| Recommendations From Top Make-Up
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Please note that the awards listed may be shared
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Rick Baker
"I see many portfolios from young make-up artists with
diplomas from high-priced make-up schools. They leave an
impression on me all right, a negative impression. Why in the
world would anyone spend ten times the money for one-tenth the
information? If you are going to include a diploma in your
portfolio, make sure it is the one that counts. The only one
that counts in my book is the one that comes from Dick Smith's
Advanced Professional Make-Up Course."
Rick Baker won OSCAR for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
Men In Black, The Nutty Professor, Ed Wood, Harry and The
Henderson's, An American Werewolf In London. |
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Stan Winston
"Your make-up course is unsurpassed in knowledge, both artistic
and technical. It is an invaluable tool."
Stan Winston won OSCAR for: Terminator II (make-up),
Terminator II (visual effects), Alien (visual effects), Jurassic
Park (visual effects).
Other credits include: Terminator III, Predator, AI: Artificial
Intelligence, Jurassic Park II & III, Small Soldiers. |
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Greg Cannom
"Many young artists often ask me what's the best school for
learning special make-up. I always tell them they will learn far
more from your course than any school that exists. For
the enormous amount of information it contains, it's worth every
penny! I refer to it constantly!"
Greg Cannom won OSCAR for: Mrs. Doubtfire, Dracula,
(should have for Bi-Centennial Man).
Other credits include: Titanic, Babel, Pirates of the Caribbean,
The Mask. |
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Alec Gillis
"Earlier in my career, Dick Smith's make-up course gave me the
confidence to say, "I can do that" when faced with a new
challenge. Even today, having the sum total of Dick's years of
innovation sitting on my shelf, in one mighty tome, feels like
having the worlds greatest make-up artist as my own personal
mentor 24/7."
Alec Gillis won OSCAR for: Death Becomes Her
Other credits include: Spiderman, Alien vs. Predator, Starship
Troopers, Jumanji, The X Files Feature, Alien III. |
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Kevin Haney
"The best thing I can say about Dick's course is, it will teach
you "the why". That's more important than "the how", although
there's "how to" info here in abundance as well. Having worked
with Dick on several projects, I can say that the Advanced
Course is exactly like having Dick Smith share his knowledge,
expertise and anecdotes with you in a personal way, as if you
were working in his make-up lab yourself. It will definitely
make you the best prosthetics and effects make-up artist you can
possibly be."
Kevin Haney won OSCAR for: Driving Miss Daisy
Other credits include: The Addams Family I & II, The Shawshank
Redemption, Air Force One, Santa Claus III. |
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Steve LaPorte
"I know I'll never grow weary of reading your pages. Tom Burman
and I agree that you're not just offering a make-up course.
You're setting a standard for techniques and procedures. Now if
we hire someone who's taken your course we at least know you've
acquainted them with "the ropes". And for that I know many of us
are grateful."
Steve LaPorte won OSCAR for: Beetlejuice.
Other credits include: Van Helsing, Windtalkers, The Fix, The
Scorpion King.
Currently Head of Make-Up Department for the TV series Lost. |
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John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler
"Dick's course is the sum total of a lifetime of unrelenting
inquisitiveness, no-stone-unturned experimentation and
unparalleled practice. It is a veritable king's ransom of hard
fought for knowledge, literally presented to the reader on a
silver platter. Make no mistake; it is grossly under priced, and
if you miss it, you have successfully passed up the opportunity
of a lifetime!"
Won OSCAR for: Dick Tracy.
Other Caglione credits include: The Departed, My Super
Ex-Girlfriend, Angels in America.
Other Drexler credits include: Running Delilah, Shining Through,
True Identity. |
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Guillermo del Toro
"Your course has been the catalyst for everything I dreamed to
do."
Former make-up artist Guillermo del Toro, Director of
Hellboy, Blade II, Mimic, Pan's Labyrinth. |
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Kazuhiro Tsuji
"Dick's course helped me to develop my own way of being a
professional special effects make-up artist. I will recommend
this course over any school in the world. Instead of paying over
$10,000 to go to a school, get this course and spend
the rest of the money on buying materials and tools. I became a
professional this way and it will help you to be a unique
artist."
Kazuhiro Tsuji credits include: Click, Norbit, Men In
Black, The Ring, Planet of the Apes, How the Grinch Stole
Christmas. |
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Steve Johnson
"Once in a great while a person comes along with such excess of
talent and determination that their chosen field is left forever
transformed. Dick Smith is just such a man. His contribution to
make-up effects is immeasurable. From conjuring virtually every
technique and material to educating nearly every skilled
craftsman, Dick is truly the godfather of our profession. Dick's
course is the only way to learn special make-up effects.
The one thing a classroom can't teach you is problem solving,
and that's what this business is all about. Dick's course not
only offers all the information you'll ever need and more, but
also help you learn to figure things out for yourself."
Steve Johnson credits include: Spiderman II, Species, The
Cat In The Hat, The Abyss, Blade II, A Nightmare On Elm Street
IV. |
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Jordu Schell
"What are now considered to be the standards of make-up effects
procedures were largely developed by Dick Smith. Here in written
form is his revolutionary technique and brilliant artistic eye,
set down for the benefit of make-up artists for generations to
come. Simply put, it is the most complete and exhaustive
information tome ever compiled for a film art."
Jordu Schell credits include: Batman Returns, Predator II,
Alien Resurrection, Evolution, My Favorite Martian, Bedazzled. |
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Kevin Yagher
"Dick Smith's Advance Professional Make-Up Course is an absolute
necessity if you are planning a career in the field of make-up
and effects. There is no other course or literature available
that provides so much information on professional make-up
effects. I use the course as constant reference material. It has
been a great aide to me as a make-up effects artist."
Kevin Yagher credits include: Blow, Mission Impossible 3,
Adaptation, Face/Off, Glory, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2,3 &4. |
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John Dods
"Dick Smith's course is the Encyclopedia Britannica of
contemporary make-up technique - the most comprehensive source
of information on its subject; it surpasses the combined
erudition of all other make-up texts on the market. The
videotape of Dick applying prosthetics to Hal Holbrook
demonstrates with laser-clarity how it should be done. The
quality of my own work hasn't merely improved since I started
taking Dick's course - it has doubled. The course is more than a
gold mine of hard to get and (formerly) secret information, more
than an inexhaustible collection of procedure and formulas, more
than an Academy Award winner's inside look at how to gain entry
into this growth industry; it's a teacher, it teaches
discipline, precision, fastidious attention to detail,
professionalism, and a deep reverence for quality."
John Dods credits include: A Kiss Before Dying,
Ghostbusters II, Naked in New York, America's Most Wanted,
Monsters.
Prosthetics designer for the Broadway shows Beauty and the
Beast, Tarzan, The Phantom of the Opera. |
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Lee Romaire
"Because of Dick Smith, and only because of Dick Smith, I was
able to immediately find work in Hollywood. My very first
interview was with Rick Baker - again, only possible because of
Dick. Completing his Advanced Course prepared my mind in a
way that I was able to literally leapfrog over hundreds of
hopeful make-up effects artists who try to break into the
field every year. Now that I have my own studio and am in
a position to look at portfolios, I look specifically for people
who have taken Dick's course. So stop wasting time reading
this and apply for Dick's course right now."
Lee Romaire won an Emmy for: Six Feet Under
Other credits include: Scooby Doo, White Chicks, War of the
Worlds, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Elton John's Red Piano Tour,
and special projects for Disney Imagineering Research and
Development. |
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Craig Reardon
"The art of make-up has become as complicated as the tax laws.
Dick Smith has solved the problem. He's complied a modern
make-up course which not only distills everything he has learned
in the business but more importantly benefits from the fact that
he is unique in his field. It's a treasury of knowledge,
presented in a clear, cogent manner and with an informational,
personal style. You'll find Dick Smith's enthusiasm for every
single aspect of his art to be infectious, and it will excite
you to demand more of yourself. I think his course is more than
informative, more than encyclopedic - it's inspiring. It's the
summary of a lifetime's work, and priceless but Dick is offering
it at a price which is very competitive with other make-up
courses which could never hope to contain a fraction of the
knowledge this one contains, nor the authority. I don't just
recommend Dick Smith's Make-Up Course; I think if you are
seriously interested in make-up, you must have it."
Craig Reardon credits include: Hidalgo, We Were Soldiers,
13 Ghosts, Poltergeist, The X Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
Twilight Zone: The Movie. |
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Rick Lazzarini
"Yikes! I just received the first seven lessons and promptly
devoured them! It's far more than I expected. You've done
something quite spectacular here. Enclosed is a check for the
remaining lessons. I can't wait!" (written earlier in his
career).
Rick Lazzarini credits include: Snakes On A Plane, A
Nightmare on Elm Street V, Mimic, Dude Where's My Car, Sweet
Home Alabama, Willard. |
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Danny Wagner
"Since the age of eight, I've felt deep in my heart and soul
that I wanted to pursue a career as a special effects make-up
artist. I first heard about Dick's Advanced Course when I was at
ILM in 1988; I was ecstatic but couldn't afford it at the time.
Years later, with much feature work under my belt, I showed Dick
my work and he told me I didn't need his course. It was the
biggest compliment any make-up artist could get. But Dick was
wrong. I bought the course, and ever since then I find myself
studying it religiously; I call it my bible of make-up. This
course will encourage any self-motivated artist of any age. No
matter how talented and creative your are, Dick's course will
help you expand your ideas, skills and knowledge of make-up. It
also builds endurance, patience and most important of all, a
passion for your art. Dick's course is, in all ways, the only
make-up course you'll ever need in this galaxy."
Danny Wagner credits include: Star Wars Episodes I, II &
III, Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End, Pirates of the
Caribbean Dead Man's Chest, The Scorpion King, Ghostbusters II. |
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John Bayless
"What can I say, the course is absolutely incredible. You've
been able to solve so many of the bothersome questions and
techniques I've been knocking my head with."
John Bayless credits include: The Prestige, The New World,
Shallow Hal, Commander in Chief, Dawson's Creek, The Last of The
Mohegans. |
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Michael S. Pack
"Your course has helped me more than anything else in my career.
I took the course in 1996. I was already working at a make-up
studio and overnight my knowledge of materials and technique
improved 100%. My second year in the business I had two Emmy
nominations, and my third year I was supervising a major TV
show. I attribute that success to the vast information, formulas
and problem solving skills gained from the course. The cost is
nothing compared to the employable skills you learn. Nothing out
there will teach you how to do professional work as fast. Thanks
Dick!"
Michael S. Pack credits include: World Trade Center, Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, Babylon 5, Dawn of the Dead. |
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Arturo Balseiro
"Dick Smith's course brings you under his wings to travel
through an amazing journey of professionalism and love of this
work. It teaches you how to look at my subject, or my job, in a
new way."
Arturo Balseiro, Spain credits include: Black Out, Pan's
Labyrinth, Escalo Frio, Doom, The Devil's Backbone. |
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Sergio Prieto - Argentina
"What can I say about your course that you have not heard
before! I have been literally hypnotized by it. I have found so
much precision, abundance of data, information, anecdotes and
above all the disinterested generosity with which you share all
your expertise. At present, I am reading lesson 12 and I cannot
believe how ignorant I am! It would have taken me a whole life
to find out, rehearse and systematize all the items you course
teaches in just one reading. Now I can forget about
investigating and concentrate fully on the creative part of the
job." |
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Arjen Tuiten - Netherlands
"Receiving the Advanced Professional Make-Up Course in my
mailbox at home is a day I will never forget. The excitement I
truly felt and
still feel, just by holding it alone...knowing that this was
written by the greatest make-up man alive: Dick Smith, who
has put his full career's knowledge of make-up on to paper. It
is clearly written and therefore offers a wonderful guideline
overfilled with information. For me it
was the ONLY WAY to start learning how it is truly done. So if you
are truly passionate about
make-up and are looking to learn the trade and enter this
field...you also will experience the
excitement of this Course, just by holding it alone."
Arjen Tuiten credits include: Pan's Labyrinth, Blackbook,
Big Fish, Wrong Turn |
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