FREDRIK SCHEIKE

When: 6/28/2013 What: "In My Dreams" - trailer for a comedic-sci-fi feature. Where: Garden Grove Business Park, Garden Grove. Who: Ari and Dexter in the room, Doug and Veronica in the waiting room What felt good: Arrived on time after having been stuck almost 45 minutes in traffic - yay, planning ahead! Made strong choices regarding the character. Didn't go for the obvious choice, but played him up and positive instead of negative and very down. They seemed to like the energy that I brought into the room. I got adjustments and took them like a champ. What could improve: Sometimes the obvious is obvious for a reason - they did not particularly like the change of tempo and character that I brought because they wanted him in a very specific way. They even said "that was much better" - which is a weird thing to say, straight after an audition. Overall I don't know how to feel about the audition; it was a long drive though, so a bit of a change of scen...

Date: 6/12/2013 What: "Invisible Rockstars", web-series? I don't know, it was all unclear. Where: CAZT-studios Who: Joshua and Felix What felt good: Managed to translate some of the nervous energy I felt before into a character trait. Felt like I had a good grip of the dialogue and knowledge of where I wanted to take the character. Kept an open mind and listened to my reader and the directions I was given. Took the adjustment well. What could improve: The connection with the reader was not the best. It threw me off that he was the only one not willing to shake hands. Nervousness right before walking into the room.   Final thoughts: I literally have no clue how this audition went in the end. I didn't feel "anything" once I had left the room. Neither good, nor bad, "just another day at the office"-kind of feeling. I don't know if I even want the part or not. Weirdest feeling ever after an audition. Don't be a stranger! Loves

Even more important than writing down what your feelings are, how you're doing or memories, is writing down your success stories and your hopes and dreams. I have had a lot of successes in the past week, big and small. I got great feedback from the director I did "Poker Face" with regarding my skills as an actor. The feedback made me feel so good I almost felt bad. It was honest and it was raw and it strengthened my belief in myself as an actor. I did two amazing auditions (see previous post) for an untitled feature film this weekend which in both I felt very strongly about my choices and my abilities -- -- which leads to number 3, I got GREAT feedback from the casting director regarding both of the auditions. " Fredrik was so good in this part we had to have him read for the tricky part of Eric. He came in with energy and enthusiasm . Overall, a strong actor ." "We liked Fredrik a lot for the role of Robert but we wanted to see him in the r...

1st: Date: 6/9/2013 What: "Untitled Feature Film" for the role of Robert Where: CAZT-studios Who: Derek & Jeffery What felt good: I had read the sides outside and was really excited. The story was well-written with lots of depth and humanity. Nuanced, believable characters in surreal situations - so I was excited even before I walked into the room. I had made strong choices within the script and found all of my 12 guideposts (thanks "Audition" by Michael Shurtleff) - and felt confident about my delivery. Comedic timing was good, the love was there and I had a great connection to both my reader and the writer of the script. I actually got extra brownie points when I said that I thought the script was well written, which really wasn't intended, it was my honest opinion. They liked me for the part and gave me so many compliments on my read that they wanted me to come back and read for another part, "Eric", later, if there was time. I ha...

I love it, I've for some reason found my way back to the endless words that are able to pour out of me and unto paper. Or blog. Or TextEdit rtf-files. You get the gist of it. I haven't felt I've been able to write as well for the past couple of weeks, as I did back out east or even back home - but ask and you shall receive, and bountiful gifts too! The gift has always been with me, I've never lost it, I've just been out of touch with it. Like I haven't been able to tap into it - like (yes, I know, I sound like such a valley girl, like, like, duh) something has been missing. For a brief moment last fall I felt I missed my anxiety. It's been a such a major part of me for the majority of my latter forming years. I've constantly lived with it, or the "fear" of getting another attack. There were even periods where I actually provoked an attack because I'd become so dependent on it. As we all know, addiction is never anything good. And i...

""I ett fall av tio, faller en av tio, två viker, tre avviker, fyra anser sig besvikna." Vi är i ett konstant numerärt krig, där vi slåss ur underläge, belägrade av statistik, matade av matematik,  för att den med sin logik,  ska beskriva vår problematik. Det blir bara problematiskt,  när dogmatiskt, pragmatiska, matematiker, försöker verklighetsförankra tankar, som genom sitt samband,  egentligen förgör vår verklighet. Ska vi lita på nollor,  som ger oss ettor och nollor? Genier som utan motsvarighet, har en svårighet att kommunicera, utan att multiplicera? Dumt att dividera om,  kanske. Men en viktig frågeställning  som denna, ställer ändå till problem att skapa teorem om.  Vem säger att nollans lag är rätt, det finns väl fler sätt, och val,  och tal, men om det står på sidan ett, i ett expressblad,  eller aftonmagasin,   att rött vin,    ger kräfta efter två glas, känner vi oss glada...

I'm not what you can usually consider a very traditional man, I go about my own way and try to create my own customs. We have certain traditions within our family which I proudly stand by, but other than that, I'd consider myself pretty forward and unbound. One such tradition that I love keeping alive though is one thing that my grandfather always used to say before bedtime. Whenever I'd go to sleep and he had put me to bed he used to say: "Dream only beautiful dreams" - and we thought it so beautiful we quickly adopted it as our own. It is now my own, for it is the most innocent and potent wish you can ever do upon another, and I love it. It's a way of saying "I love you", "I'm here for you", "I wish you only the best" and "something greater is watching over you too" - all in one little simple sentence. It's comfort, it's love, it's protection and well being all in one. That's why I wish...

What: Poker Face, Short Film.  When: 3rd day for me, 4th day of production, 6/4/2013 Arrived so early on set I was actually the first one there. It felt a little weird as I was only five minutes before call time. I felt like a thief in the night, because the house we were shooting in was open and only the three dogs were home. It literally felt like I was about to "rob" the place, or that I had mistaken the location address for my 3rd day. But as the backyard was littered with equipment, I knew I was right on my money. It's a good thing that the dogs had gotten used to me from the two previous days, otherwise I'd have a hell of a problem. Wrestling a Great Dane, a Brindle and a Husky all at once? No thank you! Five minutes after I had decided to take my spot in the backyard with the dogs the second person showed up, the editor. 10 minutes past our call time everybody pops in at once. It wasn't a big thing, it wasn't supposed to be a long day any...

Just wrapped day 2 of this awesome production of a gangster-movie I'm involved in. It's a really cool setup, with a lot of influences from movies like Heat, Casino, Reservoir Dogs, Usual Suspects. I'm playing Dominic Chivierre, French-born international criminal mastermind and leader of our little band of criminals. Day 1: Besides being around 12 million degrees on set due to an incredible heatwave outside, no A/C inside, 5 cast members in suits, 10 crew members, smoking of cigarettes and 5k lights everything went really well. We had scheduled around 14 shots and only had to cut one take for safety. We already had the scene, but our director wanted something to possibly alternate with - we all understood but our AD was firm and - quite honestly right - so we had to move on. Lunch and dinner was great with lots of veggies and not the regular "cheese-slice-pizza". What really surprised all of us was probably the fact that there were no Red Vines on our ...