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THE ARTISAN SPRING 2021 • 51 looks. Trevante Rhodes (Agent Fletcher), Garrett Hedlund (Agent Anslinger) characters were both clean-shaven. Daily skin care sessions were added as part of their make-up rou- tines. All were tested to the satisfaction of Lee Daniels. Our days started with the guys as they were the easiest and took the least amount of time to get through the works. Almost every male character had a tattoo somewhere that had to be covered. Our film days always started two hours before crew call daily, resulting in a 15- or 17-hour day, clocking between 80 to 86 hours a week. The testing process of actors working in the future began before principal photography each day, or during the course of filming each day, on top of the regular cast members that were scheduled to work that day. Never have I ever worked so hard in my entire career. I have to give props to Melissa Fafard (Department Head Assistant) who did Da'Vine Randolphs' (Rosyln) make-up, had my back every step of the way. She was a real trooper, working tirelessly long hours, never complain- ing. Nathalie Trepanier who ran background, had a revolving crew of 15 make-up artists daily, putting a body of extras ranging from 300 to 400 people through the works for the major nightclub scenes. Almost 3,200 extras were employed, overall. I've never seen such dedication and hard work. It was truly a labor of love. Everyone was always eager and excited to be there. I have to admit this movie pushed me above and beyond all mental, physical and artist limits. I made it through, by the grace of God, with the help of my good buddy, who I miss dearly, Charles Gregory Ross (Department Head Hair) who died from COVID-19 in April 2020, the support of Lee Daniels (director), Pam Williams (producer), Jahil (Fish) Fisher, co-producer, and by the skin of my chinny-chin- chin. Thank you all for the support, thank you all for the opportunity. I am beyond grateful to be attached to such a monumental film, this was truly a blessing from heaven.•