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Best Make-Up Oscar Goes to Barney Burman, Joel Harlow and Mindy Hall
SFXNEWS would like to congratulate our good friends Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow on their win of Best Makeup category for “Star Trek”. The first make-up Oscar EVER to be given for work on the franchise. Previous Nominations for Trek include:
Star Trek: First Contact 1996 — Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber
Star Trek VI [...]
New “Trek” Book Goes Boldly Into Behind the Scenes Goodness.
From the Facebook page of the Proteus Make-up FX Team comes a book announcement. “Now available. It a VERY cool book with lots of never before seen designs and images.” Pick it up right here: Star Trek: The Art of the Film
Also, don’t miss the exclusive SciFiNow.co.uk three part story about the make-up of [...]
Bill Corso Grants a Soundbyte at Avatar’s Premiere.
“It’s like ‘Titanic’ meets ‘Terminator’ or ‘Aliens,’” joked makeup artist Bill Corso, 42.
London, England (CNN) — James Cameron’s feverishly-awaited sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” has enjoyed its world premiere to strong reviews.
Hyped as the most technically-ambitious and expensive film ever made, “Avatar,” had a lot to live up to.
But, as the credits rolled following the 3D epic’s [...]
82nd Academy Awards Semifinalists for Visual Effects Chosen
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
* “Angels & Demons”
* “Avatar”
* “Coraline”
* “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
* “District 9”
* “G-Force”
* “G.I. Joe: The Rise [...]
King Kong Skeleton Auctioned for $200,000
The tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema’s biggest monsters has sold for about 121,000 pounds ($200,000) at a London auction Tuesday Nov. 24 2009. Auctioneer Christie’s says the 22-inch (56-centimeter) skeleton was the one used in the climactic scene of the 1933 movie in which the giant ape [...]
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Steve Johnson Doesn’t Want a F**king Oscar
Steve Johnson’s Rubber Rules has become a reason to watch Youtube again for me. Finally someone telling it like it is without all the “We’re just a great big happy production” feel. Steve talks about how The Abyss’s clear NTIs were a challenge and how the fiber optics lit the underwater puppets. Also, there is [...]
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Steve Johnson Launches His Channel “Rubber Rules”
There are several people in the SFX industry that can legitimately be called “masters” of FX. The fact that Steve Johnson is among them, is indisputable. His enormous body of work is not only visually stunning, but also inventive, interesting and technically complex. Now, he wants to share it all with the world.
Steve Johnson has [...]
Sunday School Teaches How to Make Zombies!
If you have ever fancied yourself a bit off kilter with the rest of the world because you dream of making monsters someday, you should go to Sunday School. Special Effects Sunday School! According to their website, you can
LEARN HOW TO DESIGN, SCULPT, MOLD, CAST, PAINT, AND
APPLY YOUR OWN PROSTHETICS IN 4 SUNDAY WORKSHOPS!
They go [...]
An Evening to Remember with Dick Smith
On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, AMPAS hosted “A Tribute to Dick Smith: the Godfather of Special Makeup Effects.” A quick look around the audience spoke to what was to be an amazing event. In the audience was a veritable who’s who of makeup artists drawn from all over the globe.
The evening began with the introduction [...]
Batman Dead End…yeah, that guy.
Shortly after that, I was fortunate enough to meet the man who would have the biggest influence on my life and career, and become my mentor. I’d first seen pictures of Henry Alvarez in movie magazines, he was kind of a legend at that point already and was working for Rob Bottin at the time, heading up the sculpture department.
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I would start on facebook or perhaps through these guys:
http://www.solidthoughtcorporation.com/ 
i am trying to contact steve johnson about his participation in a documentary on roger corman being produced by shout! ...
I will sure to go here and attend this SFX Show. 
I need to try the Joker's pencil trick at a lawyers' convention!
Great review (though it's sadly lacking in nudity and ...