tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921091115587196572009-06-22T04:19:32.771-07:00Fred Ambroisinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16034307450720441831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692109111558719657.post-28333913754768423932009-06-10T14:06:00.000-07:002009-06-22T04:17:43.697-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;">In March 2008, the company <b>I4U LLC</b> (who’s running the website <a href="http://www.i4u.com/"><b>I4U News</b></a>, a Technology Life Style Magazine and Shopping Guide) hired <a href="http://www.ilovefrankie.com/"><b>Francesca “Frankie” Zapitelli</b></a>, a </span><span style="font-size:100%;">24-year-old </span><span style="font-size:100%;">L.A.-based wrestling fighter and model, to embody <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana">Cortana</a> </b>(a fictionnal articially intelligent charcater from the video game series “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_%28series%29"><b>Halo</b></a>”).</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rcj827-M4g8/Sj9DWgru0fI/AAAAAAAAABU/IG75tUk5gbs/s1600-h/cortanalive1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rcj827-M4g8/Sj9DWgru0fI/AAAAAAAAABU/IG75tUk5gbs/s400/cortanalive1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350068936348979698" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">For this photoshoot, “Gadget model of the month” Francesca posed with a <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/HALO-3-Covenant-Plasma-Rifle/dp/B000W7OZ48">Halo 3 Covenant Plasma Rifle</a>. </b>According to the photographer <b>Glenn Francis</b> (of <a href="http://www.pacificprodigital.com/"><b>Pacific Pro Digital</b></a>) on the <a href="http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?p=10677613"><b>TeamXBox forum</b></a>: “<i>She was nude during the shoot. She had oil on her body. The white streaks was glitter...</i><i>”</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rcj827-M4g8/Sj9DqKFrYPI/AAAAAAAAABc/UB0Zs0fYIbE/s1600-h/cortanalive2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rcj827-M4g8/Sj9DqKFrYPI/AAAAAAAAABc/UB0Zs0fYIbE/s400/cortanalive2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350069273881174258" border="0" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“<i>...Although I made the designs on her body with medium blue make-up, it turned out a mess. Fortunately it all disappeared when I changed her skin tone to light blue in Photoshop. The dark blue markings were done by outlining the area then darkening it with the Photoshop levels slider.”</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Besides her </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.ilovefrankie.com/"><b>Official Website</b></a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >, and her </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.myspace.com/zappitelli"><b>MySpace page</b></a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >, Francesca is also running the non-profit organization </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.supergirlalliance.com/"><b>Super Girl Alliance</b></a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/692109111558719657-2833391375476842393?l=fredambroisine.com%2Fhonestfilms.html'/></div>Fred Ambroisinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16034307450720441831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692109111558719657.post-486729393660232412009-03-14T12:56:00.001-07:002009-06-22T04:15:47.206-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">A cheap but fun fake trailer, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grindhouse style</span> (dust and scratches filters, bad acting on purpose, over-the-top voice-over etc...) featuring a high heeled blonde heroine in bikini and her (very big) gun, against a bunch of bad people.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rcj827-M4g8/Sj7lK7GRrGI/AAAAAAAAABM/DvSvgWIJ7Fs/s1600-h/goldenslaughter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rcj827-M4g8/Sj7lK7GRrGI/AAAAAAAAABM/DvSvgWIJ7Fs/s400/goldenslaughter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349965383188196450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Produced by <a href="http://www.sdcreativemedia.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SD creative Media</span></a> (a San Diego based design company), this "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Golden Slaughter</span>" video was actually made to promote the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Halloween Ball 2008</span> party at the Prado Balboa Park, an event organised by <a href="http://www.djhere.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DJhere productions</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zzsLIQ4MYGA&amp;hl=fr&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zzsLIQ4MYGA&amp;hl=fr&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Directed by </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Roland Telebrico</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and edited by </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Kevin Falk</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (check out more stills of "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Golden Slaughter</span>" on his </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://www.behance.net/Gallery/aoeGolden-Slaughtera-Halloween-Party-Promotion/130095"><span style="font-weight: bold;">portfolio</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">) </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/692109111558719657-48672939366023241?l=fredambroisine.com%2Fhonestfilms.html'/></div>Fred Ambroisinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16034307450720441831noreply@blogger.com0