Congratulations to FameHog members Eryn Krueger Mekash, Mike Mekash, Ned Neidhardt, Lynda Walker, Vincent Van Dyke, and Stacey K. Black for their 2010 Emmy nominations. For a complete list of nominees in the Hair and Make-up categories click here:
FameHog Members Shine
July 15th, 2010 |
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Bob Kerrey Steps Into MPAA, Perhaps?
July 13th, 2010 |
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Robert “Bob” Kerrey acknowledged Tuesday in a radio interview that he is in final negotiations to head the Motion Picture Association of America.
Kerrey told Don Imus on his syndicated show that he is “talking very seriously” with the MPAA , adding: “We’re in the final stages of negotiations.”
Later in the show Kerrey praised the late Jack Valenti, who headed the MPAA from 1966 until his retirement in 2004. Kerrey praised him for his use of language and as “a wonderful man.”
When pressed about the job, Kerrey said he was “relatively certain” he was going to do it, adding that he is “now talking contract” and “if nothing breaks down in that conversation, I’m taking the job.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
July 13th, 2010 |
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Off-lot feature production in the Los Angeles area rose 11.5% during the second quarter compared to last year, thanks to the state’s incentive program.
Permitting agency FilmLA said Tuesday that on-location feature production totalled 1,542 days for the quarter — including 423 days that came from projects received the California Film and Television Tax Credit.
“The incentive program is performing exactly as it was designed to, leveling the playing field and keeping us competitive,” said Amy Lemisch, exec director of the California Film Commission. “This is great news for industry workers and the thousands of small businesses that support film and television production in California.”
Source: Variety
Corps Flexing Muscle Against Filmmakers
July 13th, 2010 |
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As an appeals process begins over a judge’s ruling that director Joe Berlinger surrender outtakes to Chevron, documentarians worry about the chilling effect such action could have on other filmmakers.
What sort of precedent will this set? Any thoughts? Leave them in the comments section. We want to hear your thoughts.
Source: LA Times
Warner Bros Opens Up the Vault Doors
July 13th, 2010 |
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A series at the Hammer Museum offers a glimpse of the Hollywood factory system in its heyday. All types of films are represented, including overlooked classics (’The Strawberry Blonde’) and hot potatoes (’Wonder Bar’).
It’s time for everyone to do a little homework, and themselves a favor. Tip the hat to old Hollywood and check it out.
Source: LA Times
IMATS LA Breaks Records
July 8th, 2010 |
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The International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) in Los Angeles. was big. So big it shattered all previous records for attendance and participation. Make-Up Magazine reports that the 2010 show attracted nearly 9,000 people (up from 6,000 in 2009), and saw a big jump in exhibitors, from 85 last year to 119 this year.
Source: Make-Up Magazine
Matter Music Gets Friendly with NBC
July 8th, 2010 |
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Matter music just finished the David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Fred Claus) pilot for NBC. Really came out well. NBC announces on the 17th UPDATE: looks like NBC are picking the show up! Here’s info on the new show.
Oscar Needs a Tune-Up
March 18th, 2010 |
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In this follow-up to a blog written before the 82nd Academy Awards presentation, I think it’s time for a discussion to take place regarding the obvious and lopsided disparity within AMPAS and the decision to limit the Makeup and Hair category, as well as the Visual Effects category to a maximum of three nominated films each. Despite the Best Picture category being given 10 choices (for the first time since 1943), the remaining 21 categories each still had 5 nominations.
The 82nd Oscar telecast saw a return to three possible names per nominated film in the Makeup category up from two in recent years. That’s cool. I’m quite certain Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow would have been a bit miffed if one of them had been left off the ballot for Star Trek. There obviously need to be some limits to the number of names associated with each category nomination or things would quickly and easily get out of hand. That point is not in question; what is in question is why are there three films only allowed in the makeup and visual effects categories?
As Barney Burman pointed out, it’s a delicate balance, and having just been there - and won - he said it’s kind of hard to complain. Yes, The Oscars is an awards show, but it’s also an entertainment program unto itself, and that makes it a business. And saying that, the show has be fun and has to keep moving - within a budget and within a certain time frame. Agreed. At the same time, Barney acknowledged that keeping the number of films nominated for makeup (and for visual effects) to 3 is not a fair deal. In order to be fair, AMPAS should either extend the number of films for Makeup and Visual Effects to 5, or they should cut other categories, like Costumes, Sound, Sound Editing, etc., down to 3 as well.
It’s all food for thought, and I hope folks will weigh in on the subject.
The 82nd Academy Award Nominations Are In!
February 2nd, 2010 |
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Well, the 82nd Oscar nominations were announced today - on Groundhog Day. I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere about “If Oscar sees his shadow…” Congratulations to the nominees in all 24 categories! The ABC telecast on Sunday, March 7th should be a real doozy!
Has the Best Picture category ever had 10 nominees before? That’s right, TEN! Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (is that really the actual title?!), A Serious Man, Up, and Up in the Air. I think this is a first; for many, many years - going all the way back to the first Academy Awards in 1927, I think - the top number of nominees in any category has been 5.
That is, unless you count Makeup and Visual Effects. Only three each. Why is that? As I wrote in my blog about Oscar nominations back in December, 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has returned to three possible names on the nomination ticket (for the Makeup category) from two names in recent years past. And, as I wrote then, Leonard Engleman, governor of the Makeup Artists and Hairstyles Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is quoted as saying the reason is because “the area of makeup and hairstyling is now so spread out.” I have no idea what that is supposed to mean.
In addition to the three nominated films for makeup - Il Divo, Stark Trek and The Young Victoria - there seems to have been a larger than usual number of impressive makeup contenders that were left out, including Amelia, Avatar, District 9, Inglorious Basterds, Public Enemies, Taking Woodstock, Terminator Salvation, The Vampire’s Assistant, Watchmen, and Wolverine. This category could easily have supported five nominees. None-the-less, my heartfelt congratulations to Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano for their work in Il Divo, to Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow for Star Trek, and to Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore for their beautiful work in The Young Victoria! Their nominations are well deserved.
The Visual Effects category also has only 3 nominated films: Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones for Avatar; Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken for District 9; and Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton for Star Trek. These were not the only three movies with great VFX, and you can’t convince me that there could only be three nominated films for Makeup or for Visual Effects because there were so many people responsible for the work. Just not enough statues to go around… Not to single any one category out, but that didn’t prevent the categories of Sound Editing or Sound Mixing from receiving five nominated films each.
The Academy claims to have made strides to improve the selection process, but I don’t think they’ve gone far enough. If the Best Picture category can double the number of nominees to select from, a 40% increase in the number of nominees for Makeup and for Visual Effects isn’t asking for too much.
FameHog featured in Make-Up Artist Magazine
January 5th, 2010 |
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This month’s issue of Make-Up Artist Magazine features a piece on yours truly. Our mother would be so proud…grab your copy today and tell all your friends!
