Clips from some work that I have done.  This video is obviously going to change as I do more work and improve my craft.  I'm so excited to see this evolve!

I worked with an incredibly talented group of filmmakers on this project!  we had so much fun and can't wait to work with them again.  my real life brother has since asked that i no longer accept any roles that involve killing my brother >:)

A monologue I did my first term at IAFT for my Film/TV class. I actually won an award for this at the end of the term!

Another monologue from my first term at IAFT.  It is so interesting looking back at footage after I finished school because I would approach it much differently now.  One lesson definitely learned:  Never ever wear glasses that have a glare in the lenses.  Also, glasses just block your face and eyes.  I don't recommend them.  You live and you learn!

This monologue was a huge turning point for me.  It was chosen for me by my mentor as something that would be out of my comfort zone because I really loved doing super dramatic, "strong" woman monologues.  I did this during my second term at IAFT and up until right after this was filmed, I still had a "stage" voice.  Very "on," very loud, not at all suitable for TV/Film.  If you were to see my original take of this monologue, you can definitely tell the difference after direction.  My mentor directed me to act like I was speaking to a child.  In other words, a softer, more tender voice.  Or what I recognize now as calming the eff down.  I started to find my performances more believable after this and am continuing to hone this aspect of acting.  Anytime I feel like I am doing too much, I always come back to the direction on this performance to center myself.  Also, one must remember that powder is your friend :)

Believe it or not, the first time I ever touched a ouija board was on the set of this film.  My mom never let my siblings and I play because she thought it opened a door for bad spirits that we couldn't reverse.  After some of the stuff that happened on set, I don't know if I can say she was wrong.  I wouldn't say that something bad was there, but SOMETHING was definitely there.  The camera was shutting down for no reason, batteries on the equipment were draining at an inexplicable speed, and I got sick mid-way through shooting.  No joke!  I got all the symptoms of a cold that only lasted a day.  Either way, shooting was super fun and the crew was amazing!

This scene was cut from the movie Adaptation with Nicolas Cage.  Our mentor chose this scene for my partner and I for our Scene Study class, and we had tons of fun playing with it!

A super fun short MOS I was in while at IAFT!  Check out my blog for humorous behind the scene stories!

This was so fun to shoot!  We filmed at Lake Las Vegas for the majority of the outdoor shots and it is BEAUTIFUL there.  You don't feel like you are in Vegas!  The crew was so sweet and amazing, I couldn't have been more lucky to be asked to do this project.  Please make sure to check out my blog for behind the scenes fun!

This is from my first scene night at IAFT.  We wrote the material, then our mentor chose the story and partnered people together.  I told my scene partner that if she felt inclined to actually slap me that she could do so.  Whatever comes naturally and organically right? :)

A PSA my friends Katie, Richard, and I did for MMV.org.

A short I did my second term at IAFT.  Putting on the pregnancy belly and freaking people out is always fun ;)

This is such a beautiful monologue.  I can only hope that I did it justice, but as usual, I am always critical of my work.  As I work on my craft, I would like to revisit pieces I have done in class to see how I would do it differently now.

This is a one act play my classmates and I were tasked to write for our second term scene night.  The subject matter is rape, so please watch with caution if you find this material sensitive.  Please check out my blog for behind the scenes insight on this play.

The group of filmmakers on this shoot is the team that I have worked with the most.  They always make me laugh, always treated me as their equal, and I love the heck out of them.

Note to self and anyone who wants to take it:  Get your hair out of your face!  I've since grown out my bangs because they were ALWAYS getting in the way!  I did this in my TV/Film class during my third term at IAFT.  We were recording closeups to see how still we need to be, and how aware we have to be of our frame.  As you can see towards the end, I somehow drifted over to the right side of the frame.  I got slightly cut off at one point!  Now why would I do that when it's all about your face at that point?!  Silliness.  Anyway, another lesson learned!

To this day, I have not watched Girl, Interrupted.  I know.  Shame on me.  But I really liked being able to approach this scene without any preconceived notions of how it was originally done.  Enjoy!

Watching back, there are definitely things I would like to change, but I'm pleased with how this scene turned out given how little time we had to work on it.  There is always room to improve, right? :)

A comedic scene from The Ref that my friends Kal, Richard, and I did for our third term scene night :)

For my final scene night at IAFT, I was required to perform a monologue that was at least 5 minutes long.  I really wanted to challenge myself with something that could show the range of my abilities up until this point, and I dug this monologue SO MUCH from Gone Girl.  While going through the dialogue however, I quickly realized what was awesome as a voiceover didn't quite translate to stage.  When watched in a movie theater or on a television, the monologue's dialogue is backed up by previous scenes and the action on screen.  When you look at the dialogue alone in a staged setting, the audience can get lost about what is going in without any previous context.  This left me with the opportunity to create an environment for the monologue and make it my own.  I really loved working on this piece, I hope you enjoy it as well :)

I always LOVE working with Rodney.  Everyone is going to see great things from him one day :)  Something that was pounded into my brain at school about acting was the importance of listening.  Not just to what your partner is vocalizing to you, but what their bodies are telling you and your surroundings.  We were told never to ignore what was happening in our environment.  To do that is to deny the truth.  In our truth, we will respond naturally and organically.  We did two takes of this scene on a three camera set up.  My mentor chose the second take because he liked the wiping away of Rodney's tears and how it spoke to the tenderness of my feelings towards Rodney's character.  

A quick shoot with a friend from school!  This was the first time I got to work with drones and it was AWESOME.  That storm tunnel was terrifying, though.  I thought Pennywise from "IT" was going to get me.  Also, be careful when using smoke bombs.  Make sure to hold them away from you when setting them off, and make sure you have an exit plan.  That fire?  That was real.  If I had been looking straight down into it, my face would be gone.