Thursday, 27 June 2024
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
Ginger Snaps Back was filmed back-to-back with Ginger Snaps 2, and also had its makeup effects realized by KNB EFX, with particular involvement from Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero and Robert Kurtzman. The half-transformed 'Wolf Boy' was a sculpted prosthetic mask worn by child actor Stevie Mitchell. The mask was seperate to the jaws, connected to Mitchell's own face, with having an opening for the mouth.
The werewolves in Ginger Snaps Back were realized in the same fashion as the werewolf in Ginger Snaps 2; several additional 'burnt' stunt heads were also created.
Torchwood (2006) & Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
The success of the 2005 reboot of Doctor Who resulted in several spin-off series being greenlit; the adult-oriented spinoff Torchwood was fairly shy of special makeup effects.
The alien 'Weevils', which appeared semi-regularly, were a latex mask with animatronics inside to let the mouth snarl and open.
The Blowfish aliens were a heavy prosthetic mask with animatronics installed to move the fins. Ironically, the most ambitious practical alien in the series was barely seen on-screen at all! The '456' in Children of Earth was designed as a three-headed raptor-like creature, and realized on-screen as a large puppet. In the episode, it is hidden by a prop window and smoke. A year after Torchwood premiered, another spinoff series was launched; The Sarah Jane Adventures which intended for younger audiences.The Slitheen (and their fart jokes) from the main show were relegated to the kid-oriented spinoff. New Slitheen suits were made for Sarah Jane Adventures, with a new paint texture and newly sculpted feet with claws rather than stubby toes.
A new suit was made for the 'Baby Slitheen' portrayed by Jimmy Vee in a latex suit. The Baby Slitheen was sculpted by Charlie Bluett, with the animatronics inside the head handled by Richard Darwin and the paintjob by Rob Mayor. The Graske were originally made for the interactive BBCi Doctor Who episode 'Attack of the Graske', but made its way into The Sarah Jane Adventures. The Graske was a latex mask, and was repainted blue to represent the 'Groske' in a later episode. The faceless Trickster introduced in 'Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane' was a prosthetic appliance. The titular bug-like alien in 'Warriors of Kudlak' was a combination of a latex mask and prosthetic makeup similar to the aliens in Space Precinct. The latex mask had animatronic mechanisms inside to make the eyes blink and squint. Eve in 'The Mad Woman in the Attic' was a prosthetic facial makeup applied around the sides of actress Eleanor Tomlinson's face. The appliances were designed to imply her hair was growing out from underneath the skin. Androvax in 'Prisonr of the Judoon' was played by Mark Goldthorn in heavy facial prosthetics. The appliances were designed to resemble horned lizards.(Many of the sculpting images of the aliens in Sarah Jane Adventures included in this entry come from the website of sculptor Valentina Visintin.)
The Shansheeth in 'Day of the Doctor' were animatronic puppets made of latex, and worn like hats over the performer, who was concealed by the costume. The Metalkind in 'Sky' were prosthetic makeups with goggle-like appliances embedded over the performer's eyes; the performer wore an armor suit that had originally been made for 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick. The cyclops-inspired Scullion in 'The Man Who Never Was' was a latex mask worn by Dan Starkey; the mask had animatronic mechanisms inside for the eye to blink.
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