We dubbed this look “Nightmare Gladys”. This was a crowd favorite on the Weapons set even though we knew it was going to manifest as very quick jump scares in the film. Zach wanted a “heightened” Aunt Gladys look that could only exist in a nightmare. Special Effects Designer Jason Collins and Makeup Department Head Leo Satkovich really played with characteristics that would pop in low light such as bright pops of textured color applied asymmetrically over her subtle prosthetics. This wig was 1 of 7 Aunt Gladys wigs that Hair Department Head Melizah Wheat had prepared and ready to go at any given moment and was stored upside down to retain its gravity-defying style! Sweet dreams 👹
The response to Weapons has been overwhelming. Our hearts are full at the positive reception of the film’s creepiest and cookiest character: Aunt Gladys. Gladys was a labor of love between Zach Cregger, the Costume Designer Trish Summerville, Special FX designer and owner of @autonomousfx2005 Jason Collins, Makeup Department Head Leo Satkovich, Hair Department Head Melizah Wheat and of course—Amy Madigan. Through constant collaboration, Zach’s direction, many laughs and a few cringes, Gladys was born! We don’t want to spoil the fun for those that are seeing Weapons this weekend; however, we want to acknowledge all the love and want you to be on the lookout for more Aunt Gladys posts in the weeks to come!
ELLE spoke to special makeup effects designer Jason Collins about his work on Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Collins recently created the makeup for the Oscar-winning Amy Madigan’s Aunt Gladys in Weapons, and his company, Autonomous FX, is equally adept at realistic body rigs for births as they are at more out-there horror designs.
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‘For All Mankind’ - Season 5 on @appletv …. Aging the incredible Wrenn Schmidt to mid 70’s… I count myself very lucky to be able to do this kind of work with DH @erinkoplow with producers who are incredibly supportive and only want the best you can do… This look was co designed and over seen by @jcollinsmakeup with great designs by Madison Burger. @len_e_burge co designed and sculpted these looks.. Daily applications by Jason Collins, the incredible @garrett_immel (pictured) and the amazing @chewmakdatchosef (responsible for the great pics.. The show was overseen in the shop by @mccarty13 with scanning, teeth (she has dentures!) and mold supervision by @aaron_globerman with silicone casting by Steve Haggiag and beautiful brows by @helgaboies with wig work by @hair4stars thank you to the wonderful producers, Wrenn and @forallmankind_ for allowing us this opportunity!!!
‘FOR ALL MANKIND’ - @appletv - Do you ever wonder what a frozen murder victim looks like on the surface of Mars? With no space suit to boot?!! Well.. our show certainly did!! We created two separate bodies and a makeup for this gag. The mission: a body is found on the surface of Mars, exposed to the elements. When they bring him in to a pressurized cabin he starts to ‘defrost and deflate’ exposing the victim’s identity! Tall order! For this we made two separate bodies that were at full bloat and half bloat with a transitional makeup that completed the job with deflating bladders! Here we see the bodies! Art direction supervised by @jcollinsmakeup and @erinkoplow The heads were done in Zbrush by the great @davidgrasso66 working from designs by Madison Burger. The heads were then printed and molded by the super awesome @aaron_globerman ad the bodies were beautifully constructed by @agent10fromplanet_x who painted them as well. Hair work by @helgaboies and @jmakkee with eyes by the always great @fourthsealstudios while on set wrangling and supervision by the always great @shelbymichael_mua show and shop supervision by @mccarty13 who makes sure it all gets done!
‘FOR ALL MANKIND’ - @appletv is one of the greatest shows you aren’t watching right now! If you are then you know! We had the amazing opportunity to age @joelkinnaman this season who we thank for not only a beautiful performance, his patience with us as well! A very special thank you to @erinkoplow for her tireless work in supporting these makeups and Department Heading of a show with a gigantic cast with at least 10 principal cast members in aging prosthetics! Her amazing eye and talent are crucial in the success of these makeups! Joel here was supervised and applied by @jcollinsmakeup with beautiful designs by our own Madison Burger and beautiful sculptures by @burge.len with daily applications by these incredible and amazing artists @garrett_immel (key makeup artist) @richardredlefsen@chewmakdatchosef (thank you for some of these beautiful pics) @wasnerkevin mold shop supervision by @aaron_globerman shop supervision by @mccarty13 silicone casting by Steve Haggiag wig refront and hair supervisor @helgaboies and punching by @jmakkee@lynnezoo every one of these artists are due their own recognition as none of this can be done without them. Thank you for your labor and incredible talent! Thank you to the producers and show runners who provide us the space and time for us to do the best work we possibly can. They are some of the best supportive and amazing producers we’ve ever worked with who will move heaven and earth for us.
In “The Bride!” prosthetic makeup artists Jason Collins and Scott Stoddard teamed up with Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal to bring an elaborate backstory to every hand-crafted hair, stitch, and incision.
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is the gift that keeps on giving. Or rather, the character that keeps on inspiring star-studded portrayals in IMAX. From James Whale’s canon 1931 horror flick to Guillermo Del Toro’s recent Oscar-winning drama, Shelley’s Creature has taken on many different forms and actors, each varying in their faithfulness to the source material. In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest rendition of the gothic novel, “The Bride!”, the human outshines the horror with Christian Bale playing a 1930s version of the monster called “Frank.”
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The Bride! (now in theaters) reanimates Frankenstein for another cinematic go-round in which he partners with Jessie Buckley’s title character, a dead party girl possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley who’s brought back to life after Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening) and Frank (Christian Bale) dig her up from a pauper’s grave. Together, Ida the Bride and Frank go to movies, kill bad guys, and dance their way through a crime spree stretching from Depression-era Chicago to New York.
Buckley’s shock-blonde Bride sports a splotch of black vomit on her cheek, while Frank’s mangled face pushes iconic Frankenstein imagery to finely detailed extremes. To transform Bale into the iconic creature, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal enlisted Emmy winners Jason Collins and Scott Stoddard, whose collective credits include Pam & Tommy, The Mandalorian, and Weapons. “We didn’t want to go super monster-y,” says Special Effects Co-Designer and Applicator Stoddard. “We wanted it to feel like Frank’s living with what he has, as weird as it looks, and yet he’s still got this aura where you feel for him as a character.”
Special Makeup Effects Prosthetic Fabrication Supervisor Collins, speaking from his Autonomous F/X company in Los Angeles, joined Stoddard to talk about chewed-off ears, broken noses, and the challenges of designing a monster in California while filming him in New York.
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Wishing Amy Madigan, our friend and muse who breathed life into Aunt Gladys a wonderful Oscars night at the @theacademy !! A character wonderfully written by Zach Creggor for ‘Weapons’! Thank you for letting us be a small part in your world! Thankful to be apart of the team with @mztsummerville@le0themua@melizahwheat@jcollinsmakeup !! She’s everybody’s Aunt now!!!!!!!!! #teamgladys
