Heineken Commercial "Crack the Case"

Earlier on this year I worked on the Heineken "Crack the Case"commercial to be released inconjunction with "Skyfall" the new James Bond film. I was booked by the Hair & Makeup Designer Spob OBrien to airbrush a model completely gold as a montage of the original "Golden Girl" played by Shirley Eaton in James Bond film titled "Goldfinger".

Spob OBrien

Spob is a real inspiration and well respected in the makeup world. Her wealth of knowledge of hair, wigs, makeup and historical periods is indepth with specific intricate detail. Spob initially started working in hair & makeup in theatre work and then progressed into the world of film and media working on productions such as "The Kings Speech", "Inception" and "Rush" (due for release in 2013). Alongside working in the busy world of film Spob is also Head of Professional Development at Illamasqua, a newly launched makeup brand currently making global waves across the makeup industry.

The commercial was directed by Sam Mendes and was filmed at Shepperton Studios. This commercial would be released inconjunction with "Skyfall" in October 2012. Daniel Graig was the lead, playing his James Bond role; supported by a variety of characters from previous Bond films.

Jemma Bolt our artiste was very patient while she was airbrushed completely in gold and then had a beautiful gold sequinned dress placed over her to create an air of "golden elegance". We filmed for 10 hours per day over two days and Jemma was real joy to spend time with. 

For the gold application we used a variety of products including:

MUFE (PAM London) - Gold Aquarelle

Ben Nye (PAM London) - Gold powder

Fardell (Charles Fox) - Gold powder

Kryolan (Charles Fox) - Gold Hair Spray

Illamasqua - Nail colour - swinger

Illamasqua - Eyeshadow - Obsidian

Illamasqua - Masquara

Illamasqua - Precision ink - Havoc

Illamasqua - Intense lip gloss - Stranger

Illamasqua - false eyelashes - 07

This is the end result, Jemma our "Golden Lady" was in the final scene of the commercial in a "party scene" carriage. Hair & Makeup by Spob OBrien, Airbrushing & Makeup by Julia Townend and Denise Delaney.

         

 

http://youtu.be/mngPloA3svc