Thursday, August 6, 2009

I ain't scerred

A couple days ago, I saw an ad from a local slot machine maker on Craig's List for an actress/model for a new game. Having done lots of acting (I was in drama for a year in high school, after all) and lots of modeling (Once I was in a spa video for a hotel I worked at. Also in Yuma I let a friend take some portraits of me to practice for the side business he was starting. Also I tried out for Barbizon once and was accepted, but declined.) I decided to give it a shot.

The ad was pretty vague, so I sent an e-mail and found out they wanted someone for a game with a 1950s, horror B-movie theme. The model/actress was to project a sense of horror. I figured I had nothing better to do, so I made an appointment and started making faces for Chris. He said the faces were good ... but would be better if it didn't also look like I was going to burst into laughter.

Today, I put on some makeup and the most '50s looking outfit I could think of (the ruffled dress and red cardigan I wore on our anniversary - pictured in the upper right corner of our blog) and headed down to South Reno to make some faces. The guy had me fill out a form, make three scared faces for still shots and react three times to a pretend-something-scary for a video. In all, it took about 10 minutes. I have no idea if I was any good (I'm pretty sure I still looked like I was going to laugh), or if the other six people coming in will be any better, but wouldn't it be such a kick if my face ended up on a slot machine?!

5 comments:

volksbloggin said...

I think these faces are fantastic! I sense a career shift in your future ...

Nanette said...

Your face makes me want to gamble. :)

Marina said...

I'm not sure exactly why but this blog is making me laugh out loud in my desk. You are awesome.

Drea said...

Those faces don't look like you are laughing. You look horrified! AHHHH!

Sarah Boggan said...

Definitely believeable. Nice work.