The use of molded appliances to alter an actor’s appearance for film.
Prosthetic makeup employs sculpted appliances—noses, chins, wounds or creature features—crafted from foam latex, silicone or gelatin. These pieces adhere to the actor’s skin, reshaping their facial structure or adding texture that cannot be achieved with paint alone.
Artists take lifecasts of actors’ features to sculpt precise, custom-fit prosthetics. After molding and casting, pieces are carefully glued, blended at the edges and painted to match skin tones. Layered painting techniques simulate pores, veins and aging effects.
Films like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Hellboy showcase intricate prosthetics that enable dramatic transformations. Makeup teams may spend hours applying and blending appliances before principal photography.
Prosthetic sessions require skin-safe adhesives and barrier creams to protect actors. Removal involves medical-grade solvents and gentle cleansing. Teams monitor comfort and mobility, ensuring prosthetics endure long shooting days without breakdown.
Vito Russo Test
The Vito Russo Test is a set of criteria used to evaluate the quality of LGBTQ+ representation in film, ensuring that queer characters are both present and integral to the narrative.
Show Bible Update
A show bible update is the essential process of revising and expanding a television series' foundational creative document to reflect story developments, character arcs, and world-building changes.
DuVernay Test
The DuVernay Test is a critical framework for analyzing racial representation in film, assessing whether characters of color have fully realized lives independent of the white characters.
Mise-en-abyme
Mise-en-abyme is a sophisticated artistic technique where a film or image contains a smaller version of itself, creating a nested, self-reflecting, and often infinite loop.
POAP
A POAP is a unique NFT created as a digital collectible to certify a person's attendance at a specific event, serving as a modern-day digital ticket stub for film premieres and fan experiences.
Token-Gated Screening
A token-gated screening is an exclusive online film event where access is restricted to users who can prove ownership of a specific digital asset, such as an NFT, in their cryptocurrency wallet.
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