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• Building a Headdress

  For no reason I have decided to build a hair piece that defies gravity. Pictures will post as I progress!

  

  

  

  

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  Posted on May 17.12 to Hair Styling   

• Advice For Makeup Artists

  I was asked by Lourdes Gutierrez to offer a few words about my career as a freelance artist. Lourde’s intent is to showcase artists who are professional, work hard to perfect their craft, and are willing to join a conversation about their business without an ego.… Read more.

  Posted on Mar 06.12 to Makeup Artistry   

• Wedding Hair and Makeup Trials

  You’ve decided that you want to look flawless for your wedding day and will hire a professional wedding hair stylist and makeup artist to execute the job. It is important that you look your best and the additional cost of a trial will prove to make your day run a little more smoothly.… Read more.

  Posted on Jan 21.12 to Beauty   

• Speck Shoot: FALL IN LOVE

  

  The last few days were spent outdoors on set of a speck commercial for the Dodge Challenger (shot on real film). We had rain, sun, wind, snow, cold and warmth; I went home with a sunburnt face. YET IT WAS ALL WORTH IT!… Read more.

  Posted on Apr 24.11 to Film   

• Melody and the Old Sock

  

  Dark and lovely is the way this film rolls with it’s elegant script and magnificent production staff.

  Ladie K Productions and Director Scott Williams have teamed together to put out this movie about a tough girl and her old sock.

  I had the privilege of helping put together a team of makeup artists and hair stylists to make this magic happen!… Read more.

  Posted on Nov 18.10 to Film   

• The Twenty-Second Coming (48 HFP, Chicago 2010)

  

  I had the opportunity to be a part of a 48 hour film festival team 8/22/10.

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  The Twenty-Second Coming [48HFP, Chicago 2010] from Ali on Vimeo.

  Team: The Guacamole Conspiracy

  Winner: Audience Choice Award, Group D Screening (8/19, 8:30pm)

  Festival Info: 48hourfilm.com/chicago/

  Writer/Director/DP:
  Joel Sacramento

  Writer/Director:
  Scott Feigen

  Producer/Writer:
  Matthew Wright

  Writer/Casting:
  Karisa Bruin

  Production Design:
  Steven Burritt

  Editor:
  Ali Weiss

  Graphics:
  Terry Jun

  Music Composers:
  Muhammad Yasir Burney
  Matthew Scott

  Sound:
  Chris Calandro

  Boom Operator:
  Radcliff Browniepoint

  Hair/Make-Up:
  Jennifer Lee Johnson

  PA:
  Jarod Officer

  CAST:
  Karisa Bruin: Denise Kerrey
  Chris Gutierrez: Mr.… Read more.

  Posted on Aug 27.10 to Freelance Work