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THE ARTISAN FALL 2022 • 43 PHOTOS BY KAREN BALLARD/©2022 CTMG, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Stuart Long's story is about love, faith and tragedy. e lm takes you on a journey through dierent chapters of Stuart's life. Mark Wahlberg asked me to do this project and introduced me to the director Rosalind Ross. Her passion and vision were infec- tious. Aer a lengthy discussion about the look of the lm and viewing inspirational research from costume designer Lisa Norcia, we came up with a look for each character. I hired Anthony Wilson as my key. I was lucky enough to have a fantastic local Los Angeles hair team: Romy Fleming, Nanci Cascio and other tal- ented extra help. Designing and collaborating with Allan Apone, our Department Head Make-up, also helped me to achieve the overall tone of the lm. Mark, as Stuart Long, goes through three main stages in his life. e rst was as a young boxer with a sharp sense of humor in the late 1980s. For this look, I kept his hair style longer and loose, adding light products and blow drying into shape. As the story progresses, Stu nds faith and enters the seminary. For this stage, I gave him a short, layered cut for a more conservative look. e nal stage was aer Stu is diagnosed with an illness. I used my clippers and thinning shears to achieve his older look. Rosalind had in mind a specic hair color for Jacki Weaver, who played Stu's mother. Rosalind's own mother's natural hair color was the winning choice. e wig process for Jacki consisted of cutting and styling until we came up with a look suited to her character. I used a standard wig wrap and cut the wig into long layers. In styling the wig, I decided on a wet roller set. Aer dry, I styled by manipulating the hair with my hands to give it a lived-in nished look. Jacki's wig was made by Rob Pikens. For Mel Gibson, who was cast as Stu's dad, we decided on an unkempt natural look for his char- acter. I trimmed Mel's hair and used products for styling. For Stu's girlfriend Carmen, played by Teresa Ruiz, I wanted a natural feel. I used a curling iron and then styled her hair for a wholesome look. My team and I had fun creatively working togeth- er, cutting, styling and coloring, and also adding wigs and pieces to create the lm's overall look. anks again team for everyone's hard work. GOD BLESS!! • B Y C H E R Y L D A N I E L S D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R HAIR