Pioneering artist Thomas Burman, who will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild on Jan. 11, is credited with coining the term 'special makeup effects'
Burman, the son of a prop maker, began his career in 1966 when he apprenticed with Ben Nye at 20th Century Fox Studios, becoming an assistant to John Chambers on 1968's. Later, he joined his brother Ellis "Sonny" Burman Jr. and Chambers to start what has been billed as the first independent makeup effects studio for motion pictures — and also served the CIA.
There were no women makeup artists for years and years. It was during the 1970s that the union decided to eliminate the category of body makeup artists, so they were given the option to retire or become a makeup artist. [When I hired a woman] I got a lot of calls from other men, "You screwed it all up." They told me women would be sleeping with director or producers to get the work … I didn't care.I think digital makeup works great. I also think nothing replaces an actor and the little nuances and unexpected, serendipitous moments that an actor creates. … The makeup on— those prosthetics are about as perfect as you can possibly get.
They will [continue to] find better ways to be even more perfect, and I think it will always be around. I don't think digital will ever remove makeup. Digital will [also] keep getting better and better, but I don't think anything replaces the soul of an actor playing a part.This story first appeared in the Jan. 8 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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