I am so beyond excited, I am thrilled to have the first trailers about In Tune up on intertube.com. You'll see them listed under behind the scenes on the left side of the page. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it on this blog yet, but I've been working on this project for more than a year... it took longer than having Ben!!! LOL! Anyway, I came up with the idea of a creating a show specifically for the internet and have been developing it with my partners SafeSearching.com.
In Tune is about a group of friends who work together in a record store called... In Tune. Over the next couple weeks we are going to launch a bunch of different trailers and special features to help get you familiar with our characters. Working behind-the-scenes is so different from the on-camera career I'm used to. When we began editing the footage I saw a couple of out-takes of me backstage, working with the actors. And it was so weird - seeing such a different side of my personality - 'the Director' side of me. I have definitely taken advantage of my 13 years at Days to work with and study the directors that we have at Days as well as the directors I've worked with on other projects like Las Vegas. All that education was instrumental in helping me feel more confident taking charge on set. Every part of the process was such a challenge. Having spent so many years on the other side of a casting session, it was so difficult for me to have to judge other actors based on a 3 minute performance. I wanted to help everyone who came in the room. But in the end, we got a fantastic and talented cast. They all work so well together and have great chemistry. Being a producer and director required me to make decisions about all aspects of the project. As an actor, you really don't have any control about big decisions... you just act out the scenes you're given. But with In Tune, I was deciding who was going to write the show, developing the stories, hiring the crew and trying to stay within a budget (eek!).
I came up with the idea of putting together an internet show after getting to know all the fans online. I truly feel like I have a whole bunch of friends on my message board as well as some of the fan sites I visit. And Days fans are nothing if not opinionated! I love reading all the feedback we get about the Days episodes and characters that people love as well as hate. And I have worked hard to develop a show that the soap fans are going to love. It's been such an incredible experience, working on In Tune. And I am so proud of the project.
Speaking of new experiences... I was asked to be a part of St. Jude's Runway-For-Life charity gala last Friday. I agreed to participate because St. Jude's is such a wonderful worth-while charity and I believe in what they do so strongly. But as I was walking down the red carpet, one of the camera crews asked me if I'd ever been on a runway before. And then it hit me like a ton of bricks - I'd never been on a catwalk or modeled or anything remotely like that before. And seriously, I all of a sudden realized how nervous I should be. And that I should have, oh, I don't know, practiced or something!!! Well, backstage I asked Cindy Crawford for advice - nothing like going right to the top, right? She was so nice, but she basically said to just relax and have fun. lol - I settled for making sure I didn't trip and embarrass myself. And I was successful. Hopefully I didn't look as nervous as I felt! I ended up having a blast, and getting to know such fabulous women. Dee was there, looking fabulous and glamorous as always. And she brought her digital camera, so I'm hoping she'll email me some of the great photos she took and I'll post them here and on my site. Lisa Rinna was a part of the fashion show too. She is so sweet - she had Harry and Louis with her. Harry is doing so great on Dancing with the Stars... be sure to vote for him on Tuesday!!
Ben has learned so many new words. It's so cute to hear him 'talking'. He plays with his cousin all the time, she's 6 months older than him. And they are so adorable together. It kills me how quickly they are growing and changing. Sometimes Ben will be playing while I catch up on Days. And it is so funny when he sees me on TV. He always points at the screen says mmmmmom and laughs out loud. He thinks its hilarious that I'm on TV.
In Tune is about a group of friends who work together in a record store called... In Tune. Over the next couple weeks we are going to launch a bunch of different trailers and special features to help get you familiar with our characters. Working behind-the-scenes is so different from the on-camera career I'm used to. When we began editing the footage I saw a couple of out-takes of me backstage, working with the actors. And it was so weird - seeing such a different side of my personality - 'the Director' side of me. I have definitely taken advantage of my 13 years at Days to work with and study the directors that we have at Days as well as the directors I've worked with on other projects like Las Vegas. All that education was instrumental in helping me feel more confident taking charge on set. Every part of the process was such a challenge. Having spent so many years on the other side of a casting session, it was so difficult for me to have to judge other actors based on a 3 minute performance. I wanted to help everyone who came in the room. But in the end, we got a fantastic and talented cast. They all work so well together and have great chemistry. Being a producer and director required me to make decisions about all aspects of the project. As an actor, you really don't have any control about big decisions... you just act out the scenes you're given. But with In Tune, I was deciding who was going to write the show, developing the stories, hiring the crew and trying to stay within a budget (eek!).
I came up with the idea of putting together an internet show after getting to know all the fans online. I truly feel like I have a whole bunch of friends on my message board as well as some of the fan sites I visit. And Days fans are nothing if not opinionated! I love reading all the feedback we get about the Days episodes and characters that people love as well as hate. And I have worked hard to develop a show that the soap fans are going to love. It's been such an incredible experience, working on In Tune. And I am so proud of the project.
Speaking of new experiences... I was asked to be a part of St. Jude's Runway-For-Life charity gala last Friday. I agreed to participate because St. Jude's is such a wonderful worth-while charity and I believe in what they do so strongly. But as I was walking down the red carpet, one of the camera crews asked me if I'd ever been on a runway before. And then it hit me like a ton of bricks - I'd never been on a catwalk or modeled or anything remotely like that before. And seriously, I all of a sudden realized how nervous I should be. And that I should have, oh, I don't know, practiced or something!!! Well, backstage I asked Cindy Crawford for advice - nothing like going right to the top, right? She was so nice, but she basically said to just relax and have fun. lol - I settled for making sure I didn't trip and embarrass myself. And I was successful. Hopefully I didn't look as nervous as I felt! I ended up having a blast, and getting to know such fabulous women. Dee was there, looking fabulous and glamorous as always. And she brought her digital camera, so I'm hoping she'll email me some of the great photos she took and I'll post them here and on my site. Lisa Rinna was a part of the fashion show too. She is so sweet - she had Harry and Louis with her. Harry is doing so great on Dancing with the Stars... be sure to vote for him on Tuesday!!
Ben has learned so many new words. It's so cute to hear him 'talking'. He plays with his cousin all the time, she's 6 months older than him. And they are so adorable together. It kills me how quickly they are growing and changing. Sometimes Ben will be playing while I catch up on Days. And it is so funny when he sees me on TV. He always points at the screen says mmmmmom and laughs out loud. He thinks its hilarious that I'm on TV.
