Robert Lindsay - Cinema Make-Up School

I have recently been watching 'Face Off' which follows SFX artists as they create many weird and wonderful creations from synthetics and prosthetics. They then fabricate costume and airbrush paint jobs onto their work.

I have been really drawn to Robert Lindsay, mainly because he is wacky and bonkers like myself but also because of his work on the show. I have really enjoyed his idea's and sketches but I have been a little disappointed of the final products.

Robert attended Cinema MakeUp School, this is one of the best schools in the world to learn about special effects make-up and design. Robert isn't the only alumni to appear on the show!

Robert Lindsay on FaceOff

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Come on Robert, I'm rooting for you! Follow Robert on Twitter - @MMMutant

Robert & Neill Gorton

Robert Lindsay midway through a creation

Deborah Burns - Monster [Jodelle Ferland]

Jodelle Ferland is one of my favourite actresses and I have recently come across this short film which she plays the role of Hannah in- Monster [2012]. Along side the fact that Jodelle is the lead I also absolutely adore the scenery and setting for this film. It is filmed in Canada and the lakes there are stunning.

The writer and director, Deborah Burns worked with DeerBear Productions and this was released as the first film for the company.

The plot is very fable like and has a real sense of journey, the use of CGI is very basic but I took into account the difficulties of amateur software and the fact they spent almost a year on the monster.

You can find out more information on the film's IMDb page.
Monster IMDb

Monster from Deerbear on Vimeo.

Doug Hutchinson, Jodelle Ferland and director Deborah Burns. Photo: Stuart Robinson

Ang Lee - Life of Pi

Something I find really fascinating about 'Life of Pi' is how the director is so passionate about his work. Ang Lee also talks a lot about how he didn't use the tiger in a lot of the shots with the boy, this was because they shot it separately and used CGI most of the time. He says this is because he didn't want the tiger to get in the way of the actors performance. 

Ang Lee has undoubtedly gained a huge amount of success from this film but I'm really touched at how he speaks about it, he says he measures the success on his relationship with the crew and not the box office numbers.

Suraj Sharma on set for 'Life of Pi'

Richard Parker, the CGI tiger in LoP

Tim Burton - Frankenweenie

Tim Burton's stop-motion-animated neo-noir horror film 'Frankenweenie' is a remake of Burtons 1984 short film of the same name. 

I remember watching the film and thinking what a strange children's film, but now several years after I first saw the film in the cinema, I am amazed about how much thought had gone into 'Frankenweenie'. Abstract film has always interested me and the way Burton created this film and the ideas behind it are incredible.

In this interview, Burton talks about his most personal film, his horror inspirations and his love of stop-motion. I think the storyline of this film and the story behind the film make it a very special and inspiring production.

Weird Girl - Puppet animation in 'Frankenweenie'