Goals, Goals, Goals! I’m not talking about the
sports kind, more the ‘satisfy my life and tell me my worth kind”. It’s heavy
stuff for a Tuesday morning eh? I was
thinking about goals. Why we even consider them the measure of our success and
how we can pull them out of thin air and make them the single biggest focus for
a short period of time or even the rest of our lives?
I
think we create goals to test the proficiency of our path. Are we on the right
path moving steadily towards our much deserved reward? Or is the jagged path a
hoax? We constantly test our waters our success and predict the expediency of
our path based on how close we think we are to our goals.
I
have seen many people treat their path to their success differently. The most
fun and not so surprising one is the person who want to keep their almost
success on the down low. This is to shield them from embarrassment or from the
pain of a public failure. For some they constantly toot their own horn letting
people know where they are on their path. For me I like to put it out there
into the universe. I honestly believe that if I with all my might and heart
want something the entire Universe will work as hard as me to help me get it.
So
here I am saying it out loud hoping that the universe hears me.
I
have always been a TV Series kinda person. I make sure either I record or read
about my favourite shows. And over time some shows get my adrenalin pumping
even more than the thought of a Ryan Gosling and Jason Momoa threesome.
So
here’s my list of shows I would like to work on as a makeup artist.
1. Supernatural
– I do realise
having two super-hot protagonists makes this an even better proposition.
However the premise of Supernatural makes this a makeup artist’s playground. It
has an amazing mix of prosthetic, special effect, conventional makeup and
amazing CGI. You also have to take into consideration how well written that
show is. The depth and detail. The fact that all the information on that show
is banked in your memory for a plot of another episode really makes it
fascinating to me.
2. Game
of Thrones-
GoT is my obsession. I’m someone who loves war games and pays extra attention
to understand political mind games and chess play. Game of thrones as a show
has got everything I adore. Amazing makeup, fabulous premise, semi naked/fully
naked hot people (yes I’m mainly talking about Jason Momoa & Peter
Dinklage. My interests are varied as you can tell.) Game of thrones characters
calls for heavy character makeup and prosthetics and not to mention the special
effects. I also love the Direwolves and if I was in the realm..You know it.)
3. Sleepy
Hollow- This
list is more telling then I aimed it to be. I love the thought of the
supernatural and when I mistakenly saw the pilot episode of sleepy hollow I couldn’t
stop. I watched the marathon and screamed out loud when season one left me so
empty. Dramatic eh? Well you don’t know how I am about my shows. Sleepy Hollow
along with period makeup has immense prosthetic and special effect makeup as
well. They also do a lot of CGI stuff however that’s a given.
4. Sherlock- I AM A CUMBER-BITCH! That
should say it all. However growing up I was encouraged to read mystery novels
like Nancy drew and the Hardy boys. However Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was
especially promoted as the language, science, drama and skill of deduction
impressed every family member of mine. I remember being told about the show and
in all my hesitation I watched it. The first 10 minutes I hated the modernization of my favorite prose and the next 80 odd minutes I loved every bit
of it. I was converted. I was a Sherlock & Watson Fan and also a Benedict
Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman fan. They seemed natural and born to play the
part. I also love how they change important details of the original mysteries
and modernize it for the urban sentiments.
5. Dr
Who- Fantasy,
time travel, space travel, amazing characters and a TARDIS. Who could ask for
more? ;-) Its vibrant story line, introduction of new characters frequently
would make character designing and testing fun time for a makeup artist.
6. Suits- This witty, fast and well
written show is one of my favourites. The fact that it revolves around relationships
of all kinds makes you want to invest your time into each character. Also the
glamour makeup artist in me, jones to do makeup for Donna and Jessica. They are
both phenomenal women.
7. Modern
Family-
Sofia Vergara, Sofia Vergara, Sofia Vergara. Beautiful, witty, self-deprecating.
Just my kinda woman. However with such a cast who won’t want to work with such
talented people. From the youngest to the oldest they seem like amazing people
to be around. And I would love to be a part of their makeup department.
8. Fringe- Fast and so amazing. What
else can you expect from JJ Abrams. I initially thought Fringe would be very
similar to X-Files. However it’s exceeded any expectations. It took me beyond
any plot I could think of. And all the gory diseases, time lapse consequences
make any makeup artist smile.
9. American
Horror Story-
gave me goose bumps. Season 1 got my hooked, season 2 booked and Season three
cooked. I actually want to be in the room when they are writing the episodes. I
would also love the number of their dealer. I can’t even explain the complexity
of this show, their characters and the amazing makeup that makes this story so
visual that I can’t get it out of my head. Never do an AHS marathon. It plays
on your mind and dreams for days. Tried, tested and peed my pants.
10. X
Files-
MOTHER OF ALL SHOWS. Now I know that it ended a long long time ago. However,
since this is a wish I thought why the hell not. If they ever decided to remake
it, I’m going to be the first to beg for a job on the show.
And
since I’m making a list I thought I’d make a special mention to one show that I
really enjoy. It’s Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma. My mom got me hooked to the show
and it’s so well written, characters so special and unique and that makes their
looks even more amazing. I would also loveeeeeeee to work on the 50
shades of grey movies. Honestly it might not be the makeup, though
making those cigarettes burns on Christian gets me excited, I think I want to
see the story unfold in front of my eyes.
So
here’s my list. Love it! And I will make it happen.. In some form or shape.
I’m
outti
xoxo
Aash