5. The Pirates of the Caribbean series
Every time I watch these films I can never see Johnny Depp in Jack Sparrow... not only is his acting flawless and he totally takes on the character, his make-up almost completely disguises any trace of Depp. He is given a tanned complexion and heavy eyeliner, simple yet extremely effective. His facial hair adds to the pirate-y look and the wig department did great in making his hair look unique!
All of the make-up is very plain and simple, suitable to the time of when the film is based. A lot of the characters who are portrayed as being quite poor have make-up on them to create an effect of having dirt on them, they wouldn't have looked too clean and pristine due to the lack of bathing in these days. You can see the difference in wealth between Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley's characters not just through their costumes but also their makeup.
4. rec.
rec. is a horror movie about zombies. I love the make-up in this film. It's all really gory. The woman above has just been caught eating another person, all the blood on her face is there to emphasise this... if you look closely you can also see her veins are all red in her head down onto her shoulders... This looks great to me as it shows the blood from her victim rushing through her veins and as she's a zombie she is so pale that her skin is now almost see-through.
3. The Conjuring
The Conjuring is still in the cinema so it's hard to find any really good photos to show what I'm talking about on the internet but the make-up in the film is awesome. It's the first film I saw since starting to study make-up and I couldn't help but stare at the bruises in between hiding behind my hands at the scary parts. You see the change in the mother through the film, more towards the end, when **SPOILER ALERT** she begins to become possessed. Throughout the film you see her body to begin to bruise and they have to be the most realistic movie bruises I've saw to date. Once I can get decent photos of the bruises I will be adding them into my folder of research!
2. Jumanji
At first in this section I was going to focus on Peter turning into a monkey...
And then I found this meme while researching...
Mind blown. I had no idea! This just highlights how great the makeup really is in this film. For the dad/poacher - different tones of makeup, added facial hair and wigs can really make a difference and completely change how someone looks. The make-up looks so subtle however so much has changed. And going back to Peter, it's great how prosthetics and some facial hair can alter a human face to look ape-like, I always thought it was amazing when I was younger how they managed to turn him into a monkey and the effects still look great to this day.
Alec Gillis is the special makeup designer and creator for Jumanji. He has also worked on films like Alien and Scary Movie 3.
1. Saw
And now my favourite. I love the Saw films! Especially the first one.
I love how the make-up adds to the shock horror of the film. The above photo is after Glover saws off his leg, he has lost a lot of blood therefore a lot of colour in his face. I love how pale he looks as he is close to death... and he looks it! The Saw films are no strangers to blood, they use a lot of it but the right amounts depending on the wound, they never go overboard it's all seems very real.
Scott Eddo was the make-up artist for Glover. He also worked on the Die Hard and Predator films as a makeup supervisor, designer and creator.
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