Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

I am the queen of staying in my comfort zone.

Sure, that probably sounds funny coming from an actor. But it is true. My entire career is one huge UN-comfort zone so why add any pressure? Or, that is my theory anyway. With so many years of show biz under my belt, I am very, very rarely scared of anything acting-related anymore. (Maybe that gives a little hope to those of you just starting out that still have knobby knees walking into the casting room!)

All that lack of fear is out the door these days...

If you have been following this blog, you may remember that I have a hit webseries called The Haunting of Sunshine Girl. There have been a few times it has been mentioned here. But if you are just tuning in to the saga that is Haunted Sunshine, this blog for Showfax might help catch you up: http://more.showfax.com/plus/pov/2011/09/actors_are_liars.html

So, now for the fear part...

Haunted Sunshine has grown rapidly and is must-see YouTube for thousands of fans. We have gotten into a comfortable rhythm with content and the timing of posting and such. Must be time to shake it up then, right? And, oh how we are shaking it up...

One of the keys elements of Sunshine's success has been the interactivity with her growing fan base. She loves to ask the fan's opinions on all kinds of things. And they love to give her advice. So with that in mind, we will be taking it to the next level. We will be giving even more "power" to the viewers. And THAT scares me! Most of our fans are about 13 years old and write everything like it was a text! "OMG!!! i freakn <3 u 2 peaces!" is a recent (and very common) email! The thought of trusting a girl raging with BeiberFever with my baby (literally since the star of the show is my kid) terrifies me. But it also intrigues me... doing something that has never been done before, changing the face of the game, stepping out on a creative ledge...all that excites me.

Because the actual episodes explaining HOW the audience will be aiding in the Sunshine adventure won't release for another few days, I can't go into too many details. But all this fear has to be channeled somewhere...so writing a blog is a good option! Lets just say...exciting things are coming.

And I am being brave.

-- Mercedes Rose

photo courtesy of Levy Moroshan, official photographer of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Natasha D]

This reminds me of another blog post I read on fear awhile back (http://emilygrace.tv/fear-is-a-laughing-matter/) obviously a common thing that I think we all need to work on. Let's grab the bull by the horns and embrace new experiences! We all need to remember that doing something and making a mistake is better than taking no action at all!

[Ken Griffey Jr Shoes]

Everyone is a parabola, to determine their natural openings, while the highest point of the need to work the day after tomorrow.

[jay]

Just because you overcome a fear doesn't mean you've challenged your skills as and actress.It just makes you less afraid .A better way to look at things is like this .No point in doing something you already know you can do .Instead try doing something your not sure you can do .Challenge your talent as and actor the fear will go away on it's own .If your always challenging yourself and your limitations .As far as talent goes