Product Description
Learn how to create realistic dead body makeups with master makeup artist Kato DeStefan (Guardians of the Galaxy, Sons of Anarchy, Teen Wolf). Whether it's for a medical show, a crime drama, or a police procedural, a professional makeup artist must be able to transform a living actor or model into a convincing corpse, and DeStefan will teach you how.
Along the way, you'll pick up industry tips on how to gather reference, use ready-made silicone prosthetics, apply your makeup and maintain it on-set, as well as how to remove your dead body makeup safely and efficiently.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Reference & Research
- Incorporating Ready-Made Prosthetics
- Types of Makeup to Use - Aquacolors, Alcohol Colors, Glazing Gels & Sprays
- On-Set Makeup Maintenance Tips
- Safe & Efficient Makeup Removal Techniques
This DVD is a 2-Disc Set
About the Actor
His mother always referred to him as Rosemary s Baby. It would make sense since Robert Kato DeStefan s mom is named Rosemary. Kato grew up on Long Island as a Monster Kid, watching the classic Universal and Hammer monster films Star Trek on T.V. and reading old copies of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. My interest in make-up goes back as far as I can remember. I carried Richard Corson s "Stage Makeup" and Al Taylor s "Making a Monster" with me through part of Junior High and all through High School. After High School, he made contact with Dick Smith, a fellow New Yorker, and started visiting him at his home in Larchmont almost weekly. Dick has been one of the most influential people in my life.
1988 brought him his first make-up job on a short film titled Sleep Tight that was shot for Saturday Night Live." Kato and his boss, Dean Kartalas, created a character that needed to look like he was made of sand. They also worked on the low-budget feature, Pledge Night, starring Joey Belladonna from Anthrax.
In 1990, Kato moved to Los Angeles and landed a job at Steve Johnson s XFX. He considers those to be some of the best years of his creative life. During his time at XFX, he worked and learned from Steve, Bill Corso, Dave Dupuis, Joel Harlow, and Mike Smithson. I learned so much from these incredibly talented guys! During this time, Kato started to work on films like Suburban Commando, Pet Sematary II, Batman Returns, Innocent Blood, Freaked, and Zoolander.
I was really ambitious and wanted to learn as much as possible about not only prosthetics but also beauty make-up. It was necessary to learn not only how skin moved but also about all of the subtle colorations to it. I realized that my friends that could do prosthetic and straight make-ups stood out. That was the look that I wanted to emulate.
Kato considers himself very fortunate to have been mentored by Michael Westmore. Michael has even had Kato join him on stage at the annual Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas to do make-up demonstrations.
Since then, Kato has worked on the make-up teams for N.C.I.S., Horrible Bosses 2, USA Network's Dig, Con Man, MTV s Teen Wolf, Aquarius, and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.
Most recently, Kato has been day checking on shows such as The Goldbergs and The Last Ship and has Department Headed the Netflix Series Medal Of Honor.
Kato considers himself lucky to have been able to work on some of Hollywood s greatest. I ve applied make-up on Larry King, Jerry Weintraub, Elliott Gould, Jon Voight, Charlie Hunnam, and Bruce Davison. The days may be long, sometimes the pay is low, and the conditions may not be ideal, but I feel so lucky to be a make-up artist!
Kato DeStefan is a Member of Local 706 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild and The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences.
About the Director
Special Effects Makeup and Creature Creation training by the world's finest artists and technicians.
Stan Winston School of Character Arts is an educational media company dedicated to teaching the art and science of character creation.
SWSCA is partnered with the majority of Hollywood's top effects artists and studios to develop, produce, and distribute ultra-high
quality online Creature FX video tutorials teaching the innovative techniques and processes used to create cinema's most memorable
characters.
SWSCA's educational content is subscription-based and will cover the full spectrum of character effects, from traditional approaches to
the state-of-the-art Hybrid Practical/Digital Approach that has become the cornerstone of today's box office hits.
- Package Dimensions : 7.52 x 5.35 x 0.63 inches; 3.74 ounces
- Director : Stan Winston School of Character Arts
- Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen, Dolby
- Run time : 5 hours and 4 minutes
- Release date : October 4, 2018
- Actors : Kato DeStefan
- Studio : Stan Winston School of Character Arts
- Number of discs : 2
