I just checked out her interview and images with Lanie Kazzan and it was great. For any artist or performer you have to apprecaite people like Lenore that will go out of there way to not get an interview with you but to help promote you as well as your films and projects. If it was not for people like Lenore and my Family and Friedns i would never be at this point where i am today. It is all of these people that help all of us push our way through that make this job the most amazing job ever. It was great meeting her and i wish her all the best in her future. Check out Lenore’s websites and interviews below.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/teengrooveonthemove/2011/04/20/joe-sernio-artie-pasquale

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WOW .. When i received the call to let me know i was being considered it was an honor just to hear that. Then hearing that i won the award i had tears in my eyes… I can not thank everyone enough for all of your support through the years. Not many people know what it takes to do what actors do or go through what actors go through. Its not the hardest job in the world but it is definitely not the easiest by any means but having support from family and friends make it all worth doing it.

A few years back before i even knew of this award i use to study Robert Pastorelli in some of my classes. He had the most natural form of acting i have ever seen. He draws you in the second you start watching. He did a show called Cracker – Mind Over Murder, from the opening scene through the series he gives some of the most amazing monologues i have ever watched.  I’m sure most people know him for his work on Murphy brown as the painter, but he is much much more than just the painter.His credits are all very strong. Actors are lucky if they get there 1 or 2 jobs a year. Pastorelli was working 3 or more jobs a year. Striking Distance, Dances with Wolves, Be Cool, Michael, and that’s just to name a few. If your getting into acting or already into acting you have to watch some of his work. True Talent describes it the best.

It is truly an honor to have an award like this and to especially have something in the form of an award given to me with the Pastorelli name on it. I promise to take this award in all future adventures i choose and to help keep the Pastorelli name strong. Thank you to all of my friends, Family, directors, and fellow actors and actresses that help us all do what we love to do. A special thanks to The Pastorelli Family and The Garden State Film Festival for this amazing gift.

Im going to add two films below i think you all should watch. One is a series the other is a movie for TV from a few years back. Watch the acting and study it. If you watch Cracker, Watch the entire series.

Cracker – Mind Over Murder
Gerry “Fitz” Fitzgerald (Pastorelli) is a troubled doctor of psychology. To be able to pay the bills, he gives lectures at colleges, has a small practice in a mini-mall, has his own radio show, and helps the Los Angeles police department solve difficult cases. But that’s only true when he doesn’t have to deal with his own inner demons, which include drinking, gambling, extramarital affairs, and a tense relationship with his wife Judith and son Michael.

The yarn Princess
Margaret is slightly retarded, and when her husband, Jake, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, the authorities wish to take her children away from her. She has to prove in a court of law that she is capable of taking care of her family.

Be Cool – He plays Joe Loop – Great Character
treetwise mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer is back, but this time Chili has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangsta rappers and taking a talented, feisty young singer named Linda Moon under his wing. From the recording studio to an Aerosmith concert to the MTV Music Awards, he manipulates events to watch them play out the Chili way, using his signature blend of wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics.

Thank you again for everyone support on this amazing journey. J Sernio

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I wasn’t sure of what to do as far as go for an agent first, Go right to the casting directors, etc.. So i sat down and did some research. Research meaning sitting in a book store and reading all of the books so i didn’t have to purchase them. (Great Tip for Starving Actors). One thing i did notice was that agents obviously base a lot on past work just to get you a meeting with there agency.  Yes i learned a lot in classes but never had any real experience and i knew the only experience i was going to get was to get my ass out there and audition.  So i said ill wait to send to agents and try to build up some work on my resume along with a reel that way the agents were able to gain some interest before i event got to there office if it even got that far.

For a while i used some background agencies to build up some work. One of my favorite was Background Inc. (Great People) They called all the time. After a while they started sending me out on some Principle Auditions. They were actually the ones that i booked “Haunting Evidence” through. Amazing leading role and was a hit series on CourtTV/TruTV.

So once i had my head shots, Post Cards, and Resume ready to go i started submitting. Here is what i did for a while which might help you out.

First Month
I sent out a cover letter, Resume, and a Head shot. I targeted the shows and casting agencies that i wanted to go for. I tried to mail everyone i was targeting right in the first month that way in the next few months all i had to do was send follow ups.
(I kept a hand written paper with the date i sent the packet out, The Person, and what i sent out)

Second Month – Fifth Month
I sent a Follow up Post Card just letting them know of any new projects i did or had going on.

I did that up to about the 5th month. After that i went right back to the beginning. Cover Letter, Head shot, and Resume. I would even put a reel in there if i had one. Then the months after that i followed the same pattern with a follow up post card. At times i would even put a cover letter with the post card. (Not necessary but hey…)

Do they get annoyed? No. Remember there are hundreds of head shots coming through there door a day. Keep your face fresh and your name a name that they will remember.

Years back i did a few months of work on As The World Turns. A few months ago a close friend/Actor had an audition which he landed shortly after. He had been telling the casting directors of some new work he had done including a film we did together. The casting director paused and said i heard of that. He mentioned that i worked on the show before and i was working with him on the new project. She knew exactly who i was and what the film was. Why? I sent follow ups every month along with post cards of the film just to keep in touch. You want them to remember you. You want to be annoying. If you owned a company and someone wanted a job and they were consistent with reaching out to you and keeping you updated wouldn’t you put them on your watch list?

Have to run. Ill be back soon. Thank you all again for your support.

J. Sernio
www.JoeSernio.com

Meeting next week in Asbury Park with a few people to discuss bringing this to the stage for a live performance with most of the actors from the film. The film went on to win Best Picture (Viewers Choice), Best Drama, and Best Suspense Thriller. It was an amazing feeling to do this. One being that i was playing an actual person that lived through this and two being it was an amazing script.

By the end of the film shoot we were one big family. Since then we have been traveling together to promote and raise funds at all different art gallery showings, Festivals, and more. So I’m excited to see what they want to do on stage with this. I think from the crowd we had at opening night in Asbury its probably the best place to start for us. That and Asbury is one of my favorite places to do anything with film. Pretty excited for this so i will keep you posted as soon as i get news. Speak soon.

SerN