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34 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2024 IN SEARCH OF TWISTERS It was such a thrill to be asked to be involved in Twisters, the current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster. Once I knew that we would be filming in very remote locations in Oklahoma— during tornado season—in tornado alley, I had to set up a strong team that I could trust to meet the demands of the project. We had a large cast, various stages of wound looks, tattoos, and facial hair. Drastic weather changes, of course, led to schedule changes, and we truly had to be prepared for anything on any given day. My core team consisted of make-up artists who I have brought on other projects over the years. LuAndra Whitehurst served as my key make-up artist; Leslie Devlin ran second unit, communicating on a daily basis to ensure continuity of all the looks were repeated; and Renee Caruso-Napolitano ran our huge background seamlessly. Gloria Casny and I have known each other for years, but this was the first time we had the opportunity to work together in this capacity. It was such a fun project to be able to work together with Jules Holdren and all the incredibly talented hair team. We started the project by assessing how director Lee Isaac Chung wanted to approach all the looks for the characters. ere were six main tornado sequences, TEAM LUANDRA WHITEHURST – KEY MAKE-UP ARTIST LESLIE DEVLIN – MAKE-UP ARTIST RENEE CARUSO-NAPOLITANO – MAKE-UP ARTIST MAKE-UP B Y L U I S A A B E L D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P Continued on page 36