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，我开始拍剧。可惜几个月后，新冠肺炎疫情肆虐美国，迫令整个行业、整个国家，甚至几乎整个世界立时停顿下来。
疫情期间，我很幸运有机会接到很多网上的工作，包括演出了两个网上话剧共六场，主持了四个直播烹饪节目，参与了一个剧本比赛，做了一个全程网上摄制的电影翻版，接了几个配音项目。我还参加了一个播客密集培训课程，并抽时间更新了个人网志 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!
整整一年后，纽约市疫情大大改善，疫苗接种人数成率上升。随之而来，我亦收到越来越多的选角通告，试镜邀请，彩排和拍摄。感恩！
在美国，所有比较有规模的影视制作都是美国演员工会管辖的。要参与演出主要角色，就必须成为工会会员。要加入工会，必须要有一定的工作履历。听说有些人苦苦打滚十多年都没机会，我却乱打乱撞意外获得乎合资格的演员合约。我谨在这里特别多谢张鸿坤一直以来的经验分享、指引启发。感激！
美国演员工会要求会员只参与乎合工会条件的制作，我顿时少了很多合适的工作选择。贵精不贵多，希望日后会更好！期望大家继续鼓励支持！
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