tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10264347014004952112024-02-21T00:34:14.951-05:00BODY TYPEDVisit the NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE! www.BODYTYPEDFILMPROJECT.comJesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-89276423250104242572022-09-30T10:08:00.002-04:002022-09-30T10:08:20.267-04:00Haven't been to this page for a while but re-visiting and decided to start it up again. Now teaching at Emerson College and just showed some of this film project. Even though times have shifted and there's more immediate access to retouching for all of us -- there was a really great post screening discussion. Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-78937354994846603172012-01-27T16:46:00.002-05:002012-01-27T16:46:45.222-05:00NEW WEBSITE!!Very excited to announce the new <a href="http://BODYTYPEDFILMPROJECT.com ">BODYTYPEFILMPROJECT</a> website. It is still in Beta, but we invite you to take a test drive.<br />
Best,<br />
JesseJesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-11181893803225917552011-08-29T16:21:00.000-04:002011-08-29T16:21:59.924-04:00Poses<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GPEcdcmnAA0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://www.yolandadominguez.com/">http://www.yolandadominguez.com/</a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-16434775374443387312011-07-27T17:46:00.000-04:002011-07-27T17:46:19.999-04:00L'Oreal UK ads banned for retouched photos<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">(Reuters) - Two L'Oreal cosmetics adverts featuring actress Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington were banned in Britain by the Advertising Standards Agency on Wednesday, following complaints by MP Jo Swinson.</span></span><br />
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Liberal Democrat MP Swinson said the magazine adverts for foundations made by Maybelline and Lancome, both owned by L'Oreal, were misleading because the photos had been digitally altered.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span>The ASA upheld her claim and banned the adverts for Maybelline's "The Eraser" foundation featuring Turlington and Lancome's "Teint Miracle" starring the brand's ambassador Roberts, saying there was not enough evidence to show the retouched images accurately reflected what the products could achieve.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span>"Excessive airbrushing and digital manipulation techniques have become the norm, but both Christy Turlington and Julia Roberts are naturally beautiful women who don't need retouching to look great," said Swinson.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span>Lancome defended the image of Roberts as an "aspirational picture" of what the product could do and said her luminous complexion in the advert was down to her natural beauty and lighting used by the photographer Mario Testino. It said changes made by digital enhancement were not "directly relevant" to what the product was meant to achieve....<br />
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<a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/27/health-us-loreal-ads-ban-idUKTRE76Q65P20110727">Full Article</a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-89496647524737843962011-07-25T17:57:00.000-04:002011-07-25T17:57:03.624-04:00Radio Show tomorrow amLooking forward to going on The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/nineoclockshow">Bill Newman Show</a> tomorrow morning to talk about BODY TYPED, and a new project about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/pages/A-film-about-Peter-Blanchette-The-Happy-Valley-Guitar-Orchestra/215820451791980">Peter Blanchette & The Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra</a>!<br />
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We are kicking off a fundrasing campaign to get us to Spain to film. If you are interested in making a donation here is the link! <br />
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/how-to-talk-to-little-gir_b_882510.html?ref=tw">How to Talk to Little Girls</a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-47691272286049425752011-06-16T17:56:00.000-04:002011-06-16T17:56:00.910-04:00“One size fits all” no longer applies to mannequins."<h1 class="articleHeadline"><span style="font-size: large;">Stores Demand Mannequins With Personality (Heads Optional)</span></h1>"With retailers fighting for customers in the sluggish economic recovery, the generic white, hairless, skinny mannequin is being pushed aside by provocative alternatives that entice shoppers with muscles, unusual poses, famous faces and lifelike bodies."<br />
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Read <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/13098a8249ab6076">more...</a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-29523489413885000152011-06-04T16:25:00.002-04:002011-06-04T16:28:24.960-04:00The Daily Beast on extreme photoshopping<div class="box_left" id="div_galleryAsset"><a href="javascript:_xTruebox.getPage(2);"><img height="230" src="http://www.tdbimg.com/files/2011/06/02/img-mg---extreme-photoshopping---caroline-forsling_151608229004.jpg" title="Caroline Forsling" width="320" /></a></div><h2>Caroline Forsling</h2>"The former <i>Sports Illustrated</i> model was so outraged at an <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/swimsuit_beauty_it_ad_nau_ea_dmi_3FAVKsgVT7MrN4spjXmu8M" target="blank_"">Estée Lauder ad</a> that she says Photoshopped her image to make her older that she just sued the company for $2 million. The ad was for Plantscription, an "anti-aging serum" for women over 45—but Forsling is a mere 35. She’s claiming that the enhancement—or in her view, degradation—has irreparably damaged her career. She says she never used the product and it's deceptive advertising...."<br />
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<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2972/1/">http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2972/1/</a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-48746555440222259152011-05-17T23:00:00.001-04:002011-05-17T23:01:07.360-04:00ITVS's Women and Girls Lead Check out this new awesome initiative by ITVS:<br />
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<a href="http://www.itvs.org/women-and-girls-lead">Women and Girls Lead</a> is a multiyear public media initiative to focus, educate, and connect citizens worldwide in support of the issues facing women and girls.Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-70662327451759015032011-04-30T11:40:00.000-04:002011-04-30T11:40:53.937-04:00How rare it is to be satisfied.....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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PARTY MASH-UP featuring:<br />
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Eternia from Fat Beat Records with BEATBOXER ChesneySnow<br />
DJ J.Dayz spinning Anthem Rock + Throwback Mashups<br />
DJ Marcos Udagawa: Breakbeat /Psychedelic / Trip-Hop<br />
DJ Average Jo throwing down hip hop dancehall +electric-house<br />
45 SHOOTOUT: Dancehall Punk<br />
Dammit! Tribute to BLINK 182: Double-Time Punk!<br />
Care Bears on Fire: Pop-Punk<br />
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…A Benefit for About-Face NYC Launch-Equipping girls to understand negative media messages that affect self-esteem, identity & Body-image.<br />
Come + party with amazing artists and help a Rad cause.<br />
We go to schools and after-school programs with our media-literacy workshops + educate on how to look at media in a critical way. $ raised goes to a much-needed projector!<br />
Thank you to all of the incredible artists who are donating their time + talent to this benefit!<br />
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Next Tuesday, May 3 @ 8:00pm<br />
Public Assembly<br />
70 N. 6th St. btw Wythe & Kent<br />
Brooklyn, NY<br />
L train to Bedford<br />
$5 before 9 / $10 afterJesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-28861252933819797892011-04-22T19:59:00.000-04:002011-04-22T19:59:06.827-04:00putting the pieces together... literallyWorking on editing all the pieces of Body Typed into one film. It's a challenging job actually but excited about making it happen. Feels like we are getting closer.<br />
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Seems like having them be shorter films is useful for teachers but any thoughts?<br />
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Best,<br />
JesseJesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-17988163948824305852011-04-21T15:34:00.000-04:002011-04-21T15:34:30.237-04:00Arnold talks about body image<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110418/ts_yblog_theticket/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-sad-that-hes-not-young-anymore">Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about his body and getting older</a>...Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-6882032095234483592011-04-21T15:31:00.001-04:002011-04-21T15:31:35.964-04:00Katherine Schwarzenegger on Body Image and her new bookKatherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver was just named ambassador for Dove's Movement for Self-Esteem, and now has written a book about having a healthy body image, "Rock What You've Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back."<br />
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Katie Couric interviews her:<br />
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Host: Iron Mule Comedy Film Series<br />
92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street<br />
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<a href="http://www.92y.org/shop/92Tri_event_detail.asp?productid=T-MM5FA06">April 16th Screening</a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-43925509369656067712011-03-03T23:32:00.000-05:002011-03-03T23:32:59.257-05:00Ted Talks --<div class="description"><span class="video-rating" id="star-rating-container"><span></span></span><span class="video-rating" id="star-rating-container-pcanvas" style="display: none;"></span><script type="text/javascript">
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Join us if you can! <br />
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Best,<br />
JesseJesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-76400825141596756632011-01-11T14:10:00.002-05:002011-01-11T14:14:09.446-05:00Huffington Post's Top 10 Craziest Moments in Body Image in 2010<p class="teaser_permalink">Retrospective by Leslie Goldman, Author of Locker Room Diaries<br /></p>"You want more? I'll give you more! Without further adieu, I present you with the Top 10 Craziest Moments in Body Image, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-goldman/top-10-craziest-moments-i_b_802845.html#s217553&title=undefined">Version 2010</a>"Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-33474640742646573792010-11-27T11:27:00.003-05:002010-11-27T11:45:03.387-05:00"Fiona’s Blog: Should Parents Photoshop Kids’ School Pictures?"Check out this interesting blog post about school photos and photoshop....<br /><a href="http://www.rachelsimmons.com/2010/11/fionas-blog-should-parents-photoshop-kids-school-pictures/">Rachel Simmons<br /></a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-82389356329550079142010-10-12T15:34:00.001-04:002010-10-12T15:34:55.888-04:00MovieReshape: Tracking and Reshaping of Humans in Videos<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zXSj4pcl9Ao?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zXSj4pcl9Ao?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-64106924985371461342010-09-16T11:57:00.007-04:002010-09-16T13:05:30.355-04:00FILMS IN ACTION #1: Watch. Write. Read.<iframe style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15011562" frameborder="0" height="300" width="400"></iframe><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >Educators and activists using films in creative ways.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:lucida grande;" >Workshop with Power Writers:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:lucida grande;" >Youth at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe watch films on body image and respond with poetry.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:lucida grande;" >More info at:</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial;font-family:lucida grande;" >To Be Heard</span><br /><a href="http://www.jessedocs.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-42339526867781772662010-09-16T11:50:00.005-04:002010-09-16T12:10:11.986-04:00FILMS IN ACTION #2: Media Literacy in the Barbershop<span style="font-size:130%;"><iframe style="font-weight: bold;" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15012978" frameborder="0" height="300" width="400"></iframe></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Educators and Activists using films in creative ways.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.connectnyc.org/">CONNECT NYC</a> leads violence prevention workshops with men and boys, and Daralee Vazquez is an educator in Brooklyn -- they teamed up to host a screening of WET DREAMS AND FALSE IMAGES in a barbershop.<br />(Co-hosted by the barbers featured in the film itself).Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-89079353532412556882010-09-07T15:22:00.001-04:002010-09-07T15:24:39.669-04:00Check out this NY Times article...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/fashion/02Small.html?_r=2&emc=eta1"><span style="font-size:100%;"><nyt_headline version="1.0" type=" ">For the A-Cup Crowd, Minimal Assets Are a Plus</nyt_headline></span></a>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-54913919263873841632010-08-16T18:42:00.004-04:002010-08-16T18:46:37.593-04:00Screening Wed. the 18th of August<a href="http://www.paradigmshiftnyc.com/">Paradigm shift</a> is hosting a screening/ videotaping on Wed. night in NYC. Excited about all the partner organizations...<br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="caps"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">WEDNESDAY</span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">, AUGUST 18th at 6:30 pm</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">The Tank- 354 West 45th Street (between 8th & 9th Ave.)</span></strong></span></strong><br />Subway: A,C,E to 42nd Street/Times Square</p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">Cost: $12 students/ pre-paid, $15 at door<br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">BUY TICKETS NOW- LIMITED SEATING:</span></strong></span><br /><a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/117245" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.brownpapertickets.com');">http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/117245</a></strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/117245" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.brownpapertickets.com');"><br /></a></strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://legendarychloe.com/media.php" target="_blank">Legendary Women, Inc<br /></a><a href="http://gomyd.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/gomyd.com');">Manhattan Young Democrats</a><a href="http://www.nywift.org/" target="_blank"><br />New York Women in Film and Television<br /></a><a href="http://youngfeministtaskforce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/youngfeministtaskforce.blogspot.com');">NOW NYS Young Feminist Task Force</a><a href="http://www.nywift.org/" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.rippleeffectartists.org/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.rippleeffectartists.org');">RippleEffectArtists.org</a><a href="http://www.soapboxinc.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.queerliterarycarnival.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.queerliterarycarnival.com');">Sideshow: The Queer Literary Carnival</a><a href="http://www.soapboxinc.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.soapboxinc.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.soapboxinc.com');">Soapbox Inc.</a><a href="http://www.soapboxinc.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://thewomensmosaic.org/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/thewomensmosaic.org');">The Women’s Mosaic</a><a href="http://www.soapboxinc.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.nationalwca.org/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.nationalwca.org');">The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership</a><br /><a href="http://www.trixiefilms.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.trixiefilms.com');">Trixie Films</a><br /><a href="http://www.nationalwca.org/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.nationalwca.org');">Women’s Caucus for Art</a><br /><a href="http://www.womensmediacenter.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.womensmediacenter.com');">Women’s Media Center</a><br /><a href="http://sexualityintronight.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/sexualityintronight.eventbrite.com');">Women’s Sexuality Empowerment Apprenticeship</a> </p>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026434701400495211.post-90214154426379102882010-07-30T10:20:00.002-04:002010-07-30T10:22:48.816-04:00Totonto Film Scene Review<h1><a href="http://thetfs.ca/2010/07/21/review-the-guarantee34x25x36-bite-me-2010/#more-8180"><span style="font-size:85%;">Review: The Guarantee/34x25x36 – BITE ME! 2010, by Dasha Kotova</span></a></h1>Two short films by Jesse Epstein concluded the first day of the first BITE ME! film fest. One was about the pressure to undergo cosmetic surgery, while the other looked at the mannequin manufacturing industry.<span id="more-8180"></span>In <em>The Guarantee</em>, a gifted young male ballet academy student is badgered by his teacher to get a nose job; supposedly, his large nose would get in the way of his career. Though he likes his nose just fine, he eventually gives in to the pressure, even though he’s told it would not guarantee him a contract with a ballet company. The story is told through drawings, which are quickly sketched as the main character narrates the events. This film reminds the viewers that body image issues affect males as well as females, and that seemingly trivial matters can be blown out of proportion by unfair societal standards. It is a frustrating look at the shallowness that seems to penetrate even the most skill-based types of the entertainment industry. <p>The second film takes a look at an industry ruled entirely by shallow standards. Have you ever felt a little spooked by store window mannequins and the joyless stares on their contorted bodies? <em>34x25x36</em> peeks into the process of manufacturing these uncanny objects. The title the film is the standard measurement used to create female mannequins, which is why you always see them come in the one body type. The mannequin designers in the film say creepy things like “There are no perfect women. We make the perfect women”. One of them even likens his work to European religious statues, both in terms of portraying people you don’t know the way you imagine them, and in terms of worshipping the fashionable products that mannequin display the way people might worship the saints. Now, when you pass by a clothing store, you’ll know the strange things that go on in the minds of the people that make the alien-esque figures you see there.</p>Jesse Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648897777869450102noreply@blogger.com0