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Living and Loving Windermere!
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DD and I got home this morning after four days in LA. We had a great time. We toured Sony and WB studios. We attended the taping of three Wheel Of Fortune episodes and one episode of What I Like About You. We really enjoyed the tapings. I spoke to Adam Sandler and saw Lindsey Lohan and that red-haired doctor from ER.
DD auditioned for 26 talent/casting agents and the executive producer for "According To Jim". He was previously the executive producer for "Eight Simple Rules". She got a lot of positive feedback and was told that she did a great job. Unfortunately, they said the only way they would sign her was if we agreed to move to LA. They are just not interested in talent from across the country. The jobs (especially TV programs and commercials) are cast quickly. They often find out about an audition the same day it needs to take place. There is no time to make a five hour flight. They also don't want to pay for travel expenses.
I told them that I am not willing to move to LA at this time. We just moved to Orlando a little over a year ago. Not only is LA very expensive, but it just doesn't have the same appeal for me that Orlando has. I didn't realize until we drove around LA, how clean and pretty Orlando is in comparision. The entire time we were in LA, we didn't see the sun. It wasn't cloudy or foggy. It was smoggy! In addition, I talked my sister into moving to Orlando so that she could be near us. There is no way I could tell her that we were moving away.
So, for now, DD will concentrate on applying for college and doing what acting is available in Orlando. If something special were to come up that they felt she was right for in LA, we would be willing to relocate temporarily for the job. When DD finishes college and if she is still interested, she may try moving to LA. She was disappointed, but that is just the way the industry works. While I totally want to support her and her desire to act, I also have think of the long term consequences. I would use up my retirement savings very quickly trying to live in LA and we would have to kiss goodbye the Florida Bright Futures scholorship money for college.
In the meantime, I would appreciate it if all of my friends on the DIS would send positive vibes toward the film industry moving more jobs to the Florida area. Much of the movie/tv business previously in Florida moved back to LA when the state of Florida decided to withhold tax incentives for the film industry. Recently, a lot of film work had moved to the Louisiana area because they offered great tax incentives to the film companies. After Katrina, they may need to move elsewhere. Let's all hope they decide to return to Florida.
Thanks again to everyone for their support for Kendall!
DD auditioned for 26 talent/casting agents and the executive producer for "According To Jim". He was previously the executive producer for "Eight Simple Rules". She got a lot of positive feedback and was told that she did a great job. Unfortunately, they said the only way they would sign her was if we agreed to move to LA. They are just not interested in talent from across the country. The jobs (especially TV programs and commercials) are cast quickly. They often find out about an audition the same day it needs to take place. There is no time to make a five hour flight. They also don't want to pay for travel expenses.
I told them that I am not willing to move to LA at this time. We just moved to Orlando a little over a year ago. Not only is LA very expensive, but it just doesn't have the same appeal for me that Orlando has. I didn't realize until we drove around LA, how clean and pretty Orlando is in comparision. The entire time we were in LA, we didn't see the sun. It wasn't cloudy or foggy. It was smoggy! In addition, I talked my sister into moving to Orlando so that she could be near us. There is no way I could tell her that we were moving away.
So, for now, DD will concentrate on applying for college and doing what acting is available in Orlando. If something special were to come up that they felt she was right for in LA, we would be willing to relocate temporarily for the job. When DD finishes college and if she is still interested, she may try moving to LA. She was disappointed, but that is just the way the industry works. While I totally want to support her and her desire to act, I also have think of the long term consequences. I would use up my retirement savings very quickly trying to live in LA and we would have to kiss goodbye the Florida Bright Futures scholorship money for college.
In the meantime, I would appreciate it if all of my friends on the DIS would send positive vibes toward the film industry moving more jobs to the Florida area. Much of the movie/tv business previously in Florida moved back to LA when the state of Florida decided to withhold tax incentives for the film industry. Recently, a lot of film work had moved to the Louisiana area because they offered great tax incentives to the film companies. After Katrina, they may need to move elsewhere. Let's all hope they decide to return to Florida.
Thanks again to everyone for their support for Kendall!
We still keep an apartment in LA for DH's work and he commutes from No. California. Among other things, I just can't handle that smog. 
Sending lots of positive vibes your way. 
