Oh, get your head out of the gutter, not THAT kind of video!!! Coreman got MLT Vacations to hire me for a series of travel information videos for their 'Lifestyle Collection, featuring Romance'. I get to tell people all about how wonderful it is to book your wedding and/or honeymoon at one of these amazing beach locations. Alas, we didn't get to film on location...I had to talk about sparkling sandy beaches and beautiful blue-green oceans whilst trying not to let my teeth chatter in below-zero temps that just won't seem to go away here in Minneapolis. But hey, I did get my very own makeup session complete with airbrushed foundation and straightened hair! The amazing Jen Santoro Rotty came to the house and did me up, and she did me up right. For the Romance video.
(there you go again!) I highly recommend Jen if you ever have the need for a makeup artist, she did such an amazing job and she is a blast to boot. She was worried that I'd be all bummed losing my big hair, but actually it was quite fun to see it straightened. I think I'll be borrowing Vivian's straightener now and again to try to replicate the look. (which of course is usually a disaster when a layman tries to copy a professional, but hey, on a regular everyday basis, I'm all I've got.)
The shoot went well, Coreman had a cool little set-up complete with a camera dolly that he rigged up himself to give a little more action to a pretty static scene. As for me, it was simply lovely to do a paid on-air gig. When it's all done and up and running, I'll include a link so you can watch corporate me! Of course I can't be too corporate for long...when the camera stopped rolling I just had to flash the heavy metal salute.