It's been a few years since I last blogged about I’m Still Ethan, a short film I created the makeup for a few years ago, but it's finally out! Not only was I the set MUA, but the eagle eyed amongst you will spot my brief cameo role. Having had met writer and producer Phoebe Lorenz on another film set a while before hand, she filled me in on this project and the fundraising efforts and I was immediately sold on the opportunity to be a part of it.
The makeup was minimal but complex, changing through out the film to represent part of the development of the characters along their journey. Some scenes...
I met Phoebe Lorenz on another film set a little while back and I can still remember now the excitement when she started to tell me all about a film she was fundraising for asked me to be part the team. Well now the time has finally come where I can share with you the official trailer for that short film!
I'm Still Ethan is a poignant piece of cinema about imprisonment; told through the perspective of a young boy whose father in unexpectedly put behind bars. It is an emotional watch led through the eyes of the protagonist Ethan as he experiences the traumas of family life, social attitudes...
It was only a couple weeks ago I was asking you to help out with a crowd funder yet here I am back again to do the same, this one's a little different though! Of course I am excited to be part of this team as a make-up artist for the short film, but even more so I am excited about being part of its message.
Did you know that every year 310,000 children have a parent in prision in England and Wales and that 10,000 visits are made by children to our public prisons every week? In 'I am Still Ethan' focus is drawn to the life of a young boy whose father, his idol, is suddenly taken to prison. The film...