THE SNARKY SPARROW: “I WENT TO THE PHOENIX CASTING CALL”

A lovely lady by the name of Christa has taken to her blog, “The Snarky Sparrow”, to recount her adventure into the Phoenix casting call for ‘New Moon’. No, she didn’t audition herself, but she was awesome enough to take pictures and talk a bit to some of those who were auditioning.

Below are some bits and pieces from her blog entry:

I was fortunate enough to sneak a peek at the Phoenix casting call for New Moon. My friends Erika and Lisa (fellow Twilighters) were happy to keep me company on the journey. Erika even used her Mistress voice on me to make me go inside the building by myself. You can thank her for the pictures I took inside, really. I wasn’t sure I would be allowed, being as gringa as they come. Everyone was very nice, and I really didn’t even get any looks for being there, even though I clearly didn’t fit the description of the casting call. I brought my real camera, so I guess that explained why I was there.

Registration took place in the lobby of the Phoenix Indian Center. It seemed pretty well organized. They seemed to be directing people very well for minimum confusion. It’s a smallish lobby and when I got there, there were about 100 people crammed into it. The people running the show were calling people in groups by age. I have no idea how many people were already back there auditioning. The atmosphere in the lobby was tense. I don’t know why, but I expected a sort of fangirl SQUEE. Nope, there was very quiet murmur considering the number of people. I didn’t see anyone practicing their lines or anything, unless they were doing it silently. Most people were talking to a buddy quietly. I didn’t feel free to walk around because it was so cramped, and because the mood clearly said, “Don’t bother anyone.” I took what pictures I could around the door where the light was best. It was pretty dark in there and I didn’t want to bother anyone with my flash.

Christa also happened upon a very cute ‘New Moon’ hopeful who she refers to as ‘#28′, and talked to her a bit about auditioning, and even got a little peek into what her audition card said:

I suddenly realized that #28 was just in front of me, so I tapped her on the shoulder. Let me tell you, she’s more adorable in person. She nervously and very politely excused herself, thinking she was in my way. I told her I just wanted to ask her a few questions. She had gotten the information ahead of time, but the lines they were reading were also on the casting card. She very graciously allowed me to take her picture with her casting card. I told her it was for our site, so if you’re reading this, Leandra Velasquez, “Hi! My friends and I hope you nailed it and we get to see you on the big screen in November!”

Boy: Hey, you’re not going to faint or puke or anything?
Girl: I don’t think so.
Boy: You don’t look so good. Maybe you should sit down.
Girl: Okay. Aren’t you worried about them at all?
Boy: Worried? Why?
Girl: They could hurt each other!

To read the entire entry, click here.

(Thanks Tesorito)

It’s so cool to hear about the audition ‘atmosphere’. I’m right there with what Christa said – ‘I expected a sort of fangirl SQUEE.’ Maybe it’s the fangirl in me, but I would expect some squeeing also. It’s very cool to hear a bit about the process and see pictures of the hopefuls. I think it’s great that her and her friends went to take a little peek at the process, and in turn, share it with the Twi-world.

What did you think of this entry? Are you surprised at all by anything surrounding the audition process? Would you go to one of the casting calls just to scope the place out?