Monthly Archives: September 2012

Lessons Learned From Face Off Part V

When you’re in a situation where experts are offering you advice, the best thing to do is LISTEN!! How often will a special effects makeup artist or filmmaker have an Academy Award-winning judge look at their work and offer feedback? … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned From Face Off Part IV

This was a painful episode to watch because one of my favorite contestants was eliminated.  She had enormous talent, was highly imaginative, and showed so much potential to be in the final face-off; yet at the end of the day, … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned From Face Off Part III

Follow along as multi-talented make-up artists create on-the-spot sci-fi creatures for us to marvel at.  Even if you’re not a science fiction fan or a wannabe make-up artist, if you’re a creative type at all— writer, screenwriter, producer, director, or … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned From Face Off Part II

Each episode of Syfy Channel’s Face Off is worth a semester-long class in film school.  That’s how insightful the series is.  Watch for yourself and see if you come up with different kernels of truth than I did.  If so, … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned From Face Off Part I

It’s no secret that I love movies and filmmaking so it’s no surprise that I’m a fan of the Syfy Channel series Face Off, a reality show that tests the creative muscle of movie make-up artists.  With phenomenal judges who … Continue reading

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