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THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2022 • 39 HISTORICAL LOOKS OF GASLIT B Y T R I C I A S A W Y E R | D E PA R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P, & K A R E N B A R T E K | D E PA R T M E N T H E A D H A I R A D D I T I O N A L C O N T R I B U T I O N S BY P R O S T H E T I C M A K E - U P D E S I G N E R K A Z U H I R O, J U L I A R O B E R T S' H A I R S T Y L I S T T E R R I E V E L A ZQ U E Z- OW E N , A N D M A K E - U P A R T I S T S J E A N B L AC K & J U L I E H E W E T T ALL PHOTOS: HILARY BRONWYN GAYLE/STARZ ENTERTAINMENT Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal through the long- neglected lens of the lesser known but no-less key players involved in the downfall of America's 37th president. In bringing this collection of real characters to the screen, the filmmakers—creator Robbie Pickering and director Matt Ross—felt from the beginning that it was more important to have actors embody the soul of these characters rather than precisely impersonate historical figures. With a cast of more than 300 to oversee, Emmy nominees Tricia Sawyer, Department Head Make-up, and Karen Bartek, Department Head Hair, led Gaslit's hair and make-up teams. The duo had collaborated on several projects previously, including Doctor Strange, The Avengers, and WandaVision. Sawyer and Bartek worked alongside Emmy nominee Terrie Velazquez- Owen, Emmy winner Jean Black and Emmy nominee Julie Hewitt, who were responsible for Julia Roberts' transformation into Martha Mitchell, and Oscar winner Kazu Hiro, who created the prosthetic make-up for Sean Penn as John Mitchell. Additional Credits Bringing the hair design to life alongside Karen Bartek were Cindy Welles (key hair), Elissa Ruminer (3rd hair), Katherine Kousakis and Anna Quinn (4th hair), and Lane Friedman and Kristen Saia (background hair). Tricia Sawyer's make-up team consisted of Tifanie White (key make-up), Marissa Lafayette and Kenny Niederbaumer (make-up artists), Christopher Nelson (Howard Hunt's bald cap), Vincent Van Dyke (created bald patch pieces for Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy characters), and Kristina Frisch and Heather Ford (background make-up team). Collaborating with Kazu Hiro on Penn's look was Vincent Van Dyke Studio (prosthetic lab work), Vanessa Mi Kyung Lee (bodysuits), Sasha Camacho Van Dyke (hairpiece), Diana Choi (wigmaker), and Richard Redlefsen, Michael Ornelaz, Christopher Nelson and Kelly Golden (make-up artists). IN CONVERSATION WITH TRICIA SAWYER AND KAREN BARTEK How did you get started as a make-up artist in the entertainment industry? Karen: We didn't know a lot about Martha's story so we both did our research. Her story is incredibly interesting. Tricia: I loved that it was the untold story of Watergate and with Sean Penn and Julia Roberts attached to it. It sounded like an incred- ibly special project. And then with Kazu Hiro also on board, that was another factor in me saying yes. His work is impeccable. With more than 300 actors throughout the shoot, how large were your teams? Karen: We each had four-man teams and someone running back-