Sunday, February 10, 2008

Filmed Without Borders in Tecate Mexico on FEB 9th

What a weekend can be outside the US in Mexico. I get a TEXT on my cell phone Friday night at 5:57pm while driving home threw Topanga Canyon. The Director asked me if I can drive to the border stay motel and call time would be 7am in a heart beat I TEXT back YES. I knew I was only a day player in his film, but I realized how hard it is to be in any REAL Hollywood film is almost impossible in this town. I had to get home ASAP so I can mail out the 20 REELS & 8x10 to Directors in the DGA book. By 8:45pm I was on my way to San Diego, California to be in my next film in Mexico called Without Borders. What scared me the most was I was afraid my 1986 3000zx with 296,6933 miles breaking down while driving their but GOD was on my side. I got there at 10:47 pm San Ysidero 3 miles from the border. The motel I stayed in was like a crack house in Hollywood. All night I can hear the semi-truck driving by on the interstate 5 south to the border and I can hear the people next to my room playing the TV all night.I get a call at 6:15am Saturday drive over the border to Tijuana Mexico. I get to the hotel where I meet & greet the cast and crew. I left my car at the hotel took us hour & half to get the location Tecate Mexico. After a 12 hour shoot day I get back headed to back to US. It took 2 hour to get over the border from Mexico and got home Saturday 11:40pm just in time to watch my favorite show SNL (Saturday Night Live). One of my dreams is to be on SNL and say... " Live From New York it Saturday Night Live!" I forgot to tell you I mailed out this week alone 48 REELS along with 8x10 Pictures and my 4x6 pitch card to Directors in the DGA book & 10 personal e-mails. Do the homework come prepared just keep doing it no matter what anyone says. JUST KEEP DOING IT ! PERSEVERANCE no luck in Hollywood that a word someone made up stroke people to make someone feel good. That would be the person who said it... " Good Luck!" Would you take a third party check out of state. That is just what I was thinking the same thing. GOOD PERSEVERANCE! NOT GOOD LUCK!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

epic story Sajen!!