ITS GETTING STICKY! PART 1

Its been a while since I blogged!! but today I really gotta get some things off my chest!

Around February 2010 I was in my first official movie! It was called "The Gift", featuring Charles S Dutton, and Jamie Hector. I was called in to do background work for a Birthday Party Scene. Everything was so unexpected because I wasn’t even looking for any extra work at the time. I was working with an agent in order to book some modeling jobs, and she asked if I wanted to work on a movie project. I said yes because I have a deep passion for movies, and there was no place id rather be on a Friday night than on a movie set! I mean why sit home watching a movie when you can actually be a part of one! LOL

When I got on set I instantly adapted to the environment, and it became a part of me! I was not shy or nervous. I just smiled and became friendly with everyone I could. The casting director and other people on the set really liked my down to earth personality, and told the agent I was working with that I was a pleasure to have on set. I wanted to stay all night, and I was sad when they told us that it was time to go home.

After that day the acting bug bit me in the ASS BIG TIME, and I have been looking for more opportunities ever since. I have always had a fear about auditioning in front of people. I didn’t think I could have the courage to go to an audition and get rejected by a table full of agents, but little did I know... I had more courage then I knew.

In March i decided to sign up with a casting company in NY, and I worked hard searching vigorously on google for more auditions. I put aside my fear and said screw the punk ass routine lets do this shit! So I went on my first audition about 2 weeks ago. The first audition I had was for a play. Little did I know however it was for a musical, and my ass is not trynna break no mirrors by singing! lol so I just did an improv skit with some other actors, and I did a great job! The only thing I was off on was my Monologue! Damn Monologue Why do you have to do those things anyway? LMAO Well despite my FAIL on the monologue side I did awesome with the improv skit so I was satisfied because I gave it my best!

The following day I had a second audition for an independent film in Philadelphia. I kid you not all the fear I had the previous day was completely gone, and I had turned into a completely different person! A confident person. When I got to my audition I blew everyone including myself away! The panel was all smiles, and nodding their heads at my performance, and this past week I got a call from the director telling me personally that he wanted me for the movie!

I have also been fortuned enough to work on the TV show Mercy Hospital in NY as a Nurse during my short time as an Actress. This Monday I finished my first film where I had several lines. It was for a student film at Temple University.

I must admit that I am working harder at this than I have at anything else I have ever done! When I have to miss an audition for my full time day job I swear tears start welling up in my eyes, and I start to cry! That’s how I know this is what I was meant to do! I AM AN ACTRESS! There’s nothing anyone can tell me to change that! I have proven to myself that I have the natural gift to act, and I know that god has blessed me with these skills. I have no doubt in my mind. Everyone in life has god given talents, and gifts, and if you use these gifts you will be happy from within because you are truly doing something you love! Its not a job, but a career. A career that you can be proud of!

A couple days ago I was on the set for another movie project, and they called me back again for background work. I had so much fun working with the crew last time I was there, and I met some other great actors, and actresses. There was no way I was turning this opportunity down for anything! however... here comes the sticky part... MY 9-5 JOB!

One thing I have learned in this profession over the last several months is YOU CANT HAVE A FULL TIME JOB AND TRULLY BE CONSIDERED AN ACTOR! To perfect your craft and become one with it you have to sacrifice, and put it first above everything else! You have to be willing to grind on the computer for over 6-7 hours a day looking for auditions or extra work. You have to put aside money for quality photos, and you have to be willing to do work for Free so you can add experience to your resume!

Well right now I am at the cross roads. I want to give up everything for the one thing that makes me smile! The one thing that makes me truly happy, but how can I do it when I have a mortgage, and bills out the ass? AND When I have a job where people take off all the time, and expect me to always be there to cover them! Leaving me with no time to leave, and do things I want to do! Well...The answer is this. I have to make a choice. This situation reminds me of a scene from one of my favorite movies by one of my favorite actors WILL SMITH

"You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it....If you want something GO GET IT!! PERIOD!"

Life is too short to be Unhappy!

Stay Tuned for PART 2!

SITTIN ON MONEY FACES!

Yes I said it!! I'm gonna be "Sittin On Money Faces" in 2010!!

I’m so ready to make Benjamin Franklin my man because I’m staying on my grind! One thing I have noticed is when I start catching feelings for a guy I get distracted. I start focusing my attention on how to build him up, and help him be the best he can be, and I lose site of my own objective. I think the only way around that is to find a man who mutually feels the same way about me. That way we can build each other up, and reach the top together! But since most of the guys I meet are selfish and only think of themselves, the best thing I can do is Date My Money!

GETTIN THAT GWAP!

I’ve been thinking about different ways to get money lately because I’m ready to start traveling! Its time for me to go out on the road and promote my radio show, and videos from the East to West Coast on a full time basis! So the question is how do can I go about getting more money to carry out my plans? Of course some of my perverted Subscribes would tell me to go be a Stripper! LMAO but umm NO... that’s not for me. Plus I have young females who look up to me and that’s not the kind of example I want to set for young girls.

The best advice I can give to anyone who is looking to make enough money in order to be totally independent is to find out what your good at! I truly believe that everyone has special gifts and talents that they were blessed with from birth and you just have to discover what your passion is I.E. what your good at, and then you can make a career out of it!

All you need to do is believe in yourself, and focus on your dream so you can make it happen. I know that I love to make people laugh, and I have a wild, entertaining personality, and people always tell me that I am easy to talk to. Broadcasting my radio show, LuvOnBlast comes natural to me, and when I go live on the air I always have a good time! Conducting face to face interviews is also exciting to me so I don’t look at it like a job.

So once you’ve found what you love to do the next step is to figure out how to make an income from it. Well obviously it depends on what your dreams are, but if you want to be in the Entertainment industry like me, then your main goal is to develop your Name, "MizzHotBlaze" and your slogan, "I Make Entertainment HOT!" and then get an audience, I.E. "A Large Group of Fans" People who love what you do, and people who will support you. You have to join as many networking sites as possible, such as... Twitter, Facebook, MySpace etc. and start promoting your craft. Trust me no matter what you do there will be people out there that will enjoy it! There is truly an Audience for Every Type of Talent.

After you have built your Audience/Fans, and developed a name for yourself you will then need to get sponsors, a website, a manager, a business license etc. Not necessarily in that exact order. The best thing you can do is follow up with some research online. Find articles that specialize in teaching you on “how to build your business”, and get a Mentor who is in the same field as you... That can help allot! If you reach out to enough people trust me there will be at least one person who will love what you’re doing and want to help you. You just need to put your whole heart into what you’re doing and believe in your dreams, and you will be making money doing what you love in no TIME! Just make sure that you trademark your ideas, and protect your projects. You can find more information on the government website below.
Copyright Office

I’m still working on completing all the things above myself.
Things don’t happen over night, but as long as I continue to see the light at the end of the tunnel I know I will get to where I need to be!

Through it all you will need to... "HAVE FAITH and NEVER GIVE UP! No Matter what people say YOU have to be YOUR OWN Biggest Supporter and FAN!"

XoXo

MizzBlaze
http://www.mizzhotblaze.com/