All Posts Tagged With: "AMPAS"

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Visualize “Star Trek” at The Academy

Beverly Hills, CA – The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Visualize This: Previs in the Making of ‘Star Trek,’” a program exploring the previsualization (previs) process in the digital age, on Thursday, November 18, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. [...]

13Nov2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Palette Narrows to 7 in Oscar® Makeup Race

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  announced on January 11, 2010 that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “District 9” “Il Divo” “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” “Night at the Museum: Battle of [...]

13Jan2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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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 [...]

20Jun2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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An Evening Honoring Dick Smith Hosted By Rick Baker

Generally considered to be the “godfather” of modern-day special make-up effects, Smith pioneered the method of applying prosthetics made from foam latex in small pieces as opposed to the standard of applying a latex mask as one solid piece. More after the jump.

1Mar2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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