behind the mtv shoot - split screens

the day,
in slices:

old navy holiday commercial - get out and play

this week, we cut loose a little, and play . . .



mr. christopher doyle, pacing the floor before creating more magic . . .

zoe havler, nina keita, and tatyana danilchenko, before the sprint . . .


matt loewen had to do quite a few crunches to get the shot . . .


and damn, if tatyana didn't hold matt and sam off . . . wearing those heels!



(and oh yeah. the puppies in THIS spot . . . they're still pitts. gotta love the cuteness.)

the exquisite stillness

that falls between takes:


(sam saffman, matt loewen, and zoe havler, on pause.
or, as zoe put it "god, how riveted do we look?")

passing the time, model style.

killing time, not brain cells, on set:


sam and sara


matt and florence


tatyana (who was literally studying for mid-terms.)

week one, done

just wrapped the second of the fall tv spots.
back to back days of models and motion control
(which, no, evelyn,
models and motion control do not have anything to do with each other.
and it is not tantric.
although matt the tatt does look good in those mirrors, don't he?)

arni and kinski, the icelandic directors
(i love that word: icelandic
it's impossible to say out loud
without really using your whole mouth.
try it.
ice lan dic.
shut UP, evelyn.)
were the best,
seriously the most collaborative and inventive i've worked with.
there is something to be said with developing relationships with a team
of really talented people.

and the models were in top form, and nina was back again. . . sigh, j'adore.

and i say j'adore because she's french, so it's ok, that's why.

we even had another litter of pit puppies to match print,
but no,
i resisted this time and did not bring another one back to my hotel room.

it MIGHT have had something to do
with something tim said about "two is enough"
and "leaving" me. . .
but i like to think it was merely self restraint.

next week, print. and several lovely days in dark editing bays. whee.

of course, did take today down and lay by the pool.

so, no, i can't complain. . .