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Masters of Make-Up Effects

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Masters of Make-Up Effects offers an illustrated oral history of film and television make-up effects, featuring untold stories from cult classics like Planet of the Apes, An American Werewolf in London, and The Thing, alongside popular franchises such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Packed with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos and insights from more than 50 industry legends, this book charts the evolution of make-up artistry in cinema through firsthand accounts from artists, actors, and directors.
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Ideal for cinema enthusiasts, aspiring make-up artists, and anyone interested in the creative process behind iconic movie characters and effects.

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A dive into the world of movie make-up effects, along with a treasure trove of hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs from the private collections of the greatest practitioners of the art.

Original interviews and scores of previously unseen photographs combine to give a personal and unique glimpse into the world of movie make-up.

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Dive into the fascinating world of movie make-up effects with this stunning illustrated oral history of the art form. Masters of Make-Up Effects is a celebration of make-up artists and acclaimed make-up effects from the world of film and television. Authors Howard Berger and Marshall Julius have gleaned untold stories from the sets of cult classics (Planet of the Apes, An American Werewolf in London, The Thing), fan-favourite film and TV franchises (Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter and the MCU) and modern blockbusters like Dune to chart the fascinating evolution of an industry. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, many of which have never before been seen in print or on social media, it showcases some of the most iconic make-up effects of all time, while revealing how they came to be in the artists' own words. Featuring a foreword by Guillermo del Toro, an afterword by Seth MacFarlane, and contributions from more than 50 make-up effects legends, as well as iconic actors including Doug Jones, Robert Englund, James McAvoy and Doug Bradley, and directors Mick Garris and John Landis, Masters of Make-Up Effects is the most complete book on movie make-up history ever assembled, and a must read for cinema fans everywhere.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781802790016

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck

Illustration: 300 clr and b&w photos

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Guillermo del Toro
  • Afterword by Seth MacFarlane

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 1660g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Howard Berger is a special make-up effects artist with over 800 feature film credits includingDances With Wolves,Casino,Kill Bill 1 & 2,The Amazing Spider-Man 2 andThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Make-up as well as a British Academy Award for Best Achievement in Make-up. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.Marshall Julius is a film critic, blogger, broadcaster and author, whose previous books includeVintage Geek (September Publishing, 2019) andAction! The Action Movie A-Z (Batsford Film Books, 1996). He lives in London, UK.

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