Most of my shoots are for advertising clients, but this week I had an opportunity to coordinate a photo shoot for Entertainment Weekly magazine, featuring Jack Black and the rest of the cast from School of Rock movie for a 10 year Reunion issue. Most of the cast haven’t seen each other since the film was made in 2003, and the reactions upon meeting again were priceless. Those kids were only eleven years old at filming, now twenty one years old having changed a lot! Photographer Miller Mobley flew in from NYC to capture the images and enjoy some time in Austin. We assembled a small army of Hair & Makeup artists to keep all the models moving quickly. The tough part was wrangling all the extra people that accompanied the cast in their visit: a lot of moms, friends, and agents in the studio stage. Jack Black was fun to meet and acted just like you’d imagine: intense and full of ideas. Jack Black helped the cast get excited and give some great expressions. Miller Mobley had the direction and timing to capture the perfect images we needed! It was Jack Black‘s birthday on the shoot day, so I picked up two platters of Austin’s finest birthday treat, Hey Cupcake!. They were a hit for sure!
The feature is on newsstands now: OCT 25, 2013 DOUBLE ISSUE #1282-1283 and online at: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20433411_20746301_30037663,00.html
Here are the behind the scenes images:
Support by crew: Rachael Currie (Props + Set Stylist from Dallas), Lauren Smith Ford (Wardrobe Stylist), Jai Lennard (Digi Tech/Photo Asst NYC), Evan Prince (Photo Asst), Laura Martinez (Hair+Makeup Artist), Lisa Gleeson (Hair+Makeup Artist), Sara Domi (Hair+Makeup Artist), Lisa Barnes (Hair+Makeup Artist), Franchiska Kovar (Hair+Makeup Artist), SoundCheck Austin (Studio Stage), 2Dine4 (Catering), and Hey Cupcake! (Jack Black’s Birthday Cupcakes!).