![]() That taught me to expect the unexpected, and get a really good underwater ‘poker’ face when things went sideways. The funniest mistake I probably made was accidentally ‘falling’ into the tank before I was ready to be in front of our audience. In many ways, we forged our own way in a very new industry. there were few establishments available to learn from. VIRTUAL AQUARIUM MERMAID HOW TOCostume issues, how to repair tails, what makeup works underwater, keeping the tank clean…. Linden still remains a great resource for us, and mermaids across the country, but in those early days we were really learning as we went. VIRTUAL AQUARIUM MERMAID PROFESSIONALWe had a professional mermaid and freediver, Linden Wolbert of Los Angeles, train us for two days before the bar opened. Those first years of working at Dive Bar were really flying by the seat of our pants…or flukes of our tails. I’ve been extremely lucky, and learning lessons in leadership, patience and compassion ever since!Ĭan you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that? I was able to apply with a mermaid resume and tail swimming experience! The week Dive Bar opened in 2011, the original Head Mermaid was let go, and I was asked to be Head Mermaid. Once I proved I wasn’t going to die with my legs tired together, we took the mermaid tail on several vacations, where I was able to get some photos with my point and shoot camera - which should date my story for most readers… As I was graduating college, a friend showed me an online add looking for women to become mermaids at a new bar opening in Sacramento, California. ![]() My mother, who is a seamstress, was convinced I would drown, but she indulged me. Later on in life, I was fortunate enough to meet, and become good friends with Academy Award Winning FX Artist Robert Short, who made Madison the Mermaid’s tail in Splash! When I was in high school, I got the crazy idea that I wanted to make a mermaid costume I could swim in. And of course Splash was the peak mermaid influence for most of us. I also loved movies that had mermaid cameos like Hook. ![]() VIRTUAL AQUARIUM MERMAID TVThe Little Mermaid Disney film, and especially the TV show (Ariel actually gets to be a mermaid the whole time) were a big influence on me. Like so many women of my generation, I grew up watching movies and TV shows that featured mermaids. Coming from both a visual and performing arts background gave me a lot of real-life experience on stage, both performing in and helping to produce shows.Ĭan you tell us the story of what led you to this particular career path? My grandparents on both sides became interested in Polynesian dance in the 1970s, so my parents actually met through dancing hula. ![]() My grandfather is a visual artist, and I went to the same art college that both he and my mother attended to get my degree in Illustration - California College of Arts and Crafts. Can you tell us a bit about your “childhood backstory”? Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive in, our readers would love to learn a bit more about you. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It doesn't build tension, deepen your understanding of the conflict, or stimulate you with great action. The sequence wears out its welcome long before you arrive at the airlock. In one of several weightless sequences, you accompany a sluggish space capsule as it meanders towards its destination, blasting the buzzing drones that appear like clockwork and hinder your progress. Killzone: Shadow Fall uses its downtime to remind you of how pretty it is, but not in service of any particular narrative effect. Granted, many shooters take time to breathe between shootouts, building their worlds and developing their characters by way of slower-paced exploration and dramatic cutscenes. More troublesome is how much time you spend doing relatively little but moving through the game's admittedly gorgeous spaces. There are precious few large-scale shootouts instead, you typically face a small handful of foes who take your bullets and collapse into a heap of ragdoll limbs without too much trouble. Helghast soldiers roam the larger areas, but they are too few in number, and don't offer much challenge. The problem is that none of these activities are particularly interesting. The rain pelts metal walkways during a nighttime sojourn through an industrial installation, in contrast to the sunlit cliffs that play home to your early shootouts. You move from firing at soldiers while avoiding high-speed commuter trains to hacking spider drones and initiating their self-destruct sequence. Zero-G sequences have you floating towards airlocks and you avoid the watchful eyes of patrolling Helghast in a stealth mission. Shadow Fall also makes a go at diversification. Each gun is enjoyable to shoot-the shotgun in particular, which blasts enemies backwards with satisfying oomph. Shadow Fall's sense of weight doesn't match Killzone 2's, but its shooting and movement are exceptionally fluid. The basics are perfectly sound, at least. It's too bad that where Killzone 3 packed its maps with exciting action sequences, Shadow Fall's campaign forgot to bring the thrills. Shadow Fall's levels more closely resemble Crysis 2 and Crysis 3's areas than any prior Killzone game's, yet the game displays such expanses with more clarity than Killzone 3 displayed its tighter zones. You traverse a fair share of corridors, but you also float through the vastness of space and engage Helghast soldiers on stretches of rocky, open land. At first you might think that Shadow Fall doesn't represent a giant graphical leap forward, but it isn't displaying the typical shooter's limited spaces. This is a beautiful setting for a first-person shooter, and a fine showcase for the visual possibilities new consoles introduce. Their capital city may reach into the clouds and spread across the terrain, but birds still fly freely between skyscrapers, and massive mountains provide a sweeping backdrop. Where the Helghast were at the mercy of their harsh climate, the Vektans have made peace with nature. Vekta's gleaming blue seas and futuristic cityscapes have supplanted Helghan's reddened skies and intimidating dust storms. Shadow Fall brings the ongoing conflict between the series' warring races to planet Vekta, which provides a stark contrast to the hazy Helghan environs we explored in the previous two games. More wonderful, however, is the art the software's ones and zeroes convey. Its buttery-smooth performance is also bound to earn kudos: Shadow Fall smooths away the frame rate hitches and texture pop-in we've become so accustomed to in even the most visually impressive console shooters. Like its predecessors, Killzone: Shadow Fall is likely to be described through a technical lens, and the game certainly deserves praise for how many polygons it packs into its most expansive landscapes. To define these games through terms like "IBL sampling" and "particle vertices" diminishes their striking beauty. #Killzone shadow fall shadow marshal seriesThe Killzone series has often been lauded for its technological merits, but its artistic merits go too often unheralded. ![]() ![]() ![]() Check in with customers and take additional orders or refill water, as needed.Ensure food is served in accordance with safety standards (e.g.Serve welcome drinks and hors d’oeuvres, upon guests’ arrival.Assist the wait staff with table setting by fetching and placing appropriate tableware, eating utensils and napkins.Communicate food orders to chefs, paying attention to priorities and special requests (e.g.Act as the contact point between Front of the House and Back of the House staff.Deliver food orders from the kitchen to customers’ tables rapidly and accurately.Ultimately, you will ensure our guests have a high-quality dining experience by serving their food in a timely and accurate manner. 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