Cristy Joy's Blog

It has been a while since I blogged, seemingly.

I’m really excited about this new camera that I have and I am having a lot of fun making Video Blogs (Vlogs) about my life and experiences. I think that life is like a documentary and I want you all to see what I go through as an artist, because just like everybody else, it’s a unique experience.

Integrity is very important to me, in every aspect of my life.
Every choice I make needs to be for the right reasons and has to feel like it’s the right move. It has to feel good to me.
I make it a point to keep it real as best as I can, to be honest and up-front, and of course to have fun.

Everybody has their own path in this profession, and what may work for one may not for another.
A part of me wishes that I would have moved to Los Angeles a long time ago, but I am grateful to be here now, and I’m really excited about the future of everything in my life.

I’m loving this journey and I am having a blast documenting it here online for everybody to see.

Besides being an entertainer, I’m also somewhat of an internet/gadget geek. Ever since I was a kid and programmed a Lego Robot using the language BASIC on an Apple IIe desktop, computers have been a major part of my life.
Needless to say, I am throughly enjoying the convergence of Hollywood and the internet, and am getting more of a grasp on it every day. This has also been a lot of fun for me.

Just a couple of days ago I was broadcasting LIVE for a few hours online via my webcams at home, and had over 10,300 viewers throughout the course of the evening. It was awesome and so much fun. If you ever want to just hang out online with me and see what I am talking about you can go to http://www.stickam.com/profile/cristyjoy
I tend to get a little bit silly over there… and do some “impromptu comedy”, if you will

I remember when I was a kid I watched this movie that had Fred Savage in it.. and he was working as a video game tester.. or he was in a video game tournament.. something like that.
I remember thinking to myself “Wow, I want to try that one day.”
This week, I am making that childhood dream come true, and for 3 days I am working as a video game tester.
I know this isn’t performance related, but I’m really excited about it.

On that note, my dream webseries is getting closer to its first shoot date. It’s actually loosely based on reoccurring childhood dreams that I used to have. I’m really excited about this and I love the script.
My friend/writer and I are both eager to get started, it’s just a matter of working out the timing. Hopefully we can work it out before June. I think that would make a most excellent birthday present – my very little own pilot
It’s my dream role as an actress. Pretty cool stuff.

Ciners is wrapped and my multiple shoot dates ended up in a single episode which you can watch right here if you haven’t already yet:
http://www.youtube.com/cinershow#p/a/u/2/RV4aAL8KKH4

Still in pre-production with the other comedy webseries and the latest word is that we are slated to begin shooting in May! Yay May! LOL

I love it. The more days that I am acting/shooting on a set, the happier I am.

I recently had two drum auditions, which I made Video Blogs (Vlogs) about – http://tinyurl.com/CristyJoyVlog11 and http://tinyurl.com/CristyJoyVlog13

I have a friend who is a really brilliant and busy cinematographer/photographer and is interested in doing a photo shoot with me. I have another friend who is a makeup artist.
I’m hoping we can all coordinate our schedules to do a shoot… I’ve been back and forth with the two of them the last month or so.
Hopefully we can get this shoot done by the end of May. I think that would be cool. I won’t give away too many details but I will say that you will see a side of me that you normally do not see

Anyway, that’s about all for now. I’m very excited, inspired, and happy about everything.. and just wanted to do a quick little written update to let you know what is going on. To keep you abreast
Thanks for reading!

Peace, Love, Inspiration,
Cristy Joy

I’m excited.
I just got a brand new camera. It’s the newer version of the one that I’ve had for like the last 5 years or so. It’s basically just a simple point and shoot camera with video capabilities. I have a memory stick for it so that I can film longer vids with it.
But this new one shoots in HD and it looks pretty fabulous in comparison to the other camera.
I’m really excited about this and I think I am going to be going on a little bit of a ’shooting spree’ LOL
I’m locked and ready! Word.

I’ve been saying word a lot the last week or two. I don’t know why. It’s very catchy. Word.

Anyway, I’m really excited and inspired. Extremely.

Ciners just recently wrapped. There’s footage online. That’s pretty cool. I linked up the vid on all my status updates.

The sketch comedy webseries is moving forward as well. Talks of shooting are now looming on the horizon. Yay!

I just set up a photoshoot for later on this month, as well. I’m looking forward to that as well.
It should be fun.

Tuesday is a shoot for another project I auditioned for and got cast and got a role added for me! How cool is that? I’m pumped… and I think I’m going to be jamming out on the drums!
Word.

I’m also having a lot of fun exploring the Vlogging universe… and I’m really excited about my website.

Lots of fun stuff happening with acting, cameras, and internet – 3 things I love most!

I know it’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but it seems as if everything has been relatively the same up until this point. Ciners was shooting. The other webseries still having rehearsals/production meetings… and waiting on the good word for the mystery webseries…
(I’m super excited about shooting the mystery. It’s a dream role!)
But now that everything is moving forward and new things are popping up – I have some quality blog material, I’d say
Last week I had my first “official” booking as a drummer. That was awesome…
and then next week is my second. Word!

Now that I have this new camera and I can shoot videos again.. I’m ready to rock and roll.
I feel kind of like a little kid with this big piece of candy… I’m really tempted to eat it all right now but I can’t. I just gotta take a few bites at a time. This camera is quite fabulous.

So yeah, that’s about everything at the moment, in a nutshell.
I really think it’s totally awesome that I got my first and second official drummer gigs.. and I am loving getting cast in all of these entertaining projects!
The more shoot days I have, the happier I am It’s what’s in my heart and it’s what drives me.

A special thanks to everyone out there who is a part of this creative process in some way, shape, or form. It’s fun to share it with ya’ll. Word!

Peace, Love, and Inspiration,
Cristy Joy