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>>THERE'S TWO BIG
SECTIONS FOR I GUESS
SPECIAL EFFECTS.
ONE IS SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY
S ON SET AND APPLIES THE MAKEUP.
AND THEN THERE'S PEOPLE
WHO WORK IN THE STUDIO
AND ACTUALLY CREATE
TE PIECES THAT ARE GOING
TO BE APPLIED.
THE INTERNET WAS MY BEST
FRIEND WHEN I FIRST
STARTED OUT.
ST STARTED TO SELF TEACH MYSELF.
A LOT OF THE TIMES
A LOT OF TUTORIAL BASED THINGS.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
I WAS IN A WHOLE WORLD
OUT OF MY LEAGUE.
AND I GOT INTO COLLEGE
AND I WAS LIKE I WANNA
START DOING
PROSTHETIC WORK.
PROSTHETICS IS A WONDERFUL
LITTLE ADVENTURE WORLD
WHERE YOU CAN CREATE
DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEN
APPLY THEM TO A PERSON.
NORMALLY THEY LOOK LIKE
THESE GUYS HERE.
AND THE THINNER THE EDGES THE
BETTER, BECAUSE THEN THEY
WILL APPLY ON AND YOU CAN
BLEND IT IN TO MAKE IT
LOOK A LOT MORE NATURAL.
HERE'S A PREPAINTED FOAM
LATEX ONE FROM A PREVIOUS
APPLICATION. SO YOU CAN
SEE UNDERNEATH IT'S GOT
THE FOAM LATEX.
IT'S BEEN PAINTED UP WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF RUBBER MASS
GREASE AND A COUPLE OF
OTHER PRODUCTS, SO THAT
WAY IF IT'S APPLIED LATER,
IT WILL BE A LOT
FASTER OF AN APPLICATION
BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY PAINTED.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
FOR SURE HELPS
AND IT MAKES IT A LOT
EASIER TOO WHEN YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO THINGS AND
YOU CAN FIND OUT FASTER
METHODS TO DO THINGS AND
MAKE THINGS LOOK BETTER
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THIS IS JUST ZOMBIE FLESH.
THIS IS ACTUALLY SOME
STUFF AT LAKE SPEAR AND
PLACES LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST PREMADE AND IT'S
GOT AN INTERESTING
CONSISTENCY IN TEXTURE SO
IT CREATES DIFFERENT EFFECTS.
AND BECAUSE ZOMBIES
ARE ROTTING, THERE
INJURIES ARE HURT. SO
MIGHT AS WELL GO WITH THE FLOW.
ZOMBIES ARE PRETTY MUCH DIY,
WHATEVER YOUR HEART CONTENDS.
A LOT OF THE TIMES
THERE ARE A LOT
SIMPLER METHODS THAT
PEOPLE DON''T THINK OF.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I
EVER DID WITH ZOMBIES WAS
LIQUID LATEX AND TOILET PAPER,
VERY EASY PRODUCTS TO
E ACROSS IN VERY SIMPLE METHODS.
YOU CAN GET REALLY CHEAP
TOILET PAPER OR LIKE
TISSUE PAPER FOR
LIKE GIFT WRAPPING.
AND ALL YOU DO IS YOU MIX SOME
LIQUID LATEX AND YOU
CREATE YOUR OWN LITTLE
FAKE SKIN THAT WAY.
AND YOU JUST PAINT IT UP AND
MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE BIT
MORE BLENDED IN NATURAL.
AND THAT'S A QUICK WAY
TO DO SOME ZOMBIE.
SO WHAT I'M DOING NOW IS IM SORT
OF DRAWING ON SOME
UNDERNEATH VEINS BECAUSE
I'M GONNA HAVE HER VEINS
BE A LOT MORE VISIBLE.
I DEFINTELY DO A LOT OF
RESEARCH AS I DECIDE TO DO
THINGS BECAUSE I WANT IT
TO LOOK A LOT MORE
ANATOMICALLY CORRECT.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WHEN I
STARTED GETTING INTO THE
EFFECTS TO STUDY.
OK IT'S TIME TO START
GLUING AND TRY AND FIND
REFERENCE IMAGES AND SOME
ANATOMY THINGS AND PICKED
UP SOME ANATOMY BOOKS.
AND RIGHT NOW I'M USING
CREAM BASED MAKEUPS,
SO IT SMUDGES NICELY AND SORT OF
BLENDS IN TOGETHER.
AND ZOMBIES ARE KIND OF THE
CREATURE THAT YOUR COLOR
PALETTE CAN BE PRETTY MUCH
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
YOU CAN DO A FRESHLY DEAD
INJURY MORE FACED PERSON
OR YOU CAN DO A FULL ON
DECAY WATER LOG TYPE LOOK.
WITH THE FRESHER ONES,
YOU GENERALLY STAY
MORE TO THE SKIN TONES.
YOU USE A LOT MORE BLOOD
AND THINGS LIKE THAT
BECAUSE IT'S A LOT FRESHER.
IF IT'S DECAYED YOU'RE GONNA
USE A LOT LESS BLOOD
AND YOU'RE GONNA USE
A LOT MORE GREENS AND
BLUE TONES AND EVERYTHING.
BECAUSE AS YOU DIE,
YOUR BODY WILL START
TO BRUISE AND SORT OF ROT AWAY.
YOU CAN JUST KEEP
PLAYING WITH COLORS UNTIL
YOU'RE EVENTUALLY HAPPY.
AND THIS HERE IS
COAGULATED BLOOD,
SO INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE
LIQUID BLOOD WHICH WILL
DRY EVENTUALLY,
HIS GUY WILL ALWAYS STAY GLOSSY.
WITH A LOT OF MAKEUP THINGS,
SOMETIMES IT CAN
BE A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS.
PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF SKIN
ALLERGIES TO THINGS,
SO IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO
DO MAKEUP TESTS AND THINGS
OF THAT NATURE, TO MAKE
SURE THAT SOMEBODY'S
NOT, SAY ALLERGIC TO LATEX.
YOU JUST COVERED
THEIR FACE IN LIQUID LATEX.
THAT WOULD NOT END WELL.
LOOK A LITTLE GRUNGIER.
IS IS BLOOD TEARS FOR EYE BLOOD.
AND IT WILL CREATE SOME
SORT OF PATTERN.
AND AFTER ABOUT A
MINUTE OR TWO, YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO BLINK IT ALL OUT.
I'M REALLY TORN WHETHER
'D BE ON SET VERSUS IN THE SHOP.
I REALLY LIKE BEING ABLE
TO DO BOTH.
BECAUSE I'M LOCAL HERE,
I'M ABLE TO BE ON A LOT
OF STUDENT FILMS AND I'M
ALSO ABLE TO WORK IN THE
STUDIO HERE SO I CAN