In this episode, we talk with materials maestro Pete Tindall about all things making related, along with a dose of rantage. Having worked with him recently on a movie, I can vouch for his credentials. I moan a bit about ZBrush (although I love it) and the fact that despite the terrifying interface and the …
#83 – Ian Morse & Cliff Wallace Part 2
This second part of our chat with Ian and Cliff takes a look back at the company they had together, Creature Concepts – or as Ian puts it ‘How not to run a business’. A workshop above a newsagent in Kentish Town once hid a stash of creatures. I ache just thinking about all that …
#82 – Ian Morse & Cliff Wallace Part 1
This episode was recorded at Cliff’s studio, with all four of us present and correct. Ian and Cliff have worked together and separately in the industry for a long time – Ian’s credits include Little Shop Of Horrors, Alien 3, Saving Private Ryan, War Horse, Fury and Dr Who. Cliff racks up an impressive listing …
#81 – Bolton Part 2 – Self-Confidence
Competence and comfort are the results of the repetition of an activity over a significant period of time. In an age of endless self-promotion, this podcast has always championed the work involved in quiet competence. Being competent at something is what people will pay money for, so it is worth considering as an ambition. Part …
#80 – Bolton Part 1
What does digital sculpting have to do with battling with bits of rubber? Speaking in one of the VFX classrooms, a huge space with rows of monitors and Wacom Cintiqs, we gathered as a group to discuss training to work in film and TV. Looking particularly at the pipeline and workflow of VFX and …
#79 – Jake Garber
Our conversation recently with Jake Garber at The Prosthetics Event in Coventry was, we think, a very important chat worth listening to for anyone who is trying, or thinking about trying to get a foot in the door into the (oftentimes) wonderful and exciting world of movie and television makeup. Even for peeps already working …
#78 – Amelia Rowcroft: Strong Foundations
Figurative sculptor Amelia Rowcroft lives in the lovely Sussex town of Lewes near the South Coast, which dates back to 961AD. She was kind enough to invite us into her studio in a building that once housed a brewery in the 1600s, and that’s where we recorded this episode of BWBoR. Amelia has been sculpting …
#77 – Truth is Grosser Than Fiction
Paul Savage is a returning guest on the show. We caught up with him at the Prosthetics Event in Coventry. Merging medical knowledge with movie makeup, he aims to bring more realism to training scenarios. Raising the bar in simulation can help to save actual lives. It is quite often that makeup students will work …