The success of
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys resulted in a glut of sword and sorcery television series; among them included a TV reboot of 1982's
The Beastmaster. The series was filmed in Australia, with its special makeup effects handled by Australian makeup artist Jason Baird.
Baird and his team were reimagining the original film's Birdmen in the episode 'The Island'; for the most part adhering to the original William Munns design, Baird's design gives the Birdmen a slightly more dragon-like appearance, with a padded hunchback.
The Spiderwitch in 'Obsession' was realized as a performer in heavy prosthetics with an all-CGI spider body for distance shots; the prosthetic makeups are fairly impressive, and so are included here.
The title monster of 'The Minotaur' was realized as the performer in bull-like facial prosthetics, and fur applied to the rest of their body.
The ape-creatures in 'Manlinks' were performers in prosthetic makeups and wigs applied.
The cat-like Lyca in 'Mate for Life' was realized as actress Laura Vasquez in facial prosthetics and a slightly furred bodysuit.
- Behind the scenes images are from Jason Baird's archived JMB FX Studio website
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