September 10, 2011 at 12:32 am
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The Toronto Film Festival will see 268 feature films screened, with a strong lineup and those attending and swinging deals in the charged atmosphere in an excellent mood after Cannes and Sundance proceeded so well. A variety of big names will also be in attendance, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Madonna, U2 and Pearl Jam. With last year’s “The King’s Speech” having won at the Toronto Film Festival last year and having gone on to do well at the Oscars, the expectation is that this year’s screenings will also be a prelude to some big wins at the Academy Awards.
Noted Deadline Hollywood columnist Pete Hammond, “This year is going to be a turnaround in a very big way for Toronto in terms of getting people jazzed on movies. The enthusiasm from Canned is going to continue through.” To add to the great atmosphere, red carpets will be featured for those films which feature big names, including, Clooney and Pitt as well as Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley and Jennifer Hudson.
Clooney will be in attendance for his film “The Ides of March” while Pitt’s portrayal of Billy Beane in “Moneyball” will see him at the festival. Added Hammond, “In terms of Oscar hopefuls I think it is a very good year (in Toronto) because there has been very little so far that has come out.” He added that many of the directors of the films to be featured have “Academy pedigrees.” With that said, industry insiders not in attendance will have their eyes on the festival to get a feel for what will be occurring later on at the Oscars.
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September 6, 2011 at 4:59 pm
· Filed under Introduction
The Walk
It is the one thing that can make or break your career as a runway model. You have got to walk the walk – and from your very first walk too! That does not mean you strut in through the doors like a model right when you go for your auditions. But when you are out there on the ramp, you have to walk like you rule the world. Do it in style, do it with confidence and do it like you’ve been doing it for years. A good way to improve your walk would be to practice at a gym or a dance studio. The advantage of doing this is you can view your walk from every angle and know exactly how you are going to look to every person sitting in the audience. To get an even better perspective, have your friends sit around and give you feedback.
The Attitude
You are not walking into a room full of family and friends. When you walk the ramp, you are out there where millions of girls aspire to be everyday. How many of them actually make it? Only a few. Does that make you feel happy? NO. It should make you feel proud. That is where your attitude will come from. Keep it drastic. Walk with your shoulder back, chest out and stomach in. As for your expressions – remember Miranda Priestly? Devil Wears Prada? That is who you have to be. Only remember one important thing – Miranda Priestly could speak, you can’t on the ramp. Your face and your body language has got to do all the talking for you.
Shed Your Inhibitions
Before you decide to employ yourself as a model, try and experiment with as many different outfits, fashion trends, cuts, fits, necks, straps, belts, tops, bottom as you can. And of course, all this on heels. You cannot be a model and say “I won’t wear plunge necklines and I don’t like bold colors”. Fashion designers are going to choose to exhibit their months and probably years of back-breaking pain-staking efforts on you, on your body. You cannot be choosing – at least not till you become the next Gisele Bündchen may be. So get accustomed to wearing all prints, all colors and all possible fashions; definitely the regular ones, and also the unusual ones. Be ready for some skin show. Spaghetti straps and tubes are a passé so long as the fashion industry is considered. Fashion is becoming bolder and more expressive every season – be ready to sport it.
If Looks Could Kill
You might argue that there isn’t much you can do with your looks; everyone has only that what he/she was born with. Agreed. You cannot change the shape of your nose or the way your eyebrows arch. And frankly, if you ask me, you shouldn’t. But what you can do is work on a poor skin complexion, or go for a Brazilian wax before you audition. Style your hair in a way that is bound to be noticed in a good way. Work on your looks, but do not invent faults and try to be picture perfect, for honestly there is no such thing as perfect in the first place. But do take care of your features, your hands and feet, your nails. Strive on polishing what you have rather than pushing the limits and killing yourself to get what you can never have. Strive to diminish the minuses, and work on enhancing the pluses.
A Figure to Die For? – Uh, Not Really
Yes, you have got to have a nice slim and supple figure. But that does not mean you look no flesh and all bones. Know the difference between slim and thin. Know the difference between healthy weight loss and being underweight. An alarming number of models have been diagnosed with eating disorders and the fashion industry is finally realizing its mistake. All designers are becoming more humane in their criteria for selection of models to showcase their designs. Fashion modeling is on the curb of some revolutionary steps to reform some of its concepts and promote the right practices. Make sure you are going with the flow. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 6, 2011 at 4:55 pm
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