A couple weeks ago, another blogger from the Austin Food Bloggers Alliance posted a casting call ad for a food show. I read the brief description and applied, why not? I’m so graceful in front of a camera, it seemed like the natural thing to do. I baked a few mini pies in cute little ceramic dishes, put on a sunshiney dress to rebel against daylight savings time, and posed for a picture of me and my pies.
For some reason, the flash was on when my mom took the picture. I set the pies on the counter to show her how to turn the flash off and, well… I didn’t set the pies fully on the counter because the box kerplunked onto the ground. I re-assembled one of the broken pies, giggled to block the tears, and headed to the audition. And broken pies and all, I was given a call back.
Needless to say, I’m the opposite of graceful in front of cameras. But even though I know this, I went back to the second audition – an hour slot in front of the camera. I baked a new pie, got covered in microphone wires, and gave the casting staff my all. All of the anxiety was worth it, because I left the audition knowing that I took a chance. A chance that Tampa Kristin would have never taken.
Check out the deets on Supermarket Superstars and keep your fingers crossed for me!
I’m so proud of you! And while you may think you’re not fit for the cameras, I think you would be perfect. You are the perfect mix of smart and pretty, with a tiny bit of endearing awkward built in (which is a good thing). I would love to watch you that way!!
Thanks Lis! I sure do hope you’re right 😉