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In this edition's 'Words of Wisdom', double Oscar winner Mark Coulier writes on the importance of inviting and interpreting criticism when developing your craft. Learning a lot from HONEST, constructive criticism, in which city did Mark study illustration in the UK?
"After an art foundation course I went on to study Illustration in Cambridge in the UK"....".I do remember the horror we all felt at having our work 'torn apart' as it subsequently was. Some criticism was brutally honest and the teachers did not hold back."
Surrey
Cambridge
London
In 'Seeing Red : The Creature FX of Crimson Peak', a feature by Joe Nazarro, we read about the concept and creation of the ghosts designed and built by DDT Effectos Especiales. But which two veteran suit performers played the ghosts?
"All of the ghosts were played by veteran suit performers Doug Jones and Javier Botet. Jones took on Lady Beatrice Sharpe, who was murdered by a hatchet to the head and is seen lying in a blood-drenched bathtub."....."Botet took on the characters of Margaret, whose top of the head is missing, the 'Crawling Ghost' and Enola, another of Thomas' previous wives, still holding her dead infant."
Doug Jones and Javier Botet
Douglas Tait and Doug Jones
Javier Botet and Douglas Tait
In the concluding part of 'Rising Stars', the UK's Barrie Gower gives an insight into the inauguration and development of his company, from small beginnings to Emmy success. Our cover image of 'Night King' by BGFX is from the 4th series of Game of Thrones. But for how many years previous had GOT been nominated before winning an Emmy for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series?
"It had been put up three times previously so it was the fourth year running. I don't know maybe the other shows in the category were a bit weaker, or maybe they just thought 'ok lets give them a nod now.' You know Walking Dead didn't get a nomination that year and thank goodness, because we probably would have lost out to them."
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In the feature 'Victor Frankenstein', Neill Gorton tells us of the challenges in reimagining arguably the most interpreted make-up design in cinema history. The first featured creature was to be Victor Frankenstein's first attempt at reanimating a corpse, fabricated from a chimpanzee, a hyena and other nameless parts. By what name did this creature come to be known?
"Gordon, as this creation came to be known, would be realised with a combination of animatronic puppetry and CGI. Overall the design process for Gordon was fairly quick, taking just two key maquettes and some Photoshop enhanced variations by Chris Goodman over the top of these maquettes to finalise the look."
Gordon
George
Gabriel
Are the gender scales tipping in the world of prosthetics? Laura Sutherland investigates the male/female balance within the make-up FX industry. American Educator Gary Christensen observes what percentage of women are populating modern FX courses?
"I've noticed that in almost every photo of courses at schools like Gorton Studio, Cinema Makeup School, MUD, etc. that 70-80% of the participants are women. Women seem to be the sex primarily benefiting from education."
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
In Part Two of Colour Theory with Stuart Bray and Todd Debreceni, we are taken through base tones, foundations and mixing. In the section titled 'Mixing PAX Bases' what are we told that acrylic paints typically do when they dry out?
"Acrylic paints typically darken a touch as they dry too, so check regularly as you mix to see what a dried sample of your finished colour look like." Stuart and Todd's podcast is available on iTunes and other directories.
lighten
darken
In this feature, triple Primetime Emmy Award winner and American Horror Story's key prosthetic make-up artist Mike Mekash takes us through some of the incredible make-up FX that brought the menacing characters in the latest instalment Hotel, to life. But which one of the following titles is not a part of the hit television series?
"The latest instalment, American Horror Story: Hotel premiered on October 7th 2015. It features an all-star cast including Lady Gaga, Cheyenne Jackson, Kathy Bates, Chloe Sevigny and Finn Wittrock, in a plot centred around the foreboding Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles, California."
Asylum
Freak Show
Chasm
Murder House
In Part One of a Two-Part Tutorial on Prosthetic Mouldmaking, Neill Gorton takes us through Silicone Block Moulds. In Step 6, making a master negative mould, Neill uses which popular mouldmaking silicone?
"I'm using Platsil Gel 25 addition cure silicone from Polytek for this. Platsil Gel 25 is a great mould making workhorse; a very good quality silicone that's easy to use and really adaptable being used for both mould making and, with the addition of Deadener to soften it to a gel, is also the material of choice for casting our appliances."
Transil 20
Platsil Gel 25
In the latest FX Cribs, Neill takes a peek around the professional home of Mike Elizalde's globally renowned company Spectral Motion Incorporated in Glendale, California. The company was incorporated in 1994 and its Dana Street location opened its doors in 2002 for which blockbuster movie?
Hellboy! "At that point the company only occupied Building #2, where all of the departments (sculpting, moulding, fabrication, painting, mechanical and administration) shared one space."
Hellboy
Blade 2
A.I. Artifical Intelligence.
In the Step-by-Step Tutorial 'Sculpting the Eye' by Andrew Sinclair, he shares 5 important rules to make an eye resonate with life. Following Rule 2, should the upper eyelid be further forward or backward then the lower lid?
"Rule 2: The upper lid is further forwards than the lower lid. I call these 'Rules of Thumb'. They hold true about 90% of the time but there are always individuals who definitely break the rules."
Forwards
Backwards
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