2010 Makeup Emmy Nominees Part 3

Prosthetic Makeup is a specialty often referred to as FX or Special Effects Makeup. Dick Smith revolutionized the use of Prosthetic Makeup and those who became specialist after him such as Rick Baker continued the innovation of FX Makeup. This year, 2010, at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honor the crafters of this Makeup Specialty. The Nominees for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series , Miniseries, Movie Or A Special include, Debbie Zoller, Department Head Makeup Artist, Steve Prouty, Special Effects Makeup Artist and Todd McIntosh, Special Effects Makeup Artist for Vampire Weekend, an episode of Castle, from ABC Studios.

Also nominated from ABC Studios for How Insensitive, an episode of Grey's Anatomy are Norman Leavitt, Department Head Makeup Artist, Bari Dreband-Burman, Makeup Effects Artist, Thom Floutz, Makeup Effects Artist, Bart Mixon, Makeup Effects Artist, Vincent Van Dyke, Prosthetic Designer and Thomas Burman, Prosthetic Designer.

Bari Dreband-Burman, Makeup Effects Artist, Thom Floutz, Makeup Effects Artist, Bart Mixon, Makeup Effects Artist, Vincent Van Dyke, Prosthetic Designer and Thomas Burman, Prosthetic Designer received a second Nomination for Nip/Tuck, Engma, FX Networks with Stephanie Fowler, Department Makeup Head.

Rounding out the nominations for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series , Miniseries, Movie Or A Special are the Makeup Personal from two HBO Productions. For The Pacific, Jason Baird, Prosthetic Designer and Special Effects Makeup Department Head was nominated along with Special Effect Makeup Artists, Sean Genders, Gregory Nicotero, Jac Charlton, Chad Atkinson and Ben Ritterhouse. Their counterparts from the HBO True Blood Series for the episode, Scratches, join them in being recognized for their craft by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. From the True Blood episode, Scratches, the nominees are, Bridgette Ellis, Department Head Makeup Artist, a;ong with Special Effects Makeup Artists, Ned Neidhart, Bernhard Eicholz, Anthony Barlow, Sam Polin, Danielle Noe and Prosthetic Designers, Dan Rebert and Todd Masters, who is also a Special Effects Makeup Artist.

It is the specialists of Special Effects Makeup that bring the imagined characters of writers to life for Theatrical Performances. It is the skill of these Professional Makeup Artist Specilaists that turn drawings in to lifelike creatures using their talents, imagination and Special Effects Makeup. Having witnessed the birth and growth of this craft from 1927 through today, Mehron Makeup has a special appreciation for the work that these Makeup Artists perform day in and day out on the sets of Theatrical Productions and congratulates them all for the special recognition that their Emmy Award Nominations bestows upon them. It is the calls from Makeup Artists like those nominated that Mehron Makeup Researchers answer with formulations of new products and colors to meet their needs. When Shrek, The Musical, was about to open on Broadway, it was the Mehron Studio and Stage Makeup Department that developed Shrek Green for everyone's favorite Ogre. Mehron is ready and able to develop, formulate and produce the Special Effects Makeup and colors that FX Makeup Artists need to complete their visions.

The Artistry of Special Effects Makeup

Arguably all Theatrical Makeup is essentially Special Effects Makeup. Special Effects Makeup Artists might agree or disagree but in the Modern Era of Theatrical Makeup Artistry, Special Effects Makeup is a uniquely specialized field. As the complexities of production have grown with technological advances Special Effects Makeup application has evolved into a craft that has specific sub specialties. There are Special Effects Makeup Artists who are specialists in creating prosthetic pieces, those that specialize in attaching prosthetic and even those who special in making prosthetic applications out of certain materials. For many decades the Makeup Artist on a movie set did it all, even hand making the makeup in the very early days of film creation. The art of Theatrical Makeup has now progressed to the point that specialists are brought in to a production for a specific makeup talent that they posses, it may be an expert at Mask Covering, a Mask Creator, a Latex Artist and now Body Painting Makeup Artists and face Painting Makeup Artists are in demand as Airbrush Makeup becomes the norm.

The upcoming James Cameron Film, Avatar, billed as the first fully three dimensional film will highlight the Airbrush Specialty of Makeup Artistry along with every other discipline in Special Effects Makeup. The screening of Avatar is only the beginning for the the specialty of Special Effects Makeup Artists who are proficient in Airbrush Makeup Application. As a technological advancement in Film Production Avatar is being touted as the revolutionary beginning to a new vision of film making. From the perspective of the Artistry of Special Effects Makeup, Avatar will be the beginning of a new demand of talent for Makeup Artists. Theatrical Makeup Artists will meet the new challenges presented by the close up high definition three dimensional filming that will define the next era in the history of film.

It is fitting that Avatar is being released in 2009, the 70th Anniversary of the release of the Wizard of Oz, which was revolutionary advancement in Theatrical Makeup. Seventy years does seem like a long time when you think that seventy years ago Theatrical Makeup for color film production was an experiment that did not always work well. The Wizard of Oz Production has its share of Makeup snafus, including almost killing the original Actor who was to play the Tin Man, Buddy Ebsen. Today creating a Tin Man would be as simple as filling up an Airbrush Makeup gun with LUX Airbrush Makeup a green tea based liquid makeup and airbrushing the Tin Man with a Makeup that would not only not threaten his health but would actually be gentle and hydrating to his skin. Theatrical Makeup has come a long way from the days of making silver makeup by using real aluminum powder that was ingested by the Actor till now when a naturally based vitamin enriched airbrush makeup can be used.

Airbrush Makeup may be the next progression in the specialty of Special Effects Makeup, it is unlikely that it will be the last. As the art of the three dimensional film grows to become the norm in theatrical releases, the Special Effects Makeup Artists will develop techniques to match the demand created by the format. The demands placed upon Special Effect Makeup Artist will again create an army of talented Special Effects Makeup Artists who will use their skills to meet the need with innovative imagination and skilled artistry. Mehron Special Effects Makeup will be a ready tool for the next wave of Special Effects Makeup Artists just as it has been through over eighty years of innovative Makeup exploration. Avatar may be the next pivotal Film in the history of film, LUX Airbrush Makeup is already the future of Special Effects Makeup.

Makeup and Films

Today's film industry is more reliant on makeup Artists than ever before. One just has to look to some current films to see the importance of the Makeup Artist in the creation of the story line. Currently at the Box Office the lead in the Film Orphan is a twelve year old actress, Isabelle Fuhrman, who plays a nine year old girl who is really a 33 year old woman. Although Ms. Furhrman undoubtedly has great acting skills without the Makeup Artist it would be difficult for her to pull off the transition in age.

The Film Orphan relies on Makeup Artists with various skill sets, Annick Chartier is listed as the Makeup Artist, while Jonathan Lavallee, George Tucci and Paul Jones are listed as SPFX Makeup Artists. Within the field of Makeup, Special Effects Makeup has become a highly skilled speciality. The work of Special Effects Make Up Artists will be very prevalent in the list of soon to be released films, including, District 9, Surrogate, Zombieland and the Vampire's Assistant.

The Film Industry is hungry for the talent of Special Effect Makeup Artists. Special Effect Make Up Artists are creatively skilled artists who use prosthetics and makeup to create the characters that the Writers and Directors envision for their Film. Even within the speciality of Special Effects Makeup their are specialists. Special Effect Makeup Artists who are skilled in latex, air brush makeup and prosthetics have evolved into another layer of skilled craftsmen that are classified as Make Up Artists.

The current crop of Films soon to be released are all heavily reliant on the talents of Specialty Make Up Artists. As the needs of the Film Industry change so will the need for Makeup Specialists. The advent of High Definition Video has already created a need for Air Brush Makeup Specialists, creating yet another craft under the title of Makeup Artist.