The past couple weeks have been pretty crazy.
I finished up another short film, "Brothers in Blood," which I only did some FX work on.. blood, bruising, & tattoos.
It was still pretty cool.
I worked on 3 music videos in one week.
two of them were right in a row. so I was on 40hrs of being awake with only 3 hrs of sleep.
it played out something like this: I went to the International Makeup Artist Trade Show the 21st and 22nd.. which was basically like heaven for makeup artists.
tons of famous pros, tons of product lines, and a bunch of cool classes and such being given by pros.
I went to a panel discussion with the FX team from Star Trek (which was a fantastic film by the way, makeup included).. that was probably the coolest part of the whole weekend.. i am such a nerd.
afterwords they were signing autographs.
of course i stood in line.. and was so nervous and just in awe of them that i could hardly say anything but "hi"
I felt so lame.. there were 5 guys total, and they were split between 2 tables.
I finally decided to be brave when i got to the second table and i gathered the courage to ask a couple of the guys if they ever needed interns..
i told them i would work for free, and they talked to me for a few minutes about what i'm interested in doing and such.
then one of the guys told me to give him my number, so i handed my business cards to both of them.
i walked away shaking, heart still racing, smiling like an idiot..
i was so star-struck by two makeup artists whose work i completely admire..
reaaaally hoping they call me.
haha
after spending all of Sunday 10-5 at the trade show, i drove home and got ready for work.
worked on a video for Dr. Acula from 11pm-730am Monday.. got home, slept for 3 hrs. got up at 10:30am, got ready, and drove to Fresno for my next video.
the crew stayed in a hotel that night and we all drank and hung out till i finally decided that i needed to get sleep around 1am..
woke up at 7am and worked on a music video for Destine outside at the water park all day
left Fresno at 10:30pm.. drove home for 4 hrs.
went to meetings and ran errands for the rest of the week
was up running errands all day on the 27th, and then drove to Temecula at 3am for a 4:30am call time for another music video on the 28th for Broadway out at a winery
another day working on no sleep.
it was 100 degrees and we were outside all day, no shade.
it was ridiculous.
and then proceeded to hardly get any sleep for the rest of the days in between that week..
i think it was like a cumulative 8hrs in 4 days or something ridiculous.
I did makeup for my sister's graduation on Wednesday from Vidal Sassoon.. their final projects were doing one last creative cut which they presented at a hair show at their school, so I did makeup for some of the models.
this weekend I'm in OC staying with my parents to celebrate my mom's bday and 4th of July.
I start the feature film on the 6th and am working on that all week.
I was supposed to have the 11-13th off, but I booked a music video for OTEP on the 11th and 12th..
working on my birthday, kinda lame, but whatever.
also missing out on the Vegas trip I was planning with Lindsay and Bekah, but Vegas will always be there.
so for 7 days in a row i will be working what are most likely 12hr days
I'll have one day off and then be working about 4 days a week for the rest of July, until we finish the feature.
in between all of this i have to manage to pack up all my shit and move out of my house and into Caitlin's apartment..
July is going to be CRAZY.
but I am so so so excited about everything that is going on.
a few nights ago i went to a screening of a film called Paranormal Activity..it was probably the scariest movie I've ever seen.
it's a really well made film
i seriously teared up and cried a little at a few parts because i was so fucking terrified.
kinda regret seeing it because i am the biggest scaredy-cat and am SO afraid of the dark it's ridiculous.
but at the same time, i am so impressed by how well it was done that i can't help but talk about it and want to recommend it.
genius film making, seriously.
i turn 22 next Saturday. it's weirding me out. I'm not sure if I'm ready for it yet. oh well though!
:-D
I've been sporting big smiles and a happy heart for 95% of this year.. i plan on keeping it that way
Me (7:15 pm): We're filming in a mexican catholic elementary school. I'm sitting in a baby school chair reading harry potter, drinking black coffee. Hahaha
Jedd (7:29 pm): Haha that's awesome. Which harry potter book? We are standing in line at best buy waiting to pick up our games...
Me (7:31 pm): #6.. Haven't read it yet, I need to read it before the movie comes out haha..
Jedd (7:32 pm): Yea u do, Harry has sex
Me (7:33 pm): NO WAY
Jedd (7:34 pm): Yea, no way. But you're a freak for wanting it to happen. Sicko
Me (7:34 pm): Bwahaha not gonna lie, I was kinda stoked.
Jedd (7:36 pm): I know you were. I bet u started flipping through the book looking for it.
Me (7:37 pm): Haaha no, but I was racking my brain to figure out what little wizard slut he would bone.. My bets were on the ginger kid's sister.
Jedd (7:39 pm): hahaha hahah I can't stop laughing
Me (7:40 pm): Hahahahaha
Jedd (7:41 pm): You are awesome...
hahahha I thought this convo was too funny to not share.
and I'm complicated
This is not the first terrible song that has played since I've been here...
I wish I had headphones x 1234567890 right now.
haha
So once again I failed at being a good blogger.
I don't know who really reads this shit anyway.
well, I take that back, considering i had it private for a little while, so I know exactly who could be reading..
anyway, it's back to being public again
because frankly, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT.
haha
I have so many amazing things going on in my life
and anyone that is interested in what I have to say is welcome to read.
if you're a hater, then stop coming here.
I finished the mental hospital film, "In Deep Sight," that I mentioned in the last post
it was 8 days of filming total and I cannot wait to see the final product, it's going to be stunning.
The director, cast and crew were awesome.
It should be all edited and done by the end of next month I think.
Speaking of next month,
holy crap, it's JUNE
asdfghjkl;'
the last 2 years of my life have literally happend in the blink of an eye.
and that scares me.
I'll be 22 next month..weird.
so in the last 2 1/2 months
I have worked on 3 short films, a pilot episode for a webseries, and a photoshoot.
things have been almost non stop!
on the set of In Deep Sight, one of the actors i was working with told me he was going to refer me to some filmmaker friends of his.
I never get my hopes up about stuff like that, because I never know if people mean it or not.
but sure enough, he asked for a few of my business cards and a couple days later I got a phone call from one of his friends, Dan Pena.
Dan wrote and was producing this comedic webseries and we shot the pilot episode a few weekends ago.
This project is being directed by his friend Josh Negrin.
I've seen the final product and it's funny, I can't wait till it's online and I can show it to people.
Dan, Josh and their friend Jedd are 3 of the funniest people I've met, and all really nice guys as well.
We've all become friends, which I am happy about because I don't have any guy friends in LA.
I hangout with all girls, which is weird because my whole life, I was always around a bunch of guy friends.
I love the girls I'm friends with, but some times it's nice to just chill with a group of guys.
I've had about a week off and have been taking care of things I needed to get done.
I'm up in Rocklin/Roseville for a few days this week to go to a couple Dr appts and see a couple people while I'm here.
Every time I come up here, it's so weird.
I feel so out of place.
Rocklin feels so desolate that it weirds me out.
i guess that's the difference between living in a place where there are about 4 mil people for the last year... when my hometown population is like 50k haha.
hmm what else is new with me..
I start another short film next week for one of the guys that was on the crew of In Deep Sight.
it's his turn to do his thesis film, so he asked me to work on it.
I haven't seen the script yet, but he said it was about like some mexican families or gangs or something..
all I know is that it involves fight scenes, which means fun makeup for me.
----> "quit playin games with my heart" is now playing.. FML.. actually.. who am I kidding, I used to be obsessed with the backstreet boys. bwhaha.<-----
On Friday, I went to an interview for an upcoming feature film
I had replied to a job posting on craigslist and they saw my resume and work and wanted to meet with me,
I met with the director and producer at Coffee Bean in Hollywood (Coffee Bean is way more popular in LA that Starbucks)
I've stopped getting nervous for interviews
they either like me or they don't, and there will always be another one.
so I just go into it with a smile and a firm handshake ( i am SO picky about handshakes.)
they told me about the film
it's basically a horror/comedy type film.. kind of like the show Dexter i guess.
actually, they said it was a mix between Dexter and Karate Kid..
haha
but only the mentoring aspect of Karate Kid, not the Karate part.
anyway-
from what they told me it sounded bad ass.
lots of gnarly FX work
and some pretty decently know actors are going to be in it.
Of course I've forgotten most of their names already.. but they're people who are somewhat recognizable, so that's always a plus.
The interview went really well, and they really liked me
they hired me on the spot and actually said I'd be perfect for being the lead actor's personal makeup artist.
the lead actor is Jeremy Sumpter, who stared in Peter Pan (2oo3)
except now he's 20 haha. So I'm pretty damn stoked.. because this is going to look fantastic on my resume.
The film starts production in July, and will be filming a total of 17 days, not in a row.
It's a rather low-budget production, that's why it's being completed in a month.
I am not getting paid, but all of my meals and materials are going to be covered. Yes, it sucks I won't be making money, but at the same time, I NEED a feature length film on my resume so that people take me more seriously, and stop talking about how I'm so young.. "your work is really good, but we're concered that you're so young and haven't had any experience with a feature film.." that's what I heard from the last interview for a feature I went to. BLAH!
so here's my shot.. and the fact that I will be doing makeup for the lead actor, who has been in several things already is awesome. this will be a huge networking opportunity for me, so either way, I win. almost every film thing I've worked on has led to another one, so I'm hoping to continue that. And people remember when you do them favors in this industry.
Mr Robby Starbuck called me yesterday to talk about upcoming music videos since it's been like 2 months since our last one.. he's been working on a lot of stuff and changing things with the company, booking bigger bands, etc.
June 27 & 28th are my next ones. on the 28th we'll be doing a video for Broadway feat Craig Owens from Chiodos. and then we have some big stuff coming up in August, including a video for He Is Legend...swweeettt.
So I've got a few days off here and there, but before I know it, August will be here. crazy crazy
My lease on my apartment is up at the end of next month, my sister will be moving back to Irvine with my parents and I'm hopefully moving into my friend Caitlin's GORGEOUS apartment in Marina Del Rey.. :-)
I hope things keep going this well.. I love being this happy!
until next time xoxox
-S.
--> "kiss by a rose"- SEAL is playing now.. wtf radio station is this!? haha<--
