Faking It: An SFX Podcast Gayle Martin
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- TV & Film
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A special effects fan and makeup artist dishes the dirt on the film industry's sfx techniques, history, and more.
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E3 - The First Christmas Episode
Christmas is problematic. It brings with it a sackful of emotions and expectations for us to either sift through, or ignore. And for a short time, it tries to cover our pain, disappointment, and even our sins with a blanket of pristine (and often fake) snow.
That's why, for this episode, I decided to cover films that cater to those of us who prefer to dissent from this cheerful facade...and get down to the sharp, brass tacks hidden mischievously beneath it.
So let's snuggle up together and discuss something fake that we can really get behind: special effects, and the stories they help us tell.
To read a transcription of this episode, visit:
https://www.gaylemartinmakeup.com/blog/episode-3-the-first-christmas-episode
SOURCES
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/christmas/260675/the-17-best-christmas-horror-movies
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/25-christmas-horror-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Evil
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/christmas_evil/
https://www.allmovie.com/movie/christmas-evil-v49137/review
https://www.timeout.com/london/film/christmas-evil
https://books.google.com/books?id=39jxgdy3IhcC&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q=christmas%20evil&f=false
http://nightflight.com/christmas-evil-john-waters-tells-us-about-an-evil-santa-pushed-to-the-limits-of-clausmania/
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rare-exports-a-christmas-tale-2010
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/rare-exports-christmas-tale/review/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rare-exports-christmas-tale-film-58843
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/movies/03rare.html?ref=movies&_r=0
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/09/entertainment/la-et-rare-exports-review
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film)#Production
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/the-grinch-makeup-therapy-jim-carrey-kazuhiro-tsuji-1201926197/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170016/fullcredits
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/12/entertainment/ca-50505
https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141215/arts-entertainment/jim-carrey-tells-of-make-up-torture-during-the-grinch.548326
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/the-grinch-makeup-therapy-jim-carrey-kazuhiro-tsuji-1201926197/
https://ew.com/article/2000/12/20/meet-makeup-pro-behind-grinch-and-planet-apes/
Shop for Grinch (and other amazing) prosthetics at www.rbfx.com or on Instagram @rbfx.
https://www.wetanz.com/shop/accessories/klaue-teddy-bear
https://www.scarebears1.com/
MUSIC
Dead Souls (nightmare rave) vs Elegy by Illiaque
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Iliaque/Iliaque/Iliaque_-_Iliaque_-_03_Dead_souls_nightmare_rave_vs_Elegy
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies, Tchaikovsky
Carol of the Bells performed by Quincas Moreira
FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100232
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E2 - A Brief History Of Movie Makeup (Part I)
Early makeup artists were pioneers who cobbled together monsters with little more than food products, grease paint, and perseverance. But as film itself evolved and changed, they had to adapt with it.
In the first part of this two-part series, we'll follow the path that these early innovators carved out, starting in the early days of silent film and concluding at the end of the 1950s.
Listen on Soundcloud and iTunes now! And please join the conversation by commenting here or reaching out to me on Twitter @fakingitsfx.
TRANSCRIPT
https://www.gaylemartinmakeup.com/blog/episode-2-history-movie-makeup-part-1
SOURCES
https://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/cdc/panchromatic.php
https://cosmeticsandskin.com/cdc/early-movie.php
https://intothegloss.com/2015/02/silent-film-makeup/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_stock
https://filmphotographyproject.com/content/howto/2018/07/panchromatic-orthochromatic-film/
http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Independent-Film-Road-Movies/Makeup-HISTORY.html
http://www.filmreference.com/knowledge/Max_Factor.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-make-up-artist.htm
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/10-special-effects-makeup.htm
https://prezi.com/ul3a6nqtvvuj/the-history-of-special-effects-makeup/
http://i.imgur.com/VIujt.jpg (Schreck as Nosferatu up close)
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shadow-of-the-vampire-2001
https://books.google.com/books?id=-PWyrLBacYsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=lon+chaney+biography&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Tw_yU83XNM2MyATX0IGYAQ#v=onepage&q=lon%20chaney%20biography&f=false
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/36162%7C0/The-Phantom-of-the-Opera.html
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-phantom-of-the-opera-1925
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/10/five-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-boris-karloff/
https://www.ifc.com/2008/10/puddy-in-their-hands-ten-old-m
https://www.ifc.com/2008/10/puddy-in-their-hands-ten-old-m-1
https://www.chaoscontrol.com/ben-chapman-interview-with-the-gillman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_from_the_Black_Lagoon#Production
http://mentalfloss.com/article/84080/11-nightmarish-facts-about-nosferatu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs_(1928_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)#Special_effects,_makeup_and_costumes
https://www.kazanlaw.com/the-wizard-of-oz-lethal-asbestos-exposure/
https://oz.fandom.com/wiki/Horse_of_a_Different_Color
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Haley#Final_years_and_death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)
MUSIC
Theme: "A Tale of Vengence" by Aakash Gandhi
Background Music: "Far The Days Come" by Letterbox -
E1 - No Guts, No Gorey
Ever watch a movie and think, "I wonder if that dead body is real?" Well, as far as the movies in today's episode are concerned, the answer is a stomach-churning yes. Give this episode a listen and join the conversation by commenting here or reaching out to me on Twitter @fakingitsfx.
TRANSCRIPT
https://www.gaylemartinmakeup.com/blog/episode-1-no-guts-no-gorey
MOVIES
Poltergeist
Cannibal Holocaust
Men Behind the Sun
Unrest
Apocalypse Now
Beyond the Darkness
Blood Feast
SOURCES
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/body-horror-5-scary-movies-that-feature-real-human-corpses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust#Filming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanomami#Violence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Feast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film
http://www.horror.land/films-that-used-real-bodies/
https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/blood-feast-digging-into-the-guts-of-the-very-first-splatter-film
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-strained-making-of-apocalypse-now-1758689.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Darkness_(film)
Shock Value by Jason Zinoman, p. 33-34
MUSIC
Theme: "A Tale of Vengence" by Aakash Gandhi
Background Music: "Epilog - Ghostpocalypse" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100666
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Customer Reviews
Excellent!
What a great show! Insightful and wonderfully made!
Perfect for fans of horror + makeup!
Gayle does a great job of explaining not just technique but the context of how and when to use effects. The history and her sense of humor are an added bonus!