Depletion
STRIKE MAGAZINE UF ISSUE 06, DESTINATION 2
Post-prospection, shoot two channels the less-fulfilling facets of an emotive adventure, forming as depletion of the being. Stemming from an obsession with maintaining an image, we relentlessly drain our physical and mental resources, all for the sake of an unrecognizable final product. In striving for perfection, we reach depletion – a moment when we realize who we really are is nothing like the person we’ve been helplessly striving to become. Welcome to the modern Renaissance.
“Shoot two was a wonder of emotions for me personally. My best friend Luli was booked for this shoot, and it being one of the last shoots of my six issues with Strike, I wanted to go all out. The hardest part about this shoot was making the painting come to life. Erin and I made it a purpose to find a real-life painter. However, because the painter couldn’t finish the piece in one sitting, we had to problem-solve. What’s not noticeable at first glance is that the last scene had a green screen in the frame and the painting wasn’t actually there. My co-director Ryan did an amazing job at masking the portrait and filling in the scan of the real-life painting after the painter finished it. I’m so proud of how this film came to life and how amazing the last scene looked. I couldn’t be more proud of my team.”
— MEGAN OSORIO, FILM DIRECTOR
“Implementing an actual painting into our film was new for us and provided a new element of realism to our editing process”
— RYAN RIVAS, FILM PRODUCTION DIRECTIOR
BEHIND-THE-SCENES
“For shoot two, you really have to dig in. When you look at the painting and the model, you can see how the painting is discolored and doesn’t accurately portray the beauty of the model. Every time the model paints a picture of herself, she loses color on herself. This represents how we give everything to social media and begin to lose ourselves in the pressure and necessity to belong.”
— GABRIELA DONATI, CONTENT TEAM ORANGE ASSISTANT
“We kind of lose ourselves and our identity into this version that we want everybody to see. And a lot of times, it becomes hard to go back to how we started off.”
— ASHLEY NOVELLO, CONTENT TEAM ORANGE DIRECTOR
“When the Editorial Team was writing their articles for shoot two, we sought to explore the various conflicts that deplete us. These conflicts can be caused by introspective feelings, external forces or even interpersonal relationships. Nevertheless, they all intersect with each other and contribute to the overall effect. ”
— JACOB MCLEAN, EDITORIAL TEAM BLOG DIRECTOR
“Styling had so much fun creating the Renaissance vibe, because we typically do more modern-type outfits. We represented how she was unhappy and feeling the need to break free from where she was by gradually ripping off her clothing, breaking her shoe heel entirely out of frustration, and ripping her hairdo out, and allowing the pearls to scatter all across the floor.”
— KARIS PERUSEK, HEAD STYLIST
Strike Out,
Concept: Erin Hu, Matthew Hamburg, Ashley Novello, Nicole Poplewko, Kaureen Randhawa, Tanner Crews, Gabriela Donati, Meg Levine, Jacob Wall, Caroline Webb, Lindsay Ayers, Farah Contractor, Laurie Mullowney, Jordan Witt
Film: Megan Osorio, Thomas Le, Ryan Rivas, Samy Asfoor, Lily Huerkamp, Haley Petitt, Sofia Seidel
Photography: Brieanna Andrews, Samy Asfoor, Malyna Reed, Ryan Rivas, Johann Vazquez
Styling: Karis Perusek, Tajay Coote, Tanner Crews, Maggie Dungey, Liv Vitale, Madison Wunderlich, Adam Berman, Eva Duran, Shrinidhi Kumar
Beauty: Emma Hesse, Tamar Abrahami, Alyssa Bretan, Julia Chaplin, Jamie Crompton, Olivia Gallagher, Katie Geremia, Kaiya-Rai Sarmenta
Hair: Gabi Perez, Mackenzie Potts, Aaron Sarner
Castings: Mia Alvarez, Kylie Margolesky, Tara Gaines, Carly Martinez, Gabi Purcell, Skylar Sabol
Bookings: Silvana Hanrahan, Katherine Ovadia, Sammy Dratch, Alexi Stoupas
Models: Luli Hays, Alex Baleno
Painter: Alex Baleno
Writers: Hannah Shelton, Jacob McLean, AJ Bafer
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