Showcase my talents

Brandon Allan in Hollywood, 2016.

So after I was done making music and doing stand up comedy, I really started to focus more on acting and film. I enjoy making people laugh but doing it live is a whole other beast in its own. I felt and still feel more comfortable being in front of a camera, rather than staring into the darkness blinded by stage lights trying to make a room full of people I can’t see laugh (even though filming is similar, you just don’t get a redo if you mess up lol). Everything I was doing was leading me to up to this point. One thing I notice when I come across a lot of actors is I feel some really limit themselves to one form of their art, “I’m a theater actor, I’m a serious actor” etc. I strongly believe doing multiple forms of art will only make you a better artist. When I first started I remember an acting coach telling me “If you throw one big rock into the water you only get one big splash, but if you throw a hand full of rocks, you get a ton of splashes in all different areas”. That still sits with me. Knowing if I don’t limit myself I’ll be able to have more opportunities to showcase my talents. I mean don’t get me wrong some people know their calling and for that, you should focus on that one thing and master it, but if you feel compelled to give multiple forms of art a chance GO FOR IT! So here I am, I had just met my new friend Chris and we wanted to film something. I started writing a script for a spoof movie trailer for us to film. This was supposed to be a two-minute video, but being totally new to writing scripts this small idea turned into a 6 month, a trip to New York, 40-minute short film. I’m going to leave you with that and we’ll talk about that process next week. Take care!