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He must have been so very tired, but I do think he was having fun.
I was delighted when it was announced that "White Noise" would be opening the NYFF this year; sightings of Adam out in public have been rare as hen's teeth lately, and other than possibly the AITAF Broadway event, this might be the last we see of him in public for a while. He'd been hidden behind Michael Mann's anti-paparazzi protocol as well as under his Enzo costume for months, emerging briefly for the Venice FF at the end of August, but then disappearing back to the "Ferrari" set after only one deliriously busy day.
This appearance had that same kind of intensity, with several (three or four, I'm not sure exactly how many, but it was more than two, the festival kept adding new ones!) screenings introduced by the cast that had follow-up q&a sessions after the movie finished. It looked like the organizers did their best to overlap them as tightly as possible, which had to be a relief for poor Adam, who I strongly suspect had flown in from Italy that same day, and had just finished almost a full week's work of filming.
Initially even more stoic at the photocall than usual, Adam's trademark "this IS me smiling" face was especially mask-like; in many of the first photos he's perilously close to his Resting Hades face, or has only the tiniest hint of a wry smile. He warmed up quickly once he met up with his cast mates though, laughing and joking as they posed for the group shots. I'm not sure where in the timeline the reference I used was taken, but, given the depth of amusement bubbling just below the surface, I'm guessing it was after he'd had a chance to greet Noah and company.
His eyes are fairly snapping, the lower lids beginning to creep up, his eyebrows and the outer corners of his upper lids tilted out and down ever so slightly, forming faint crow's feet. The crinkles would be more pronounced if his smile were broader, pulling up at the temples, but this is a quiet, almost secret, smile, and it's actually pulling the corners of his mouth to the side and down. That sideways pull rumples his dimples, but the lack of movement up and back is what's keeping the skin along the crest of his cheekbones relaxed.
The marks of exhaustion are fairly subtle; Amy did her usual stellar work, and eased the worst of the signs of a long work week and subsequent transatlantic flight, but even with her help Adam still has a pair of small carryon bags under his eyes. There are other landmarks, especially under his eyes, that are subtly de-emphasized or invisible under a more opaque than usual layer of foundation, casualties of evening out his skin tone. His lips are ever so slightly chapped; you can see how his upper lip is a little rough, the nap of it catching the light, a legacy of the dry air on a plane, no doubt. I am amused that he very clearly did not shave that afternoon; he's rocking a fairly pronounced 5 o'clock shadow that's edged into actual stubble.
By the end of the evening he must have been absolutely shattered; someone who was at the last showing attended by the cast reported that they saw Adam visibly and audibly giving himself a quiet pep talk before he entered the theater to be introduced. Thankfully he seems to have gotten a good night's sleep, appearing far more rested when sighted at the next morning's screening q&a, before disappearing again, most likely straight back to work in Italy.
I am so grateful that he took the time and made the effort to be there, and to be so present and in the moment for the folks that came to the screenings. Thank you, Adam; it was a joy to get to see you introduce this movie to the folks in the place you call home, at the film center across the street from your alma mater.
Photo used for reference was taken on 30 Sep 2022 by an unknown-to-me photographer just before the 2022 NYFF's first screening of "White Noise." One of the things I love about painting a monochrome piece from a color reference is that I can gently include pops of color in strategic ways, but I have to be careful that it's not too jarring.
About 23 hrs of painting time; there were a lot of very fine details visible in this reference & I kind of fell down the rabbit hole.
I was delighted when it was announced that "White Noise" would be opening the NYFF this year; sightings of Adam out in public have been rare as hen's teeth lately, and other than possibly the AITAF Broadway event, this might be the last we see of him in public for a while. He'd been hidden behind Michael Mann's anti-paparazzi protocol as well as under his Enzo costume for months, emerging briefly for the Venice FF at the end of August, but then disappearing back to the "Ferrari" set after only one deliriously busy day.
This appearance had that same kind of intensity, with several (three or four, I'm not sure exactly how many, but it was more than two, the festival kept adding new ones!) screenings introduced by the cast that had follow-up q&a sessions after the movie finished. It looked like the organizers did their best to overlap them as tightly as possible, which had to be a relief for poor Adam, who I strongly suspect had flown in from Italy that same day, and had just finished almost a full week's work of filming.
Initially even more stoic at the photocall than usual, Adam's trademark "this IS me smiling" face was especially mask-like; in many of the first photos he's perilously close to his Resting Hades face, or has only the tiniest hint of a wry smile. He warmed up quickly once he met up with his cast mates though, laughing and joking as they posed for the group shots. I'm not sure where in the timeline the reference I used was taken, but, given the depth of amusement bubbling just below the surface, I'm guessing it was after he'd had a chance to greet Noah and company.
His eyes are fairly snapping, the lower lids beginning to creep up, his eyebrows and the outer corners of his upper lids tilted out and down ever so slightly, forming faint crow's feet. The crinkles would be more pronounced if his smile were broader, pulling up at the temples, but this is a quiet, almost secret, smile, and it's actually pulling the corners of his mouth to the side and down. That sideways pull rumples his dimples, but the lack of movement up and back is what's keeping the skin along the crest of his cheekbones relaxed.
The marks of exhaustion are fairly subtle; Amy did her usual stellar work, and eased the worst of the signs of a long work week and subsequent transatlantic flight, but even with her help Adam still has a pair of small carryon bags under his eyes. There are other landmarks, especially under his eyes, that are subtly de-emphasized or invisible under a more opaque than usual layer of foundation, casualties of evening out his skin tone. His lips are ever so slightly chapped; you can see how his upper lip is a little rough, the nap of it catching the light, a legacy of the dry air on a plane, no doubt. I am amused that he very clearly did not shave that afternoon; he's rocking a fairly pronounced 5 o'clock shadow that's edged into actual stubble.
By the end of the evening he must have been absolutely shattered; someone who was at the last showing attended by the cast reported that they saw Adam visibly and audibly giving himself a quiet pep talk before he entered the theater to be introduced. Thankfully he seems to have gotten a good night's sleep, appearing far more rested when sighted at the next morning's screening q&a, before disappearing again, most likely straight back to work in Italy.
I am so grateful that he took the time and made the effort to be there, and to be so present and in the moment for the folks that came to the screenings. Thank you, Adam; it was a joy to get to see you introduce this movie to the folks in the place you call home, at the film center across the street from your alma mater.
Photo used for reference was taken on 30 Sep 2022 by an unknown-to-me photographer just before the 2022 NYFF's first screening of "White Noise." One of the things I love about painting a monochrome piece from a color reference is that I can gently include pops of color in strategic ways, but I have to be careful that it's not too jarring.
About 23 hrs of painting time; there were a lot of very fine details visible in this reference & I kind of fell down the rabbit hole.
