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 …
#76 – 1.9 Million Sq. Ft Needed
Good news #1: The Prosthetics Event 2021 is happenning on November 13th! Good News #2: Both Todd and Stu will be there! Good News #3: Filming is going crazy and studios are expanding to meet demand! After a long run of closures, lockdowns and things not happening, it is great to see some good things …
#75 – Cutting Edges & Flat Moulds
We covered cutting edges in episode #61 but this one is specifically about cutting edges on flat moulds. Cutting edges on appliance moulds do the work of separating the fine appliance edge from the flashing and excess, allowing the mould to close properly and achieve the feather thin edge you have sculpted. The exact width …
#74 – Foam & Filament
In episode #74 we talk about running lots of foam latex and overcoming the things that can go wrong with foam latex. Despite silicone being the material most go to first, it is a very real material that needs to be kept in mind for certain projects. We also chat about how 3D scanning and …