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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 [...]

7Mar2010 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

26Jan2010 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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Avatar: The Tangled Web of Who Did What

In a posting on his Facebook profile Creature Designer Jordu Schell Sets the record straight about whom exactly did what for the design of characters in James Cameron’s “Avatar”. The following is taken directly from his Open Letter:

21Jan2010 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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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 [...]

11Dec2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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Steve Johnson Wants To “Slime” You This Holiday Season.

With all the news coming out of Steve Johnson’s corner of the world, you would think this was his fan blog or something.  Just in time for the holiday shopping season and under his Solid Thought Corporation banner, he is releasing a resin figure collectable with behind the scenes DVD.  Here is what the auction [...]

1Dec2009 | Editor | 2 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

15Nov2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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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 [...]

27Oct2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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Studio halts development until 2010

Universal Pictures put the word out this week that it will not spend money for the rest of the year to advance development projects.

18Sep2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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Warehouse51.com Closes It’s Vitrual Doors.

Another economic casualty, Warehouse51.com run by Los Angeles FX supply closed it’s doors officially today.  All remaining company assets will be sold off to leverage debts incurred in attempting to keep the dot com afloat.  Warehouse51.com Operations Manager Jon Bailey said “It’s a sad day for us and the customers we have served.  A tremendous [...]

10Sep2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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$66 Million Dollar Jewelry Heist Assisted by Prosthetics

Allegedly, Charles Fox Studio as well as a unnamed female make-up artist from Yorkshire, UK are believed to be responsible for prosthetics used to age or alter two men involved in one of the largest Jewelry robberies in history.

16Aug2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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