Lyn is always super-prepared and brings true artistry into a job.  Lyn made the entire look and feel far more authentic than I would have done, and as always, I walk away from a job with Lyn having learnt something new.  Thank you so much Lyni, I loved working with you and I hope we have many many more opportunities like this one! There was a festive, energetic vibe among the fans.  They were the real thing, it was great watching them perform for stills like champions.

Can  somebody please tell me what job could be better than this, its like spending a day in kindergarten over the age of 40 with some of your favourite people and getting paid to be there.

He knows he looks good!

I had some difficulty loading the billboard pics, I’ll try again later.  There were posters and billboards all over Jozi, probably the whole country, it was a huge campaign.

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Definitly starting to feel a little bit older here

 Pass the Botox please!

Lines are deepened with shading and highlighting, liver spots and moles are also added to add some texture typical of an aged skin.  This kind of ageing is easy, quick and quite effective in various (non-close-up) applications.  It is difficult to break away from this type of theatrical aging because adding latex creates an unnatural shine which requires a top lighting technitian to hide.  Another nice trick for aging is to make prosthetic eyebags to stick on the person, which requires prep time a few days before with the actor to create moulds of their face.  The make-up artist then sculpts eyebags on the model-face, takes negative moulds of those and then creates positives in foam or using latex which are then stuck on the face.  These can be pretty effective providing the shooting day isn’t too long as facial movement and sweat can cause the eyebags to deteriorate.

The roadshow was put on by Dirk Harding, Nino Herr and the rest of the Malapati Productions crew, they were working too hard behind camera’s and desks with lots of buttons – far away from where I was, so I didn’t get pics of them, but I will next time.

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This is also an effective way of disguising someone.   Adding a simple beard, sunglasses and a hat, a guy could probably fool his own family.

The application of this beard was quick and easy.  There was no gauze or latex, it had plenty of flexibility and was long lasting.

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I put blisters on her hands and lips and added dark roots in her freshly bleached hair.  I also darkened her skin under her eyes and in places on her body to accentuate her naturally thin frame.

It looked authentic, there were some very concerned looks from the passing public as she sat on the floor outside the movies in Sandton City.  Mission accomplished 😉

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This was early in the day before many a latex appliance was added and painted over.  Body paintings are always done in a kind of order which is condusive to the model being able to go to the loo up until the last minute if needs be.  i.e. the thighs and butt are always done last. 

 The one thing I forgot to add to this body painting was the leafy twiggy bit that was supposed to go around the waist to hide the panties, but the day was to long & I was exhausted.  I still have that vine, made of wire, cottonwool, latex & of course leaves from material, starch and paint, so they’ve never wilted.

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The next American movie I worked on was Danger Zone.  I loved it, I met Robert Downey Jr and completely lost my tongue, I was starstruck.  Billy Zane was also there, I chatted to him several times thinking he was a crew member, had no idea who he was at the time, even when people said he was famous.  I’m glad I was clueless, my reaction to Robert Downey Jr was embarrassing enough.  My job on Danger Zone was to do the special effects gore on Carry Tagawa, a really nice hawaian guy who I’ve seen in many high profile movies since. 

That’s Billy Zane’s profile in the background on the pic below, wearing a peak cap.  I’m such a spanner, I should have had the balls to get good shots of all of them.  They wouldn’t have minded. 

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Oh, and BTW, I have a picture of Bruce Fordyce from the back, kaalgat except for G-string, heh heh!

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