this was actually a very good season for me. i walked for nanette lepore, betsey johnson, madison marcus and joyrich. fun times. Spring 2009 collections. check out backstage pics by clicking here.
did you know that on average, 30 people see me naked per fashion show? if you are ever thinking of being a runway model, get used to that. but no worries, they are mostly people who don’t give a crap (designers, other models, etc). just thought i’d give you that info haha.
i’m pretty conservative in real life about people seeing me nakky, but in runway shows…. you’re just a mannequin….
oh, here’s a lil behind the scenes, for joyrich the runway show
not only a car. also a status symbol…. Lamborghini. and i got a feature role in their commercial :) woo hoo!
this was in march, but i finally put my new black apple macbook to use and realized i can edit videos like the speed of light!
so i made a little video a few days ago so you can all witness what it is like a little to be behind the scenes at the exciting shoot for the Lamborghini industrial.
i also uploaded all the pictures in my flickr, click here to view them.
here are more details, since i have received some emails from people asking me how it all went :)
THE CASTING
a week or so before the shoot, at the casting, i thought i blew it. the director, Peter Refle, was taking some polaroid-like shots. he then asked me to act a little aggressive. so i (yes) made a claw with my hand and hissed at him, just because i am danella and sometimes i don’t think. i of course was just joking. the fact that it was a multi-million dollar international client did not affect me and i was myself. i asked him if i can be a panther, he laughed and then said perfect perfect as he was taking the shots.
as i was walking to my car i was thinking how i probably blew it and how my manager would have choked me with his bare hands had he witness it, one of the casting associates called me, asking me to come back – they wanted to check my nails real quick to see what manicure they wanted to give me – i was booked. :)
i did not know this, until my manager called me while i was driving. i thank my grandparents for being italian, as my name and mediterranean genetics probably helped me get the job (and my panther move, of course).
THE FITTING
i am tired of writing about myself already, so you must be tired of reading. so i’ll keep it simple. fittings are usually not very exciting anyway :). at the fitting, i tried on systematically over twenty designer dresses and some fancy accessories, jewelery, and shoes. the wardrobe stylist and her assistant were very knowledgeable and cool.
the day after i went to get my manicure somewhere in beverly hills. they paid for it, so it was nice, but the traffic on the way back home…. ugh…. not very nice.
THE SHOOT the shoot lasted 3 or 4 days, and i had to go in for two days. it was the last days of march. the first day i shot in was near LAX, under the freeway :) it was so much fun, i was the principal and only actress there, so i got to meet the client, talk to the director, crew, precision drivers, and walk around. everyone was very sweet. the clients were all happy i actually spoke italian, so during lunch we were just talking about lamborghini’s.
i was a little mad because i was in make up and wardrobe while the precision drivers were doing all kinds of car tricks, donuts, and speeding, so i missed the maniac moves. at least i got to hear them, their engines were extremely loud :)
on my second day, it was a much longer day. there were two other actresses, as well as about 25 extras. the three of us girls pretty much stayed hanging out in the wardrobe trailer with the wardrobe stylists and mua’s (make up artists) for most of the day, since our last shot was a night shot. they were all such fun people! the 2 girls were super sweet, and beautiful.
