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In later life, Smith concentrated on teaching his methods to up-and-coming make-up artists. [17] Smith was awarded an Academy Honorary Award for his life's work [3] in November 2011, [1] the first ever make-up artist to be so honored. [9] Smith died in Los Angeles on July 30, 2014, at the age of 92, [5] survived by two sons. [19]
Smith has created prosthetic makeup and special effects for films including Exeter, [3] [4] The Monkey King [5] (for which he spent nine months on set in China training over 100 crew members [2] [1]). He also worked as creature designer for the film Conan the Barbarian [6] and as creature supervisor in addition to his makeup work in 300. [7]
Giannetto De Rossi (8 August 1942 – 11 April 2021) was an Italian makeup and special effects artist for motion pictures. His career included work for several high-profile directors, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Sergio Leone, Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, and David Lynch; as well as collaborations with cult filmmakers Lucio Fulci and Alexandre Aja.
Prosthetic makeup also known as special makeup effects or FX prosthesis, is the process of using prosthetic sculpting, molding and casting techniques to create advanced cosmetic effects. Prosthetics are used on stage and screen to create fantasy creatures, simulated injuries, or likenesses of other people.
Neill Gorton (born 6 September 1969) is an English special effects artist, visual effects specialist and make-up artist specialised in animatronics and prosthetics. [1] He is known for his work on films like Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Children of Men (2006) and the series Doctor Who (2005).
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Robin R. Bottin [1] (born April 1, 1959) is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The Fog and The Thing, with Verhoeven on RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, and with Fincher on Se7en and Fight Club.
His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film Day of the Dead (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini. In 1988, along with Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger , he formed KNB EFX Group , a special make-up effects studio which has gone on to work on over 400 film and television ...