Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Dick Tracy - 1990

DICK TRACY - 1990

Directed By:
Warren Beatty

Starring:
Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino

Brief Synopsis:
Comic strip detective finds his life more complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy caprice's mob.

Artist(s):     
JOHN CAGLIONE, JR.

Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Caglione:
  • Began his career as an apprentice for NBC television in New York
  • Worked on "Saturday Night Live" with the original cast of Bill Murray, John Belushi, and Dan Aykroyd
DOUG DREXLER


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"DICK TRACY"

Dick Tracy was a character make-up artist's dream come true  Dick Tracy Make-up

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Driving Miss Daisy - 1989

DRIVING MISS DAISY - 1989

Directed By:
Bruce Beresford

Starring:
Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd

Brief Synopsis:
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American south have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.

Artist(s):     
MANLIO ROCHETTI

LYNN BARBER

KEVIN HANEY

Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Haney:
  • Became partner of Make-up & Effects lab, a North Hollywood based shop specializing in animatronics, special make-up effects and other services in February 2010.

MORE ON THE MAKE-UP FOR 
"DRIVING MISS DAISY"

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Friday, November 11, 2011

GUEST SPEAKERS

ATTENTION GRADUATES LIVING IN THE ORLANDO AREA:

We have two guest speakers stopping by before the end of November.  Please feel free to join us! Doors close 5 minutes prior to the speaker's start time so please be early.



JUSTIN RALEIGH

Friday, November 18th
1:00 PM

Mr. Raleigh has been a professional make-up artist and creature designer for the past 15 years.  He will be talking about his work as well as doing a demo to coincide with injury simulation week.

View his IMDB page for an extensive list of his past projects.



HUBERT KENNEDY


Monday, November 21st
1:00 PM

Mr. Kennedy has been in the hair and make-up industry for 27 years, 20 of which have been with the Walt Disney Company.  He will be talking about his career at Disney and the exciting projects he has worked on.  

Some of his past work includes:
Mickey Mouse Club
Star Search
Family Matters
Full House
Roseanne
Assisting with opening Hong Kong Disneyland hair and make-up department
Traveling with Disney stage shows and parades to London, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Dubai, etc.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Beetlejuice - 1988

BEETLEJUICE - 1988

Directed By:
Tim Burton

Starring:
Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton

Brief Synopsis:
A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their home.

Artist(s):     
VE NEILL

Miscellaneous Information about Ms. Neill:
  • Her birth name is Mary Flores
  • Judge on SyFy's Face Off series
  • You can view her online seminar for Department Heading and read more about her at Joe Blasco's website, The Make-up Space
  • Learn more about Ve's work from Nuvein magazine online: Ve Neill: The Many Faces of Fantasy
STEVE LAPORTE

Miscellaneous Information about Mr. LaPorte:
  • Auditioned for Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey's Clown College during the Circus' stay in Oklahoma City in the summer of 1974.  He ended up being 1 of 48 accepted out of 3,500 applicants. 
  • With the circus he soon began studying theatrical make-up and prosthetics
  • After 4 years of touring the U.S. as a clown and high stilt walker he settled in California to begin a career in the film industry.
  • Worked in several make-up labs, including The Burman Studio
  • Became Make-up Designer and Department Head for ABC's "Lost"
  • Expanding his horizons with his Port-a-Case & FaceMaker Series products
ROBERT SHORT


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"BEETLEJUICE"

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Harry and the Hendersons - 1987

HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS - 1987

Directed By:
William Dear

Starring:
John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick

Brief Synopsis:
A family hits an animal in the road on their way home from a hunting trip and at first they think it's a man but soon realize it is a "Bigfoot."  Far from being the ferocious monster they fear, Harry is a friendly giant so the Hendersons attempt to hide him from the authorities and a man who has made it his life goal to catch a "Bigfoot."

Artist(s):     
RICK BAKER

Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Baker:
  • Known for his incredibly realistic creature effects
  • Trade mark - long hair pulled back in ponytail
  • Formed Cinovation Studios in 1981
  • Appeared in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video as the hobbling zombie whose arm falls off
  • Michael Jackson's song, "Threatened," (2001) is dedicated to him.  They worked together on Thriller and Captain EO
  • Actor in films such as "The Thing with Two Heads," "Into the Night," "Planet of the Apes," "Men in Black II," "King Kong," "Dark Reel," "The Wolfman

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"HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS"

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