(friends are forever) the photo shoot

[thoreau]

They had everything set up like a Hollywood photo shoot - big lights, nice backdrop - - cool music. They took some really fun fashion-pages sort of shots - of everyone but me. They shot the other two couples in the show extensively - then when I got up to pose with Leo - the photographer and the director had me sit back down and they photographed Leo with his "two best friends" in the show - rather than me.

Then when we finally did take a group shot - I was placed in the back looking over shoulders. Now - I wasn't the photographer so perhaps I was more visible but I felt invisible to her - and to the director.

They dressed Leo and I's couple named "Roger and Mike" much more conservatively - because we're the over-forty more settled down pair. Most of the cast was in tanktops, shorts, jean jackets and loose fitting "younger" clothing.

I was in a beautiful pair of gorgeous tan patterned slacks - a really stunning lavender cashmere sweater - a yellow silk tie and a purple dress shirt. I felt REALLY sexy in that outfit. Leo looked beautiful in a print dress shirt, green tie and dark slacks. He was adorable!

Apparently - the bear couple nor pictures of me were how the photographer or the director wanted to promote the play.

So I sat in makeup for two hours watching other folks get their picture taken. I'd come home beforehand to take a shower and make sure I was ready at the call time listed in the schedule - was ready 15 minutes ahead of schedule - in costume and makeup. The photographer was late - and didn't start shooting till 1/2 an hour later.

I just hate having my time wasted like that.



I'm glad I didn't have to stay and rehearse after because I was really pissed off.

I think this play is going to be marvelous - even if a third of the cast isn't 'sexy enough' for the promotional photos. I get how plays work - and how they are marketed. I've been there. I know that only one or maybe two shots will get used anywhere and they'll probably be the big happy dancing group shots that I was included in. But, even if you aren't going to use any of the other shots - it felt like I was considered less sexy than everyone else. and I work really hard to keep my weight down and be well - - sexier than I used to be. So the essence of it all was I felt really devalued.

Comments

[dewittar.livejournal.com]

What an awful experience for you. I am so sorry you had to endure this.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

I am considering deleting the post because I feel like a pouty bitch about it - i just felt like, despite feeling sexy - that I wasn't perceived that way in what was supposed to be a sexy fashion photo shoot for promoting the play.

[dewittar.livejournal.com]

You know, chances are, the decision of what to/not to shoot has nothing to do with you. It's a marketing decision which, as you well know, is rarely linear. That said, you feel what you feel. You experienced what you experienced. You are entitled to all of it. You're not being a pouty bitch. You are being real.

[bibliocub.livejournal.com]

Baby, I am so sorry you had to go through this. Even if they had decided to go the younger route, this was such a tacky way to do this. (So you are not being a pouty bitch, you are just having a normal human reaction to being treated like shit.) You are very sexy. Very sexy. The youngster who put this together obviously does not comprehend the power two hot bears has in this city, nor how to treat his cast properly. Let them know how you feel and be the best hot bear you can be. Maybe we should get a lot of bears to come see the play to show them that their marketing was off.