THE SHELLY SHOOT!

So it's been a long time since I "blogged" about a model, but I felt this girl warranted it. Not to be egotistical, but at this stage I've shot quite a few beautiful women willingly getting covered with pies and slime and all sorts of crap. A lot of them even turned out to be halfway decent actresses… And some had fun with it… But only a very few really seemed to "get it" right away.
By the way, Toshia wasn't one. She was gorgeous, and she was willing to get messy, and over time she actually got pretty good at giving me funny reactions, but… She wasn't a natural.
Shelly is, God bless her. Which means she's also the most fearless model I've ever worked with… Maybe Britney from SS101/105 beats her, but it's too close to call.
Or to put it another way: Occasionally I'll show models-to-be some previous clips, so they get a feel for what the finished product looks like. During a previous shoot, the model knew Britney, so I showed her the unbelievable "dancing" clip from SS105 where B runs around on heels for a good ten minutes, slamming pies into her face and getting hit with all sorts of mess while never breaking stride. The model watched a bit of that and said, "Oh yeah, I could NEVER do that." Fair reaction, honestly.
Shelly watched that same clip before shooting Scene 2, and her reaction? "Oh yeah, I can do something like that." And damn if she didn't pull it off! (Not while wearing heels… But she did finish by falling backwards to dump an entire bowl of pink slime on her face, so… Even??)
Now, I'm not here to convince you that Shelly is hotter than the already-legendary Brit (or perhaps Ginger wearing dental floss). She's unbelievably cute, and quite sexy, but that sexiness is more "girl next door" than "MAXIM pinup." More Deana from the old days mixed with Leann Rimes, with a dash of SS113/116 Carrie for good measure. No tattoos, no fake boobs. Tiny little waist. Unbelievable butt. (She chose the tiny gold shorts for Scene 2, saying, "They looked the best." God bless her.)
But you're not gonna fall in love with her on looks alone. Nope, if you really like what I do on this site, then you'll love her for the same reasons I do: She is genuinely excited to be playing scenes where her character winds up on the receiving end of many many MANY pies. And that doesn't just mean great reactions (although she has those) or amazing self-pies (possibly the best since SS80/81 Brit) or the funniest little sighs or "Hmmphs!" in the wake of every silly predicament.
That means meeting up with me weeks beforehand to talk shop… and requesting (and getting) the scripts in advance to look them over… and capturing pics of her messy self on iPhone (to Instagram later!)… and telling me (repeatedly) how she cannot WAIT to see the finished product. (In case you're wondering how often I get models this excited to get their DVD… Never!) Well, I burned the midnight oil to edit this entire shoot in a mere two weeks, so hopefully she'll dig the final result. And, hopefully, so will you.
She's a Slapstick Superstar. She's already plotting what we're gonna do next shoot. She's Shelly, and I guarantee she's gonna raise the bar here at SlapstickStuff.

ACTUAL CUSTOMER EMAIL:
"WOW.....yep....Shelly is pretty much the new gold standard. She's just gushing with over-the-top enthusiasm right from line one! She is right there with 101 Brit, as advertised. I think we'd both agree that Brit is hotter overall, but I won't split hairs over that when a model is THIS great. The first thing that comes to mind (just like Brit) is that Shelly is a natural at this. Very, very goofy, and over-the-top, and those reactions are spot on! From what I could tell, she was nailing the classic slapstick reactions without you even coaching her how to do them...again....she's a natural. On top of all of that, she seems to really enjoy it. Sooo..add all of that up and she lives just minutes from you? This is too good to be true… She has GOT to be your new "go to girl." I think the sky's the limit!"