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Joe Nazzaro gives a behind-the-scenes look at how a team of artists,
led by Oscar®-winner Greg Cannom, blended cutting-edge make-up and
digital effects to create the groundbreaking looks for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
For an exclusive look at a Rick Baker concept illustration for the
movie, as well as photos of the character transformations, pick up your
copy of Issue 76 on newsstands Jan. 12. You may also order it here. |
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Bittersweet Finale to ‘Blush’ - Tuesday 23 December, 2008 |
Nolan Robert Mourns Friend/Finalist While Celebrating Win
What should have been a celebratory time for the cast and crew of the reality show Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artistbecame a time of mourning instead. Todd Homme, the third runner-up, was
found dead in his apartment on Dec. 13. Toxicology reports came back
negative and the cause of death had not yet been determined at press
time.
The Los Angeles-based show, which premiered Nov. 11 on Lifetime and ran
for six weeks, featured nine make-up artists sharing a house and
competing for $100,000, a contract with Max Factor and a shoot with InStyle magazine. The finale aired on Dec. 16. Out of the final three contestants, Nolan Robert won. |
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Film and TV Make-up Veteran Leo Lotito, Jr. Dies at 86 - Monday 22 December, 2008 |
Leo Lotito Jr., a six-time Emmy Award nominee whose Hollywood make-up
career spanned four decades, died Dec. 13 in Los Angeles. He was 86.
According to representatives from Local 706, the West Coast make-up and
hairstylist union, Lotito (who served as a Marine during World War II)
learned make-up techniques from Ern Westmore and joined the union in
1947. Over the course of his career, Lotito honed his special make-up
skills, excelling (as the union described it) in “fantastic creatures
scaly and furry.” |
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Hollywood Hairstylist Bette Iverson Dies at 79 - Monday 22 December, 2008 |
| Bette Iverson, a former Universal Studios hairstylist, died in her home
Dec. 12, according to Local 706, the West Coast union of make-up
artists and hairstylists. She was 79 and had been fighting cancer,
union representatives said. |
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Wake Up to Make-up! - Thursday 11 December, 2008 |
Australian make-up artist Napoleon Perdis has his own schools, his own cosmetics line, and now, his own reality show: Get Your Face On.
The program, filmed at Perdis’ flagship L.A. store, follows 12 make-up
artists as they vie to become his protégé. The one-hour, 10-episode
show debuted Dec. 8 on the TLC network and is airing every weekday
morning through Dec. 19. We asked Perdis to tell us more.
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Mr. Sci-Fi, Forrest J Ackerman, Dies at 92 - Monday 08 December, 2008 |
Forrest J Ackerman, whose early fanzine Famous Monsters of Filmland inspired a generation of make-up effects artists, died of heart failure Dec. 4 in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times has reported. He was 92.
Founded in 1958 by Ackerman and publisher James Warren, Famous Monsters of Filmlandwas devoted to horror and science fiction; it was one of the first
magazines to showcase prosthetic movie make-up by pioneers in the
field, including Dick Smith.
“Forry Ackerman is responsible for me being the strange man that I am today,” Rick Baker told Make-Up Artist magazine Dec. 8. “It is all his fault. His magazine Famous Monsters of Filmlandis where I learned that people actually get paid to make monsters and
do make-up. His magazine not only inspired me but so many others of my
generation to get into the film business. His presence will be greatly
missed.”
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Xbox Monsters Brought to Life - Wednesday 19 November, 2008 |
Cinema Makeup School graduates recently competed in the Xbox 360
Monster Makeover Contest, held this fall in Los Angeles. The challenge?
To create characters based on the Xbox games Fable 2, Left 4 Dead,
Gears of War 2 and Fallout 3. A field of 20 competitors was narrowed
down to two finalists over the course of a week.
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