October 25, 2005
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“Without A Trace” Airs
Here’s a trailer of the episode I did on “Without a Trace” that will be airing this Thursday, Oct 27th at 10pm on CBS.
Yep, that’s me getting walloped by Ms. Bilderback.
Although I much prefer the slower pace of feature films, there’s definitely something to be said about shooting television shows: The Immediacy.
I mean, I get to see the finished product 48 days after I shot this thing. My other TV gig on the NBC miniseries: “Poseidon Adventure” will air on Nov 20th. And the stint on Hallmark’s “Jane Doe” on Jan 15.
Meanwhile the two feature films I’ve shot, “Hatchet” and “The Gene Generation” (all shot before or at the same time of the TV shows) are probably a year or more away from seeing the light of day — while I’m chomping at the bit for audiences to see both projects.
Anyway, I’m hoping to get some good tape I can use on my demo reel from this episode. My reel could use a new solid dramatic scene, so I’ll be in a very analytical frame of mind
when watching it for the first time:
-Obviously looking at performance.
-Thinking about how and where I can ’snip’ the other actor’s dialogue to get the camera angle back onto me the quickest.
-Seeing where I can transition the scene within the entire reel, etc.
I know, I know… the process is very self-absorbed but that’s what you gotta do when compiling your reel.
I recall watching when “Attack of the Sabertooth” aired a few months ago and being frustrated the entire time thinking, “I can’t use that scene… can’t use that scene… what the heck? I can’t use any of this!”
Also, I’ll be in Beantown (Boston) tomorrow on Wed, Oct 26 to speak at Northeastern University’s afterHOURS for the Asian Student Union at 8pm. Stop by if you’re in the area.
Trivia: Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours. Today, Boston Baked Beans are something of a rarity – there are no companies in the city making it and only a few restaurants serve it. If you’d like to learn more behind the history of this concocted legume confection,here’s an in-depth article.
Comments (23)
Can’t wait to watch the episode!
appetizing addendum to your Trivia: …beans baked in molasses [and massive amounts of semi-solid lard] for several hours…
and the great molasses flood that killed several ppl in boston way back then..
welcome to boston! maybe i can come by and see you..
This is the 2nd show my wife and I tivo that you are in. I did get to see you on Tru Calling.
Blake
imma watch it for sure
well, I must say that reading your xanga I’m very very much implied to watch.. well.. everythig that you do lol.
cool!
that wallop looked like it hurt! niceeee…
Can’t wait to see !
Thank you for coming today! it was a great presentation!
your speech was great! keep doing your thing!
yeah im the guy that didnt know you. Do what you got to do. thanks for coming to northeastern come again.
hey - I appreciate you taking time out to come talk to us at NU.
The stuff you said was definitely interesting and provoked some issues that should be thought about. Thanks a lot and good luck with everything! =]
wow.
playing a korean?
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hey- i’m watching it as i type
and you’re so great!!!!! I was rather impressed with your anger scene before you got slapped.
hahah and i like how they have the actors speak korean and i can’t understand a vague word of it… and i’m fluent
saw you on cbs
great job — that looked like a fun role to play!
THANK YOU for playing a TV drama the hot EVERY SINGLE korean stereotype out there.
SELLOUT
It may not be a typical ” asian theme” storyline, but it’s more like
of a “let’s go to the Korean corner store and bust up my sister episode.”
I know it’s about being paid, but you could’ve stood up on this
I just hope you knows that you are spouting bullshit, but I have this feeling you may have deluded yourself into believing what was written.
ric,
thefighting44s.com
awesome job! i usually don’t watch Without a Trace, but it was interesting!!!
I still stand by what I said. I audition a lot and that was some of the better dialogue I’ve read for – Asian part or non. And maybe that’s a sad commentary in itself. All I know is what I know.
There are truths to stereotypes, my friend. I still see this kind of old world expectation stuff and expectations put on college students from their parents all the time–as a matter of fact just yesterday when I was at Northeastern.
So just because you’ve seen it before, doesn’t mean it’s not realistic.
And the performances were extremely solid on the show because of the writing and vice versa. Not speaking for myself, cuz that would be presumptious, but Nicole Bilderback and especially Kelvin Yu (the boy kicked major ass) showed the world that Asian-Americans can act (the usual excuse of producers in the business for nto casting Asians) — and that maybe it’s about time they be utilized some more in other roles. It’s all baby steps, man.
There was nothing to stand up to. You have to work from within the system to change things.
And the whole “You’re not Korean so you shouldn’t play Korean” arguement is really lame.
No offense to you and props for getting gigs.
But that show was ass.
I watched last nite and thought that everyone’s performance was really strong. I’m not familiar with the show, but thought that Nicole Bilderback’s Roshomon like performance was very good, how different she was in each flashback depending on who was telling the story. Although the set up was a little disappointing (Korean grocery store, old world parents, indpendent gal struggling to break free), I thought the writing and the performances elevated the story above the stereotypical set up. Kudos!
Great Job.
In defense of the simplified argument of Koreans should play Koreans. I think anyone can/should play anyone. But the problem is that if they do, they need to do it well. That actress who played the mother was terrible. She obviously doesn’t speak with an accent in reallife because her broken English was just plain unbelieveable and when she tried to speak Korean, she threw me back 20 years to the golden days of M*A*S*H. I know it is hard to find anything of substance out there to play as an actor and to land the gig is even harder. But if you do get to step up to the plate, you better deliver. Otherwise you end up just solidifying the belief that there is no Asian American talent out there. You want to play Korean, go take some Korean classes, hang out with Korean friends, bring your own dialect coach. I have definitely seen great performances by non-whatever-Asian-flavor actor playing specific-flavor-Asian part, but in those cases, the actors really delivered a thoughtful performance not just to character but to details. Obviously a white casting director isn’t going to be as sensitive to it, so it is our responsibility to make sure when we represent, WE REPRESENT.