BIRDS OF PREY
BY DEBORAH DENAVER
Birds of Prey was
quite the amazing
roller coaster ride from
beginning to the end.
I felt fortunate to have
landed an interview for
the department head
make-up position for
the fi lm. I have worked
on many creative
projects over the years,
but as soon as I read
the script, I knew there
was something special
about this one. There
was something exciting
about working with
all female leads as
superheroes coming
together at the end to
defeat the bad guys
and be emancipated.
The most special part
of this project for me
was how different each
female character was
in conjunction with the
others. My mind was full
of ideas from the script
with character looks
and special make-up
effects to be created. I
was ready to present the
producers and director
with my ideas, as I had
already fi nished a script
breakdown for each
character, in hopes
that we could create a
collaboration refl ecting
our visions. Director
Cathy Yan was very
excited about an '80s
rock-n-roll vibe, and I
knew I was in the right
place.
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