Pictures from the Vagina Monologues today at the Capitol in Lansing, Michigan…wish I could have made it.
In today’s behind the scenes photo, Joannie Atkins, doing double duty as our beauty make-up artist as well as handling most of our practical make-up effects, touches up our zombie, Chris Cline.
Photo by Shawn Bowen.
“Female stereotypes in the media tend to undervalue women as a whole, and diminish them to sexual objects and passive human beings.”
Today’s behind the scenes photo is all about the power and the glory of Wheat (I once heard him referred to as Wheaticus. It is a fitting nickname.) Bask in his light, puny mortals. It is by his will alone that we can see what the heck is going on on-screen in the final cut of the film.
Thank you, Wheat!
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Photo by Shawn Bowen.
“Maybe when I stop making movies, I’ll understand my work better.” Dario Argento
Please don’t ever stop making movies, Maestro…
In today’s behind the scenes photo, we’re setting up for the last shot you see in the trailer, when Stella Buio gets her come-uppance. From left: Wheat, Linnea Quigley, Chris Cline (with his back turned toward us), and myself (Lori Bowen).
For those who might be wondering how I managed to mount my camera upside down on a tripod: this is a very lightweight, but also very flexible, photographic tripod from Vanguard’s Alta Pro range. The middle post comes out very easily and you can reattach it from underneath. That middle post also “cranes” 180 degrees (I haven’t used that yet, but it was one of the things that made me even more excited about getting this tripod.) I have a ball mount head on it for even greater flexibility of how I position the camera.
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Photo by Shawn Bowen.
In today’s behind the scenes, we’re shooting part of when Shawn McBee’s character gets his jaw ripped out. Since part of this is in the trailer, I decided it’d be okay to post some of our gorier shots.
This is someone’s actual home so we tried to avoid getting blood everywhere, even on tile, and staining things, thus the incontinence pads that Shawn’s standing on.
Photo by Shawn Bowen.
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Today’s behind the scenes for Stella Buio: no matter how hard you try, there’s a fair bit of downtime on set as lights are changed, hair/make-up/costumes are changed, and shot lists are gone over, and people bond over mutual awesomeness while waiting.
From left: Janine Nunnery, Shawn McBee, Lance Flint, Melanie Robel.
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Photo by Shawn Bowen.
Today’s behind the scenes photo is of me directing the cast in a rehearsal before they’ve all gotten into the make-up chair. From left: Lance Flint, Linnea Quigley, Shawn McBee, and my left side. Not pictured: Melanie Robel and Laura D’Anieri.
STELLA BUIO actress Laura D’Anieri was interviewed (before Lance Flint, I have to admit) by Char Hardin for her movie review blog! Check it out!