DreamAmp

An introductory guide for students learning professional make-up, hairdressing and wardrobe skills and `front of camera’ professionals needing an understanding of the techniques.

Written by an experienced professional, this manual offers a step-by step approach for the complete beginner with diagrams to show procedures for a variety of make-up effects, from corrective and character make-up, to period dramas, special effects and prosthetics. It describes the skills required of the job, introduces special make-up products and how to apply them for different effect and sets the context for the make-up artist’s role, by considering technical requirements such as lighting, camerawork and chroma-key backgrounds.

# Learn how to get professional looking results for a variety of situations and effects
# Fully illustrated with diagrams to show you step-by-step techniques
# Understand the role and necessary skills of the make-up artist within a wider context of television

Regards

This week, the contestants are being judged like never before. They must take ingredients like chicken guts, chocolate syrup and laundry detergent and create blood convincing enough to impress former LAPD detective Bob Jakucs, Tom, whose grandfather was on the force, pays special attention to the consistency and spatter pattern, and wins the privilege of choosing his model for the spotlight challenge first.

Then, McKenzie drops the “Z” bomb. That’s right, the crew is making zombies! The group has never been this pumped. They sculpt and draw with a new fire, until McKenzie serves up a twist: All of the zombies will be dancers and will be performing a choreographed routine in front of the judges, so their makeup must be boogie-ready. Gone are the dragging, ropy guts, the heavy props, and the realistic-looking silicone. Bring on the breathable foam and elegant designs. They scramble with their re-designs, and to add to the stress of this three-day challenge looms the announcement that not one, but two, artists will go home this week.

Megan is in awe of Conor’s work, but Conor shares the opinion of most of the contestants that Megan is obscuring her fine sculpture with buckets of blood. Everyone’s on edge, considering the double elimination and the presence of the guest judge, Greg Nicotero, who has created zombies for Day of the Dead and The Walking Dead.

Regards

Just when you thought the foundation challenge was a thing of the past, in walks Oscar-winner Steve Laporte to judge the artists’ skills as they “lay hair” (that’s “make a beard” for you ordinary mortals.) Though Anthony is confident in his hair skills, Steve is unimpressed with his Rastafarian beard. It’s Tate, who was sure he was doomed in the hair department, who wins the challenge with his sci-fi villain beard and eyebrows.

For the spotlight challenge, McKenzie directs the contestants to a limo, and the models – real-life engaged couples – step out. The goal is to gender-swap the brides and grooms, and everyone’s pumped when they learn that they get to pick their own partner this time. Tate, who teams up with Anthony, gets to choose his couple (having won the foundation) and they go with a couple who have a healthy dose of androgyny in their natural state, and move ahead with a Vegas wedding.

No one’s surprised that Megan and Conor wind up in a pair, least of all Jo, whose gag reflex is tested more and more each minute. As she and her partner Tom start work on their campy ’70s wedding, Jo notices that Conor’s directing while Megan’s cleaning. Sam and Gage move placidly forward with their old age wedding, not getting caught up in the drama, but Conor makes no secret of the fact that he thinks they bit off more than they can chew. Gage and Sam know it’s a risk, but as Grandma’s needlework pillow says, go big or go home.

Regards

The Face Off Loft is now a house divided: Those who thought Frank deserved to be eliminated, and those who thought Megan should’ve been the one to go. Tom makes no secret of his opinion that Conor’s feelings for Megan could be his downfall.

But the drama will have to wait, as the next challenge is here: Each contestant must make a movie villain, a la Jason Voorhees and Freddie Krueger. There to offer key insight on what makes a villain iconic is Hollywood legend – and this week’s guest judge – Sean S. Cunningham, the man who brought Jason to horror fans worldwide. And building the villain is just the beginning: The artists must also envision a fleshed-out back story, design a chilling poster and dream up a catchy tag line, all in three days.

Work begins, and the atmosphere seems like it couldn’t get any more tense, until Glenn shows up. Can you hear the jaws grinding? Some, like Tom and Marcel, feel confident in their design concepts, but Anthony doubts his safe road of a Jekyll/Hyde-influenced madman. Everyone hedges towards the judges’ preference for silicone appliances with varying success. Jo, who has never run silicone before, makes a flawless mold, but Gage and Marcel, silicone veterans, forget the crucial step of “releasing,” or lubricating their molds so that the life cast of the model’s face pops out and preserves the mask. After spending valuable time chipping out the life cast, they both manage to get their appliances out, and now it’s jam time to meet the deadline and have their villains ready for the judges.

Regards

As the group gets to know each other better, dynamics emerge: Megan wants to get closer to Conor, but Anthony can’t get far enough away from Frank! He tells his roommates that if they have a team challenge, his only wish is that he’s not paired with Frank.

McKenzie summons the group to a remote location in the crests of California rock. When they arrive, she has a special surprise for them: Academy award-winning artist Michael Westmore, make-up guru for the Star Trek franchise, and McKenzie’s dad. The week’s challenge is to create a full-bodied alien that could live on the newly discovered Gliese 581g, the only known planet that has the potential to support life as we know it. Michael proffers that the eyes are the key to a convincing alien. When Anthony hears he’s been paired with Frank, he struggles to contain his fury.

Back at the lab they watch a video on the newly discovered planet, then make tracks on their two-day assignment. Marcel and Gage go for an albino living on the dark side of Gliese, Sam and Tate make a crab walker, Megan and Tom opt for a volcano dweller, Jo and Conor create a royal Gliesan, and Anthony and Frank – after an intense creative clash – decide on an exoskeletal creature.

Regards