August 2006

 8/30/2006 

Booking – TV Commercial – 3M – Grey Worldwide – Arcieri

Product- 37 Command Hooks

Shots:

1.  putting a large silver hook on the wall

2.  taking hook off, grabbing wall mount with left hand, pulling down on tab with right hand, remove wall mount, run right hand over surface

3. pulling down on tab

4.  same as 2 but different angle

5.  hanging 5 lb weight from hook

6. dropping 5 lb weight onto hook

and did a few more similar shots…

#2 was HARD.  Friggin hard.  They said that the hand model that they used in LA could not do it.  She just didn’t have the tendon strength and was scared of the tab snapping her like a rubber band.  The girls the auditioned on Friday couldn’t do it and I was the only one that did it smoothly at the audition.   When we did it at the shoot, the first time I was sitting on an apple box and I couldn’t do it because of the angle.. I wasn’t able to get my shoulder strength behind it from that position.  I suggested that we move to me kneeling just under the hook so that I could put the strength of my entire arm behind it as opposed to just my wrist trying to pull the darn thing down.  It was a really hard shot to get and I was very glad when the props guy had trouble doing it while he was just trying to remove it.  The clients seemed really pleased at how quickly I got it..of course, the minor variations here and there..sometimes the tab pulled to the left and a few times the hook wasn’t straight up and down.  These are hard things to measure..  gotta be awares of all things at all times.  

The last time we did #2, I got injured.  Yep..the finger that went behind the pull was right up against the wall for the entire pull down..about 15 inches..and to get the right grip and make a smooth pull I had to really rub my fingers down the wall..and on the last one…well, a big of the skin rubbed away..  anything to get the shot..ha ha..  the props guy..erk? (cutie) got me some neosporin and it cleared up fairly quickly.  A few people were amazed at my rapid healing powers.   I’m a little amazed too..though I think it might be one of those cuts that looks worse in a day..  sigh..  hopefully no work for the rest of this week.  

The people on the shoot were awesome.   The props guy gave me a bag of the things!  Yah  ☺  

Daniel hank – dark hair, clean cut, 40’s, was wearing a royal blue shirt.  I think he works at citystage.  Really nice.  Seemed to be in charge

Molly – long brown hair, pa at city stage, really nice.  In her 20’s.  we talked about the game ‘oregan trail’

Al – 60’s, really short grey hair, very hip, wears glasses, longer face, big smile    -grey worldwide art director, has a 3 year old daughter.  Really fun guy.  Easy to talk to.

Jamie – dark brown hair – acct supervisor for grey worldwide

Jack – 60’s, slendar, short brown hair – camera guy ‘director’

Jesse – wore a green striped shirt – from 3M?

Tricia Bowman – AA, great smile, shorter than me, athletic build – producer at grey worldwide.  Lives in crown heights and loves it.  Loves Yankees, hates arod.  Loves jeter.  

George – short dark hair, thicker, late 30’s early 40’s, wore b&w striped shirt.  3M – knew all about the product.  Really nice guy.  Gave a demo with a 20 bill..  awesome product.

Sarah – 60’s, short grayish/blondish hair, lives in Minnesota,  3M

Karen – late 40’s early 50’s, glasses, short grey hair, 3M  - from san fran orig. enjoys ice fishing for beer and company.. talked about driving on the ice and how crazy that is.  Really friendly.  Said she would send me a copy of the spot once it airs on sept 29^th – yah  ☺

Thank you’s

Tricia and al – card – hands coming out of lake – not too worry I have everything under control

Cross out I and replace with a WE

Or under control…

Thanks to the great crew I was fortunate enough to work with!!  Together we had everything perfectly under control.  I enjoyed working with ya’ll to get that perfect shot and am really excited to try out this fantastic product.  Thanks for believing in me, together we nailed it.  Oh wait, make that ‘together we command stipped it’

What a fun day on set!!  Thanks!!

Steven –cd – 

Thanks for saying they had to see me and getting an additional day of casting for me and ellen. 

It was an impossible situation for me to get to the casting for 3M and YOU made it POSSIBLE by having that 2^nd audition!!!!!!!!!!!  THANK YOU so very much.  Because of that possibility, I had a great day on set with a fabulous group of people.  AND I learned in detail about the amazing Command Strip.  It has changed the way I think about hanging things ☺  I appreciate your effort in getting me in for the audition.  

I wanted to get my VO demo out to right away.  I am still working on my labeling which is why this is the ole sharpie standby version.  I’m hoping to have a complete package soon though I have had good fortune with the few sharpie standby versions that I’ve sent out.   The people at Hoodia found me via a link on the internet and booked me to record all the bits for their websites!!!   

If you have time, I would love to hear what you think about my demo 

Sharp Electronics TEARSHEET

I was killing some time in the airport while waiting to head to a photo shoot up in Rochester and I came across the ad that I did for Sharp Electronics! It is in the September 2006 issue of Home Theater magazine.

June 2006

 6/1/06

Brylane Home Kitchen   (skinny blender)

Cover for mailers

Wore: jeans, black tank, black light over sweater – hair in ponytail

Photographer:  Grant LeDuc, 259 W 30^th Street, 13^th Floor, NYC  - 50’s, balding with short light brown hair, little taller than me, pudgier, lives right around the corner from his studio.  Loves flying, wants to buy something like a piper or Cherokee.  Has commercial pilots license.  Like pic of plane.  Really nice, funny, I think he could be a bit jokingly dirty.  Gave me a tour of the entire studio and said that I have to come visit him.  I’m the hands

“There is always a demand for a beautiful hand at Eagles Nest Studios and Ashly Covington fills that need beautifully”  has known Gene since the beginning of time..  ☺ says he is one of the nicest around.  I agreed.

Flaunt Models - $250/hr – 2 hr. min - $500 gave me a check at the end of the shoot

Client:  David Wiseltier   - wiseltier.com Was in 2 almost helicopter crashes, one in the Bahamas where he was holding on to the bars on the bottem of the copter as he watched the girl in the pool for the shoot..the down draft from the boat pulled the copter under the water.  He said he just hung on for dear life.  Has a 12 year old son, Max, bar mitzha coming up soon.  Has a 40 year old son and a 35 year old son.  Divorced twice.  Artist with fabric..really amazing stuff, show nov 1.full of movement and action.  used to do mushrooms and go to work as a creative director.  Said everyone did it.  Said the 70’s and 80’s were the glorious times of the biz.  Loved the pic of N3EC.

They liked the fact that I’m the ham beach girl.  Asked me how I had held the product for them.  Held the skinny blender a few different ways.   Shoot was really easy and they said my hands were beautiful.  I told grant about grandma.  

6/5/06 – Navardis – Parts shoots 13^th or 14^th

at 1on1 studios, 126 w 23^rd st, 2^nd floor

gave comp, hand magnet, hand chocolate

wore:  jeans, red tank, multi-colored sweater

6/6/06

InStyle Magazine  - CESD - $200.00

location

6/6/06

thanksgiving dinner – cesd – all of me

6/8/06

rolex – bella

blondie – 611 broadway, suite 911

jeans, black tank, black light sweater

took lots of dig pics, left comp and magnet

Maybelline TV Spot

I had an awesome day yesterday being Adrianne Lima's hands for a new Maybelline Commercial. The spot should start running towards the end of July. Lots of great new lip products coming out SOON!
:)

Degree Spot UP!

I'm very excited to post a link where you can view the spot that I shot for Degree. My friend in Spain reported that she has seen this commercial over there as well. This was a fun shoot and yep that's me handling both deodorants in the spot.
Big THANKS to Chip for helping me with the video file :)

Click on the Degree to view the spot

:)

Power People Interview

Check out my interview for Power People, the film that I voiced several characters for. It was a fun shoot and a fun interview. I am looking forward to seeing the film!

Power People Interview

More than just a pretty pair of hands :)

Recently I've had some amazing experiences where I let my hands take a break and got my vocal chords in on some action. I voiced a few characters in Power People, America's first superhero machinima comedy feature film!! It was fun to play the extremes going from evil supervillians to the heroic good guys.

a few of my characters

Butterfly The Queen - She may look pretty and innocent but you don't want to mess with this "monarch butterfly"



The Devil's Daughter - major CEO of a huge multinational corporation.

Sharp Electronics

The Sharp Electronics ads have started to run!! I'm looking forward to finding it in one of the home electronics magazines sometime this summer. I'll be doing some flipping in Barnes & Noble between go-sees :) If you happen to find a copy of this ad in a magazine, please let me know as I would love to get a tearsheet.

May 2006

 5/1/06 – SAG BG – Trainwreck

7am-3:30pm – Bronx        from laura at amerifilm

1^st scene – long flowy yellow flowered skirt with green sweater set

2^nd scene – jeans, purple tank, yellowish frilly jacket

AA meeting – scenes with sean Williams scott.  

3^rd scene sat next to him as he told his joke

clark – pa – cute, 20’s, dark hair, bout my height, blue eyes (I think) gave my hand magnet

Karen – 1^st ad – blond hair to shoulders, really nice, great with names, 5’6”  

Criag – extra – 50’s?  maybe 40’s, bout my height but chubby, dark hair with grayish..really nice.

Nicholas – extra – gay from Alabama, not great skin, talks a lot. Really nice

Parker – normally a grip but an extra on this – crazy wild hair, great eyes, cool guy

Met laura – blond hair, bout 5’7” really friendly, great smile, really busy with work right now hoping to get an assistant.  Says she always knows the great days, I’m glad she thinks I’m worthy of those days.

5/2/2006 –GS – Diamond in the Rough, Parts –
GS  -- Womens Wear Daily – Axis

Wore:  Jeans, light green sweater set

I had 2 go-sees today..  the first from dani for Diamond in the Rough with Isabella, a very Italian (no accent) long brown hair, pretty, 5’6” lady.  They looked at my book and hands.  Very friendly.  I flubbed and said I was a size 7 when they asked my ring size..then I corrected myself and said I was flustered from driving into the city that morning…they laughed at me for driving and I explained that I had to go to NJ next..  ☺

And off I went to Hackensack NJ to Freeze Frame Studios for a go-see for Womens Wear Daily.  Apparently this studio shoots with them on a weekly basis so it could be somewhat steady work, that would rock…   and it only took 45 minutes to get there..   and getting home was uber easy over the gwbridge.  This gosee was from Sharon at Axis and they have a new assistant there named Ashley.  Should send her a welcome hello.  At the go-see was a guy named John – 

Said he really liked my hands, took a comp card and a few digital pictures.

5/3/2006 – GS – Dawn – Carmen

Wore:  Jeans, light green sweater set, hair in ponytail

Go-see at John Mano Studio.  John – shorter than I am, blond/grey hair that is thicker and fuller but still above his ears.  He took a comp card and my magnet (loved the magnet) and said he liked the way the pics looked…I was basically holding a sponge on a pot.  Saw john a last December for a Gillette go-see, much chattier then.  This time he seemed friendly but a bit distracted.  Still really nice.

5/17/06

wore:  dark jeans, red tank, grey sweater, hair in ponytail

client:  taco cabanna

studio:  arf, director alex

1.  right hand – set down torillas next to a sizzling plate of food

5/18/06

wore:  light colored jeans, handjob t-shirt, blue velour button up, hair straight in clip

client:  taco cabana

Ad:  West Wayne, 401 east Jackson street, suite 3600, tampa, florida 33602

Hal Vincent – account supervisor – went to u of r then to vcu.  Lived on the builvard acrss from the art museum.  Met his wife there.  Worked at martin agency then moved to nyc then to tampa.  Loves Richmond got married at the valentine museum.  Gave him a magnet.

Brett Alexander – sr. producer – from nj now lives in tampa.  Little shorter than me, blondish spikey hair, blue eyes, really nice.  

studio:  arf, director alex

1.  two hands – sprinkling cheese over sizzling steak

2.  right hand – setting down sizzling plate

3.  left hand – stirring melted cheese

1^st shot was rather difficult to get.  We did get 2 perfect takes in a row though the 3^rd one was elusive.  Argh.  Made me a little pissed at myself but I tried to not let it show.  It was just irritating because the cheese kept clumping up.   Finally the clients went to reply the 2 good ones and Kenny worked with me on a new position.  He found that the position that I was in was causing the problem..it was fairly awkward with me standing to the left of the camera with my right arm going up and over and down so my right hand could come in from that side of the plate while the left came in from the other..  Kenny told alex this as he walked back up and alex said ‘nope, check the gate, we already got the shot’     he said it was fine, but argh…where was that 3^rd take.  I just hate having to waste all that film.

2^nd shot they thought would be difficult – heavy hot plate and I had to set it down with this crazy set downer contraption.  It was pretty cool.  The shot was a lot easier than I though.  They were happy with almost every take.  And we bammed them out. 

3^rd shot – beautiful set of cheese and me stirring melted cheese in a pot.  The stir that they liked was the one where I had my fingers wrapped around the spoon and kept the round part under the cheese.   

At the end of the day, mark gave me a box of champagne truffles and said that I did an excellent job.  He also said that not only do ihave beautiful hands I have a beautiful personality that makes me great to have on set.    Wow.  ☺  what a great way to end the day.  Everyone LOVED the hand job t-shirt.  They thought it was hysterical.

Tom DellaFave – pa – just started snowboarding, been longboarding for 5 years.  Wrote, directed and acting in a horror film..now in the editing stage, wants to take it to festivals.  Reluctant but feels he will have to move to LA sooner or later.  

Lisa DeFalco – prod manager – last Friday of june is her last day  ☹  she is so positive.  

5/19/06

GS – Village Voice – Carmen 

Photographer – Ric Cohn

Wore:  jeans, black tank, black long thin over sweater

Ric – tall, broader, thick dark hair, beard (not bushy) was really nice and complimentary of my book and hands.  Gave him a magnet which he loved.  Had me pose for the VV shots and then some other things that is he shooting soon.  He has a section of his website where you can guess which setups go with which and if you do you get a print.  I guessed one correctly and he is sending me a print.  He was impressed that I took the time to go over the setups with his prints, said most people don’t read that far.

I didn’t book the job but he sent me an email saying that he hoped to work with me soon.

5/23/06

client:  hb – tom

at double image

M#76378   hb06-2321   red can opener

Wore:  green army pants, hand job t-shirt, black hoodie

2 shots of can opener.  Fairly easy.  

Susan hasn’t had time to work on her house since I last saw her.  They are trying to sell lar’s house first.  They took a pic of tom spanking me.  

5/23/06

client:  hb – abe

at jeff saxman

hb06-2308  33164TC

-- I was kinda low energy at this shoot.  I don’t know why.  Turned out later in the eve I got sick.

Shot a crock pot that was sort of copper.  Basic indoor shots and outdoor loading into car.

Betty’s mom is still doing okay.  Rich has a new girl toy..some Cherokee 24 year old.

5/28/06

client:  power people feature film – voice-over

at john beach’s

wore:  jeans, black tank, black long light oversweater.

--did the voices for 

Extraterestria

Butterfly

Devils daughter

Tina

Mud mask

Desdemona

Sally

Coon girl

Countess decomposia

Dynamidoll

Jean cougar

Jealousy

Pestilence

John’s studio is great.  Loves his propery.  Really cute town.  Daughter hayley – adorable. Likes cows, frogs and horses in that order. In 4rth grade.  Showed me her ‘pet’ frog buddy and her pet rat yoko.  Went on a walk around their countryside..beautiful, water fall..reminded me of home landscape.  Took me to lunch at a local diner where they knew the owner.  Delicious.  

John is with Atlas Talent – does only promos now.  Hates beating the pavement.  Worked as a waiter in nyc and hated it said he wasn’t the right temperament for it.  Likes to work from home so he can sit on his porch.  Has one radio station that he promos for in la for 80 grand a year..one client…80 grand.  I am working for that day.

Deborah is with access talent – she used to do a lot of commercials when she lived in nyc, said it was the heyday.  She bought a co-op with the money.  

Very lovely family.  Trip took 45 min to get to grand central and then an hour from there on metro north.  Easy ride.

5/31/06

GS – In Style Magazine – CESD – Danielle

1271 6^th ave, (50^th & 51^st)  15^th floor ( but went to the 18^th)

see Suzanna Green – tall, slender, long wavy brown hair (all one length) nice.  Took poloroids. Took a comp card and a magnet.  Didn’t want to see my feet as she had already booked the foot model.

Got put on hold.  

People Magazine & Taco Cabana

The appearex ads are in People Magazine in the summer 2006 issue :)


& I'm shooting a tv spot for Taco Cabana today and tomorrow. If you find yourself down south in a few months you will be able to catch the spots on the air. Talk about a delicious smelling shoot.. mmmmm... sets full of sizzling food. delicious.

Angeleno Magazine

I worked on a great food story for the May issue of Angeleno Magazine. The magazine is a subsidiary of Modern Luxury Publications and can be found in stores in LA and on a limited basis around the rest of the country. I'm crossing my fingers that my LA LA friends are able to find a copy. There are some really fun shots with lobsters, truffles and the most delicious cheese that I have ever experienced.

Degree & Pillsbury

I just spotted another vesion of the Degree UltraClear commercial I lent a hand on. A woman dives out of her window so she can slip into her little black dress sans those pesky white streaks. :)

and I am having a fabulous birthday with one of my favorite production companies. We are shooting a Pillsbury commercial today. The Dough Boy had the day off so instead of getting to poke him I will be ripping apart delicious smelling croissants.