Buddy Campbell as Wilbur
Character Description
Ornery. Bitter. Got an axe to grind. All in a comedic way.
Scene Description
After sitting through an entire funeral service full of eulogies that he knows are all phoney, Wilbur, an ornery man on the best of days, calls them all out.
Written by Jaclyn Whitt
Amanda Ward
ActressHi Buddy! I loved your performance - natural, believable, likable (even though he was an ornery character). I also loved your eyelines for the crowd- helped us visualize the world.
I also enjoyed your moment before from an acting perspective, but I’d recommend for a real audition to edit the video, cutting out that beginning part and start at your line. It just dragged on a little bit, and I was eager to see your character get into the scene.
We can feel the energy of your moment before even if we don’t see it.
Great work!
Cari Riley
ActressYEEES!!! Thank you for bringing the comedy side it was really good but I wanted MORE! Your pace was just a tab bit fast and I think if you had slowed it down just a smidge then you could have milked it for a little more comedy w/ facial expressions. LOVED LOVED LOVED your add on at the end, had me ROLLING!
Elisa Collins
ActressLOVE the improv. Truly made me LOL.
Rachael Brown
ActressBuddy, I really like the spin you put on this scene. Everyone else has put him in a suit or traditional funeral garb. Your choice to come country was refreshing.
I know this was a fired up scene but I still think you could've slowed down a tad to let us savor Wilbur a little more.
Also, the dialog and acting at the front of the tape along with the ad-lib to "Ethel " were nice touches. Keep it up.
Kip Yates
ActorI love watching your work, Buddy. Loved the costuming choice, the choice to hear the actual eulogy, people crying in the background, and especially the "buffet" line at the end. Well done!
Susan Willis
ActressJust a suggestion -Try not to add too much at the top that is outside the scene - especially if it's not in the script (Writers could take offense to that). A simple moment before will suffice, your dialogue doesn't start until about 17 sec in. The delivery was so fast you could barely catch your breath. It was memorized well and delivered with passion but not sure if it showed his thoughts as he described the deceased. A little breath between those adjectives would have shown a little more layers other than just 'angry'. The button at the end with Ethel was super funny though!
Donna Gafford
ActressGood read Buddy! Not angry which can kill sometimes comedy but just truthful! Believable read!
Clint Hankinson
ActorGreat job Buddy! I love the character you created for this, and for the added improv! So fun to watch!
Just a thought - consider slowing it a little and really give it to the people! How are they reacting? I think it could be even more fun to react off of the looks/gasps you would get!
Awesome work as always!
