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THE ARTISAN FALL 2023 • 43 ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF HULU It was an honor to be the department head make-up for the movie Quasi, filmed in November/December 2021. Written by Broken Lizard, directed by Kevin Heffernan, and starring Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske and Adrianne Palicki. Quasi takes place in 13th-century medieval times. e movie tells the tale of a sad hunchback who yearns to fall in love but finds himself tangled in a feud between the Pope and the King of France. Aer several discussions with the director and the actors, the design process of 11 main characters began. Having the restrictions of a 30-day shoot, the actors playing two characters each and sometimes playing opposite of themselves, the director also an actor and having a body double for every character and shooting in the post-COVID world, meant planning was both essential and imperative. During prep, with the help of Jason Collins of Autonomous FX, Inc., the design process for the hump featured ball sacs, port wine stained birthmark transfers, and a bloody neck appliance began. e Quasi make-up team was comprised of four full-time artists: me, key make-up Marina Proctor, make-up artists Christopher Osorio and Karen Stein. Ken Niederbaumer and Heather L. Galipo additionally came in to help with special effects pieces. Gillian Whitlock and Kate Klein were the main two artists in charge of our background actors. e shooting location with mud, rain, wind, hot and cold tem- peratures and the fast-shooting schedule were big challenges. In QUASI QUASI CHRONICLES CHRONICLES MAKE-UP HAIR B Y A M Y S P A R K S D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P B Y L O R N A R E I D D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R I got my dream job on Tacoma FD back in 2018 and quickly real- ized that these were my people! ese are the silly dorks I want to be in the motion picture home with cast and crew! Working with these guys is like working with a family, a really funny, dys- functional family! Tacoma FD swily became a sensation and we went on to do Seasons 2, 3 and 4! NOICE!!!! During Season 2 of Tacoma FD, Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme kept mentioning this weird medieval satire, set in 13th- century France, that Broken Lizard had written more than 20 years ago. Hell yes! Amy Sparks and I were chomping at the bit, hoping they would ask us to come along for the ride. In 2021, Amy and I got the invite to department head Quasi. Once we stopped peeing in our pants and laughing aer read- ing the script, we had to immediately go into work mode. It was a tight budget with very little shooting days and a ton to undertake for every department. Our motto in the hair department was: "Quasi, everyone gets a wig!" A serious challenge lay ahead of me. All of the actors were playing multiple roles! OMG! WIGS, WIGS, WIGS! I was haunted by wigs, and to add another challenge, our fearless leader Kevin was directing as well! So this meant quick wig changes on the fly, with nothing but a flashlight in your mouth for light outside at night in the dirt, mud, and freezing cold! I know everyone has been there! ank God for a good camping trolley! Continued on page 44 Continued on page 44 Kevin Heffernan as Duchamp THE THE