TRANSFORMATIONS

(See also "Stage Make-up")

ARSÈNE LUPIN

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Transforming Arsène Lupin into a Japonese man

Such a transformation is not easy if one wants to look credible and not grotesque. Arsène Lupin is known as a master at disguises, therefore the challenge was delicate.

Episode : Le Canon de Junot (Junot's gun)

Lids appliances : D. Colladant ; Application/makeup : Alain Folgoas

1 = 7

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Valère

as himself

Only ONE actor = SEVEN completely different faces

For this commercial film, shot hidden camera, make ups were not allowed to show as makeups since actor Valère had to be unrecognizable amongst close colleagues and friends to trick them all.

Not enough preparation time, therefore a lot of stress, yet it worked out very well. 
See also here.

 Wizzard Xenos

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A know-it-all alien

This pseudo Alien, in fact a man supposed to come back from our far future, 4800 AC, had to walk amongst discotheques audiences.

The huge (2.8 l.) one piece foam latex false skull had to be invisible and applied by the magician's wife all along a long tour in the South of France.

      Not easy to design, but it worked out OK.

 Richard GOTAINER : PAPOUAN NIGHT

A very European "Papuan man"

Richard GOTAINER, for his C.D. "La nuit Papou"

  Some interesting and funny rare things about this project : sculpting the nose with holes in it to hold the teeth (real ones, please…), and getting bones pieces from my butcher and boiling them before inserting them in the earlobes…

Fun !…

The disk envelope picture was later sent me by the artist himself as a souvenir of this funny session, but I can't help remember the magazine where this article and photos were collected. Should you recognize your job, let me know and I'll quote you with pleasure, or take it out according to your wish…