Throughout the evolution of special effects make-up, it’s clear that everyday someone, somewhere is making a milestone in the profession. Seeing these new ideas, applications, and executions of makeup allow for newer artists in the profession to take a stab at it.
It’s great to be able to look back and think about the absolutely terrifying scenes in Dead Silence, which were brought to life by Patrick Baxter, and think, “what can I do to have that same impact?” while making your own work. It’s awesome to be able to make a great recipe for blood when you’re in the middle of a make-up look that was invented by Dick Smith. It’s the little things, but for a person who wants to learn SFX make-up, it’s everything.
Without all these amazing and talented artists in this field, haunts, minor productions, and other movies that we know today would not be the same. It’s with gratitude that we have these artists in our lives so that we can carry with the very same passions as they did, and create the next milestones in special effects make-up.
2018 Film and Society: Special Effects Artists that Changed the Game in Cinema 