The Shaun Of The Dead prosthetic team reunites and talk through the movie effects shots. The best thing about (SOTD) Shaun of the Dead for me was that I was already a Spaced fan – the TV show from Edgar Wright which had put the cast into public consciousness and rekindled the (at the time) …
#54 – Approaching Workshops
Folio under your arm, at some point you may wish to appeal to those who could give you a job. It’s nervewracking to be judged by anyone, but your folio is maybe pages of your heart and soul now made visible for others to assess and rate. The main way anyone gets work is simply …
#53 – 5 Big Questions Commonly Asked About Prosthetics
There are a number of questions about prosthetic makeup that get asked often. We put together the top 5 that keep cropping up and do a deep dive into our responses. 1. How do I match an appliance to a person’s skin tone? In this response, we are going to assume the face is not …
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#52 – Brandon & Jacquie Ryan
Todd talks with his good friends and fellow artists, Jacquie & Brandon Ryan. This episode looks at how people teach, learn, and maybe don’t learn. We all need a motivation to learn, and many of us will require different styles of learning such as visual, auditory, practical hands on tasks or live demonstration to get …
#51 – Neill Gorton
I first met Neill with a folio tucked under my arm for my interview I had managed to arrange at Ealing Studios in 1995. My first job with him was making oversized Casio watches, which were fibreglassed out of silicone moulds to make G-Shock watch display units. One thing I have always noticed about Neill …
#50 – Richard McEvoy Crompton
At IMATS London 2019, I sat and had a great chat with Rick from Bolton University. For those that may not be aware, a brief Rick bio: “Richard is a senior lecturer and Programme Leader of the Special Effects for Film and TV degree at the University of Bolton. He’s been teaching at the university …
#49 – Matthew Mungle
In this episode, I got to chat with Matthew Mungle & visit his jail cell! Matthew and his company, WM Creations have been responsible for makeup effects on scores of shows and racked up a lot of awards and nominations in the process – for a deep dive into that, check out Matthews IMDb profile. To …
#48 – Neil Morrill
In this episode, Neill Morrill joins me in the workshop as we hit up Todd in Colorado and chat about our collaborated efforts on the makeup we did for The Prosthetics Event 2019. Neil is originally from the UK but moved to Toronto in the early 2000s and has worked on a number of high profile …