eight: MAKE-UP test!

OH MY GOD SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS ARE COOL!  Yesterday I had my first make-up test for Compendium.  I told you guys I would be "rotting corpse" but it turns out that I am "mutant flower lady."  It makes a lot more sense once you see the film... haaaa.  The make-up artist tested out a few prosthetics on me, as well as some airbrushed colors on my face to see how everything looked.  I have NEVER BEEN so excited!  It's like Disneyland!!

The outstandingly talented Taryn Sudul painting me the base color.  Check out that cracked skin... moisturizer?  Anyone?

Blake Armstrong and Taryn making decisions.

First rehearsal is tomorrow, second make-up test is Thursday.  The Flower shoots on Saturday, January 29th.  WISH ME LUCK AND WICKED-ASS GROSS MAKE-UP!!!!!

seven: last fall

The following was a project in which I did the voice of the little girl.  Video is provided by Daniel Ferreira, the mastermind behind all the sound you hear in the video.  Daniel is a close friend of mine who is an ENORMOUSLY talented sound designer, and soccer player!  I encourage you to check out his YouTube page for some of his other work.

six: COMPENDIUM!

Last week I auditioned for the role of Alice, in Vancouver Film School's Compendium 6: Alice in Wasteland.  Compendium is a project put on by VFS as an opportunity to work on a large-scale set with current students and alumni across the school, in all departments.  I personally have always been super stoked on Compendium because it consistently has characters that call for incredibly detailed, outlandish, and stunning make-up.  After being called back on Monday, I was informed that I hadn't got the role of Alice.  Major.  Bummer.

HOWEVER!

This turned out to be a blessing in disguise BECAUSE they called me on Tuesday to let me know that they did want me to be in it, just in a different role.  A make-up heavy role.  One that hadn't been auditioned for, but was given to me after the fact.

Yours truly, Shelby Shukaliak...

will be playing...

the ROTTING CORPSE IN THE CLOSET!  This may not sound thrilling to you but this is some of the best news I could have received.  You see, I am not JUST a corpse, I am a corpse that comes back with a vengeance.  Shit is about to get HEAVY.  I will be wearing head-to-toe prosthetics, with some supremely gruesome make-up.  I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!  More news about this as it becomes known to me!

five: realm of the midnight sprites

This is a short film in which I played the girlfriend of a DJ who goes missing.
Shot in June 2011.


Big thanks to the Director of Photography, Mario Ruiz, for posting this video on YouTube.