The MAC is mine!
A busy few days for yours truly. Aside from juggling things in my own voice over studio I was all over the city in the last few days, on-camera and behind the microphone.
I love it when my daytimer is jammed with cool things to do. Friday I had a corporate on-camera gig as a weatherman for Canada Post….I hope they didn’t feel I mailed in my performance.
(Ed note: the wit can sometimes be razor sharp)
Yesterday, I ventured from my own voice over studio once again to go behind the microphone at another recording studio. It was a rather fast in-and-out job using an ISDN line. This allows the voice recording to be sent down the phone line, in real time, to another recording studio far, far away in a distant land…without losing any of the quality.
The distant land happened to be Ohio. So, the producer is listening in on the phone from there and the clients are in Florida on the other end. It’s sorta like a party line where everyone can critique your work on the spot as if you can’t hear them. (Prior to these sessions I’m never sure whether to have a cup of coffee or just reach for hard liquor)
The job was for a returning client, Humana Health Care, and actually the session was quite painless (more wit). I had wrapped the session within 20 minutes and my latest vocal offering would be found in the form of a 60 second radio commercial airing across the U.S. I then returned to my home studio to complete another day of voice over sessions for clients in other distant, and not so distant lands.
Today had me out bright and early to do another corporate on-camera stint. It was for my friend Sean Bradley from Red Hand Productions. Sean and I have known each other for years. Solid guy. Excellent director/producer! I was playing a roving reporter and interviewing about a half dozen employees and the top two head honchos of Canadian Tire, one of the largest companies in Canada.
Sean gives me a lot of latitude with roles which always makes it more enjoyable. I got the chance to be a little silly and have fun with the employees. People seem to feel more comfortable when you don’t take yourself too seriously. What’s the point? Life’s too short. The employees were great on camera. (I’m going to suggest bonuses come payday)
After the shoot wrapped Sean treated the crew and myself to lunch. It was a good opportunity to chill and catch up on what’s been going on with busy lives (Sean’s a first time dad with a 4 month old girl…my wife is 4 months pregnant!)
Sitting down I’m sure we were a curious sight as a business luncheon group. You can always tell a film production crew even without their equipment or gear everywhere. Picture this: four guys sitting at a table. Threee of them are in jeans and casual attire. One of them is not. Sorta like Sesame Street 101.
The first three: director, cameraman, soundman…make up the crew. The other guy is simply…IN make-up! That’s me. The host. Looking devlishly handsome I might say 
I think it’s the suit that does it.
We enjoy lunch. Share some stories. Have some laughs and discuss the production that morning.
The waitress delivers the check and notices a make-up compact of MAC-C4 on the table…”Hey! Who’s the MAC fan?”, she exclaims.
I declare, “That’d be me!” She seems puzzled that a guy readily admitted to be the owner of aforementioned MAC compact.
I just want you to know that it takes a strong man to own up to his make-up in front of the lads. Thanks for lunch Sean.