"Many of you have the illusion of being separate, alone, disconnected and unsupported and yet you are not. If you begin to focus on how everything is connected then you will begin to experience a greater sense of support, belonging and harmony. You will begin to streamline your intentions and trust the universe to deliver. Your life will become richer and you will feel more active and participatory rather than passive and victimized." - Lena Stevens, The Power Path
Ever look back on your life and realize that things hardly ever happen in the way you might think?
One thing leads to another... leads to another... leads to another... It's damn-near impossible to predict!
Today, I shall share with you one such example from my own life...
How I got to be in a Doritos Commercial that was entered into this year's Crash The Superbowl contest and will hopefully be aired during said Superbowl and win the grand prize of a MILLION dollars, but if not... is still a really coooool gig and a project I am really glad to be a part of and is only the beginning of a great creative relationship!!!
Here's how it happened step-by-step:
Four years ago I found out that the School of Visual Arts in NY was having an actor/film-maker mixer.
I attended said "mixer" and gave my headshot and resume to the casting director who put me into the database.
In seemingly unrelated news... My friend Christine dragged me to Yoga To The People one evening after work and I was HOOKED. I started doing yoga once or twice a week... and still do.
I would occasionally get emails from the casting director at SVA inviting me to come and participate as an actor in some of the student's film directing classes.
For years I never could make it to any of the dates she invited me to, but I kept resubmitting an updated headshot and resume with the casting director every year and kept in contact with her through email.
One day this summer she sent me an email inviting me again. This time I could make it work in my schedule and I agreed to do it.
I showed up at SVA and met student director Anna Alaimo. I was an actor in her comedic student short about a Nutellaholics Anonymous group. Fun!
I gave Anna my contact info and she promised to send me a link to the final cut of Nutellaholics Anonymous on YouTube.
In seemingly unrelated news... I began blogging on Sept. 5th.
Later in Sept., she sent me the link to the student short as promised. I sent her a "thank you" reply with a link to my BLOG attached.
She responded back with how much she loved the Don't Let The Perfect Be The Enemy Of The Good post and she said she felt like we were going through very similar spiritual journeys. She suggested we have lunch.
I gladly accepted.
We met up in midtown, had lunch at Dishes and hit it off like peanut butter and peanut butter.
She asked me if I ever do yoga and if I was free on Sunday.
I said... yes and yes.
In seemingly unrelated news... I work M-F, 9-5 and am often free on Sundays. :-p
She said that she was going to be shooting a Doritos Commercial for a contest and would I like to be in it?
Um... YES!!!!
Sunday came. I subway'd it over to the location in Manhattan. I brought my yoga mat. We shot the commercial.
Yesterday... she sent me a link to the final cut of said commercial.
Today... I am blogging about it.
Here's the "Ohm" DORITOS COMMERCIAL... Directed by Anna Alaimo.
So that's my non-linear path to Doritos.
Annnnnd we're shooting another scene on Thursday (unrelated to Doritos.. or Nutella) ... and Anna's working on a feature length script too!!! Soooo many fun things to look forward to!
But the best part of it all... is getting to have Anna in my life. She is first and foremost a great person and secondarily I LOVE working with her. I feel like we were sort-of meant to meet... Thank you, SVA! Thank you, Blogger.com! Thank you, Universe!
And THAT's how things happen in show business... or in business-business... or in life.
Ya never know!
Loves,
V
"The "right" circumstances, people, and opportunities are just like "good" ideas - they come to you fastest, once you relax." - Mike Dooley, Tut's Universe
My path to the inspired and excellent actress Virginia:
ReplyDelete- I think it all started with the opening of my heart chakra! I could no longer report to a job which was unfulfilling (I really think my yoga practice pushed this to the forefront).
- I decided to 'take a break', work on a script idea.
- acquaintance's husband cancels on her last minute for a free trip to beautiful island off of florida, invites me. She pushes reluctant me to take a directing class.
- SVA directing teacher pushes me to use a scene I've written for my last directing opportunity - Nutellaholics Anonymous is born. Virginia is awesome in it! And has a great energy.
- I send her the cut, read her blog, and, the rest, as they say, is history :)
Countless very lucky coincidences have happened and continue to happen since I started following my heart :D
Anna