#relativitytelevision

A full week on the job and I thought that I had become well-versed in all of Relativity Media’s channels. I had been researching and retweeting coverage for Relativity’s upcoming  films, such as Don Jon, Romeo & Juliet, and Free Birds. I had been keeping up-to-date on MLB games and tracking the success of the athletes that Relativity represents (which wasn’t too difficult for me to do, considering my love for sports). I had even learned that Relativity recently announced plans to launch a fashion division. So when Tina asked me if I would like to attend a casting call for the third season of The American Bible Challenge (which is GSN’s all-time highest rated show), I couldn’t wait to dive right into my first hands-on experience with Relativity Television.

I can’t really imagine any other scenario in which I would be stoked to go to work on Saturday, but I couldn’t wait to see what it was like to be part of casting auditions for a reality show. When I arrived at The Dream Center in Echo Park on Saturday morning, I met a few of the employees from the Relativity Television office who would be showing me the ropes of casting that day. And let me tell you – I had never considered a career or even realized that I had an interest in casting, but seeing how highly skillful the casting director was at interacting with and engaging the aspiring contenders during their group interviews was an inspiration in itself.

“Imagine host Jeff Foxworthy just announced that you won the show. What are you gonna do?! How are you gonna react?!” he would exclaim with sheer enthusiasm. Seems pretty simple, huh? Not so. I witnessed the transition that each group made from beginning to end of the audition, from being slightly tentative in telling their personal stories to being completely comfortable in revealing anything about their lives to the casting director. All I can say is, bring on the next casting call! I hear Relativity is casting for a new Food  Network show soon…

Thou shalt know thy bible trivia.