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Mask Making SeriesThe Complete Series Teaching The Art of Mold Making,Casting & Painting Full Head Latex MasksTaught by F/X Pros – Anthony Giordano & Omar SfreddoTheatre, Performing ArtsSpecial Effects Artist/Costume Designer • Mask Making, Costume DesignIf you want to learn the secrets of how the award-winning Hollywood specialeffects artists make those great looking latex masks and special effects props –then these programs are for you! These two great industry insider special effectsartists team up to teach students all the basic techniques & many studio tricks.The same techniques can be applied to creating props and theatrical displays.Molding & Casting Latex MasksLearn the secrets of how the award-winning Hollywood special effects artistsmake great looking latex masks & special effect props. Special effects artists OmarSfreddo & Anthony Giordano introduce you to mold making, casting and demonstratethe art of creating full head latex monster masks.Teaches:• Preparing clay walls • Creating the plaster mold • Building pry points •• Demolding • Pouring the casting • Demolding the finished mask •60 min. F1195DVD $99.00Finishing & Painting Latex MasksExplore the entire process from first conceiving your masks through preparingand finishing each project.Teaches:• Trimming the mask • Making repairs • Usingthe air brush • Shading & highlighting •Painting veining • Teeth & eyes • Final finishes •60 min. F1196DVD $99.00Visual Effects - Mask MakingCreature PeopleA rare behind-the-scenes from the set of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Watch theentire makeup process from beginning to end as effects master Dave Quashnicktransforms actors J.G. Hertzler into Klingon general, Martok. Makeup enthusiasts,students, and Star Trek fans will be fascinated to witness the application of makeupappliances and paint to create the marauding Martok in a detailed step-bystepformat. 16 min.F2000DVD $99.00Pattern Development★★★★ Four Stars - Highly Recommended.BestSeller"T his Pattern Development program w ill be of interest toclasses in costuming or anyone involved in producingtheatrical costumes." - Video Rating Guide for Libraries.The cutter or draper is at the heart of a costume construction team and transfersa costume designer's sketch into fully developed patterns and supervises thework of the stitchers in turning that pattern into a finished costume. Showshow to measure, costume sketch, develop a paper pattern and fitting a designmock-up. 75 min. F611DVD $129.00The Basic CostumerCostumer Carma Shawger covers costume research, the taking of measurements,costume acquisition and maintenance and various approaches to pattern making.She uses live models and historical illustrations to take an in-depth look at thespecific requirements of Elizabethan, Victorian and Jazz Age costumes.Costuming a theatrical production can be fun and rewarding with properorganization. This video highlights 3 major time periods used frequently ineducational theatre and shows how to costume a production efficiently and costeffectively. Covers organization and research, Victorian era, measurements, Jazzera, acquisitions, patterns, Elizabethan era and costume maintenance. 73 min.VHS: F647 $119.00 F647DVD $149.00MaskThis program explores two fundamentals of masks as a supplement and complementto Mime technique. One set of exercises explores the use of “neutralexpression” masks to force students to learn to express emotion through postureand gesture, without reliance on facial expression. The remaining exercisesexplore the use of masks as a way of inhabiting alternative identities, whetheranimal, human or phantasmagoric. 54 min. VHS: F914 $149.00Mask MakingThis program begins with a rich overview of the use of masks in a wide variety ofcultures, demonstrating four basic mask-making techniques, ranging from a simple“plaster bandage” and papier-mâché techniques to subtle and flexible latexmasks requiring three work sessions for completion. Features dozens of colorfulmasks in a wide range of styles, from the subtle to the outlandish. 54 min.VHS: F915 $149.00Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 Email: sale@firstlightvideo.com www.firstlightvideo.com 21