I started acting in films in October 2019. Shortly after, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S.. The country, the industry, and pretty much the whole world were put on hold for more than a year.
I was lucky. I had the opportunities to get some off-site acting jobs. I did two virtual plays, “12 Incompetent Jurors” and “Help Desk“. I hosted four live streaming cooking shows for Stuyvansant High School. I did script-reading for the SRFF Script Competition. I did a scene recreation of “Crazy Rich Asians” filmed all on Zoom. I picked up some voice over jobs, including Seeds and some still in production. I participated in a Podcast intensive program at BRIC. I even rebuilt my personal website fannylawren.com.
2019年10月，我開始拍劇。可惜幾個月後，新冠肺炎疫情肆虐美國，迫令整個行業、整個國家，甚至幾乎整個世界立時停頓下來。
疫情期間，我很幸運有機會接到很多網上的工作，包括演出了兩個網上話劇共六場，主持了四個直播烹飪節目，參與了一個劇本比賽，做了一個全程網上攝製的電影翻版，接了幾個配音項目。我還參加了一個播客密集培訓課程，並抽時間更新了個人網誌 fannylawren.com。
Exactly one year later after New York City was closed, I got more regular casting calls, more auditions, more rehearsals, and more filming. I am very blessed.
Last month, I was qualified to join the union of actors, SAG-AFTRA. It was earlier than I expected. Special thanks to Clem Cheung who has been guiding me all long. Clem polished my resume, advised me how to find the casting notices, practiced monologues with me, reviewed my reel. He is my coach and my angel. I am very grateful for his support.
Joining the actor union SAG-AFTRA allows me to get better jobs, better rates, and better benefits. But because union members can only do union productions. The job pool is much smaller than the non-union. Oh well, quality is more important than quantity. Wish me good luck!
整整一年後，紐約市疫情大大改善，疫苗接種人數成率上升。隨之而來，我亦收到越來越多的選角通告，試鏡邀請，彩排和拍攝。感恩！
在美國，所有比較有規模的影視製作都是美國演員工會管轄的。要參與演出主要角色，就必須成為工會會員。要加入工會，必須要有一定的工作履歷。聽說有些人苦苦打滾十多年都沒機會，我卻亂打亂撞意外獲得乎合資格的演員合約。我謹在這裡特別多謝張鴻坤一直以來的經驗分享、指引啟發。感激！
美國演員工會要求會員只參與乎合工會條件的製作，我頓時少了很多合適的工作選擇。貴精不貴多，希望日後會更好！期望大家繼續鼓勵支持！
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