RUTHLESS-EFFECTS - Special Effects Make-Up DVD's & Books

SPECIAL EFFECTS BOOKS & DVD'S

Here's a selection of great books and DVD's aimed at special effect make-up, body sculpting and face painting that I would highly recommend if you want to give special effects makeup a try.

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	Theatrical Makeup Design Interactive About the Author Dr. Tara Maginnis is the costume designer and a Professor of the Theatre Department of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She regularly teaches classes in costume history, design, construction, theatrical makeup, and theatre history. However, she is best known for her creation of The Costumer's Manifesto, one of the World Wide Web's largest, and most eclectic, costume sites. Tara has written numerous articles for Theatre Design and Technology, the Journal of The United States Institute of Theatre Technology, of which she is a member. About the Director Kade Mendelowitz is the Lighting Designer and Technical Director for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Theatre Department, where he is an Associate Professor. NOTE: Includes Region Free DVD-R's Run Time: 650 MINUTES APPROX REGION 0 DVD's - 4 DVD SET - £249.95	AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 14 days £249.95
	Step by Step: Makeup The STEP BY STEP learning series aims to offer viewers easy-to-follow instruction in a variety of recreational subjects. Taught by experts in their respective fields, each volume breaks down its lessons into step-by-step demonstrations with bonus practice sessions that ensure mastery of new skills. Hosted by model Larissa Taylor, this volume presents a beginner's guide to beauty care that includes helpful tips on skin, hair, nails, and makeup. Run Time: 85 minutes REGION 1 DVD £19.95	AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £19.95
	Tom Savini: Horror Effects Hosted by fright-master Tom Savini, creator of the gut-wrenching special effects in DAWN OF THE DEAD, CREEPSHOW and FRIDAY THE 13TH. Tom Savini not only makes dreams real he brings nightmare to life. His effects range from walking corpses to exploding zombies. He has also created some wonderful monsters, like CREEPSHOW S FLUFFY and FFRIDAY THE 13TH s Jason . In this video, he gives you step-by-step demonstrations of how some of his most shattering effects are achieved. If you are a film fan or a budding effects artist, you will gain a firsthand look at how cinematic illusions are created and you ll be able to do many of them yourself! Run Time: 40 minutes REGION 0 DVD £19.95	NORMALLY IN STOCK Usually Dispatched within 2 days £19.95
	Basic How-To Halloween Makeup Renowned makeup effects artists Bill Morrison and David Lange introduce you to professional basic makeup techniques, explained in full step-by-step detail. Volumes 1 and 2 included. 20 unique, easy-to-apply makeups, all created from materials found around the home and in local costume shops. Professional Hollywood makeup artists introduce you to some of their secrets, explained in easy to understand, step-by-step detail! Don't settle for the same old boring Halloween masks -- impress your friends and be the life of any costume party! Makeups include: Zombie, Pumpkin-Head, Lizard, Witch, Cat, Exorcism Victim, Vampire, Alien, Burn Victim, Frankenstein s Monster, Mummy, Creature, Old Man, Phantom, Gargoyle, Robot, Swamp Creature, Evil Clown, Dracula and Ghastly Ghoul. Run Time: 56 minutes REGION 0 DVD £9.95	NORMALLY IN STOCK Usually Dispatched within 2 days £9.95
	Fantastic Flesh DVD This great DVD takes an inside look at the creation and execution of some of today's most spectacular special effects in Hollywood blockbusters, through one of its most prolific FX houses in the industry -- KNB EFX. From animatronic critters to prosthetics and character makeup to aliens, monsters and ghouls, the KNB EFX group has been creating innovative state-of-the-art effects for movies for more than 20 years and over 300 films as diverse as Scream to The Chronicles of Narnia. Run Time: 58 minutes REGION 1 DVD £19.95	NORMALLY IN STOCK Usually Dispatched within 2 days £19.95
	Special Effects Make-Up Special effects have become an increasingly important part of both film and theatre production. With storylines becoming more sensational and technology more sophisticated, the market for high-quality special effects is huge. In this book Janus Vinther provides step-by-step guidelines for achieving a wide variety of grotesque and outlandish effects, including bullet holes, body fluids and burns. In addition there is a chapter on specialised character make-up, ranging from Dracula to the Terminator. With detailed explanation of techniques and materials and illustrated throughout, this book contains everything you need to know to look your worst 160 PAGE BOOK £19.95	AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 5 days £19.95
	SPECIAL EFFECTS Aimed at amateur filmmakers, this practical guide explains how to create a variety of special effects on a tight budget. Experienced independent filmmaker Slone begins by describing the use of such physical tools as dry ice machines, fake glass, and stage blood. Digital techniques such as Blue Screen are covered in the second section. 228 PAGE BOOK £17.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £17.95
	Create Your Own Stage Make-up A handbook covering make-up for the stage, ideal for individual make-up artists, local groups and schools. Illustrated and informative, with step-by-step guidelines and useful lists, hints and tips, this book aims to make the art of make-up accessible to all, whether novice or expert. Information is included on make-up for straight plays, pantomime, dance, children, fantasy and animal, monsters and clowns. Make-up advice is given for various nationalties such as Arabian and Afro-Caribbean. In addition historical make-up effects are suggested from ancient civilizations through Restoration, Victorian and the 1920s to the most recent decades. 160 PAGE BOOK £29.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £29.95
	The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist (Paperback) A classic in its field since its original publication, "The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist" is now revised, updated and paperback for a new generation of professionals. This encyclopedic resource covers all of the current studio make-up methods and lab techniques, with text and art contributions from some of the leading experts in the industry. The author explains clearly and precisely the differing approaches to stage-lit such as: audience-attended television taping; studio-lit, no-audience taping; live television with natural outdoor lighting; live stage make-up; and the innumerable techniques and methods of film make-up. In addition to detailing the basic, day-to-day 'paint and powder' procedures that are the bulk of any professional make-up artist's work. He also describes exciting new visual effects that can be achieved using puppetry, digital computing, and electronic coloration. It includes topics such as: revised make-up charts for men and women; new special effects make-up photographs; new information on contact lenses and dental work; updated information on film types; and revised appendices. Vincent J R Kehoe has been working in the professional make-up field since 1940. He has been in charge of make-up for more than 3000 major television, film, and stage productions, and was head of the make-up departments for CBS-TV in New York and the "NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame" series. His previous books include "Special Make-Up Effects" (Focal Press), "The Technique of Film and Television Make-Up", and "Photographic Make-Up for Stills and Movies", and he has written several articles on advanced make-up research for the "Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers" (SMPTE). As president and director of the Research Council of Make-Up Artists since 1963, Mr Kehoe designed and produced the entire Color Process line of RMCA Professional Products. He lives in Somis, CA. This is a classic text updated for the next generation of make-up artists. It covers all studio methods and lab techniques. It contains information on many types of exciting new visual effects. 290 PAGE BOOK £44.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £44.95
	Stage Make-up: The Actor's Complete Step by Step Guide to Today's Techniques and Materials Stage Makeup is an all-purpose resource for anyone doing theater on any level. Filled with large color photographs and actors’ design sketches, this book will help you acquire the essential skills for doing period make-up, age make-up, and special-effects application. You’ll also get advice on assembling a make-up kit, making color mixing charts, keeping the skin healthy and clean, analyzing your facial features, and applying facial hair and wigs. This book will also help you find the keys to exploring the realms of fantasy on the stage, making up children as animals for a holiday pageant, and creating your own stylized faces. Full of step-by-step instructions and detailed exercises, this is the basic book every actor needs. 160 PAGE BOOK £21.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £21.95
	Making Faces, Playing God: Identity and the Art of Transformational Make-up Wearing a mask-putting on another face-embodies a fundamental human fantasy of inhabiting other bodies and experiencing other lives. In this extensively illustrated book, Thomas Morawetz explores how the creation of transformational makeup for theatre, movies, and television fulfills this fantasy of self-transformation and satisfies the human desire to become 'the other'. Morawetz begins by discussing the cultural role of fantasies of transformation and what these fantasies reveal about questions of personal identity. He next turns to professional makeup artists and describes their background, training, careers, and especially the techniques they use to create their art. Then, with numerous before-during-and-after photos of transformational makeups from popular and little-known shows and movies, ads, and artist's demos and portfolios, he reveals the art and imagination that go into six kinds of mask-making-representing demons, depicting aliens, inventing disguises, transforming actors into different (older, heavier, disfigured) versions of themselves, and creating historical or mythological characters. 256 PAGE BOOK £19.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £19.95
	Atlas of Dermatology (Hardcover) A complete textbook on the diagnosis and management of dermatological diseases and disorders, this highly illustrated work provides a comprehensive guide to differential diagnosis, and a practical aid to both recognition and management. With a combination of text and illustrations that ensures it is more than simply an atlas, this fifth edition has also been revised and updated throughout, to reflect the exciting new developments in therapy, and to include entirely new material on the relevance of genetics and the management of pigmented skin lesions. 272 PAGE BOOK £99.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £99.95
	Movie Stunts & Special Effects Steve Wolf has been shot, set on fire, tossed from buildings; he's even fallen from mountains. During 20 years of stunt and special effects coordinating, Wolf has worked on movies that include Tom Cruise's The Firm, Tom Hanks' Cast Away, and Paramount's Hustle and Flow. He's engineered effects for America's Most Wanted, Law and Order, David Letterman, and Whitney Houston, and holds world records for zip lines and explosions. Much of his work looks dangerous, but in his fun and educational book Wolf reveals how everything's done safely using simple school science. You'll understand the physical science that goes into movie work, and appreciate how learning science can open doors to exciting careers. 192 PAGE BOOK £10.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £10.95
	Dermatology Pocket Guide This book will be invaluable to GP's and to trainee and practising dermatologists. The text outlines a framework for the diagnosis of common skin disorders, all of which are extensively illustrated with pictures taken from many racial backgrounds. The vocabulary of dermatology and the differential diagnosis of diseases presenting acutely or insidiously in certain regions of the body are discussed. Each caption has been composed to explain and expand upon the photographs. Dermatology is a visual speciality and this atlas should enable anyone to recognise and treat skin conditions. 312 PAGE BOOK £24.95	NO LONGER AVAILABLE Usually Dispatched within 7 days £24.95

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