Week of February 23rd

Well, this week was SUPER SUPER hectic. We started off Monday, 2/23 with his re-scheduled audition (from last week). This was for a Disney TV Movie called THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF. Although, casting said they LOVED Brandon...he is too young for the role. They said that they are going to keep in mind for other things and will bring him in for other projects. So, that was good. On Tuesday, 2/24, Brandon had two auditions. One was for a table read (untitled Spike Jones project) and one was for a new pilot called PARENTHOOD. Both auditions seemed to go well. On Wednesday, 2/25, Brandon had an audition for another new pilot called SONS OF TUCSON. This project is a really nice script and we are HOPING for a call-back....fingers crossed. On Thursday, 2/26, he had yet another pilot audition for the Untitled Ricky Blitt Project. This one I think he may have been too young for, but again-getting in front of casting is very important for future projects. Due to this pilot audition (on 2/26) and timing-we missed and had to cancel a commercial audition for SONY. Which was a bummer, but the pilot audition was scheduled first and couldn't be rescheduled. Today and tomorrow (2/27 and 2/28) are our FREE days...we might be going to the pool tomorrow because it's supposed to be 80 degrees, but we are just chilling out (after the busy week). Then, on Sunday, 3/1, Brandon has 2 auditions. One for a short film called TRANSCENDENCE and another one for a print ad for H&M (which does not shoot until JUNE)!!! Wish us luck...lots of auditions and things are busy here!

YAA Nomination Party

Well, today was the Young Artists Awards (YAA) Nomination Party. Brandon is nominated for Best Actor in a Short Film. This is for his role of Young Caleb in the film CALEB COULDN'T LOVE. There were a lot of really great kids there and even more will be at the awards show in March. We are looking forward to a GREAT red carpet event at Universal!! Win or lose, Brandon is thrilled to be nominated. :-)

Week of February 16th

This week was quite a week with his school accident, but we also had some other things going on....Monday, 2/16, we went to a VIP Concert at SIR Entertainment in LA. The concert featured Austin Anderson and Sweet 88. The photos above are from the concert....we attended with Brandon's friend, Noah, Kathryn Newton, and Olivia Girone. On Tuesday, 2/17, we wished my father a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and wished we could have been closer to help celebrate the day. Of course, Brandon had his accident on the 19th and we had to cancel that audition (but it has already been rescheduled and so all is well). The 19th is also the OFFICIAL day we switched over to CESD for commercial representation. Of course, we are already there for theatrical and voice-over representation and this will make things easier for us now. On Friday, 2/20, Brandon had his 1st commercial audition with CESD for Dannon Danimals followed with a voice-over audition for Lamplighter, a faith-based audio series. Brandon was also offered a role in the AFI film he auditioned for (Fragile), but we are still deciding on what to do with that.....we may not take it. Tomorrow is our YAA Nomination Luncheon.....yes, Brandon was nominated. So, I will post on that tomorrow. :-)

GET WELL SOON BRANDON!!!

As some of you may have heard, Brandon was hurt at school today. I went to pick him up after school and he was not waiting. I immediately panicked because he had a coaching session and an audition that we had to get to. I hopped out and asked some friends-no one had seen him. Then, I went back to my car to call a girl that had been texting him (his phone was in my car) and 2 people from the school came out and asked if I was Brandon's mom. They said he had been hurt and was inside. I went inside and there sat Brandon in tears. :-( Some kid had opened a door and it swung back and hit Brandon's left knee, as well as his arm. He couldn't walk....he had a HUGE bump on his knee and his arm was swelling up. So, I took him over to the URGENT CARE across from the hospital. Doctor said that his arm took a good hit, but was just swelled and to ice it. His knee concerned him a little because of the bump. He thought his patella was dislocated or he had broken something. So, he tried moving his knee and was able to pop the patella back into place (yes it was dislocated). We still did x-rays and doc said everything looked ok, but a radiologist will double check it and we HOPE that everything is ok. His knee is swelled and bruised, as is his arm. He is now on crutches and will not be returning to PE at school until March 2nd. Thankfully, all is ok because it sure could have been worse. Now we pray for a speedy recovery....get well soon Brandon!!

Week of February 9th

Well, this has been a VERY busy week for us. We started off Monday, 2/9, with 3 auditions. One was for a voice-over (for the Gear Wars 2 video game), one was for a new TV pilot (untitled ABC crime drama), and one for a commercial (Alltel). On Tuesday, 2/10, Brandon had an audition for a co-starring role on Ghost Whisperer and later he had his 1st semi-private Hip-Hop lesson with Erica. He picked up all of the moves....just needs to loosen up and get funky. LOL After the lesson, we went to El Torito for Taco Tuesday (99 cent tacos....YUM)!! On Thursday, 2/12, Brandon had a print casting for a green screen movie promo. This morning (2/13) he had his Principal's breakfast for getting all A's and was tired (since it was at 7 AM). Tonight we are going to see Friday the 13th.....he is super excited about that!! :-) Tomorrow, 2/14, Brandon has a film audition. It is for a short film called FRAGILE. I am not sure what we are doing the rest of Valentine's Day yet, but hopefully something. On Sunday, 2/15, there is a showbiz expo here at our apartment complex. So, we will be attending that....NETWORK! NETWORK! NETWORK!

In other news, Brandon met Brian Stepanek (Arwin from Suite Life of Zach &Cody) at his voice-over audition. Brian and Brandon are both repped by the SAME agent for voice-overs!! He is super nice and had a conversation on the couch with Brandon. Brandon was also officially nominated for a YOUNG ARTIST AWARD in the short film category. This is for his role of Young Caleb in Caleb Couldn't Love. The nomination luncheon is next Saturday, 2/21, and the official awards show is on March 29th. For more info on YAA check out: Young Artists Awards and also it will appear on Brandon's IMDB page after the winners are announced.

Caleb Couldn't Love Film

As some of you may remember....Brandon did a short film (17 minutes) last summer called CALEB COULDN'T LOVE and he played the role of YOUNG CALEB. The film screened and is now in festival circuit. I think it is going to do well---it is such a CUTE film! We also used this film to submit for a Young Artists Award in the Short Film Category. We should find out if he is nominated soon (we will keep you updated). Anyway, I just found out that the film is now listed on IMDB and is added to Brandon's page. Check it out here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355684/.

Principal's Breakfast

Brandon got invited to the Principal's A's Breakfast at school. This breakfast is for students that currently have all A's at the end of a 5 week grading period. He is super excited to receive this honor at school. The breakfast will be held on Friday, February 13th at 7 AM. We (Brandon & I) will celebrate his achievement by going to the movies that evening. He has chosen to see Friday the 13th!! Keep up the good work Brandon!

My New Blog

Well, I am NEW to this whole "blog" thing, but I figured it might just be easier than my newsletters. It just seemed that sending a newsletter ONCE a month was too much. I included so much information and so many photos, that I am sure it took FOREVER to load the page. LOL Not only that, but it took ME forever to write! So, I hope you find my new blog an easier way to keep "in the loop" with all of our news and adventures!!