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52 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2020 For the prosthetics required of the remaining cast members, I decided to collaborate with the immense talents of Vincent Van Dyke. Since he was already molding and running the silicone pieces for the lead actors, I knew his quality of work would match Kazu's. After discussing specific characters, we decided on the pieces that would best bring them to life. Three of our transformations included prosthetic pieces for Malcolm McDowell as Rupert Murdoch, Richard Kind as Rudy Giuliani and Tony Plana as Geraldo Rivera. Malcolm needed the iconic chin of Rupert Murdoch. After doing his life cast, Malcolm requested and approved to have Vincent do his make-up on set. The chin piece and application were essential to Malcolm's transformation into Murdoch. The next challenge was creating Rudy Giuliani. In addition to fake teeth, Vincent created a four-part bald cap for Richard Kind, an idea I conceptualized for a specific purpose. It was kept thin so that no girth was added to the head, and the multiple pieces prevented any interference with his forehead movement. Lastly, several pieces were needed to create the look of Geraldo Rivera. Richard sculpted and applied a nose prosthetic, while I designed the mustache, sideburns, and brows that were created by ventilator Diana Choi. The remaining character work on our other actors was very subtle. I did a full hand-laid beard on Stephen Root, who plays Neil Mullen. Ann Ramsay required teeth and heavy lifts for Greta Van Susteren. Fake nails, teeth, and contact lenses were added to many of the other characters to help match them to their real-life counterparts. Lastly, after doing extensive research about the make- up applications "required" at Fox News by Ailes himself, I designed the heavy make-up applications of both the male and female newscasters. Cristina Waltz took the lead in executing the designs in order to tell the story. Multiple sets of lashes were used on the women to direct the eye shape, assisted by heavy eye shadow and thick mascara. These looks were enhanced further by the use of coloration, contour, brow shape, forced lip shapes, and heavy highlights and gloss. The men were also heavily forced in the shapes of their face and skin tone. Our team of artists was focused and diligent to the attention of every detail. While I have certainly assembled and worked with many great artists in the past, this was the first time I had a team of artists that I had never worked with before. Kazu began the look with his exceptional designs and the film came to life with what we created together. There were quite a few cosmetic lines we used. Each team member got the whole line of the following cosmetic brands: • Sonia Roselli Beauty www.soniaroselli.com • LASHIFY www.lashify.com • Graftobian www.graftobian.com • PPI Products • SUQQU www.suqqu.com • Westmore www.westmorebeauty.com • Talika www.talika.us • Surratt available at Nigel Malcolm McDowell as Rupert Murdoch Tony Plana as Geraldo Rivera and Alanna Ubach as Jeanine Pirro Connie Britton as Beth Ailes Richard Kind as Rudy Giuliani