"Audition"

A company manager is holding auditions for a part in a ballet. The prospects do not look promising. She curtly dismisses the first girl... and several after. When "Number 18" auditions, it seems like all problems have been solved - until disaster strikes! The manager is left to cast another dancer, much against her will, and "Number 18" is left to face what she has lost.

Written and Directed by Rebecca Faith Rinker

Company Manager – Starleisha Michelle Gingrich

Number 1 – Ashley Neff

Number 18 – Liz Vansant

Marie Fiori – Daniela Fiorentino

Grip – Tim Bean

Music by Sean Reynolds

Special Thanks to –

Acclamation Dance Ministry

Ashley Joya Morgan

Reid Perkins-Buzo

Star Trek Makeup!

Star Trek won the Oscar for Best Makeup this year!

If you didn't already know, I'm extremely interested in makeup.

I love all elements of it! I'm a Mary Kay consultant, which I love SO much! You can check out my website to see what's hot!!!

I'm also interested in special FX makeup.

Right now, I'm taking a theatrical makeup course at Temple University. So far, I'm having a lot of fun making myself look old!

Old Age FX using Ben Nye cream makeup

For my class, we had an assignment to write a paper on the use of makeup in a film. I know a lot of my peers chose Alice in Wonderland, which is supposedly amazing (I have yet to see it), but for me, there wasn't even a choice.

Here's my paper on makeup usage in Star Trek!

(You don't have to read the entire thing, so feel free to skim! Just let me know what you think!)

Rebecca Faith Rinker

Makeup

16 March 2010

Creating Character: FX Makeup in Star Trek

Star Trek (2009) features both human and alien characters. The Vulcan and Romulan species were very human-like and did not use full-face prosthetics, while other alien species had altered features that required use of prosthetics.

Spock is half-Vulcan, half-human, and the makeup reflects this. His eyebrows are raised on the edge and the tops of his ears are pointed. His hair is neatly cropped around his face in a straight line; a hairstyle that has become iconic and easily recognizable as “Spock hair.” However, he still has some human in him. There is a reddish tone to his skin. He always looks concerned, partially because of his severe eyebrows, but probably assisted by shadow between his eyes. This makeup makes him look very awkward, but that is exactly who Spock is. Spock is not comfortable with himself. He does not understand his identity, since he is a mix of species, and therefore he has the qualities of an adolescent boy.

Nero is a Romulan. He, like Spock, displays many human features, but has many new characteristics to his face. His eyebrows are upturned severely at the edges, even more than Spock’s. His face is covered in tribal-like tattoos, and his skin has a dull yellowish tone. His cheeks seem very sallow and his eyes are made to look very deeply let. His brow bone itself is re-shaped, perhaps using a silicone prosthetic. The overall effect is chilling. The extreme tattoos suggest that he is foreign from the norms in our society. His deep-set eyes and slender cheeks make him look powerful and evil, which is exactly what he is. Nero is the antagonist, seeking to destroy planets and races that the crew of The Enterprise holds dear.

Other alien species have full-face prosthetics that transforms the entire shapes of their faces. Some appear evil, while some appear kind. One girl appears completely human – except for the fact that her skin happens to be dark green. Her character even behaves like a human.

Aliens have the heaviest makeup in Star Trek, but humans also have makeup that characterizes them. When Kirk is young and restless, he often appears dirty. He gets in many fights, and he is covered in blood. As he is older, he becomes more clean-cut, as he is the captain. Kirk is young and full of energy. His skin is tanned and he appears strong. Uhura, the beautiful lieutenant, is the type who does not mess around, but she is effortlessly attractive. Her makeup enhances her beauty without being overpowering. She does not appear prissy or glamorous, but rather, fresh and clean. She seems to sparkle, but the viewer does not consciously think about her mascara or lipstick.

It is no wonder that Star Trek won Best Makeup at the Academy Awards this year. The artists created many races of aliens: They brought to life amazing creatures with large eyes, extra eyes, different skin colors, lower mouths, bubbly skin, scaly hands, as well as showing the transitions in the characters through the use of the makeup. This film could not even exist without the makeup FX.

Makeup-free actor Eric Bana becomes the evil Nero, a Romulan, through the magic of makeup.

Half-human, half-Vulcan Spock has upturned eyebrows, pointed ears, a constantly concerned expression and very flat cheeks, while human Kirk appears youthful, strong, and tanned.

Here's a really cool link about the creation of the FX: Barney Burnam Talks Star Trek Makeup

And with that I leave you. Live long and prosper! \V/

How long have I been in this storm?

I created this project in February of 2008 for my Created and Called for Community class at Messiah College. I was a freshman and, at that time, I had only taken Intro to Film. Thus, the lighting is horrible (fluorescents? yuck!) and the color temp is off and I have no room tone at the beginning, but it's all made up for by the LOVELY dance these girls did.

Kristine Williams (the girl with the brown hair!) is the Head Choreographer of Acclamation Dance Ministry. Ashley Morgan (the blonde!) is the Artistic Director. Acclamation uses different forms of dance as an expression of worship, which is something I was never really exposed to before I came to college. It has seriously changed how I view worship and my relationship to God.

Who am I?

This is a tough question to answer. Every artist puts a bit of themselves in their work. It wouldn't be art otherwise, would it? Art is a personal expression of the soul. This is my reflection on who I am. It barely scratches the surface, but it's impossible to sum up any one person in sixty seconds. Early, I say that I don't want you to ask me who I am. I hate being introspective. I like to think about other people or characters, not myself. Even if the characters are similar to me, they aren't me. I can change anything about them that I want. Maybe that's why a self-portrait was so hard for me. I know who I am, but I don't know how to tell you who I am. This is my effort to show a piece of myself to you.

Special thanks to Robert Hornak for recording the beautiful music in the background and to Laura Deeney for being so willing when I showed up at her door with a camera.

Here's the dialog, for my hearing impaired mother ;) Love you!

My name is Rebecca

Ok, a lot of people call me Becca

But don't ask me who I am

Since who I am is always changing

And if I told you now, would my answer be the same tomorrow?

I'll try anyways.

I love stories.

They are always swirling around in my head

On the page, and on the screen.

I see beauty all around me

In the dirty city streets

And in the faces of my friends.

Sometimes I've got it together

But sometimes I'm a mess

But I figure that's alright

It's just me.

And I feel I'm always coming and going

But sometimes

I like to be exactly where I am right now.

Re/Mix - Who does the media say you are?

This is my Re/Mix project created for my Videography class at Temple University. I took video and audio found from the web to create something new. I do not own any of this content and I do not claim any right to any content within this video.

I have thought a lot about how young girls grow up with poor self-esteem now days. They totally forget that they are beautiful and original and wonderful just as they are. The media is everywhere, telling us what to do and who to be. This is my fight back.



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