Alright ladies (and gents if you're out there)
I'm back, having survived being Lara Croft. It wasn't easy and I have the bruises to prove it! But I would do it again in a heartbeat!
I did go with the reborn look as my base. But because my story is taking place 5 years after, you won't see a screen accurate look like the game. I also added a few tidbits that were just SO Lara.
Here's a production photo and a few screen shots!
A few things I learned about realism as Tomb Raider.
1. colored contacts are a bitch! LOL
2. getting and staying dirty was easy.
3. Push up wire bras (that give you the "Lara look") DO NOT GO WELL WITH STUNTS! I have marks from the wires and clips... yikes!
4. Gun holsters are tricky. :/ You can often see when the guns were holstered they would weight down the the belt... also, they add another difficulty to rolling around.
5. guns also like to bump into things... lots of things. you must basically become aware that your hips are now 4 inches wider on each side!
As for the tidbits I added.... on Lara's belt are two great little finds, one is a pink (I know, not my fav color either) but it is a REAL watch/stopwatch that is water proof, has a compass on the front and a thermometer on the back. Then there is a tailsman for safety and travel on the other side. Both of these were just accidental finds at a Goodwill and I KNEW they were Lara the moment I saw them.
If you all want closer pictures, I have them.
Overall, if I do another (which is possible) there will be tweaks and possibly changing up the look. Clearly there are a lot of Lara looks to play with.
Everyone had a blast and the raw footage looks AMAZING!
If you want to see more screen shots and other goodies I'm putting together, and of course, the final film (hoping for it to be done early next month
Please check out the facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/TombRaiderTribute
Can't wait to see what you all think. Be gentle... :unsure
It was my baby and I worked really, really hard to make it Tomb Raider at heart.
