FREDRIK SCHEIKE

(Kodak 200, shot with my Canon F1, 100mm 1:2,8 S.S.C Lens)

In less than a month's time we're premiering "LLA-VES" written by Nerea Lovecchio , my extremly inspirational wife, and produced by her studio Estudio Nerea Lovecchio . Not only am I nervous about the premiere, it's by far one of the most challenging roles that I've ever tackled and I'm so grateful for the opportunity. The play revolves around a family of three and the peculiar situation that they are all in. When odds and ends untie, the plot evolves and when the tension rises, their relationships are tried and tested to the max. The challenge of this role is something that I've always wanted to tackle and the evolution of this character, before and during the performance is something that I am working intensely on. It's also a great deal of fun accepting the challenge, once again, of acting for adults in a language where I am still not 100%, Spanish. It pushes me even further, both mentally and physically than I ever thought possible...

I guess I have a very disparate mind. I can get ideas, start writing, get to thinking and just go on in that moment, but later when I come back to something it's incredibly hard to get back into that same mindset that put those words on paper/on screen in the first place. I'm not a writer, that's for sure, I enjoy when I can take my time and actually do it but I don't consider myself any type of writer. Mainly because I'm not pursuing it and also because I don't make it into the habit I wish it could be. I want to develop and I believe that at least in my poetry I've found something that I could classify as my style or my voice. Everchanging, bu with a typical stamp. I wish I had the consistency, because that's a huge part of it, the persistence and the know-how to pick up where I left off. To stick with an idea or a thought train and latch on to whatever made it appear in the first place. Maybe, it's just as easy as pushing yourself and practice...

And then it suddenly it me, in regards to my previous raging post, I'm no better. Just as I "was brought up to believe". Not saying that my Mom diminished my sense of confidence or self value, it's just that other people might look at what I write, and what I do and refer to it as completely lacking talent. My best might be someone's worst. Now that's food for thought. But I still reiterate the core of the my previous post as something that still ticks me off. You still have to have some sort of consciousness and self-awareness about what it is that you do. I'm not racking down on one's ability to create out of one's best, I applaud every attempt in making something artistic. Perhaps what I'm trying to say is that I envy the lack of need for things to be perfect, and I'm referring to the most minimalistic things such as typos or syntax errors, I just can't let those things slide. Now I know my best might be someone's worst,...

My head is a clutter, a clusterfuck if you will, and I need to let my thoughts breathe. I need to put them on paper or at least get them out so that I can fill it up with more necessary information, and at the same time take pride in both writing them and expressing and sharing an opinion. Also, I do believe that every time anyone sits down to actually write, we exercise, both our mind and our ability. I've had so many interesting conversations with people of all colors and creeds, and I've been taught lessons by masters and superiors, but also by people who perhaps unknowingly didn't understand the impact of what they say. One tidbit of this, which I always remember, which I happened to bring up in a conversation just a little over a month ago was something that I've been told ever since I started acting professionally, by almost all my teachers, no matter where in the world. "If you can see yourself being something else than an actor, then do it." ...

At long last I've found my way back to my blog. It's interesting and kind of surreal going back and reading all my thoughts that I for some, or other reason, thought it important to express. I did a huge overhaul and laughed, reflected and often wondered at what I had written. Not wondered like, "OH MY, I WRITE SO WELL", but the other type of wonderment. So how is life in this very moment? Extremely interesting. As always, no? There are honestly no dull moments in life, it's just a matter of how you choose to fill them. Since last time I wrote, things have really been changing. I mean, 2013 till 2015, who couldn't and wouldn't expect it? Last year I took the decision to move to Madrid and N. To leave school and what I called and had made as a home in Los Angeles. It was a series of decisions and reasons that eventually made it self evident that this would be the next step in my life, so I "metaphorically" jumped. We've been living...

What. A. Total. Geek. Fest. And it's awesome! I've been fortunate enough to be able to go to - and participate in this years ComicCon in San Diego. For those of you who don't know, it's one of the biggest and geekiest festivals and exhibits on the planet - and this years convention is said to attract over a 140.000 people. It's huge, it's winding, it's crazy and sometimes scary. Met so many monsters and demons, knights and warriors that you somehow think you're in another world. The reason why I was able to go was because of something even crazier actually. My friend Ronja Koepke and her movie "At The End" had a screening yesterday at the international film festival here. They opened up the entire Sci-Fi block of the festival and did a formidable Q&A afterwards. Some 40-60 people attended the event that you can only describe as a huge success. Ronja's performance throughout the movie is heart gripping and it's as ...

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...