This past week I scarcely blogged at all, as I was shooting commercials all week. And it was great fun!
I took some behind the scenes pictures for you so you can see more of what its like on production jobs.
Sometimes they're glamorous, sometimes they're not, but invariably they are a good time.
This one was shot on location in an office building.
So here is the makeup palace. It was a make-shift set up in one of the back rooms. Some times you get a full makeup room with lights etc, sometimes a makeup trailer, sometimes you just find a space to work out of. Its all good!
Hurry up and wait is the order of most production days. It takes a long time to re-light the set & do all that production dude stuff.
Here a couple of the actors are made up & chilling out.
I normally put kleenex collars on my dude actors to keep makeup off their shirts while they're hanging around. The girls never seem to need it.
Our actors are playing office workers today...
Some of the interior lighting is actually lit from outside the room.
I loved the painting on the wall here.
Check it out...
Its Kramer!!! Haaaha! I knew I was in a good place when I saw this!
Another wall has a signed Elway shirt. You know you're in a cool, vibey office when this is how they decorate! They also had tons of Rolling Stone magazines, so I was super happy!
Some lighting stuff in the hallway. When we arrive somewhere to shoot, we take up heaps of space.
This was a single camera shoot. If you've ever wondered what a "dolly" is or a "dolly move", its the camera moving down these dolly tracks as the shot is happening.
This is an HD camera. So love shooting HD!
The second scene was shot in the same room, but with different lighting, from a different angle, and with different props in place, so the two shots look completely different, as though we were in different offices.
I can't show you the actors in action, but once the commercial has been edited and has aired, I might be able to post it for you to see.
Commercials are pretty cool to work on. Generally they only take a day or two to shoot, and the make up isn't particularly complex, so there tends to be tons of time to hang out & enjoy life.
I actually really enjoy watching them light the shots - its interesting to see how they create the environment and ambience to make you believe the story they're telling.
xo
C
Sandra Bullock's makeup artist, Angela Levin used an assortment of Chanel shadows and Beige Felin lips to get this look.
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Here we are doing some final touches on my model, the lovely Jennifer.
We talked about beautiful radiant skin, and soft glowing cheeks.
Here we are at the end.
The "Green Room" really its a place to chill out on your spa day, but it also served as the holding area for the shoot. Fab!!!
However, of course, something went awry.
Now this was a twofold distresser.
With the dress situation under control, it was great fun!
The spots will air in January, and I'll no doubt post them here on the blog.
My favorite polish is always OPI. They have the best colors, they hold true and don't flake or peel.
NitroJohn and Jeni Amorosano - two of the most fun people I am lucky enough to know!
Don Schumacher - fabulous host, great guy.
My job for the day? Keep twitter updated
after each round we'd come back and I'd fill the twitter gang in on the goings on. I was also tweeting the races for NitroJohn, who was working the cameras.
Capps warming up the engine pre-race.
This is Jack Beckman. Really funny cat! I cheered so hard for him in the final, but evidently not hard enough, because Hight managed to slither by him. By .03 of a second
This is Jack's funny car doing his burn out. He and his main sponsor, MTS did this fab thing where we all got postcards to send messages to soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. MTS is delivering them for free.
This is Matt Hagan. He rounds out the DSR Funny Car Team. 
and this is the Hagan-wagon. Doesn't it look cool?
Tony Schumacher in his US Army pit. 
Tony's top fueller, during burnout.
it only looks like karaoke. Really its driver intro's in the Napa suite 
Here's Antron at the driver introductions 
...and here's his ride. He swept the Western Swing this summer, which is crazy hard, crazy cool!
US Army hospitality suite
So here is the makeup palace. It was a make-shift set up in one of the back rooms. Some times you get a full makeup room with lights etc, sometimes a makeup trailer, sometimes you just find a space to work out of. Its all good!
Hurry up and wait is the order of most production days. It takes a long time to re-light the set & do all that production dude stuff.
Some of the interior lighting is actually lit from outside the room.
Its Kramer!!! Haaaha! I knew I was in a good place when I saw this!
Another wall has a signed Elway shirt. You know you're in a cool, vibey office when this is how they decorate! They also had tons of Rolling Stone magazines, so I was super happy!
This is an HD camera. So love shooting HD!
The second scene was shot in the same room, but with different lighting, from a different angle, and with different props in place, so the two shots look completely different, as though we were in different offices.
