CMS had the pleasure of welcoming Special Effects MUA & Master sculptor/ creature designer Steve Wang to showcase his sculptures for one super seminar! Displaying his well crafted creature suits and sculpture work, Steve played show & tell with some amazing works of art from a few of his past projects. Some of his work includes Hellboy, X-Men: The Last Stand, Monster Squad, Alien: Resurrection, Planet of the Apes, Underworld: Evolution, Bicentennial Man, and Predator!
Only a handful of fortunate students got to check out the works of CMS's special seminar guest Kevin Haney,
and boy were they lucky! An Academy Award and six time Emmy Winner MUA; Haney showed them all the tips and techniques in this spectacular Special Effects Demonstration! From a bullet wound to the head, to cuts and bruises, it was truly a bloody good time!
Some of his credits include: Driving Miss Daisy, Addams Family Values, Death Becomes Her, The Shawshank Redemption, Men in Black II, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and How the Grinch stole Christmas.
Furry, Fluffy, Scruffy and Puffy are just a few words to describe the feel-good time CMS had as they welcomed special Seminar guests National Fiber Technology! For those of you who don't know, NFT has developed hair and fur fabric for the Wookies in Star Wars, Cat in the Hat, Expedition Everest, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, 10,000 BC, Where the Wild Things Are, The Golden Compass, Tropic Thunder and American Werewolf in London. At this once in a lifetime seminar, Students got to learn how the pros do it and some even got to participate in a hands-on workshop where they got to make their own hairy monster headpiece or a custom fitted wig of their own. All in all, it was a fur-tastic day!
Students busy cutting
and sewing their furry
creations :)
Students with their finished products! Lookin' warm and fluffy!
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It's not everyday when you are presented with the task of creating an extremely aged child or turning a middle aged actor into a 16 year old. But for four time Academy Award Winner Greg Cannom, CMS' own special guest, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" allowed him the opportunity to do so; landing him his fourth win. The seminar was a hit with such happenings as a very special demonstration on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and the complexities of the film making process, but also a first hand view of Greg's exceptional work using a combination of silicone and transfer appliances.
Silicone Appliances from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Lee Joyner, Sasha Lee, special guest Greg Cannom, and Leonard Engelman.
The day started off with a bang, as tons of students, graduates, friends, and fellow MUA's entered the building, creating quit the frenzy for not only CMS's 15th Anniversary, but also for the very special guests awaiting them. CMS welcomed Academy Award winner Christien Tinsley and Academy Award nominee Kazuhiro Tsuji to help them celebrate and present two very one-of-a-kind presentations. Christien started it off with a first time ever demonstration of his very own "Tinsley Transfers," creating an injury makeup/ Character transformation. Kazuhiro then followed with an informative and amazing presentation of his exceptional work on "Norbit", bringing in lifecasts to explaining the brand new process of seamless mold making he used to create the many characters in the movie for Eddie Murphy.
Some of Christien's credits include: Nip/Tuck, I Am Lengend, The Time Traveler's Wife, No Country for Old Men, The Passion of the Christ, Bug, Memoirs of a Geisha and Pearl Harbor.
Some of Kazuhiro's credits include: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tropic Thunder, Norbit, Click, Hellboy, and The Ring.
CMS Director of Education, Leonard Engelman, and CMS Director of Admissions, Lee Joyner pose with our special guests at the after party. :)
Featuring MUA Steve Costanza! Some of his credits include Quarantine, Napoleon Dynamite, Shrink, and lots more!
Learn how to create a realistic, severe burn using Gelatin and alcohol colors. This is an example of the burn makeup taught in the Character Class at CMS (evenings and days). You can find out more at www.cinemamakeup.com or info@cinemamakeup.com.
Check out how to create a realistic cut using the material "3rd Degree" silicone putty. This is an example of the wound makeup taught in the Character Class at CMS (evenings and days). You can find out more at www.cinemamakeup.com or info@cinemamakeup.com.
As part of the High Fashion Photographic Make-up Course, students automatically receive the opportunity to work with models and photographers in a professional photo shoot environment. MUA's get to apply two separate looks, a Beauty look and a High Fashion look (including hair design & costume coordination) to their model and then shoot with a photographer in a different location within the Wiltern Theatre Building. With the Wiltern's historic art deco appeal, students come out of the experience with not only new business contacts, but a few prints and a CD of their work that they can easily add to their portfolio, resume, and website.
