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Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right
Season Premiere - Tuesday January 14 at 9 EST/8 CST




If you're new, here's the drill: 15 aspiring special effects makeup artists enter, one leaves with a bunch of cash/fame, and we get to see some cool and not-so-cool stuff happen in the process. Each episode the contestants are given a topic and they have to design, sculpt, mold, cast, apply and paint/detail a full body prosthetic makeup in just three days. Unlike other reality shows everyone is generally nice to each other and will often pitch in to help contestants who fall behind which is a major factor in why we love the show so much. :glomp: But three days is a very short time to create a full prosthetic so some will rise to the challenge and others will end up sending hilariously incomplete works up before the judges.

Let's meet our merry crew!

HOST/JUDGES


McKenzie Westmore (Host)
Actress/Scion of America's Greatest FX Family
Wiki IMDb


Glenn Hetrick
Owner/CEO – Optic Nerve Studios
Past Work: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: NY, Lady Gaga (personal designer)
Wiki IMDb


Ve Neill
Oscar-Winning Freelance Makeup Artist
Past Work: Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Every Tim Burton Movie Ever
Wiki IMDb


Neville Page
Concept Designer
Past Work: Avatar, The Amazing Spider-Man, Prometheus
Wiki IMDb


Michael Westmore (Mentor)
Oscar & Emmy-Winning Legendary Makeup Artist
Past work: The Munsters, Rocky, Star Trek, covert CIA disguises :tinfoil:
Wiki IMDb

GUEST JUDGES

Stephen Sommers
Scott Stewart
Oren Pelli
Doug Jones
Lucy Dahl
Valli O'Reilly
Len Wiseman
Patrick Tatopoulos


CONTESTANTS


Name: Bethany Serpico
Age: 22
Hometown: Delaware County, PA
Residence: Astoria, New York
Occupation: Freelance Makeup Artist



Name: Cat Paschen
Age: 25
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Residence: North Hollywood, CA
Occupation: Lab Technician at Make-Up Designory



Name: Chloe Sens
Age: 22
Hometown: Austin, TX
Residence: Hollywood, CA
Occupation: Freelance Special Effects Makeup Artist
Challenges won: Ep 1 Spotlight challenge



Name: Corinne Foster
Age: 26
Hometown: Dublin, CA
Residence: Whittier, CA
Occupation: Co-Owner and Makeup Department Head at Synapse FX
Challenges won: Ep 2 Spotlight challenge, Ep 6 Foundation challenge



Name: Daniel Phillips
Age: 44
Hometown: St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Residence: St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Occupation: MUA, Owner of D.P. Studio



Name: Daran Holt
Age: 41
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: SFX Makeup Artist
Challenges won: Eps 4 + 8 Foundation challenge, Eps 4 + 8 + 9 Spotlight challenge



Name: George Schminky
Age: 38
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Residence: Walnut Creek, California
Occupation: Freelance SFX Makeup Artist
Challenges won: Ep 1 Foundation challenge, Eps 7 & 14 Spotlight challenge



Name: Graham Schofield
Age: 29
Hometown: Boston, MA
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Instructor at El School of Professional Makeup/Freelance Effects Artist



Name: Margaret Caragan
Age: 32
Residence: Oakland, California
Occupation: Owner, Pandora FX



Name: Matt Silva
Age: 24
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Residence: Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Freelance Makeup Effects Artist



Name: Niko Gonzalez
Age: 26
Hometown: San German, Puerto Rico
Residence: North Hollywood, CA
Occupation: SFX Makeup Artist
Challenges won: Episode 5 Spotlight challenge



Name: Rashaad Santiago
Age: 24
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Residence: Bronx, New York
Occupation: Part-time SFX Artist
Challenges won: Episodes 12 & 13 Spotlight challenges



Name: Tanner White
Age: 26
Hometown: San Diego, California
Residence: San Diego, California
Occupation: SFX Artist



Name: Tess Laeh
Age: 25
Residence: Littleton, CO
Occupation: Mannequin maker at Fusion Specialties Inc.



Name: Tyler Green
Age: 26
Hometown: Litchfield, Connecticut
Residence: Litchfield, Connecticut
Occupation: Inventor and COO of Creative Genius LLC
Challenges won: Ep 3, 6, 10 & 11 Spotlight challenges


RELATED LINKS

Syfy.com/FaceOff - contestant bios, etc etc
SyFy's youtube channel - previews, etc
FEARnet.com episode recaps - photos of all the entries, past and present
Face Off S6 Wikipedia page - episode dates, etc




And for those of you who'd like to play along at home:

iastudent posted:

The Face Off Drinking Game

Sculpting phase
Take a shot every time:
-Sculpt shows external teeth
-Contestant mentions using a material they have little or no experience with
-Partner (in team challenges) starts changing the sculpt without the other's say-so

Fabrication Phase
Take a shot every time:
-A mold piece gets stuck
-A mold piece rips during extraction
-Contestant injures his or herself in some fashion
-Contestant decides to incorporate something elaborate that can easily backfire (i.e. animatronics)

Application Phase
Take a shot every time:
-Model shows small but not serious signs of discomfort
-If model exhibits following special conditions, drink accordingly
  • Allergic reaction
  • Faints or falls asleep
  • Vomits
-”Obviously bad” paint job spotted (context depends)

Last Looks
Take a shot every time:
-Contestant doesn't start painting model until now
-Contestant leaves off an obvious missing portion of piece due to time
-Something breaks or rips right before judging

Judging
Take a shot every time:
-Contestant hopes in confessional judges don't catch a mistake, and then do
-Glenn cracks a genuine smile
-Contestant mentions “steampunk” in front of Glenn
  • Extra shot if Glenn cringes
-Guest judge is disappointed/remarks negatively
-Judges point out or remark on following errors:
  • Seams not blended in or affixed properly
  • Bad paint job
  • ”anatomical” issues
Special Circumstances
If a contestant breaks Alana's record for most consecutive episodes with injuries, finish glass, then smash it
If Michael Westmore appears, fill glass, toast to him, then down it
If Joe appears, clean out your cabinet

Snowglobe of Doom fucked around with this message at 10:23 on Apr 16, 2014

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Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right
Here's the teaser trailer for S6. They show a bunch of the costumes so don't watch it if you'd prefer to avoid :siren:SPOILERS:siren:

(I've linked it since the thumbnail is a closeup shot of one of the costumes)

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
So which two are the ones dating?

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right

KungFu Grip posted:

So which two are the ones dating?

Cat and Niko. That'll be fun in the team challenges when they'll inevitably be put on opposing teams. :v:

hamsystem
Nov 11, 2010

Fuzzy pickles!
As the only reality show I watch I'll go ahead and declare this the best reality show on TV. I'm glad there's such a small break in between seasons, I genuinely love this show.

Gaz2k21
Sep 1, 2006

MEGALA---WHO??!!??
Can't wait for this, last season with the veterans was incredible hopefully this season will match it.

Ariza
Feb 8, 2006

Snowglobe of Doom posted:



Name: Matt Silva


Name: Rashaad Santiago


Name: Niko Gonzalez



Hopefully these three go first, in this order. They look irritating.

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

We thought the same thing about Eric Fox.

Humbug Scoolbus
Apr 25, 2008

The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.
Clapping Larry

Davincie posted:

We thought the same thing about Eric Fox.

So true. Zorg 4 LYFE!:rock:

Ariza
Feb 8, 2006

Davincie posted:

We thought the same thing about Eric Fox.

That is very very true. I really hope Matt Silva isn't as amazing as old creepy goth with eye shadow Fox because his head is so very stupid. I just want Laura and Roy to be in every season from here on out.

Derringer
Mar 17, 2008

I thought you guys forgot, I was so sad ):.
Can't wait!

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

Ariza posted:

Hopefully these three go first, in this order. They look irritating.

I think Niko Gonzales is tripping balls in that picture, I hate Santiago's hair, and poor Matt Silva was born with unfortunate placement of his eyes. Nobody likes looking at someone with beady eyes.

I agree with you on all 3, just judging by appearances. But I also hated Zorg at first since he looks like a douche. He turned out to have a hell of a lot of personality and wasn't a douche at all.

It looks like they took the pictures while the contestants were actually working, though. So the photographer could have just come up and said, "Smile!" and that was the best the contestants could muster while they were trying to get work done and it ended up making them look like they were smirking instead.

George Schminky looks like a tolerable version of Zach Braff.

Bored fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Jan 15, 2014

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord
I hope the guy from Atlanta wins so that he gets to move somewhere that isn't Atlanta.

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008

Aw yeah, a reason to watch TV again. Bring on the masterpieces! and the freaks

QuickbreathFinisher
Sep 28, 2008

by reading this post you have agreed to form a gay socialist micronation.
`
Just saw a preview for this season, and I'm excited. I thought it was funny that they said "surprise destinations" and then showed a contestant screaming "Konichiwa" followed by a shot of a bunch of taiko drummers. Way to ruin the surprise.

Lauren's final looks were loving awesome. So glad she got the win last season.

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008

Let's do this!

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.
Wooo. External teeth!

If any of the special fx make-up goons show up in here, Is what Chloe said true? Do women have a harder time getting recognition?

All of the people who looked douchey in the pictures look normal now, at least.

Edit: I like Graham. Did that one chick pronounce synapse wrong?

Bored fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Jan 15, 2014

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008

Sharknado represented.

E: I'm starting to like Rashaad after this challenge.

iastudent fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jan 15, 2014

Derringer
Mar 17, 2008

I really liked George's color choices, come on Geeoooorrgee.

Lemniscate Blue
Apr 21, 2006

Here we go again.
Opposite Worlds: What the hell?

EDIT: Orange and teal wins again.

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

iastudent posted:

Sharknado represented.

E: I'm starting to like Rashaad after this challenge.

I have a feeling he's going to be ridiculously creative, but his execution will be off due to time constraints. So he should be pretty cool, since the bird wasn't hideous.
Edit: Didn't one of the contestants have Beast make-up in his portfolio?

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008

Bored posted:

I have a feeling he's going to be ridiculously creative, but his execution will be off due to time constraints. So he should be pretty cool, since the bird wasn't hideous.
Edit: Didn't one of the contestants have Beast make-up in his portfolio?

Yeah the oldest guy Daniel.

This is the season with accents. Sucks that dude busted his arm before the show.

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008

Mr. Westmore on schedule. :cheers:

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

iastudent posted:

Mr. Westmore on schedule. :cheers:

cracked mould, drink again, brah

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008

Rip!

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.
Ooo. Vi said "kookiest". I bet that's good, coming from her.

Yesss. Sexy Frankenstein.

Edit: Dog man doesn't look so great.

Bored fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Jan 15, 2014

Cristatus
Apr 23, 2010
Yeti's got a nice face. Not sure what's up with that bling on his cape, though.

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
This one Beast has breast on his head.

iastudent
Apr 22, 2008

Glenn going for the wolverine look this season I see.

Tlacuache
Jul 3, 2007
Cross my heart, smack me dead, stick a lobster on my head.


Her Yeti beast thing looks like Skips from Regular Show.

QuickbreathFinisher
Sep 28, 2008

by reading this post you have agreed to form a gay socialist micronation.
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They put titties with six inch nipples all over his head.

Lemniscate Blue
Apr 21, 2006

Here we go again.
Atlantean beast looks neat.

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

QuickbreathFinisher posted:

They put titties with six inch nipples all over his head.

Lol. What I don't get with that one is why they used parts of the building for the make up when they really didn't with anything else on their beast.

Rakshasha...with headtits

BatteredFeltFedora posted:

Atlantean beast looks neat.

Hell yes.

I didn't think Yeti beast was too terrible.

Bored fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Jan 15, 2014

Cristatus
Apr 23, 2010
I wonder how many vests Glenn owns.

Edit: Why the hell does the guest judge care so much about what Belle would or would not kiss? It's weird. Stop it.

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

Cristatus posted:

I wonder how many vests Glenn owns.

Just the one.



I was wrong. Ve was displeased when she said, "kookiest". She disliked the headtits.

Bored fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jan 15, 2014

DarklyDreaming
Apr 4, 2009

Fun scary
Persian cat mixed with a blueberry ice cream cone

Lemniscate Blue
Apr 21, 2006

Here we go again.

Bored posted:

Just the one.

He got it off a My Chemical Romance video.

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

DarklyDreaming posted:

Persian cat mixed with a blueberry ice cream cone
That might be what she said, but what she meant was:

QuickbreathFinisher posted:

They put titties with six inch nipples all over his head.


Edit: Dammit Raashad, dye that patch of bleached hair. Isn't that why you bleached it in the first place?

Bored fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Jan 15, 2014

Lemniscate Blue
Apr 21, 2006

Here we go again.
Okay, what is it with this show and dye-job redheads?

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Derringer
Mar 17, 2008

red is the most alt color you can have.

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