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JAPANESE TV SHOOT PREPARATIONS: MAKEUP, REPORTER INTERVIEWS, PHOENIX WRIGHT COSPLAY & HELLO KITTY STUFFED TOY.


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A 20 minute documentary about cute character bentos requires 20 hours of filming… and 200 hours of preparation!

The NHK makeup artist, Tamami, is ultra talented and a doll to work with. She has a phenomenal line of makeup brushes — the lip brush is flat and made of high-quality hairs, and I really want one!

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The New York Wave reporter, Hana, got her army green dress from a boutique in Shibuya 109. My silky dress is handmade — it’s part of the cosplay outfit that I later put on. I own three skull scarves; this one is from a random mall vendor.

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I was scheduled to teach sixteen rambunctious 9-year-old students how to make kawaii bentos. We set up the tables with Tupperware boxes, cookie cutters, straws, toothpicks, plastic knives and other tools for making sandwiches with cute faces.

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On camera, I interviewed Principal Cesar of the Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars. Her school is one of five housed in a large complex at East 109th and Lexington. It’s crazy: in the course of a few blocks, the neighborhood goes from fancy Chanel to Harlem housing projects.

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Tamami helped me clip on my onigiri hat. This and the furry cardigan complete my handmade Phoenix Wright costume; I’m the bento lady Angel Starr. (You may recall I wore this to my LA book signings; more photos here and here.)

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To hold the childrens’ attention, I drew cute animals, wrote on the whiteboard and dangled my stuffed Hello Kitty.

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Time to hide in the back… the uniformed schoolchildren are about to enter the library! (All photos by Shichi. You can see a slideshow of the Harlem photos in this video-post.)

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  1. January 27th, 2010 at 17:26

    AngryBroomstick says:

    awww!!! I would be too terrified to teach the art of bento (or ANYTHING, really) to a classroom of kids… children scare the sh*t out of me.

  2. January 27th, 2010 at 21:12

    Evil DJ Petey says:

    It looks like so much fun!

  3. January 27th, 2010 at 21:55

    Rayfil says:

    Love the pix. I miss NYC.

  4. January 27th, 2010 at 22:18

    Edwin says:

    Lookin' really good! Your job looks like a lot of fun :)

  5. January 27th, 2010 at 22:47

    lacarmina says:

    Hahah I infamously am not a fan of babies and toddlers… keep them away from me… but I had fun interacting with this eager young audience! They had some great, intuitive ideas for making sandwich bentos.

  6. January 28th, 2010 at 04:23

    Moon Maiden 90 says:

    I luv that random skull scarf…
    How did the kids react at first to ur Bento lady, Pheonix Wright costume? did anyone recognize it?

  7. January 28th, 2010 at 04:25

    lacarmina says:

    It was an adrenaline-filled day for sure, and one that I'll remember!

  8. January 28th, 2010 at 04:26

    lacarmina says:

    Great question. I asked them if they knew the outfit, and they didn't — but one little boy knew of the video game Phoenix Wright. Then I said I brought a special friend with me, and pulled Hello Kitty out of a bag… and they all went ahhh we know her! Hello Kitty!

  9. January 28th, 2010 at 06:30

    shichi says:

    The top-right photo came out pretty awesome

  10. January 28th, 2010 at 06:47

    Gaijin GDB says:

    Hhhhm, clever idea, using locally available ingredients. I still haven't seen any smiley faced bentos at the kombini… would certainly help the salarymen get over their zangyou depression!

  11. January 28th, 2010 at 06:47

    Ninja Moo Moo says:

    Cool I wish u could come to my school :( oh well YOU ROCK

    peace

  12. January 28th, 2010 at 06:48

    Dravarious says:

    flawless babe!!

  13. January 28th, 2010 at 06:51

    lacarmina says:

    I lovvvvvvvve the look of film! I need to get into that again…

  14. January 28th, 2010 at 06:51

    lacarmina says:

    Definitely!! Although I've seen lots of cute-faced pastries in Japanese bakeries.

  15. January 28th, 2010 at 08:27

    Trashtastika says:

    I love the way they did those angular curls on you – with a straightener, I guess (I don't have the knack) You must wear some weird lime crime lipstick one day and scare the kiddies and the camera crew!!

  16. January 28th, 2010 at 08:32

    shichi says:

    This film was Kodak Portra 400. It's a pricier film.

    The Portra line is fantastic if you like that grainy look.
    Here's an outside shot I took with it:
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/killercl...

    I tend to shoot more with Kodak Ektar 100
    Seen here in some of my photos from Yellowstone
    http://www.aristocratphotography.com/albums/yel...
    http://www.aristocratphotography.com/albums/yel...

    I used to shoot a lot of black and white with Kodak TX400
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/killercl...
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/killercl...

    I don't have any of my BW properly digitized, just a few quick scans of prints

  17. January 28th, 2010 at 10:06

    lacarmina says:

    Hahah, actually I did the curling myself, with a Japanese iron (which heats up higher than N American ones). The part that “grabs” the hair before curling it is very strong, which accounts for the angles…

    Oooh, I wore black Lime Crime for this portion of the shoot:
    http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2010/01/nhk-kawai...

  18. January 28th, 2010 at 10:07

    lacarmina says:

    Oh wow, so much to learn and explore… :)

  19. January 29th, 2010 at 02:05

    rawkstarr says:

    Those children looked adorable, and you looked like you really enjoyed yourself! I want your book now ^_^

  20. January 29th, 2010 at 02:05

    Gaijin GDB says:

    The Anpanman museum is impressive, I must admit!

  21. January 29th, 2010 at 02:05

    Sarah Lynne says:

    YAY!

  22. January 29th, 2010 at 02:07

    lacarmina says:

    Thank you so much! The cute cookbook and my new T-shirt collaboration are available on my site.

  23. January 29th, 2010 at 03:53

    All Women Stalker says:

    You are so creative. Not to mention brave enough to face all those children. I love how they will learn to love their food; and healthy food at that. We have too much weight problems and body image issues in our generation. It should change for the next.

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