GKN Weekly Update 8/15/11
Good morning fellow, GKN-arians! That sounds like a disease. “The doctor told me I have GKNaria.” “Does it itch?”
Another crazy week has prompted another half-day today so I can recuperate. 2 sessions in NYC + 2 BSG sessions + 2 other VO gigs + helping out at my friend’s store for about 20 hours this week = pooped!
I was supposed to have a recording session in NYC today but it got cancelled at the last minute. Sort of. Well, about as last-minute as you can get short of being REALLY last-minute. I got word on Friday at around 7PM. The studio was PISSED and apologized profusely. Apparently, this was a major project that involved many different talents doing the same gig in different languages. It was no major skin off my back since I didn’t have to bump another gig to make it happen. Well, actually, I could have gotten more BSG done but I’m trying very hard not to burn out right now, anyway. (BTW I’m almost done recording BSG. Then I move on to the audio book “Game-Based Marketing”)
TIP OF THE WEEK: How many times has this happened to you, whether in VO-land or elsewhere? How did you react? I was bummed but I didn’t have a fit. I realized in the moment that these things happen and I can’t freak out over it. Right now I don’t have the time or energy to spare, anyway so it would be counterproductive.
I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been taking things in stride a lot more lately on two fronts: big things I don’t have control over and stupid little things, specifically accidents. I, like everyone else, drop and break stuff. Not too long ago I was exiting my home studio (aka front closet) and my foot got snagged on the lamp cord in there and the lamp & bulb shattered. I looked at it and said out loud “Well, that happened.” Then I laughed, grabbed a broom, and cleaned it up.
Having perspective in the moment is a REALLY good thing! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had my moments (too recently) of not handling bad news, or at least news I don’t like, very well. But taking in stride the little day-to-day stupid things that happen is a lesson we all should learn. The cliche is true, my friends: **** happens.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it. Jonathan Winters
STUFF!: Despite being stupid-busy, I was able to catch three movies this week: Captain America, Suckerpunch (on DVD), and Blade Runner (which popped up on Scy Fy last night). Cap was great, Suckerpunch was, well, I could write an entire blog entry about why it did and didn’t work, and Blade Runner was the “happy-ending with voiceover” version so take that for what it is.
From Tom Dheere’s apartment, this is Tom Dheere, GKN News.
Cancellations? Depends on who’s cancelling and why. Protocol is less than 24 hours and the talent gets half the agreed rate – counted in business days. So theoretically, if they cal you at 12:01 Friday afternoon for a noon session Monday, you get paid. But then there’s real life. I’ve learned to “go with the flow” and try not to hurt anyone – especially myself!
Another good piece, Tom!