Throughout yesterday morning, patrons of the Stony Creek Market watched as Branford Fire Department Engine 7 squashed a plastic carrying case beneath its tire. As if that wasn’t enough, the fire truck took another pass, rolling over the case filled with raw eggs. After that, it was on to the Stony Creek Quarry, where this very destructible case, was blown to smithereens.
“I think the egg part was the most entertaining for me,” said Stony Creek native Emma Barnes, who watched the action from the Market deck. Her friend, also a Stony Creek native, said she was a little scared. “I though the box was going to break so I went inside. I thought I was going to be impaled by plastic shards,” said Carleen McLaughlin. This wasn’t a typical day for Creekers; it was a film set for a commercial and the street was teaming with crews moving sound and video equipment from place to place, working to make every shot perfect. John Womer, President of the Woodbridge-based Plastic Forming Company, is about to debut his company’s new weatherproof plastic carrying case, EnviroGuard. The cases, which are used for storing electronic equipment and weapons, said Womer, are the more affordable version of similar cases. In varying sizes, the cases will cost $40-$100–about 50 percent less than the competition. But reducing consumer cost is not all Womer is aiming to do when it comes to competing with his industry counterparts. The YouTube commercial being shot by Massachusetts-based Squash House Entertainment is a parody on case companies who claim their products are indestructible. If it seems like funny marketing, well it is. “We thought it would be fun,” said Womer, “to spoof the ‘torture test’ that other companies use.” Womer’s Vice President, Gary Amatrudo of North Branford chose the filming location of Stony Creek, partially because of the scenic area and partially because the nearby quarry was the ideal spot for blowing things up. After finishing their shoot in front of the Market, the film crew headed to Stony Creek Quarry where Phil Gauvin of the Hamden-based Pyro-FX Entertainment Group, was getting some explosives ready for shooting. On site, Branford’s Fire Marshall Shaun Heffernan and a representative from the Connecticut State Fire Marshall’s Office, made sure the detonation went off without a hitch. The day’s explosives, about 1.3 G black powder base, was pretty low-grade, said Gauvin. Gauvin is an expert in his field and has done the Fourth of July fireworks displays for East Haven, Madison and New Haven. He’s also the guy behind the fireworks at Mohegan Sun and lays claim to doing pyrotechnic work for KISS, the Rolling Stones and ACDC. Several actors, who were re-touched throughout the day by make-up artist Keri-Anne Shea, worked scene after scene in hopes to get the perfect take–no one seemed to mind the repeat explosions. A nerdy scientist, clad in white lab coat and black, Coke-bottle glasses, manned an over-sized prop detonator and had no problem following a three, two, one countdown. You can check out the behind the scenes footage we shot and look for the final video set to debut on YouTube and the plastics company's website sometime in July. Most amazing and talented cast and crew.. I loved working with all of them..
Cast Evalena Marie as Desiree Susan Heiss as Gladis Danielle Lozeau as Emmanuelle Nick Apostolides as Caleb Teig Wilson as Bobby Maye Osborne as Buki Crew Heather Jones Director Patrycja Pawlak Assistant Director Christian Munoz Director of Photography Jeff Paduchowski First Assistant Cameraman/Gaffer Kevin Barry Second Assistant Cameraman Andy Turrett Sound Technician Max Adam Boom Operator Julia Newman Script Supervisor/Continuity Supervisor Kerianne Shea Make-up/Hair/Wardrobe David Larue Key Grip/Dolly Grip Mike Merli Grip Jared Skolnick Grip Brett Frager Assistant Grip/Gaffer Daniel Madsen Documentarian Today I met with Heather Jones. She is the amazingly beautiful and talented owner of Lindjoy films. I am honored to be doing the hair and makeup for her upcoming short film
"asleep in childs park" I can't wait to share more information with everyone about the talented crew and cast she has lined up for the upcoming production. Stay tuned!!! I have been doing allot of research lately on the "price" of beauty and I understand how overwhelming the cost can be. |
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