"Palace" - Undergrad Student Film, Supervising Makeup Artist

Last January, I was asked if I would be the makeup artist for a student film. I was very excited to work with them - but then I got a full-time job offer. However, I stayed with the film as a supervising makeup artist. I helped find a replacement and I trained her in naturalistic makeup artistry basics for high definition video. I was also able to work on the film when they shot crowd scenes. And I'm glad I did!

All of the extras for this film were period. There's a montage sequence that features large crowds from the 1940s and 1960s, so I was happy to help, since this required a lot of work and hands on deck! Luckily, I had heavily researched both periods with other film and theater projects (remember We Need To Talk?)

Below is the trailer. Palace was directed by a friend and former classmate of mine, Rolando Vega. He has since graduated and returned to work on another student film. One of my favorite thing about Messiah's film program is how graduates and friends stick together and help each other out, so I was glad I got to be a part of this project.

Geisteskrankheit - Makeup Artist

I have absolutely no clue how to pronounce this, but this was Sarah Stevenson's take on German expressionism.  I did the makeup in November 2012.

Link on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152005086241549

Geisteskrankheit is German for "mental illness," by the way.

Driver Safety - Makeup Artist

This was a 3-day shoot for a driver safety video for an insurance company through Rutan Productions.  I did the makeup - and near the end, I did a little stunt as well.  I almost got hit by a dump truck backing up on a bike... and I almost really got hit for the first take!  But I was alright, and Scott Mundy (the awesome director) had me do it five more times.  Scary!

Link on vimeo:  http://vimeo.com/56774970