I just had a cheerful guy from MBF (medical insurance) calling me up to renew my membership. Seems I let it slip by because I'm healthy and I forget these formalities. Anyway, I ask him:
"Is massage included in my membership?"
"No (laughs). I'm not trained for that. But why?"
"Well, I'm a writer and I do stunts for TV" (Just the one stunt)
"(More laughter). What? You have a Bondi address, you write and do stunts! How cool is that?!"
I just want massage included in my cover.
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| Grand Hyatt Spa, Hong Kong. I dream |
So yesterday, I was on a TV shoot. I decided to go back to my acting agent to break up the lonesome-town of freelance writing. Acting spices it up and I love being part of the live action of a film/TV crew.
My first acting part in this career foray was as a dead woman in a new crime series. She/I had flashback dialogue but it included a violent fight scene. Hello stunts. Apparently I had a stunt double. But she was sick on the day. So I had to do Stunt 101 with Harvey to get the scene right. Awesome! Jimmy kept holding my head when I fell back on the matt. Nathan held an umbrella to protect me from the sun rays. Why am I getting all this attention? "Because you're the talent".
Apart from the acting, what I love most about the whole film thing is the makeup trailer (possibly because of my Beauty background and I'm a girl). I'm fascinated by the products and their skills. While I was getting painted up with blood and bruises for the dead scene, these are the things I noted from Celebrity TV Makeup Artist, Katherine aka Biggsy when she did my 'pretty, alive face':
Favourite hairspray: Fudge membrane gas (the best to hold a style)
Primer: MAC (prep + primer) Skin Base Visage
Foundation: Armani. She uses a base paler than natural colour and brings it up a shade with bronzers.
Bronzer: MAC Mineralize Skin Finish
Touch-ups: YSL Touche Eclat (all numbers)
Eyeliner brush: Go to an art store to buy the finest paint brush.
Eye drops: Murine Eye Drops
Mascara: YSL
Blush: Stila Convertible Colour (Shade No. 6)
Brows: Make-Up Forever Brow Tri-Colour Palette for eyebrow definition.
All-purpose: Dermalogica Multi-Action Toner: to do what only professional makeup artists need to know.
Check out COPS L.A.C on Channel 9 in Spring 2010. It's got a great, cool cast, an edgy director, and a genius makeup team (Jo, Elke, and Biggsy). When I find the promo I saw with Marty (chief cop) doing a hit and run (aka leaving a house with his pants down, being chased by an angry husband), I'll post it up. SORRY FOLKS, THE SHOW DIDN'T MAKE IT. But it was nice to find this. xx
