xDramatick
28-05-2008, 11:09 AM
A bit late but I was knackered Monday and busy yesterday.
On Monday, I went to the O2 Arena for my X-Factor Audition. It was raining really heavy and I was soaked. I went through the zigzag gates things, and went to the next section. It was freezing and music was playing and then this bloke was talking down the mic about the arrangements and stuff. Then Dermot spoke to the crowd and after doing a few of those links where everyone chants 'London's got the X-Factor' the bloke promised we'd be inside in half an hour. We continued round the next section of zigzag gates and people started pushing in? like.. they were unhooking the gates and cutting through the lines? and it got really bad at one point that I was carried with the crowd through the gates? Me, and all the people around me ended up going from near the beginning of the line, to towards the back. Crowd control wouldn't do anything! They were crap.
After two and a half hours of shivering and waiting in heavy rain, we got inside. We got our tickets, I got an audition number and we went into the Arena. Drenched. Sat down in allocated seat, that annoying bloke spoke to everyone, talked about the arrangements again, Dermot came out, talked to us, did more links then he came into the crowd? I didn't get to meet him but I shouted his name and he waved. He was so funny though. The Arena was like. full up? and auditions started from the middle, up to the back, went down the right side of the Arena, back round to the left side [where we were] and then did the back?
Basically. There are three rounds of Producer auditions. If you pass this audition, you get a gold ticket and go to the next round whenever that is. After the third round of Producers, you meet Simon, Sharon, Dannii and Louis. Auditions took place in about 20 small booths down on the stage/floor area, each one had a producer behind it.
So I sat there watching people audition and most of the REALLY good people didn't get through? Example; there was this young girl [about.. 17?] and she had red highlights, and she sang I Have Nothing? She hit the money note and everything, everyone in the Arena started cheering for her? Then she came out and shook her head, bowed to the crowd and walked off and everyone started booing the Producer for not putting her through? THEN there was this opera guy who sang Nessun Dorma and he didn't get through, but this other opera guy who had a much weaker voice did? The crowd were good though, booing and cheering, but the people running it were SO slow. Took three hours to clear the middle section, until auditions sped up.
Finally, at 7:15 in the evening, my row was ready to audition, we were taken to our booth and we waited for our turn. The boy in front of me was really good and came out really upset because he didn't get through. Then I went round and I was like "Hiiii" and the Producer just smiled, said hi and asked me what my name was. I told him, he asked me what I was gonna sing, I told him and he was like 'okay, in your own time'. I sung, and when I finished there was this LONG pause? He was like.. considering it? The pause was actually about 10-15 secs but it felt so long. In the end he finally said "You have a good voice" so I smiled and in my head I was thinking 'OMG' [in a typical Conzors way =P] but then he was like 'however you lack experience... so I'm afraid it's a no' and I thanked him for his time and left.
I'm happy I went, and it's good to see that I almost kinda got through. I'm taking the 'lack of experience' as constructive criticism, afterall I hadn't sung in a show for over a year or so, and I'll just make sure I get to sing a lot next year during BTec. However, I enjoyed the audition experience but the X-Factor isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'll still watch it and stuff, but I don't think I'll reaudition [possibly after I finish college]. I think I'll make a music myspace during the Summer, and work my own way through, seeing as it seems more worthwhile. This was the second big audition I've been to this year [after Skins] and I'm gonna keep auditioning for things since the Performing Arts is what I want to persue in the future and I'm going to continue working at it, especially at College. The next thing I aim to audition for is one of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical Revivals [JohnBarrowman<3 &&depending on whether they're looking for males] but I've learnt to take all opportunities I can, continue to develop and hope for the best.
Sorry for the long post :P
Feel free to ask any questions :]
On Monday, I went to the O2 Arena for my X-Factor Audition. It was raining really heavy and I was soaked. I went through the zigzag gates things, and went to the next section. It was freezing and music was playing and then this bloke was talking down the mic about the arrangements and stuff. Then Dermot spoke to the crowd and after doing a few of those links where everyone chants 'London's got the X-Factor' the bloke promised we'd be inside in half an hour. We continued round the next section of zigzag gates and people started pushing in? like.. they were unhooking the gates and cutting through the lines? and it got really bad at one point that I was carried with the crowd through the gates? Me, and all the people around me ended up going from near the beginning of the line, to towards the back. Crowd control wouldn't do anything! They were crap.
After two and a half hours of shivering and waiting in heavy rain, we got inside. We got our tickets, I got an audition number and we went into the Arena. Drenched. Sat down in allocated seat, that annoying bloke spoke to everyone, talked about the arrangements again, Dermot came out, talked to us, did more links then he came into the crowd? I didn't get to meet him but I shouted his name and he waved. He was so funny though. The Arena was like. full up? and auditions started from the middle, up to the back, went down the right side of the Arena, back round to the left side [where we were] and then did the back?
Basically. There are three rounds of Producer auditions. If you pass this audition, you get a gold ticket and go to the next round whenever that is. After the third round of Producers, you meet Simon, Sharon, Dannii and Louis. Auditions took place in about 20 small booths down on the stage/floor area, each one had a producer behind it.
So I sat there watching people audition and most of the REALLY good people didn't get through? Example; there was this young girl [about.. 17?] and she had red highlights, and she sang I Have Nothing? She hit the money note and everything, everyone in the Arena started cheering for her? Then she came out and shook her head, bowed to the crowd and walked off and everyone started booing the Producer for not putting her through? THEN there was this opera guy who sang Nessun Dorma and he didn't get through, but this other opera guy who had a much weaker voice did? The crowd were good though, booing and cheering, but the people running it were SO slow. Took three hours to clear the middle section, until auditions sped up.
Finally, at 7:15 in the evening, my row was ready to audition, we were taken to our booth and we waited for our turn. The boy in front of me was really good and came out really upset because he didn't get through. Then I went round and I was like "Hiiii" and the Producer just smiled, said hi and asked me what my name was. I told him, he asked me what I was gonna sing, I told him and he was like 'okay, in your own time'. I sung, and when I finished there was this LONG pause? He was like.. considering it? The pause was actually about 10-15 secs but it felt so long. In the end he finally said "You have a good voice" so I smiled and in my head I was thinking 'OMG' [in a typical Conzors way =P] but then he was like 'however you lack experience... so I'm afraid it's a no' and I thanked him for his time and left.
I'm happy I went, and it's good to see that I almost kinda got through. I'm taking the 'lack of experience' as constructive criticism, afterall I hadn't sung in a show for over a year or so, and I'll just make sure I get to sing a lot next year during BTec. However, I enjoyed the audition experience but the X-Factor isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'll still watch it and stuff, but I don't think I'll reaudition [possibly after I finish college]. I think I'll make a music myspace during the Summer, and work my own way through, seeing as it seems more worthwhile. This was the second big audition I've been to this year [after Skins] and I'm gonna keep auditioning for things since the Performing Arts is what I want to persue in the future and I'm going to continue working at it, especially at College. The next thing I aim to audition for is one of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical Revivals [JohnBarrowman<3 &&depending on whether they're looking for males] but I've learnt to take all opportunities I can, continue to develop and hope for the best.
Sorry for the long post :P
Feel free to ask any questions :]