Thursday, September 30, 2010
New post from "MakeUp Inc." - It's a treat!
Hello,
what an amazing treat we have for you at "MakeUp Inc." with Jim Sacca. Jim had the honor of interviewing Denie Hiestand, and talk about his skin care line as well as his two books. What a great interview! Jim and Denie talked for so long about so many things, we split up the interview in four parts.
Please go check it out @ makeupinwithjimsacca.blogspot.com!
Joel
what an amazing treat we have for you at "MakeUp Inc." with Jim Sacca. Jim had the honor of interviewing Denie Hiestand, and talk about his skin care line as well as his two books. What a great interview! Jim and Denie talked for so long about so many things, we split up the interview in four parts.
Please go check it out @ makeupinwithjimsacca.blogspot.com!
Joel
Friday, September 24, 2010
More posts from "MakeUp Inc." with Jim Sacca
Hello Everyone,
we have added more footage from master makeup artist Jim Sacca on the blog, makeupincwithjimsacca.blogspot.com.
Season 1 is shortly coming to an end, but we have a couple of amazing surprises in store for you before we wrap it up. Not to worry though, we are already prepping Season 2, with even more amazing shows with Jim.
We wanted to also welcome Debra Weite (http://www.debraweite.com/), a super star hair stylist, who is joining Jim on his blog as both a contributing author as well as some shows. We are in development on a show with her, and what an honor it will be to have her part of our team.
A shout goes out for the amazing Flip Camera, who has been our faithful companion so far.
It's been an amazing tool that allowed us to work in small spaces under very low lighting situations. It may not be big budget movie ready (it's not), but this little camera has amazing capabilities. Sound is also pretty terrific considering the size.
Stay tuned, as more is coming!
Ciao!
we have added more footage from master makeup artist Jim Sacca on the blog, makeupincwithjimsacca.blogspot.com.
Season 1 is shortly coming to an end, but we have a couple of amazing surprises in store for you before we wrap it up. Not to worry though, we are already prepping Season 2, with even more amazing shows with Jim.
We wanted to also welcome Debra Weite (http://www.debraweite.com/), a super star hair stylist, who is joining Jim on his blog as both a contributing author as well as some shows. We are in development on a show with her, and what an honor it will be to have her part of our team.
A shout goes out for the amazing Flip Camera, who has been our faithful companion so far.
It's been an amazing tool that allowed us to work in small spaces under very low lighting situations. It may not be big budget movie ready (it's not), but this little camera has amazing capabilities. Sound is also pretty terrific considering the size.
Stay tuned, as more is coming!
Ciao!
Updates on "One Man's Journey To Truth"
Hello Everyone,
it's been a hectic few months since we got back to New Zealand, and in the next few days I will post more of the diary of the trip. Here are two very enlightening books from Denie.
At the moment we are beginning Post Production with amazing editor Tangier Clarke (http://www.tangierclarke.com/) who is taking on the project for us. What a treat to have him on board, and to be able to finally work with him again, since our work on "Lidia" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf1Ax_H64e8).
Also extremely exciting, we are welcoming Dave Negrin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLl0A6i6iqA) to the team. Dave is one incredible Cinematographer who will join us on October 5th and 6th on our trip to Sedona, AZ to continue the filming with Denie. Sedona was a landmark in Denie's life, and we will explore some of his past (and his future) adventures when he first landed in the USA, as he first left New Zealand.
More Pictures and Clips are also on the way.
Ciao!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
"MakeUp Inc." with Jim Sacca is online!
Hello Everyone!
What a great day! We are finally live with the first video of "MakeUp Inc." with Jim Sacca with an incredible interview with Jim Sacca himself! "MakeUp Inc." is an new web series that will explore the secrets of hollywood makeup and special effects in few simple steps.
It is a great honor to have Jim with us.
We wanted to thank Marc Yannette for his camera work, as well as Jim's model, Sydney Weite.
Join the show!
Ciao,
Joel
What a great day! We are finally live with the first video of "MakeUp Inc." with Jim Sacca with an incredible interview with Jim Sacca himself! "MakeUp Inc." is an new web series that will explore the secrets of hollywood makeup and special effects in few simple steps.
It is a great honor to have Jim with us.
We wanted to thank Marc Yannette for his camera work, as well as Jim's model, Sydney Weite.
Join the show!
Ciao,
Joel
Friday, August 6, 2010
New Zealand: Diary of an Amazing Journey.
Hello Everyone,
what an adventure our trip to New Zealand was! Marvellous! I finally have some time to let all of you know what happened during our trip and share with you all our incredible experience.
Here is our diary...
June 11th, 2010.
The day has arrived. I am finally ready to take off for Auckland and begin our journey and filming with Denie. I arrive at the airport at LAX around 6:30pm, board my plane from Air New Zealand, sit down in my seat, and wait for the doors to close.
What kind of journey would it be if all went smoothly? Naturally, murphy's law, rears its nasty head. As we are taking off (2 hours late) a loud 'POP' scares half the plane. As I was sitting by the wings, the people around me and I realized we had just popped a tire. Thank goodness, our pilot was a master, and without breaking stride, was able to slow down and stop (on the runaway) before more damage could be done, and before we actually took off.
As they tell us what happened (we blew up two tires actually, plus ruined the landing gear) we have to wait on the runaway. As midnight approaches, it is now obvious to all of us, we are not going anywhere tonight.
Finally after two hours waiting in the plane, busses arrive to de-plane us and take us back to the main terminal, where we had to wait for another hour, there before they find all 350+ people a place to stay for the night. What amazing service by the people at Air New Zealand!
A group of us is taken to a Holiday Inn by the airport, where we check in, and try to go and get some shut eye. Too bad no luggage, as we had to leave it in the plane.
Considering I had no idea when my plane would take off the next morning, I woke up quite early, got ready, had some breakfast and waited for some news. It wasn't until about 9:30am that someone from the hotel gave me and everyone else who like me was waiting for news, the information we needed for our trip. New departure time: 3:30pm.
Well...the good thing was I got to see some World Cup games, where the US-England game was the highlight of the day, in a somewhat boring 1-1 tie.
At the airport all went smoothly, thank again for the amazing service of Air New Zealand.
Finally, at 4:00pm, we take off, and an amazing journey begins.
Joel
what an adventure our trip to New Zealand was! Marvellous! I finally have some time to let all of you know what happened during our trip and share with you all our incredible experience.
Here is our diary...
June 11th, 2010.
The day has arrived. I am finally ready to take off for Auckland and begin our journey and filming with Denie. I arrive at the airport at LAX around 6:30pm, board my plane from Air New Zealand, sit down in my seat, and wait for the doors to close.
What kind of journey would it be if all went smoothly? Naturally, murphy's law, rears its nasty head. As we are taking off (2 hours late) a loud 'POP' scares half the plane. As I was sitting by the wings, the people around me and I realized we had just popped a tire. Thank goodness, our pilot was a master, and without breaking stride, was able to slow down and stop (on the runaway) before more damage could be done, and before we actually took off.
As they tell us what happened (we blew up two tires actually, plus ruined the landing gear) we have to wait on the runaway. As midnight approaches, it is now obvious to all of us, we are not going anywhere tonight.
Finally after two hours waiting in the plane, busses arrive to de-plane us and take us back to the main terminal, where we had to wait for another hour, there before they find all 350+ people a place to stay for the night. What amazing service by the people at Air New Zealand!
A group of us is taken to a Holiday Inn by the airport, where we check in, and try to go and get some shut eye. Too bad no luggage, as we had to leave it in the plane.
Considering I had no idea when my plane would take off the next morning, I woke up quite early, got ready, had some breakfast and waited for some news. It wasn't until about 9:30am that someone from the hotel gave me and everyone else who like me was waiting for news, the information we needed for our trip. New departure time: 3:30pm.
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| People Watching USA-England at LAX |
At the airport all went smoothly, thank again for the amazing service of Air New Zealand.
Finally, at 4:00pm, we take off, and an amazing journey begins.
Joel
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Our web site is live!
Hello Everyone,
as I am getting ready to board a flight to New Zealand to begin filming Denie's life story, I wanted to let all of you know, here is the link to our website:
http://www.chesfilms.com
More to come on the trip to NZ!
Ciao,
Joel
as I am getting ready to board a flight to New Zealand to begin filming Denie's life story, I wanted to let all of you know, here is the link to our website:
http://www.chesfilms.com
More to come on the trip to NZ!
Ciao,
Joel
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Chicano City, USA...getting closer to reality!
Hello,
today is the deadline for the E.L.A.R.A to finalize the funding for the fiscal study to show if East Los Angeles is financially viable as a city. They are so close! These are exciting times, and we can't wait to get the project of the ground! To see clip from Channel 7 (KABC) in Los Angeles click here: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7410422 or simply click on the title.
Joel
today is the deadline for the E.L.A.R.A to finalize the funding for the fiscal study to show if East Los Angeles is financially viable as a city. They are so close! These are exciting times, and we can't wait to get the project of the ground! To see clip from Channel 7 (KABC) in Los Angeles click here: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7410422 or simply click on the title.
Joel
Monday, April 19, 2010
100 Fans on Facebook!
Hello,
we have reached the 100 fans mark on Facebook, and counting! Thank you all for your support!!!!
We have a lot of great things coming your way, so stay tuned!
Keep following and promoting us!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Joel
we have reached the 100 fans mark on Facebook, and counting! Thank you all for your support!!!!
We have a lot of great things coming your way, so stay tuned!
Keep following and promoting us!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Joel
Friday, April 16, 2010
New Development!
We are now in the process to begin a co-production with amazing director Nathalie Marie-Curry. This is a documentary on the struggles of the Mexican American community in East Los Angeles, CA and their aspiration of becoming the first Chicano City in the United States.
To know more about the project please keep following our blog, or go to http://www.nathaliemariecurry.com/
You can also find out more information on our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Chesapeake-FIlms-LLC/368659208660?ref=ts#!/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Chesapeake-FIlms-LLC/368659208660
More information to come soon!
Joel
To know more about the project please keep following our blog, or go to http://www.nathaliemariecurry.com/
You can also find out more information on our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Chesapeake-FIlms-LLC/368659208660?ref=ts#!/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Chesapeake-FIlms-LLC/368659208660
More information to come soon!
Joel
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Ron Wild
Hello Everyone,
today we had an absolute treat: we were able to go and visit during shooting of our "Makeup Inc." with Jim Sacca show, Ron Wild's place. Ron Wild is one of the most amazing Makeup/VFX artist in the world today, and currently lives and works in Las Vegas. What an honor to spend time with him.
Read more about at our makeupincwithjimsacca.blogpost.com and see it soon on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/joelfranco
Ciao,
Joel
today we had an absolute treat: we were able to go and visit during shooting of our "Makeup Inc." with Jim Sacca show, Ron Wild's place. Ron Wild is one of the most amazing Makeup/VFX artist in the world today, and currently lives and works in Las Vegas. What an honor to spend time with him.
Read more about at our makeupincwithjimsacca.blogpost.com and see it soon on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/joelfranco
Ciao,
Joel
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
One Man's Journey...
Chesapeake Fims is officially in the works of a new documentary based on the life of Denie Hiestand and his lifelong journey to truth and healing, through an incredibly honest and profound account of his early years and where he is today. Denie will open your minds and souls, he will make you cry.
Production is to begin in New Zealand on June 18th and will continue until July 4th.
We're honored to be part of the project and are thankful for Shelley and Denie to let us into their lives. We hope to make them proud.
More to come in the upcoming days and weeks...stay tuned!
Ciao,
Joel
Production is to begin in New Zealand on June 18th and will continue until July 4th.
We're honored to be part of the project and are thankful for Shelley and Denie to let us into their lives. We hope to make them proud.
More to come in the upcoming days and weeks...stay tuned!
Ciao,
Joel
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Debra and Sidney You Rock!
Hello Everyone,
two of the coolest people I know are Debra Weite, who is an incredible makeup artist, and Sidney, who modeled for us this past week in our first round of shooting for our "Makeup Inc." with Jim Sacca show.
You can find out more information about Debra on her web page at: http://www.debraweite.com
Thank you and thank you for the rockin' hair cut!
Ciao,
Joel
Ciao,
Joel
You can also read about us at:
Hello Everyone!
we just launched our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
Here are the links:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/joelfranco
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Chesapeake-FIlms-LLC/368659208660?ref=ts
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_tab_pro
Ciao,
Joel
we just launched our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
Here are the links:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/joelfranco
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Chesapeake-FIlms-LLC/368659208660?ref=ts
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_tab_pro
Ciao,
Joel
A Big Thank You to our Affiliates!
We wanted to thank our affiliates, Cinema Secrets and Kryolan Corporation.
Cinema Secrets (http://www.cinemasecrets.com) was founded by Hollywood’s Maurice Stein in 1984, when he retired from his successful career of Professional Makeup to open a small beauty, special effects, and cosmetic supply business in Burbank, California. Maurice's reputation and expertise made the Burbank beauty supply an instant hit among entertainment industry makeup artists and professionals.
Opening the beauty supply became a family endeavor. Everyone waited on customers, Barbara did the books, Maurice handled the front, and with a couple of employees, Cinema Secrets quickly became a destination for the professional makeup artist, the studios, and many of Hollywood’s most expensive faces.
By 1989 the Cinema Secrets Beauty Supply was busting at the seams. “We could not fit one more box of tissues in the building without a case of sponges being pushed out of a window somewhere,” says Maurice. “We had to find a bigger facility, and something that could handle our growth and my vision.” Later that year, Cinema Secrets moved to its current location in Burbank. This new location was close enough to the major studios where our service quickly became synonymous with our reputation – “Family owned, Family Operated, and proud to help and service you.”
In 1990 Maurice started thinking about technology, healthy formulation components and cosmetic formulations all of which resulted in the development of Cinema Secrets Cosmetics. Cinema Secrets quickly became used by not only professionals in Hollywood, but noted as an advanced standard in the development of a clinical makeup that was successfully tested and used in the medical industry as well.
In the early years, Maurice and “the boys,” Michael and Danny, spent many Saturday afternoons pouring their own latex appliances and selling them in the store. In 1992, we re-introduced Woochie™ to the world and opened our seasonal division which now sells Cinema Secrets costumes and Woochie™ to the world.
Maurice and his family all play important roles in the company and maintain an active presence in the business. Now the grandchildren are on the horizon and a family tradition can continue into the future.
Through the years, Cinema Secrets has launched Cinema Secrets Cosmetics, Cinema Secrets Seasonal products, and expanded on the education and knowledge base of working makeup professionals in its Education Division.
For more than 60 years KRYOLAN Professional Make-up (www.kryolan.com) is a specialized manufacturer of professional make-up serving theater, film, and television around the globe. KRYOLAN is also engaged to establish their products more towards the beauty sector.
The headquarters with a surface of 5000 m² has been located in the Berlin Papierstrasse in the north of the city since 1971. Ever since its modest beginnings, this company site has been continuously improved and expanded. More than 240 employees in Berlin and Zehlendorf but also at the international sites in Poland, England, USA, India and Bangladesh are committed to furthering the KRYOLAN trademark and daily endeavor to satisfy all customer wishes.
Today KRYOLAN Professional Make-up delivers to customers in more than 70 countries on all continents of the world and is an acknowledged trademark for professional make-up artists. The name KRYOLAN and its other trademarks stand for professional competence, high product quality, exceptional diversity, professionalism, flexibility and tradition.
At the company·s headquarters in Berlin, Germany qualified chemists continuously work developing new products, looking for innovative raw materials with special skin caring properties. With the experience of more than 6 decades KRYOLAN Professional Make-up understands to its best the need of qualified professional make-up artists working in the entertainment industry.
Thank you for your continued support!
Ciao,
Joel
Cinema Secrets (http://www.cinemasecrets.com) was founded by Hollywood’s Maurice Stein in 1984, when he retired from his successful career of Professional Makeup to open a small beauty, special effects, and cosmetic supply business in Burbank, California. Maurice's reputation and expertise made the Burbank beauty supply an instant hit among entertainment industry makeup artists and professionals.
Opening the beauty supply became a family endeavor. Everyone waited on customers, Barbara did the books, Maurice handled the front, and with a couple of employees, Cinema Secrets quickly became a destination for the professional makeup artist, the studios, and many of Hollywood’s most expensive faces.
By 1989 the Cinema Secrets Beauty Supply was busting at the seams. “We could not fit one more box of tissues in the building without a case of sponges being pushed out of a window somewhere,” says Maurice. “We had to find a bigger facility, and something that could handle our growth and my vision.” Later that year, Cinema Secrets moved to its current location in Burbank. This new location was close enough to the major studios where our service quickly became synonymous with our reputation – “Family owned, Family Operated, and proud to help and service you.”
In 1990 Maurice started thinking about technology, healthy formulation components and cosmetic formulations all of which resulted in the development of Cinema Secrets Cosmetics. Cinema Secrets quickly became used by not only professionals in Hollywood, but noted as an advanced standard in the development of a clinical makeup that was successfully tested and used in the medical industry as well.
In the early years, Maurice and “the boys,” Michael and Danny, spent many Saturday afternoons pouring their own latex appliances and selling them in the store. In 1992, we re-introduced Woochie™ to the world and opened our seasonal division which now sells Cinema Secrets costumes and Woochie™ to the world.
Maurice and his family all play important roles in the company and maintain an active presence in the business. Now the grandchildren are on the horizon and a family tradition can continue into the future.
Through the years, Cinema Secrets has launched Cinema Secrets Cosmetics, Cinema Secrets Seasonal products, and expanded on the education and knowledge base of working makeup professionals in its Education Division.
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For more than 60 years KRYOLAN Professional Make-up (www.kryolan.com) is a specialized manufacturer of professional make-up serving theater, film, and television around the globe. KRYOLAN is also engaged to establish their products more towards the beauty sector.
The headquarters with a surface of 5000 m² has been located in the Berlin Papierstrasse in the north of the city since 1971. Ever since its modest beginnings, this company site has been continuously improved and expanded. More than 240 employees in Berlin and Zehlendorf but also at the international sites in Poland, England, USA, India and Bangladesh are committed to furthering the KRYOLAN trademark and daily endeavor to satisfy all customer wishes.
Today KRYOLAN Professional Make-up delivers to customers in more than 70 countries on all continents of the world and is an acknowledged trademark for professional make-up artists. The name KRYOLAN and its other trademarks stand for professional competence, high product quality, exceptional diversity, professionalism, flexibility and tradition.
At the company·s headquarters in Berlin, Germany qualified chemists continuously work developing new products, looking for innovative raw materials with special skin caring properties. With the experience of more than 6 decades KRYOLAN Professional Make-up understands to its best the need of qualified professional make-up artists working in the entertainment industry.
Thank you for your continued support!
Ciao,
Joel
Special Thank You to our Sponsor...
We wanted to thank our sponsor, Electric Body and their Founders, Denie and Shelley Hiestand, without whom this show would not be possible.
Electric Body is a revolutionary skin care product. It's skin care with attitude, a healthy attitude. It offers their customers natural beauty products, containing New Zealand Colostrum, free of petrochemicals and parabens. Their natural, safe, bio-available ingredients could be considered food for the skin. A safe choice for you and your family. Natural beauty products with healthy ingredients with no cancer causing toxic chemicals. It can boost your immune system and activate your DNA so that your cells will glow with youthful vibrancy. It truly breakthrough anti-aging technology.
For more information please click here: https://electricbody.infusionsoft.com/go/EBWS/JoelFranco/
Thank you Denie and Shelley!
Ciao,
Joel
Electric Body is a revolutionary skin care product. It's skin care with attitude, a healthy attitude. It offers their customers natural beauty products, containing New Zealand Colostrum, free of petrochemicals and parabens. Their natural, safe, bio-available ingredients could be considered food for the skin. A safe choice for you and your family. Natural beauty products with healthy ingredients with no cancer causing toxic chemicals. It can boost your immune system and activate your DNA so that your cells will glow with youthful vibrancy. It truly breakthrough anti-aging technology.
For more information please click here: https://electricbody.infusionsoft.com/go/EBWS/JoelFranco/
Thank you Denie and Shelley!
Ciao,
Joel
Thank you to my team!
Hello Everyone,
I wanted to write a special post on how thankful I am to have had the pleasure of working with two wonderful professionals, and friends, this past week, while shooting "Makeup Inc."
Marc Yannette and Jim Sacca, you guys rock!
There is nothing like working with people who always have your back and strive to make the show as good as possible.
I also have to thank my former classmates at LMU (Loyola Marymount University) Celia and Matthew, as well as Dave, a great DP who are the backbone of the company.
Ciao,
Joel
The Beginning of a New Era.
This week marked the beginning of a new chapter at Chesapeake Films. We started production on our new slate of projects that will keep us busy for years to come.
Chesapeake Films is built on a foundation of creative, dedicated and passionate filmmakers focused on producing Films and Television Programs through an unwavering commitment to storytelling. We are a Production Company that prides itself with the production capabilities to create a new generation of feature films, by combining world class talent with memorable stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.
By hiring superior talent, Chesapeake Films, is able to work and develop more than one project at the same time, while maintaining a commitment to excellence and delivering innovative and inspiring work, for every media platform, while always keeping an eye toward the future of the business and exploring new avenues of marketing and distribution.
Great Stories. Great Films.
Our first project out of the gates is “Makeup Inc.” with Jim Sacca, who is an incredible makeup artist and a great friend.
“Makeup Inc.” is a show where we will bring a little bit of Hollywood to everyday life. Jim will address various applications and techniques to show the audience how simple the process can be once you know a few basic key procedures. We have a few special episodes planned as well, so stay tuned for a lot more to come from "Makeup Inc." Please check our blog, "Makeup Inc." with Jim Sacca , where Jim will be addressing and expanding on various topics, especially those brought up by our audience.
You can find out all about us in our soon to go live web site: www.chesfilms.com
I look forward to sharing with you all about us in the upcoming weeks and months. We would not be here without our audience!
Ciao,
Joel
Chesapeake Films is built on a foundation of creative, dedicated and passionate filmmakers focused on producing Films and Television Programs through an unwavering commitment to storytelling. We are a Production Company that prides itself with the production capabilities to create a new generation of feature films, by combining world class talent with memorable stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.
By hiring superior talent, Chesapeake Films, is able to work and develop more than one project at the same time, while maintaining a commitment to excellence and delivering innovative and inspiring work, for every media platform, while always keeping an eye toward the future of the business and exploring new avenues of marketing and distribution.
Great Stories. Great Films.
Our first project out of the gates is “Makeup Inc.” with Jim Sacca, who is an incredible makeup artist and a great friend.
“Makeup Inc.” is a show where we will bring a little bit of Hollywood to everyday life. Jim will address various applications and techniques to show the audience how simple the process can be once you know a few basic key procedures. We have a few special episodes planned as well, so stay tuned for a lot more to come from "Makeup Inc." Please check our blog, "Makeup Inc." with Jim Sacca , where Jim will be addressing and expanding on various topics, especially those brought up by our audience.
You can find out all about us in our soon to go live web site: www.chesfilms.com
I look forward to sharing with you all about us in the upcoming weeks and months. We would not be here without our audience!
Ciao,
Joel
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