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

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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.

Beetlejuice - 1988

BEETLEJUICE - 1988

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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

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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

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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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MORE ON THE MAKE-UP FOR 

"BEETLEJUICE"

View the trailer   Beetlejuice Trailer
                                                                     

Harry and the Hendersons - 1987

HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS - 1987

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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

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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

MORE ON THE MAKE-UP FOR 

"HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS"

Insight into the creation of Harry and the Hendersons   Harry and the Hendersons
                                                                            Harry and the Hendersons Part 2

The Fly - 1986

THE FLY - 1986

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Directed By:

David Cronenberg

Starring:

Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz

Brief Synopsis:

A brilliant, but eccentric, scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

Artist(s):     

CHRIS WALAS

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STEPHAN DUPUIS

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Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Dupuis:

• Self-taught, he began experimenting with foam latex make-up in his parents' basement.
• After graduating from Sir George Williams Campus with a Masters in Cinema Fine Arts, his work was spotted by Dick Smith who invited him to collaborate in New York.

http://focusfeatures.com/eastern_promises/castncrew?member=stephan_dupuis

Mask - 1985

MASK - 1985

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Directed By:

Peter Bogdanovich

Starring:

Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliot

Brief Synopsis:

Rusty Dennis is the mother of Rocky, a seriously deformed but extremely intelligent and emotionally warm child.  Rusty is a no-nonsense mother who is determined Rocky be given the same chances and happiness that everyone else takes for granted.

Artist(s):     

MICHAEL WESTMORE

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Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Westmore:

• Father of McKenzie Westmore, host of SyFy's Face Off series
• The Westmores were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• His father, Monte Westmore, was a hair stylist and make-up artist on "Gone With the Wind"
• Began his career as a make-up artist for Universal Studios in 1961.  After only three years, he was promoted to Assistant Department Head of Make-up.
• Has written several books on make-up design and his works have been featured in numerous museum exhibits.
• His research includes 5 years on the use of therapeutic cosmetic aids to normalize the reflective and self-image of individuals who have been severely scarred due to accidents, facial cancer excisions, cleft lip repair, birthmarks, and other skin discolorations.

ZOLTAN ELEK

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MORE ON THE MAKE-UP FOR 

"MASK"

Michael Westmore on the make-up for "Mask."    Michael Westmore Interview

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Michael_Westmore

http://www.startrek.com/database_article/westmore 

Amadeus - 1984

AMADEUS - 1984

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Directed By:

Milos Forman

Starring:

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

Brief Synopsis:

The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri who is confined to an insane asylum.

Artist(s):     

DICK SMITH

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Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Smith:

• Nicknamed "The Godfather of Make-up"
• Make-up director for NBC for 14 years
• In charge of TV make-up for the Democratic National Convention in 1948 and made up James A. Farley and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
• Studied at Wooster School and Yale University where he studied as a premedical student, to enter dentistry, and majored in zoology
• Distantly related to Ralph Waldo Emerson
• While many make-up artists are secretive about their techniques, he is known for openly sharing his knowledge with others.
• One of his trademarks is his ability to create natural-looking effects of aging.  He used a dental device called a "plumber" to droop Marlon Brando's jowls in "The Godfather."  The transformation was so real that Brando could eat at local restaurants without being recognized.  
• Smith has only 4 fingers on his left hand.  He is missing his ring finger which he lost due to an infection from an injury.  He refers to it as his "Mickey Mouse" hand.  The ring finger bones in the hand were removed to make it look more natural.

Quest for Fire - 1982

QUEST FOR FIRE - 1982

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Directed By:

Jean-Jaques Annaud

Starring:

Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi

Brief Synopsis:

Story taking place in prehistoric time when three tribesmen search for a new fire source.

Artist(s):     

SARAH MONZANI

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MICHELE BURKE

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Miscellaneous Information about Ms. Burke:

• Born in Kildare, Ireland
• Holder of US, EU, and Canadian passports
• Fluent in English, French, Spanish and some Gaelic
• www.micheleburke.com