photographer | designer
One from this weekend with Model, Rosie.
From Improv Everywhere over 200 people freeze in place for five minutes in Grand Central Station.
MTV had a huge impact on me. Although I was a huge fan of music, More than the music, it was the visual styles of these videos that drew me in. Some were amazing, some were horrible and some, I couldn’t get enough of. David Fincher happened to direct a lot of the ones I couldn’t get enough of. Highly stylized, polished lighting, brilliant use of shadow & contrast, beautiful cinematography… his videos were sexy. it was no accident that he became a successful film director (Zodiac, Se7en, Fight Club, Panic Room, The Game, Aliens 3).
I’ve put together my favorite of his music videos. I was neither a Madonna, George Michael, or even Jackson fan, but I’d sit through these wide-eyed every time they showed:
George Michael - Faith
The lighting in this one is gorgeous.
Billy Idol - Rock the Cradle of Love
Madonna - Express Yourself
Metropolis inspired, goodness.
Madonna - Vogue
Michael Jackson - Who Is It?
An agency is a pretty sure fire way of getting pro results but sometimes due to budget or time constraints, resorting to casting models via online sites is a great option. Having gone through this exercise several times already I’ve concluded that for every talented model you find on these sites, there’s 10 duds ready to leave you in bad situation. (The same applies to photographers by the way.)
Several no shows and crazy excuses later, I’ve decided to put down some guidelines to stick to when applying to a casting. Although these are my personal sticking points, if you’re a model, you’d be safe to apply these to all your potential employers. Most photographers, editors, art directors, etc. who work with models and who I’ve shared these tips with agree.
Photo taken for Strack Transportation.
