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36 • THE ARTISAN SPRING 2021 travels. We used "Out of the Kit" custom scars and wounds for their ease of application, excellent blending and ability to withstand all the extreme conditions of wind, sand, rain and snow during filming. For Johanna, Stevie and I created a look to reflect her wild and punishing life experiences beyond her youth by weathering and sunburn on Helena Zengel's particularly fair complexion, along with applied freckles using a template. Dust and dirt were varied to coordinate with the conditions and circumstances in the wagon. As their travels progressed, Stevie added an aging stipple to enhance Johanna's dehydrated appearance and given her age, chose to paint her wounds to look three dimensional. I'm very proud of the looks we achieved in this film and it would not have been possible without a great team effort with Kelvin Trahan and his entire hair department, the tremendous support, creativity and supervisory assistance from Stevie Bettles, the dependably excellent Sheila Gomez and Bonnie Masoner, as well as the main make-up artists for our background: Karen Romero, Katie Douthit, Siobhan Carmody and Janine Maloney, who all did a fantastic job! Making News of the World was difficult but such a memorable experience. Long days, tough conditions, elements always throwing new challenges, a crew that always rose to overcome obstacles and solve problems, surprises like waking up to three inches of snow with none in the scene, trudging up and down hills with our gear like Cosmetic Sherpas, the haunting and beautiful honor of the Kiowa Native Americans drumming and chanting, giant tarantulas on the march to hide for winter and seeing Tom Hanks petting them are just a few of the images that recur. Tom Hanks is such a wonderful person to work alongside. He was out in the elements all day, every day, always prepared, never complained, a trooper and brilliant all the way. And it was a unique pleasure working so closely with Paul Greengrass who has such an amazing eye and ability to shape the richness of story on the fly, it is inspiring. And again, my team. Yes, this journey will stay with me.