Sunday 25 November 2012

MSN TV Article

Please check out the below link:

http://on-msn.com/10ScPfd

That, my friends is an article of a reporter's experience at Bunker 51 - the zombie themed survival training experience with paintball, airsoft and laser tag thrown in - of which I am involved in. 

I have to mention that the reporter also says that "The effort the Bunker 52 crew go to is freakishly amazing; I half expected the actors playing the zombies to look like amateurs wearing shoddy Halloween costumes but instead they looked like they could have stumbled straight from a blockbuster movie set – or a grave." and "The zombies in Bunker 51 look scarily realistic," going to show that all the effort with make-up and costume is worth it and we have achieved what we have set out to do. 

I am bursting with pride to be involved with Bunker 51 (I was anyway but this article cements it) not only because of the scaring people and zombie-ing around (of which I do of course enjoy) but also because I was involved in doing the zombie make-up alongside other people and is it incredible to have my make-up recognised, especially as this is not something people generally comment on when they go to an experience / event like this. 

I am completely over the moon with the comments we have received from the reporter and others and am looking forward to continuing my involvement. 

And...get that, two posts in one day - I must be ill!

I am in the below photo - though you can barely spot me - I'm just below the lovely lady with the red hair





Extreme Horror Saturday

Yesterday, to get over my nightmare I decided to spend the day watching 5 depraved and twisted horror films.  Clever, I know...

We watched (in order):

1) Switchblade Romance
2) Antichrist
3) I Saw The Devil 
4) The Woman
5) Audition

Personally I didn't think they were that extreme and depraved which I'm not sure what that says about me but I must say I really enjoyed them. Which I know is a bit weird considering the films' subject matters. 

Also on show was some great SFX work and beautiful direction. 

We did our best to avoid Gorenography / Torture Porn films because I can't be dealing with that crap - I feel that they are quite lazy films - and instead went for films that were concerned with good characters and story telling. Something to note as well, is that the majority of these films have a strong / powerful woman protagonist / antagonist which is something I don't feel is done very well in modern horror or, necessarily in cinema as a whole. It was quite refreshing to see a woman who is strong and even if she is a bit mentally unstable, you are able to understand the reasons why and empathise with her. 

So, that was my Saturday - I could go on about it forever but thankfully I won't. 

At least it took my mind off my bad dream...

Saturday 24 November 2012

Dream / Nightmare

I'm just trying to recover from a terrible nightmare that I had last night. I don't have nightmares very often (like once every few years) and most of the time I don't even remember my dreams so this is one that really shook me as it was so vivid and I could sense everything. I could feel, smell, hear and taste everything.

I won't go into too much detail about what happened but basically a horrible disaster happened which I unfortunately experienced but luckily I survived.

I don't normally buy into all that dream interpretation stuff but my dream messed with me so much that I thought I'd have a look at what a few said it meant.

Keyword 1: Disaster

Dreammoods.com : To dream that you are in a disaster represents your personal anxieties and fears of change. You are afraid of not knowing what is in store for you in the future. 

Dreamdictionary.org :
Disaster in your dream represents your fear and worry for your future or fear for change. Otherwise, be a bit cautious because it may be a predictive dream and it could happen in your life.

Keyword 2 : Survivor

Dreammoods.com : To dream that you are a survivor of some disaster or accident means that you will prevail over your current problems. You need to look at the bright side of things no matter how bleak things may be at the moment.

Dreamdictionary.org : Doesn't have it
 
 Like I said, I don't really buy into this stuff but I think I'm going to try writing down a list of things I need to do and also maybe write a plan. Also, this weekend I'm going to try and relax because I've felt bit strung out recently.

Friday 23 November 2012

Long time no speak...

Hello gorgeous people, 

My apologies at my absence. Life has been a little crazy - with my day job and the things I've been doing in my spare time - I've been finding it difficult to find time to blog (a girl needs to relax at some point as well...)

So you would probably like to know what has been keeping me from blogging so here's a brief rundown. 

1) My day job - which sadly takes over most of my awake time 

2) Over Hallowe'en I was doing some stuff at a scare event at a laser tag arena

3) I went for a long weekend to see my family in Switzerland and for Dave to meet (any of) my family for the first time. 

4) I've also been doing some stuff with a scare event involving paintballs and airsoft (glutton for punishment you might say)

More on all of this soon - I promise. 

Also, I must confess that I find it difficult to blog as I don't know what my voice should sound like on here - whether I should be 100% professional and job / make-up focused or just be myself - I have decided on the latter and therefore vow (yes, vow!) to blog more. 

Things generally have been quite good and I'm happy with where I'm at at the moment - I feel like my confidence is growing and as I feel like that's one of the major things holding me back, that's a very good thing. 


So, with any luck, you'll hear from me very soon.

Have a great weekend!