Makeup Artist


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Dick Smith on standard makeup tools for television in the 1940s
03:38
Tommy Cole on various aspects of his career
24:53
Dick Smith on creating makeup and appliances for color television
05:01
Dick Smith on the book that changed his life
01:17
Who talked about this profession

Rick Baker

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Rick Baker on the use of prosthetics in makeup
03:11
Rick Baker on the "club" of special makeup effects people, and competition among them
02:19
Rick Baker on choosing his projects
01:41
Rick Baker on advice to an aspiring special effects makeup artist
01:36

Tommy Cole

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Tommy Cole on various aspects of his career
24:53

Eryn Krueger Mekash

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Eryn Krueger Mekash on starting to do effects makeup as a child, loving Halloween, and doing makeup for her Halloween costumes
03:53
Eryn Krueger Mekash on An American Werewolf in London, the video for "Thriller," and movies solidifying her desire to work in makeup
01:49
Eryn Krueger Mekash on attending Sandy Burman's makeup effects school, and how that led to her first job in the industry -- working for John Buechler
08:48
Eryn Krueger Mekash on the life-casting process, making foam prosthetics, and appliances
04:50
Eryn Krueger Mekash on her role as makeup designer on American Horror Story and how the visual effects and practical effects teams worked together
08:14
Eryn Krueger Mekash on assembling her team for American Horror Story
04:06
Eryn Krueger Mekash on how closely she works with the hair department
00:38
Eryn Krueger Mekash on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted makeup for television and what the then-current production conditions were like
05:28
Eryn Krueger Mekash on her favorite part of doing makeup for the screen
01:26
Eryn Krueger Mekash on the role of a makeup artist
01:31
Eryn Krueger Mekash on how involved she is with network testing
01:24
Eryn Krueger Mekash on working with various complexions and skin tones
01:10
Eryn Krueger Mekash on how makeup for television has changed since she first started in the industry
03:18
Eryn Krueger Mekash on advice to an aspiring makeup artist
02:00

Howard Smit

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Howard Smit on doing freelance work as a makeup artist
02:53
Howard Smit on the process of corrective beauty makeup
03:04
Howard Smit on sharing information with other makeup artists
01:20
Howard Smit on creating fake blood for television and movies
02:56
Howard Smit on the process of aging actors and using various prosthetics on them
03:15
Howard Smit on helping improve working conditions for hair stylists and makeup artists as president of the union
03:53
Howard Smit on dealing with continuity in makeup
01:24
Howard Smit on the makeup artist dealing with different skin tones and ethnicities
02:32
Howard Smit on the most important developments in television makeup, and on technological innovations in the medium
04:13
Howard Smit on the challenges of doing makeup on early television
02:29

Dick Smith

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Dick Smith on the book that changed his life
01:17
Dick Smith on giving up the idea of becoming a dentist to become a makeup artist
02:45
Dick Smith on standard makeup tools for television in the 1940s
03:38
Dick Smith on the tools of the makeup artist in the very early days of television
05:35
Dick Smith on creating makeup and appliances for color television
05:01

Michael Westmore

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Michael Westmore on his makeup apprenticeship at Universal Studios
02:43
Michael Westmore on his style as a makeup artist
01:04
Michael Westmore on advice to aspiring makeup artists
01:46
Michael Westmore on how prosthetics have changed over the years
01:46
Michael Westmore on fitting actors with prosthetics and difficulties if actors are claustrophobic
02:42
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