Then I had a go-see for Just Fab and Shoe Dazzle but my call time for the Samsung job was made earlier so I headed to set! When I got there I did not see any other cars but I saw a huge production down the road. From the looks of it I thought a major motion picture was being filmed but it turned out to be for the commercial! I got my hair and makeup done in the trailer and the team was all really nice. They had catering there and I ate with an actress names Katie who was sweet! I watched them finish filming a scene and then we headed to the next location.
The house we were filming in had a beautiful view. While they were setting up I saw a young woman coming to the trailer, we both recognized each other at the same time and our jaws dropped! My old friend Julianna who was Miss New Jersey Teen USA my year at Miss Teen USA and later became Miss NJ USA was going to be in the commercial too! It was so nice to see each other and catch up!
(Me and Julianna at Miss Teen USA 2006!)
The first scene we filmed was a group of people hanging out at a cocktail party. The singer Robin Thicke came through and said hello to some of the guests because the idea was that he was hosting the party for a friend. Then myself and two other models did a scene against a white wall where Robin was holding a phone and we had the Samsung watches on. Then I went back to the cocktail scene and we filmed the friend walking through the door and everyone surprising her!
(Setting up the scene)
Honestly, when I booked the job and found out that Robin Thicke would be in it I was worried because of his recent controversies. I reached out to my agency, friends and family to get their opinions before doing the job and they reminded me that I was not endorsing Robin but rather professionally working for a very reputable company. I was glad that the filming went well and I had one more day to shoot later that weekend.
The next day I went hiking with my friend Alics and her puppy Teddy. He did not like walking uphill in the hot sun so we carried him some of the way and then called it day. Afterwards we went to Spoon to get tea and give Teddy water.
Later I went to a go-see for Prive hair salon where they looked at my hair to see if it would be good for their instructional videos and promotional photos. Friday morning I had a request go-see for Roxy.com where I tried on different clothes and they took pictures. Afterwards I went shopping and found a skirt that I fell in love with and I bought it to wear during my interview for Miss NY USA! Then I brought my friend Autumn to a go-see and we got our nails done together. Later at night Mike flew to LA and I picked him up!
On Saturday I finished filming for the Samsung commercial. I got ready in the hair and makeup trailer and then hung out with the other talent until it was time to film my scene. Myself and another model were driven to a park where we filmed a scene of us stretching and running in the park. While we were running we got a text on our watches inviting us to a surprise party that night. They asked me to film another scene after but then they didn't want the same person in two different scenes so I was done!
I was thankful to have this opportunity to work with Duroo Productions and Samsung! Later at night Mike and I went shopping and he found a shirt for me that turned out to be perfect for my interview outfit! After we had a delicious dinner at Cafe Med on Sunset Boulevard. The next day I worked the job for Prive where they did two instructional videos and two little photo shoots of the final looks.
Monday night I was going to be modeling at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie premiere so Mike thought it would be fitting to take me to an archery lesson! He had tried shooting before and really liked it and after I tried it, I loved archery too!
That was a fun date and then we headed to a go-see for Paule Ka. There was a long line and I did not want to be late for my call time for the premiere so unfortunately I had to leave without meeting the client. Mike dropped me off at Nokia Theatre where I went in a back entrance and went straight to the hair stylist (who was a stylist for the Samsung commercial too)! Then the makeup artist warned me it was going to be very interesting since I was supposed to be from the Capitol. While he was doing my makeup I could hear everyone cheering outside as the movie stars walked on the red carpet into the premiere. After, I put on the Capitol couture gown and went to the amazing after party where I took pictures with guests!
