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PROSTHETIC CHARACTERS
Face is RBFX foam latex, head fin (carved carpet style foam), and additional gills (slush latex) by Midian Crosby. Applied and painted solo, prep and general assistance by Joshua Adams. 2018 Fayette Winter Gala held by Southern Conservation Trust at Pinewood Atlanta Studios. Makeup department head Midian Crosby (team all had their own makeups).
“MONKEY BUSINESS” Commercial produced by Blurred Pictures. 2018. Makeup department head Midian Crosby. Left ape makeup applied by Midian. Left and right prosthetics foam latex by RBFX. Center foam latex prosthetic sculpted and manufactured by Midian Crosby. Additional artists Todd Debreceni, Sarah Hunter. 5/2018
Stranger Things “Mourner” makeup. Encapsulated silicone. Partner Brad Darvas under department head Amy Forsythe.
Class demo using RBFX and Rubberwear foam latex pieces plus slush latex gills made by Midian. Applied as a class demo for Joe Blasco School as paid instructor.
Assortment of a selection of makeups from Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 plus X-Mas Special (department head Alexei Dmitriew)
Included are prosaide transfers and silicone pieces. First row of makeups were Midian solo (yellow, Pink with transfers). Larger multi-piece silicone completed with a single partner each, Bart Mixton, Dave Dupuis, Jessica Goodin, Nix Herrera, Erin Chaney.
Bigfoot makeup painted and applied by Midian Crosby for West Virginia Lotto for Robert Kurtzman Makup Effects. Midian also sculpted the hands, ran all foam pieces, fabricated the feet. Muscle and fur suit made by Midian Crosby and Joshua Adams. All under the direction of Robert Kurtzman.
AGING MAKEUP
Casey Camp-Horinek as Grandmother for the feature WINDIGO, makeup department head Midian Crosby. More advanced aging (unspecific and budget dictated). Approx 70 y/o to 90 y/o using highlight and shadow and a little bondo for eyebags.
Raheem Saeed Green for THE URBANS (TUBI) Web Series. 2021. RubberWear foam latex eye bags, plus stretch and stipple Green Marble concentrate, afro tech hand laid full beard. Entirely completed by Midian Crosby.
Below: (first image) Required silicone age prosthetic used for creepy “otherworldly” old man on Chris Kelly as one of his many characters for the feature THE FRAME. Makeup department head Midian Crosby. Sculpted, manufactured by Midian Crosby for her company Monster Makeup FX. Bottom right aging and acne scarring done with bondo and latex stretch and stipple, hand laid facial hair .
Remaining images are various age makeups for class demo (as hired instructor), TV morning show, and a Halloween client. 1= Stretch and stipple ONLY. 2= RubberWear foam latex eye bags, cheeks, neck wattle and chin/lip, plus bondo and hand laid eyebrow and ear hair. 3= age makeup for the EMMY winning episode of The Colorado Everyday Show (Bad Grandpa/Johnny Knoxville episode) using bondo and alcohol activated pigments and crepe wool hand laid beard, assisted by Jennifer Sutherland. 4= Class demo (hired instructor) of latex stretch and stipple and hand laid facial hair on David Henderson for an MMFX class demo (as instructor). Halloween client aged with Rubberwear foam latex eyebags, stretch and stipple aging and laid eyebrows.
Baldcaps
Class demo (as hired instructor) for Joe Blasco class taught by Midian Crosby using Blasco’s “melting” edge latex baldcap on Swan Christopher.
Weathering and grime
Frost/cold exposure makeup on Joshua Adams for Midian Crosby’s company Monster Makeup FX (paid instructor) class demo. Plus various dirt and weathering. From the feature Windigo, show Lovecraft Country, feature Abandoned, feature Guardians Of The Galaxy 3, and feature Hoax.
Two of my favorite makeups. For their glorious simplicity and realism. Left= exposure makeup done for the show Fight To Survive for The Outdoor Channel using ONLY the color from the M&M’s from crafty trail mix, a paper plate and a single cotton swab. Right= smallest prosaide transfer created and applied by Midian for a concept trailer (plus fake nail and grime).
Above: Alcoholic and weathering for Salem’s Lot, weathered homeless lady character, and extreme frost burn/early frostbite (edges are purposefully strong to show where her hat and goggles would have protected those areas) class demo (as paid instructor).
Trauma Makeup
MMFX class demo (as paid instructor) using Wigley FX encapsulated silicone hand road rash prosthetic, MMFX slush latex forehead injury and RubberWear foam latex broken nose prosthetic.
Extreme whipping injury prosthetic application for Robert Kurtzman Makeup Effects for the feature Tales From The Hood 2. Encapsulated silicone prosthetics.
Encapsulated silicone prosthetic with custom Opsite bladder rigged to bleed for the short film Final Four. Special effects technician Joshua Adams.
RubberWear nose, and lower lip/chin, plus various small prosthetic wounds for MMFX studio demo.
Various prosthetic cuts and injuries, primarily encapsulated silicone (swollen eye is RubberWear foam latex and breasts and thumb prosthetics are gelatin). For the features Hoax, Apartment 212 (Gnaw), Cop Car, The Frame, Eat and for TV, Fight To Survive.
Effect designed and lead by Midian Crosby for the film Bodies (Paramedics working title) for her company Monster Makeup FX. Flat sculpted gelatin organs and skin layer, with active tubing, beating heart and inflatable lungs.
Facial degloving due to cougar attack, sculpted, manufactured and applied by Midian Crosby for the show Fight To Survive for The Outdoor Channel. Encapsulated silicone.
Supernatural spontaneous human combustion burn progression for the feature film Sineater. Makeup Department head Midian Crosby.
Additional out of the kit injury examples
Bruising. Fresh, and healing. For class demo (as paid instructor), two short films and test makeup for the feature Sineater.
Bear attack scar prosthetic sculpted, manufactured and applied by Midian Crosby for the feature film Hoax. Prosaide transfers. Assisted by Sarah Hunter. Makeup department head Midian Crosby.
Joe Blasco class demo (as paid instructor) on student of burn scar using freehand gelatin over plastic bald cap portion, modeled after Game of Thrones character.
Joe Blasco class demo (as paid instructor) on student of Bride Of Frankenstein scar using 3rd Degree freehand silicone.
Sutured wound, encapsulated silicone, Sculpted, manufactured and applied by Midian Crosby for the show Fight To Survive for The Outdoor Chanel.
Facial Hair
Lace mustache and sideburns for the upcoming Apple TV series Manhunt. Department head Ann-Maree Hurley.
Additional lace mustache and sideburns for the upcoming Apple TV series Manhunt.
Additional hand laid hair examples. From the feature The Frame, the show The Urbans and as a class demo (as paid instructor).
Tattoos
Tattoo cover before/after. Various productions.
Various tattoo application, various productions.
Tattoo application included as it has a before image. For the Boulder International Film Festival opening night gala.
Tattoo Modification, various productions.
Period Makeup
Recreating a character of Issac Newton for a WD-40 commercial.
1980’s teen California, Stranger Things S4, Department head Amy L. Forsythe.
Photos from the period feature The Remarkable Life Of John Weld, which ranged from primarily 1910-1970 and included creating likenesses for many historical people such as Cary Grant and James Joyce.
Chippewa Native, pre colonial for the feature WINDIGO, and Native woman for the upcoming Echo series from Marvel.
Corrective Makeup
Corrective makeup by Midian Crosby using Temptu concealer and airbrush foundation for independent short film, the period feature film The Remarkable Life of John Weld (1910-1960”s) and the feature The Frame. Department Head Midian Crosby.
Beauty Makeup
Mature skin (woman over 40) series. Using Temptu SB airbrush foundation.
Working with darker skintones for beauty makeup.
Images from the feature WINDIGO (Department Head Midian Crosby) OZARK S4, the short CRACKS, and the upcoming feature ECHO.