Life goes on ...

up and down and around ... then up and down and around again.

Just following the schedule ... trying to get everything fit perfectly into each day. Stefani had a call-back for the commercial she auditioned for last week. Not quite as much fun for her this time as it was mainly a "type" go-see. Girls were seen in groups of three or more and asked to shake a bottle and then act surprised. "Thank you ... don't call us ... we'll call you!

It's a strange industry ... how anyone stays sane with all the rejection and focus on the right "look" is beyond me. So far, Stefani is doing great as she focuses on the acting (or singing) ... and when she isn't asked to act (like yesterday) she's a little bummed. And so far, the minute she leaves the audition ... it's done and gone. She's onto tomorrow.

We're getting new head shots done this weekend ... which cost a pretty penny ... but every agent requires them. Casting directors and producers make their initial choices based on headshots and the agent's recommendation ... BUT ... once into the audition process ... their black and white polaroid-like picture taken onsite is what is used to pick and choose, select and de-select.

Had a great conversation with one of the "father" actors when Stefani was in being seen ... he had noted that Stefani was not "type" yesterday ... and then explained how that was both a good thing and a bad thing. Apparently the industry, books a commercial on a narrow "type" that is being sought. But a good director will call-back two or three non-types to ensure that his /her decision was well-founded or to possibly go against type. Those non-types are usually actors who have piqued the director's curiosity or a type they personally like.

Stefani being non-type was quite apparent, once pointed out to me ... since of the 20 girls that got called back from the original 220: 18 were "pale, girl next door types, long straight hair, shy looking" ... and then there was Stefani ... and a friend of hers Eliana (who is probably one of the most gorgeous 10 year old girls I have ever met ... thick, wavy, long dark brown hair ... fine features with a touch of Spanish-like flair) ...

So much to learn ... from an industry that seems to thrive on mixed messages and secrecy and back-room shenanigans ..