Look Good, Feel Better

In our quest to find some sort of angel that holds some sort of intrigue, on the recommendation of a friend, I have contacted the American Cancer Society regarding a program called "Look Good, Feel Better". This program, run by the ACS, works in concert with cosmetic companies, professional salons, and Hollywood makeup and wardrobe houses to teach those undergoing cancer treatment techniques that can be used to help themselves feel more comfortable with their appearance as it is drastically altered while they undergo treatment. In short, the program helps to teach cancer patients how to beautify themselves.

This program functions on a base of volunteers and donations from cosmetic companies. Though the website appears to be solely focused on women, they do also help males, but only those under the age of 18 (which is interesting). I contacted the local ACS office and requested an interview, at first the woman I spoke with was into the idea. Then after emailing her, in which I made sure to mention that it was on camera, she declined and is now pushing my request on to the ACS public relations department in LA. Hopefully this will be fruitful and add much needed new life to our project. And to top it all off, LGFB is holding an event at the UCLA Medical Center on March 26th. Hopefully we'll be able to gain access and film this great event!!

This last friday we had a shoot with a man named Jeff. Jeff loves nature. So, in our goal to stylize our shoots and to create environments that show our interviewees personality, we wanted to shoot in a 'natural' environment. Since it was extremely windy on this particular friday, we decided to shoot inside Tin's house. I'll just say that it was a challenge to simulate nature inside a living room. Two hours, a plant, a green-screen, four lights, and a lot of adjustments later, we began our interview. This was the perfect example of how much work a team can put into an interview, and then walk away with a fruitless interview. Perhaps we're not asking the right questions. Perhaps something is eluding us. But we're not inspired in the slightest. Perhaps things will work out with the LGFB program and the film will take on new life.

We have a shoot at a barbershop in Long Beach scheduled for this friday morning, and perhaps something else will be scheduled for later this week. Till next time...cheers.