Front Covers with Follicle #FlashBackFriday

Earlier this year, hubby and I had the pleasure of being magazine cover stars for a day!! As (extremely) proud ambassadors for the incredible salon Follicle Hair Atelier, (find their website here.) we were part of a big group of Follicle ambassadors, stylists and employees who were all dressed up, dolled up and dapper for the larger than life 'Star Struck' front cover of the online POLS magazine for their March/April 2015 edition. POLS is published by the online platform called Issue that hosts a wonderful variety of online glossies and editorials of varying content and topics.

Here pictured below is the whole lot of us, all 34 proudly posing on the FRONT COVER of Pols online magazine as part of team Follicle and feeling rather sublime in the glitz and glamour of it all!

Donavin Lovell (photographer) did a particularly great job capturing this crazy bunch of eccentrics and being able to share the essence of all of us onto the digital page. 

On following pages in this edition of Pols magazine, each of the individual Follicle ambassadors were introduced (I particularly love these mad shots of us all) and also the wonderful sponsors who made it all possible!! The elegant Mercia van der Walt and her team from House of Superior Clothing (Twitter @HSC_Pretoria), had each of us girls fitted and looking fabulous in their magnificent gowns, whilst the gents were all devilishly dressed by Smart Guy in Centurion, hubba hubba!

Juanita Velts, Magdie Raats, Timo Crane, Marco Spaumer, Anna Wood,
Tertius van Heerden, Nicolaas van der Walt, Ferdinand and Diani Gernandt, Izaan Steenkamp

Here are some 'behind the scenes' moments of the team getting pampered and lacquered into glam gorgeous cover stars - that was a feat in itself! I adore this picture of Hannes Greyling painting my face and the beautiful Shannon Gurtler getting a grip on my luscious Strands of Love extensions. (Boy, do I miss my mad red hair *sigh*) I look so completely content, and why shouldn't I? The makeup chair really is one of my favourite places, I could totally fall asleep while team Follicle turns me into a beautifully 'enhanced' version of myself!

 

 It was like a manic hustling beez' nest in the dressing room as all 34 of us tried to get ready and radiant for the camera.The cover shoot took place on the stage of the Theatre of Marcellus at Emperors Palace, complete with exquisite stage lighting and theatricality.

Hubby, Ferdinand Gernandt looked incredibly handsome in his suit from Smart Guy, it's always fun to play dress up together. But equally enjoyable to just cool down over drinks with the gang at Hooters afterwards, lol! :)

 Here below I am pictured with Walter Wurth from Follicle Hair Atelier and Janine Snyders, the Editor in Chief of Pols Magazine.

Hubby and I with the passionate Walter from Follicle Hair Atelier. 

 We are thrilled to be continuing our ambassadorships and friendships with the 
wonderful Follicle Hair Atelier team into a bright new year of 2016! Go and like their Facebook Page and follow them on Twitter @FollicleH, they have an amazing Follicle On The Move team as well, who'll travel to your event to style and 'glamify' right on site. 

Also go and follow Pols Magazine's FB Page here, or on Twitter @Pols_Mag  and subscribe to the magazine on the Issue online platform. It's free, it's easy and it's online!

Here's to sharing more of the glimmer and glitter of all that I get up to with all of you!

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One Day Acting Workshop #Projects

A while ago I hosted a wonderfully successful One Day Acting Workshop for FADCreationS. We had such a great (and talented!) group of actors attending and it was an incredibly rewarding day.

I began our day with 'breaking-the-ice' and warm-up exercises and spent the morning 'breaking out of the box' - working on improvisational work in groups, rotating duets and also individual exercises. My favourite of the day was the exercise where an individual starts with a random activity and progresses into an impromptu phone call  - each one was so unique, creative and personally relevant.

In the afternoon we continued to prepare script material, firstly working on how to do an 'i.d' or 'slate' on camera, the ins and outs of preparing and delivering an on-screen audition and the performances of the scripted work. Each candidate received a piece that matched someone else's and they would read off-screen for each other. It is so great to be working together on our craft and passion and I have discovered that I end up learning so much from my own students.

A big thank you to PhotoElements' Eben Liebenberg for all the awesome 'Behind-The-Scenes' pictures. Also to Hermann Winter-Greyling for capturing and editing all of the golden footage of the day. Check these out...

We hope to host another workshop in 2015, will keep you posted!

Chat soon peeps,

Cosmote Greece #FlashbackFriday

It's Flashback Friday again and I came across these great pics from a commercial I shot years ago for Cosmote, the largest mobile network operator in Greece.

It was a very large commercial produced by Foss Productions and shot over several days, all in the same location. We filmed in a closed-off street in Johannesburg, where each day the team turned the street into a whole new fantasy world for each of the 4 lead characters; a romantic 'love in the air' couples everywhere scene; an awesome night-club party scene in the street; a full on winter-wonderland-snow-filled skiing world and a huge movie set scene - complete with cowboys, can-can girls, aliens, cops and robbers, a bus exploding, guns firing and stunt people jumping off of buildings, through windows and being set on fire! It was awesome!!

I was involved in the all night shoot of the 'party scene' and froze my tushi off dancing in a sequined mini all night, and I also got to play a can-can girl and watch all the crazy stunt men do their thing, it was epic. I'd love to do some stunt work, I love the adrenaline rush and to learn the skills it takes to 'pretend' fall/shoot/fight for several takes in a row! All in a day's work 'ey!

It's Friday, enjoy the weekend peeps!!
Speak soon!

#SCARS Promo Photoshoot #BehindTheScenes

If you don't know about our #SCARS film project yet, where have you been?

(Read more here and watch the teaser trailer video.)

#SCARS is a teen adventure film being developed by FADCreations in partnership with The Smash Hit Company and is a film about 4 teenagers who discover they have two things in common, superpowers and one sinister neighbourhood mom. The film is currently in the early stages of conceptualising and pre-production, while the final details of financier investment and budgeting are being finalized.

And so, a few days ago we had a ridiculous amount of fun shooting some promotional shots for the film, which will be edited into posters and marketing material for the initial campaign.

We are blessed with incredible people on the team. All the characters' hair and make up was crafted and perfected by the incredibly talented team from Follicle Hair Atelier, including the detailed special effects make up. The fabulous photographer for the two day shoot was Eben Liebenberg from Photo Elements, and the styling was meticulously mastered by Reg Hart. 



I am really excited to see what the creative minds at Fire Cherry Creative Branding will come up with when they get their hands on the raw images.

I can not wait to start filming on this project, but I loved getting a small taste for my sly character Vanessa during this shoot. The 4 lead teen characters were photographed namely Shane, Ariana, Chloe and Tshepo, we also shot images of Sophie and Cain, two pivotal supporting characters.






Once we have the official shots, I will share them with you guys. In the mean time, here are some more behind the scenes moments and videos from the shoot.

If you would like to get involved with this project or would like more info about this investment opportunity, go and check out the website or contact Ferdinand at info@fadcreations.co.za.

Chat soon,

King Pie Psycho Girl #FlashbackFriday

For some reason I have often booked work where I gotta get a little crazy and not care too much about being/looking/feeling a little ridiculous in front of the camera. And those are usually the most enjoyable jobs!

So here is a great flashback for you guys to a commercial I shot in 2009 for King Pie entitled 'Psycho Girl'. That says it all!

Have a psychedelic weekend!
Chat soon,

Extras in Paris, French Toast Film #BehindTheScenes

Today several of our FADCreationS Mentorship Students got to experience (for some their first) a day on a film set, filling the scenes as extras for the film French Toast, to be released in 2015.

What a magical experience for them, I am so grateful to Hartiwood productions for allowing them the opportunity and experience.

It is our goal as mentors to these performers-in-the-making to provide them with as much exposure to real industry experiences and professionals, in order to formulate their own path and goals towards becoming artists in their own right. The mentorship program is a 6 month intensive one-on-one training program, with the purpose of honing these artists to their true industry potential, providing platforms and opportunities as well as assisting in the transition from amateur to professional working performer.


Look at the beautiful replica Hartiwood built of Cafe Alexandre in Montmarte right in the middle of Hartebeespoortdam...

After one more week of filming, the Cafe will be open for business and visits by the public. It is gorgeous and quaint; and I can not wait to go and enjoy some delicious coffee and macarons 'french style'.
And there is speak of all sorts of yummy french toast!

Au revoir!