Special Effects Makeup Artist Showdown Face Off in Aquatic Creatures is the first episode of the season~ URGENT!

Episode Contents Episode 1:

Basic Challenge:

Create an original face make-up for the model and incorporate at least one of any of the things from the party in the piece, with a time limit of 2 hours. The winner will receive immunity to the first spotlight challenge.

JUDGE: Glenn Hetrick

WINNER: Gage (Concept: Boy goes to pick up his high school prom date and she ends up putting flowers all over his face.)

Spotlight Challenge:

Make a half-human, half-animal hybrid creature out of any of the three elements (ostrich, elephant, beetle), with 12 people divided into teams of two, and team up to complete it for a three-day time limit.

Good Team: Conor&Tom (elephant), Frank&Tate (beetle)

Bad Team: Jessica&Jo (ostrich), Gage&Sergio (elephant)

Winner: Conor

Out: Jessica

Episode 2:

Basic Challenge:

Draw an original localized tattoo of yourself, the content of which must have a special meaning for the contestant himself or herself, with a time limit of 2 hours, with the winner receiving first choice of model and theme for the official elimination round.

Judge: Thomas Pendelton, world-renowned tattoo artist

Winner: Tate (deer skull on the inside of his right arm)

Spotlight Challenge:

Nude body painting to blend the model with its corresponding backdrop to achieve the final effect of a magazine cover photo, with a time limit of 6 hours.

Guest Judge: Filippo Loco World's Top Nude Painting Artist

Good Work: Tom (Steps), Jo (Ocean), Anthony (Wooden Fossil)

Bad Work: Sergio (Tornado), Tate (Tropical Rainforest), Conor (New Orleans)

Winner: Anthony

Out: Sergio

Episode 3:

The Spotlight Challenge: Based on a recent discovery about a planet, teams of two create an alien species that looks, at the very least, like organisms that live on the first habitable planet outside of Earth, for a limited time of three days.

Guest judge: mike westmore host mckenzie westmore's father, who produced "star trek" won nine emmys and an oscar

Good team: conor&jo, gage&marcle

Bad team: anthony& Frank, Tom&Megan

Winner: Conor

Out: Frank

Episode 4:

The Spotlight Challenge: Design your own original on-screen villain image, and their backstory, and also collaborate with an art designer to design a movie poster, including the title of the movie and the promotional message, limited to three days.

Guest Juror: Sean Cunningham Director and Producer of Friday the 13th, Intercept at the Center, Freddy vs. Jason, The New Kids on the Block, and The House of Mirth

Greatest Work: Tate, Gage, and Tom

Badest Work: Marcel, Megan, and Anthony

Winner. : Tom (Teddy Bear Masked Serial Killer)

Out: Marcel

Episode 5:

Basic Challenge: Create a handmade mustache on a differently styled model that matches the model's own look.

Guest Judge: Steve Laporte Industry hair guru, Oscar winner for "Underworld," "Lost" grooming director, worked on many famous movies

Winner: Tate

Spotlight Challenge: Take four engaged couples and switch the men and women. Groom to bride, bride to groom. Teams of two are limited to three days, and the competition will also be watched by the families and friends of the newlyweds.

Up: Conor&Mengan

Out: Tom&Jo

Winner: Megan

Out: Jo

Episode 6:

Basic Challenge: Create a one-gallon crime-scene bloodstain in one hour using available materials, and set up the the crime scene blood.

Guest Judge: Bob Jakucs former LAPD detective, now private investigator

Winner: Tom (staged an elaborate scene without utilizing too much blood)

Spotlight Challenge: The theme is the perpetual classic makeup look - zombies! .. Create an original zombie look and model the final look

It's all about the dancer having to do a dance to test the solidity of the look after the dress up, limited to three days. The challenge will eliminate two contestants.

Guest judge: Greg Nicotero, two-time Emmy winner for "Transformers," "Sin City," "The Chronicles of Narnia," and "The Walking Dead"

Good: Tate, Conor

Bad: Tom, Anthony, Megan

Winner: Tate

Out. >Out: Anthony, Tom

Episode 7:

Spotlight Challenge: Transforming Yourself to Sell Wigs to Your Loved Ones

Guest Judge:Patrick TatopoulosDirector and Character Image Designer.

YouTubers:Sam, Gage

Winner:Sam

Out:Megan

Episode 8:

Final Mission Ultimate Challenge: Choosing different backgrounds and characters Creating a fairy tale scene - Conner wins in the end.

Season 2 Synopsis

Chinese Title: Special Effects Makeup Artist Showdown Season 2

English Title: Face Off Season 2

Series Category: Reality TV

Series Genre: USA Network

Release Date: 2012-01-12

Supporting Artists: McKenzie Westmore

Judges: Ve Neill

Glenn Hetrick

Patrick Tatopoulos

Dialogue: English

Episodes: 10

Contents:

Syfy's reality series "Face off" aired on January 12, 2012 for its second season. Contestants will compete in special effects makeup. The judges are some of the world's top special effects designers and makeup studios for film and television and have worked on projects such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Legends of the Night, Resident Evil 3: Aftermath, The X-Files and Edward Scissorhands. The eventual winner will receive $100,000 in prize money, a full year's supply of free cosmetics from Alcone Brands, and the latest Toyota Camry 2012 sedan.

Contestants (14)

Rayce Bird [3] 29 years old

Specialties: sculpture, drawing, character design

Job: tattoo artist

From: Shelley, ID

With four kids at a young age, he's got to work two jobs to feed so many mouths. All those tricks, ah, art germs he's got are mostly developed pulling out of the tattooing process. His dream is simple, he wants to open a bigger tattoo parlor as soon as possible. His design style is a blend of tattooing, graphic styling, 3d techniques, and music among other art forms. The ultimate champion.

Ian Cromer 22 years old[3]

Specialties: can sculpt, draw, model, etc.

From: Staten Island, NY

Works: resin stylist at Carole Feuerman Studios

This kid is a hard-luck kid who grew up following his dad. He was uprooted. But he had a dream and was interested in special effects from a young age. As the first kid in their family to go to college, he fully demonstrated his talent for design and modeling in school. He was quite excited about advancing to the competition. Top 3

Heather Henry, 33[3]

Specialties: sculpting painting tattooing special effects production

Job: freelance makeup artist

Hailing from: Dallas, TX

Don't let the smile fool you, this sister's work is actually quite dark. The sci-fi movies she watched as a kid got her interested in special-effects makeup, and a fake head in a homemade short film she made with a friend 10 years ago was her first special-effects piece. Then she went into school to further her education. She's worked on a number of movies and TV shows, such as Prison Break, but she's more interested in the special effects side of things.

Nicholas Herrera, 31[3]

Specialties: airbrush, Latex, sculpture, painting, restoration

Jobs: make-up artist, body painter

Originally from: Orlando, FL

Nicholas has won awards in body painting competitions. He has difficulty with chanting, but uses the art form to express his feelings. He is highly skilled and has done body painting for many famous groups such as Playboy. His work has been featured on the inside pages of Rolling Stone, Playboy, and other magazines. His mentor was awesome. He's a drag but loves the urgency of competition.

Beki Ingram 30 years old[3]

Specialties: can do makeup, prosthetics, painting, etc. quickly and with high quality

Job: FX Lab Technician

From: Crestline, OH

This sister has a small, but contentious family. Imagination, creativity, and the ability to draw with abandon through a pencil and a piece of paper became the spirit of her childhood. Though she had no formal training, she was able to discover the art of living in her ordinary life and strive to improve her artistic skills. Inspired by the movie The Elephant Man, she entered the world of special effects make-up, creating with her own hands the unknown creatures that used to float in her mind. She's a positive, outgoing, urban, and courageous person, and Jim Henson, Terry Gilliam, and Hayao Miyazaki are a few of her favorite idols. Top 6

Miranda Jory 21 years old[3]

Specialties: Special FX, Prosthetics, Beauty, Avant Garde/Fantasy

Occupation: Makeup Artist

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

This younger sister is the youngest of all the contestants, with little experience but a lot of talent. Moved from Seattle to Los Angeles to pursue a career in special effects makeup, enrolled in XX school, and is now staying on as a teacher (for an internship). She has won many awards and hopes to be able to laugh at the industry as a professional female special effects makeup artist.

Brea[4] Joseph 32 [3]

Specialties: Hyper-realistic wounds, acrylic teeth, life casting, sculpting, silicone, latex, foam latex, tattoo

Occupation: Owns her own special effects studio. >Occupation: Owns her own special effects company

Hometown: San Diego, California

This Californian sister is a tough cookie, not only with makeup, but also with other very tough secret weapons. She runs her own special effects company and takes on a lot of work. She has no systematic training in the art of special effects, but is enthusiastic and energetic, making her a strong contender. She was raised by her mother, who made her a resilient character who strives for perfection in everything she does. She works as a vocalist and manager in a hip-hop group called Deep Rooted. But she also has a weakness, never having used an airbrush.

Tara Lang is 27[3]

Specialty: Prosthetic Application / Character and Beauty

Occupation: Freelance Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hailing from: West Hollywood, CA

She was born in. Littleton, Colorado, and now lives in West Hollywood, CA. Positive, fearless, and outspoken, she started out in law school, but realized her heart wasn't in it, and switched to special effects. She went to XX school for her studies and participated in the VFX production of several movie episodes. She is experienced and technically strong, with particular expertise in character design such as age effects.

Sue Lee 26 years old[3]

Specialties: Sculpting / Molding / Casting / Appliances / Fabrication / Animatronics

Occupation: Prosthetics special effects make-up artist, Portrait sculptor

Hometown: Jersey City, NJ

She is of Asian descent with Korean American parents. She loved art as a child, but was bound by her family and forced to give up her dreams and choose to study medicine, specializing in learning how to make medical prosthetics. But she eventually rebelled a bit and ran away to XX studio to learn special effects makeup. Because of her immigrant family, TV and movies were not only a medium for her to learn about American culture, but also unfolded a world of light and color for her. She learned creativity and hard work from her mom. As soon as she graduated, she was singled out by Makeup Artist Magazine to compete in New York's first International Makeup Competition. Her strengths are semi-realistic sculpture and any work that requires great skill. She hopes to win the competition to realize her self-worth. Top 5

Greg Lightner 35 years old[3]

Specialty: Theatrical Make-Up / Mask Making / Silicone / Sculpting and Gelatin

Job: Lab Prep Director

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

He was born in Germany. Because of his dad, he came to the US at the age of two and has lived in many states. His interest in special effects makeup grew out of his stepfather's collection of horror magazines when he was a kid, where the artists used great skill to make living people look like they were dead or mutated or simply turned into alien creatures. Specializing in prosthetic trick makeup, he became a leader in their company.

Gerald Jerry Macaluso, 43[3]

Specialty: Character / Horror / Fantasy

Occupation: Toy Designer

Hometown: Northridge, CA

Left the special-effects business ten years ago, and decided it was time to come back. to kill it back. ran away from home at 18 and lived in his car for months. After overcoming many obstacles, he hopes to one day open his own special effects studio. His idols are Dick Smith and Rob Botin.

Matt Valentine, 33[3]

Specialties: Hyper Stylized Conceptual Design in Horror and Fantasy / Sculpting, Foam Latex / Airbrush / Fabrication / Airbrush / Airbrush, Foam Latex / Foam Latex / Airbrush / Airbrush / Fabrication / Airbrush / Airbrush / Airbrush Airbrush / Fabrication / Prosthetics

Occupation: CEO and Owner - Global Fear Enterprises

Hometown: Austin, TX

Mr. Matt is completely self-taught, has a love of horror, and has been described as the make-up industry's MVP and Little Prince of Darkness. Top 5

Athebe Zhe 25 years old[3]

Specialties: Bodypainting / Airbrushing / Beauty Makeup / Foam Latex / latex / Silicone / Application

Occupation: self-employed

Hometown. : New York, NY

Blonde woman is multi-talented and multi-lingual. Specializes in body painting and has won awards. Has played Britney Spears and lagy gaga.

RJ Profile unknown. Top 3

Season 2 Contestants (15 photos) Episodes:

Episode 1 Reinventing Classic Characters from The Wizard of Oz

winner: Brea Out: Greg[4]

Episode 2 Waterproof Suits for Sea Creatures

winner: Matt Out: Nix[4]

Episode 3 Body Painting

winner: Matt Out: Miranda[4]

Episode 4 An Original Horror Villain Character

winner: Ian Out: Brea[4]

Episode 5 Deadly Euphoria

winner: RJ Out: Athena[4]

Episode 6: Triplets in Senior Citizenship

winner: Sue Out: Heather[4]

Episode 7: Creating Aliens Inspired by Drawings

winner: Ian Out: Tara and Jerry[4]

Episode 8: Using Mundane Occupations to Create Tim-Style Episode 9 Creating Dinosaur-Human Hybrids

winner: Rayce Out: Sue and Matt [4]

Episode 10 Creating Three Original Looks Based on Specific Movie Genres, with Characters Choreographing

Winner: Rayce Out: Sue and Matt [4]

Episode 10 Creating Three Original Looks Based on Specific Movie Genres, with Characters Choreographing

Winner: Rayce [4]

Episode 11 Creating Three Original Styles, with Characters Choreographing

Season 3

English title: Face Off Season 3

Series category: Reality TV

Series genre: USA

Release date: 2012-08-22

Supporting credits: McKenzie Westmore

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Judges: Ve Neill

Glenn Hetrick

Episodes: ***10

Contestants:

alana is the youngest contestant of season three. She comes with determination and talent, and her ambition won't allow anyone to stop her from becoming a successful special effects makeup artist. alana wants to prove herself. Currently alana lives in Northridge, California, collecting designs for old buildings.

Age: 21

Specialty: Mold Sculpting

Occupation: Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hometown: New York City

CC is a diverse and talented makeup artist. With a degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Photography, she is able to create beautiful and unusual special effects. After working at a makeup counter for a few years, CC decided to move to California to study special effects makeup at the prestigious Makeup Designory School.CC loves to challenge herself and make original prosthetic creations and characters that are unusual and awe-inspiring to the viewer.CC owns a webpage called The Daily Makeup Artist, where she showcases her makeup skills.

Age: 30

Specialty: Characterization, Beauty Styling

Occupation: te Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hometown: Clearwater, Florida Weekly

Current Residence Mariettashi, Georgia Weekly

dreak grew up loving to talk monster makeup on his twin brother Eric. Words on Monster Makeup, he just recently returned from Germany and now lives in Miami with his wife.

Age: 31

Specialties: airbrushing, coloring, casting, dia-sculpting (okay classmate, you're a jack of all trades)

Occupation: freelance tattoo artist

Hometown: Miami Lakes, Florida

Eric has to compete with his fraternal twin brother in the third season. Like other twins, they can read each other's minds and finish a sentence together. They have different styles, and Eric's style is very much influenced by sci-fi. For the past two years he has been leading the make-up team at AEO Studios in Hong Kong, Eric is now single and wants to win the faceoff championship because it's his whole world, the only thing he wants to do. Once his ideas are on paper, his inspiration and creativity have come to life.

Age: 31

Specialties: airbrushing, applying makeup, drawing designs

Occupation: freelance makeup artist

Hometown: same as his older/younger brother

Current Residence: Orlando, Florida

At a very young age Jason Milani knew he wanted to be in the business of special effects makeup himself as from a very young age he had a strange passion for haunted houses with a strange passion. He became involved in various special effects makeup jobs as a way to improve his skills. He took a class with Tom Savini at the DAO Douglas Education Center. Jason is not only a relaxed and easy-going person, he is also a very hard worker, especially when challenged. His philosophy in life is to do great things, go beyond limits, and do it fast.

Age: 25

Specialties: Horror Effects, Casting

Occupation: Freelance Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hometown: Hopewell Junction, NY

Residence: Hopewell Junction, NY

As a kid, watching the movie "Iron Blood Warriors", Laura thought that the monsters were a big deal. , Laura thought the monsters were really cool. She was shocked by how realistic the monsters looked and knew she would become a special effects makeup artist. Laura is the only daughter of a single mom and learned her sculpting skills in art high school. She is meticulous when applying makeup and is very critical of her work. She is competitive, a self-admitted fan-girl (someone tell me what that means), an avid sci-fi fan, and considers herself a jack-of-all-trades in the field of special effects makeup.

Age: 27

Specialties: prosthetic makeup application, sculpting, airbrushing, coloring

Occupation: Freelance Makeup Artist

Hometown: Orlando, Florida

Current Residence: Orlando, Florida

With her mom's love and support Nicole has always been an artist. Growing up with a love of Halloween, she decided to take a course in special effects makeup and fell in love with the art, Nicole's love of nature inspires her to look at the patterns behind the leaves, and she is often inspired by the small details that people take for granted. This idea of beauty is unique to her. Her favorite thing to do is to design images of fascinating creatures and they give life to them.

Age: 28

Specialties: Monster Making, Sculpting, Designing

Occupation: VFX Artist / Makeup Artist for MAC Cosmetics

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Current Residence: Sacramento, CA

Sassy Rod Maxwell is a successful, self-taught VFX artist and VFX director. director. In his award-winning movie The Wishing Well, Rod created 26 distinct images of himself. Careful, patient and meticulous, all of which are reflected in his work, Rod is a dynamic, out-of-the-box thinker who makes it tough for other contestants to win. Although Rod's work is essentially electronic special effects, special effects makeup was his first interest and he is very excited to be a part of the third season.

Age: 47

Specialty: Special Effects Prosthetics

Occupation: Special Effects Consultant and Director

Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts

Current Residence: Los Angeles, California

Roy grew up in Alabama and went to the same high school as his own mom, who and her family hoped that ROY would choose a career as a stable as a preacher or a miner for a stable career. However, after roy got hooked on American Werewolf in London, he got hooked on special effects makeup and designing monsters. With no special effects makeup school, Roy taught himself with instructional videos, books, and learned from friends about special effects makeup. After moving to Georgia, Roy worked as an actor at a local haunted house that didn't have a department specializing in makeup. After years of hard work Roy started a special effects makeup department and made it into one of the premier haunted houses in the country. In his free time he also works on low budget movies.

Age: 46

Specialties: sculpture, jia prosthetics, airbrushing, use of various fabrics

Occupation: freelance special effects makeup artist, chief makeup artist and chief bio-image designer for Netherworld Haunted Houses

Hometown: Goodsprings, Alabama

Present Residence: Tucker, Georgia

Sarah grew up in a Mennonite household. The strong sense of qu community that comes with religion made her family want her to be a strong and hardworking team player. Sarah started out designing costumes and makeup for the theater and then studied special effects makeup at the Vancouver Film School. She enjoys creating dark, dirty and gory images, and in 2012, she participated in the IMATS International Makeup Show's Prosthetics Competition. Her team recently won the 2012 LEO Award for Best Makeup for an Independent Short Film. With a background in theater costume design, she enjoys creating a wide variety of images. When she's feeling stressed, she likes to play mediator to solve her own dilemmas.

Age: 29

Specialties: Character Design, Prosthetics, Sculpting, Foam and Fabrics

Specialties: Administration, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hometown: Goshen, Illinois

Current Residence: Vancouver

As a single mom and the oldest son of a family of five, Tommy can only dream of being the first person to think of himself as an artist. As the eldest son of a single mom and a family of five children, Tommy could only dream of realizing his imagination and ambition by becoming a special effects makeup artist, Tommy recently quit his full-time job as a chef and now devotes himself to the art of being an artistic special effects makeup artist. He wants to prove to everyone that he has what it takes to win Facetime despite the tough circumstances. In 2010, Tommy won the Synerfest Award for Best Special Effects Makeup for his short film A Survivor's Haiku. Having only worked in the special effects makeup industry for 3 years, Tommy hopes that his artistic prowess will put him in good stead for the competition.

Age: 26

Specialties: Sculpting, Foam, Design

Occupation: Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Residence: Columbus, Ohio

Subplit Episodes

Episode 1: The Alien Monster Challenge

winner. : Rod Note: Joe dropped out and was disqualified, no one was eliminated

Episode 2 Pirate Makeup Challenge

winner: Sarah Out: CC

Episode 3 Chinese Style Lion Dance Challenge

winner: Dreak Out: Eric

Episode 4 Alice in Wonderland Zombie Edition Challenge

winner:Roy Out:Nicole

Episode 5 Screen Superhero Challenge

winner:Alana Out:Jason

Episode 6 Game Character Challenge

winner:Derek Out:Tommy Resurrection Match Winner:Nicole

Episode 7 Idea-by-Design Challenge

Winner: Laura Out:Rod

Episode 8 Dr. Seuss Idea-by-Character Challenge

Winner: Nicole Out:Alana

Episode 9 Cyborg Character Challenge

Winner: Nicole Out:Sarah

Episode 10 Paranormal Creature Suspect Challenge

Winner: Laura Out:Roy