was getting in my way.  I was doing too much “acting” and not enough “being”.  With the [...]

All You Need is LOVE

This past weekend Ashley, Courtney, Jeff, Patrick, MJ, Lauren, Kristen, and I ventured to Las Vegas. While it was exciting to experience the world-famous casinos and hotels, Serendipity’s frozen hot chocolate, and New York New York’s rooftop roller coaster, my favorite part of the trip was seeing Cirque du Soleil’s “Love”. This high-energy [...]

The best things in life are free.

I was driving on Friday and I saw the most fascinating thing.  I was on La Tijera blvd. heading back home from work, listening to the radio, and catching up on the texts and calls I miss through out the day when I saw the most extraordinary thing.  A man’s car had broke down in the rightmost lane [...]

Tea and Blood Diamonds

At Disney Studios one day, I met a wonderfully caring woman from New Zealand who works as a producer in the entertainment industry. I was at her house having tea this weekend discussing a book she let me borrow when we started talking about films that have changed our lives. She sighted Blood Diamonds as having opened her mind [...]

Chinese Theater

This past week I finally got the chance to see the Chinese Theater. Sam, Eric, Chelsea, Paul, Rachel and I went Wednesday night to see Harry Potter. I was absolutely blown away by the place. I have never seen such an ornately designed theater.
It’s one of those places where you walk up [...]

The Venetian

A decade ago my dad and I sat in our living room in Honduras, watching in awe how a spectacular hotel that resembled the city of Venice was being built in Las Vegas. I dreamt of going to see it one day and admire all the little details, such as the cracks on the walls, [...]