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Making a Monster: The Creation of Screen Characters by the Great Makeup Artists [Over 400 illustrations]

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this book cronicles all of the great special effects masters from lon chaney to rick baker. even though it is out of print if you find it get it!

This TOMB of archival B/W historical FX GOLD is just a revelation for any SPFX enthusiast - if you have all the FX books and NOT this one - 'you ain't got jack!'

I spoke to some of the makeup artists including Bau who said Al Taylor walked off with stills etc that belonged to his father to use for the book and wouldn't return them. If anyone wants to see a copy of the letter of accusation, I still have it. To this day Bau is still waiting to get his fathers personal belongings back from Taylor

Film buffs and students of stage make-up will enjoy this overview of how the wonderful make-up effects in classic horror movies were achieved. There are plenty of snippets of information about what was tried and worked, and what did not, under the lights of a sound stage. Concerns about the effects of some of the products used on actors' faces are very much included.