Today we’d like to introduce you to Blaze Freeman.
Blaze, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I started by taking a two weeks acting camp the summer I was ten. I knew right away this is what I was meant for and I loved it! At the end, there was a showcase for agents/managers in the area. I was approached by an agent at the end. We met with her a week later and signed with them. I’ve since changed agencies but it was a great start for me.
Since then I’ve been busy taking acting, Improv and Voiceover camps and classes pretty much year round. Improv is my favorite because you can be anyone, anywhere and not have a script to memorize. Most scenes I have to memorize for auditions are 2-3 scenes which can mean 5-15 pages of dialogue.
I started by doing print jobs with Belk and a few others and moved on to commercials. You can see me in TXU Energy, HEB Grocery, Promised Land Dairy, and most recently a Hexbug commercial. I have also been in a few short films, music videos, some industrial videos and an independent feature film due out this year. I start working on a Christian short film this fall as well.
Has it been a smooth road?
Sometimes I can get five auditions in one week and other times, I can go two months without an audition. It’s a lot of no’s and only a few yesses. You have to be built for rejection and not let it get you down. If you believe those nos are going to help you get better then you’re way ahead of everyone else.
People look at me and say “I want to act, it’s so easy”, but really it’s so much more than standing there remembering lines. It can take a toll on you mentally and sometimes I just have to step back and do something fun, like play video games, jump on my trampoline and hang with my friends.
Having a manager in L.A and an agent here I get auditions for movies and TV shows too. Every Spring my mom and I head out to L.A for about 2 months so we can be there to audition in person. I take camps and classes there so I have experience from both people out there and here locally. I get headshots here in Dallas but I often get some out in L.A too. It’s good to have a few different looks for different roles. We have been going out there for about 4 years during what they call “pilot season”. This year was cut short and we had to come home because of COVID. I have made a lot of good friends in the business out there and we have fun going to events and networking.
Everyone has a different journey and when it’s your time, it’s your time. It’s something I want to do as a career forever so I continue working hard at it just like other kids play sports. Some kids start acting young and decide it’s not something long term they want to do. Others don’t get their break until they are in their teens or even later.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
It’s always changing. Being in Dallas, I usually always had to tape my auditions for my L.A manager, etc. while kids that lived there got to go in and see casting directions live. Now with COVID, we are all on an even playing field because everyone has to tape them.
I graduated early, at 16, to help give me an edge on the competition. That means they consider me legal 18. Kids my age do that so the production company doesn’t have to hire a set teacher, costing them more money to hire me etc. Starting back up after all of this new precautions will be put in place and it will be different in so many ways. We just have to keep moving forward and accept the change if it’s something we love to do.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.BlazeFreeman.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blazefreemanofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blazefreemanofficial/
Image Credit:
Hunter Freeman, Marcus Photography
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