1. What were your expectations on starting the course?
I thought that the course would be good, however i thought there would be more than two hours aweek of special effects work :) im enjoying it anyway
2.What are your initial thoughts on JWC and the Media make up course?
I have previously studied 2 years of hairdressing at JWC so i kind of knew what to expect, although the teaching methods are different, The make up department is brilliant, they keep us all busy, interacting with them and eachother and they hold your attention FAB!!
3.What is your funniest moment of college life so far?
Roz stutting her stuff through the town centre proudly wearing her special effects make up i done on her (NO ONE STOPPED TO ASK IF SHE WAS OK!! )
and her texting me saying "everyone is staring at me" haha
4.What is the most interesting thing you have learned or learned how to do so?
How a little make up goes along way, and it looks better!!
5.Who is your make up idol?
A mix between Rick Baker, his film work is outstanding and even now hes still sought after, and Richard Talor, i would love to own my own special effects company in the future. :)
6.. Why do you want to be a MUA?
I love it, i like the thought of creating new things :)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor was put on the map by working with his close friend Peter Jackson on the Epic lord of The Rings!

He owns a Movie Prop and Special effects company in new zealand calle WETA WORKSHOP (wetas are really ugly bush crickets from NZ)
He has won 4 academy awards for the LOTR triliogy, two for make up, one for viual design and one for costume design :)
Academy Awards
Special effects filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Last Samurai (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Frighteners (1996)
Jack Brown Genius (1995)
Forgotten Silver (1995)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2000)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-2001)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
The Tommyknockers (1993)
Braindead (1992)
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Bad Taste (1987)

He owns a Movie Prop and Special effects company in new zealand calle WETA WORKSHOP (wetas are really ugly bush crickets from NZ)
He has won 4 academy awards for the LOTR triliogy, two for make up, one for viual design and one for costume design :)
Academy Awards
- Nominated: Best Costume Design, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Won: Best Makeup, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Won: Best Visual Effects, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Won: Best Makeup, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Won: Best Costume Design, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Won: Best Visual Effects, King Kong (2005)
Special effects filmography
- The Wind in the Willows (TBD) - Post-production
- Mad Max: Fury Road (TBD) - Pre-production
- The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2013) - Filming
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - Filming
- The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
- The Devil's Rock (2010)
- Daybreakers (2010)
- Avatar (2009)
- The Lovely Bones (2009)
- Under The Mountain (2009)
- District 9 (2009)
- The WotWots (2009)
- Born of Hope (2009)[9]
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Eel Girl (2008)
- 30 Days of Night (2007)
- The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
- Black Sheep (2007)
- Jane & the Dragon (2005–2006)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
- King Kong (2005)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005)
- I, Robot (film) (2004)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- Peter Pan (200
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Rick Baker

Rick baker has created all the prothetics and character/sfx in the men in all the Men In Black films and had a wee cameo as an agent picking out the disguises for the new aliens :)
He worked on All the nutty proffessor movies to make the fat suits to turn eddie murphy into all the characters :)
Rick baker working on the prothetics for planet of the apes :)
He worked on micheal jacksons Thriller too
Rick Baker is well known for his creature work and is an SFX artist.
He also created the "were cat" that micheal jackson turned into in the video THRILLER
He is 61 and is still a sfx make up artist today :)
roisin again!
Roz had a drunken fall in Word up :)
I used 2 small pieces of wax to form the lacerations and a bruise wheel to make the swelling and bruising around the eye, cheek and fore head. Wound filler was then applied to the wax to give the effect of an open cut.
I then used fresh scratch blood on a stippling sponge and moved it over the effected area to make the swelling look better and give the effect of grazing.
I then used the liquid blood to give the effect of the wounds being open and bleeding :)
(ROZ WENT IN TOWN LIKE THIS) HAHA!!!!
roisins sfx
Roz had a drunken fall in Word up :)
I used 2 small pieces of wax to form the lacerations and a bruise wheel to make the swelling and bruising around the eye, cheek and fore head. Wound filler was then applied to the wax to give the effect of an open cut.
I then used fresh scratch blood on a stippling sponge and moved it over the effected area to make the swelling look better and give the effect of grazing.
I then used the liquid blood to give the effect of the wounds being open and bleeding :)
(ROZ WENT IN TOWN LIKE THIS) HAHA!!!!
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Rob Bottin
Rob Bottin
Filmography
King Kong (1976)
Piranha (1978)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
The Fog (1980)
Tanya's Island (1980)
The Howling (1981)
The Thing (1982)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (segment 3) (1983)
Explorers (1985)
Legend (1985)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Innerspace (1987)
RoboCop (1987)
Total Recall (1990)
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Bugsy (1991)
Basic Instinct (1992)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
Se7en (1995)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mimic (1997)
Deep Rising (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fight Club (1999)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Serving Sara (2002
Filmography
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