Full service character effects company MASTERSFX has recently designed and produced a diverse number of makeup and special creature effects for a variety of recent or upcoming TV and feature film projects. Todd Masters, founder of MASTERSFX, made the announcement. These projects are:nnTRUE BLOOD For the fifth consecutive season, MASTERSFX delivers the goods as the exclusive monstermaker for this hit HBO series. The company creates the vampire makeups, demises, and other characters under the supervision of Dan Rebert for this Alan Ball production. nnFALLING SKIES MASTERSFX returns to Season 2 of the Steven Spielberg produced hit TNT series to once again create the multi-appendaged Skitters โ a race of alien warriors. MASTERS FX brings these highly mobile and menacing beings to life with a ground-breaking technique that utilizes on-set puppetry combined with actual performers and animatronics. Originally, the production planned to create the characters entirely digitally, but the decision was soon made to use both computer-generated Skitters and animatronics in order to take full advantage of both techniques. The second season debuts June 17th.nnELYSIUM For this upcoming TriStar Pictures film, written and directed by Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”), and starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, MASTERSFX supported Peter Jackson’s WETA Workshop Supervisors Joe Dunckley and Sarah Rubano.nn7500 Directed by Japanese horror icon Takashi Shimizu, CBS Films’ upcoming thriller “7500” follows the passengers of a 747 crossing the Pacific en route to Tokyo as they encounter an unexplainable force. MASTERSFX created a series of effects for the film, as well as delivering a variety of makeup FX. The feature stars Leslie Bibb, Jamie Chung, Amy Smart, Ryan Kwanten, and Jerry Ferrara.nnVAMPS Director Amy Heckerling’s vampire comedy “Vamps,” stars her “Clueless” star Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter (“Don’t Trust The B—in Apartment 23), Wallace Shawn, and Sigourney Weaver. The storyline for “Vamps” revolves around beautiful vampires Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Ritter), who have been enjoying the good life in New York City. As upstanding, politically correct Extended Life Forms (ELFs), the pair hit a support group, “Sanguines Anonymous,” to help curb the temptation of human blood in between their clubbing and dating schedules. When love steals into each of their lives, the pair’s destiny is set on a new course and they must make a choice that will jeopardize their immortalityโand maybe much more.n nWritten and directed by Amy Heckerling, “Vamps” is a comedy-fantasy-romance that puts a fresh and hilariously upbeat twist on the vampire genre. The film was produced by Lauren Versel, Molly Hassell, Stuart Cornfeld and Maria Teresa Arida. Executive Producers include Stanislaw Tyczynski, Julie Kroll, Kamal Nahas, John Jencks, Lisa Wilson, Stephen Hays and Peter Graham, and Peter Fructman. “Vamps” was produced by Lucky Monkey Pictures and Red Hour Films. nnFor “Vamps,” MASTERSFX created and produced an assortment of Vampire and creature makeup special FX. Anchor Bay Films will release the film to theaters this October. nnAMERICAN MARY “American Mary” is the second feature film from Twisted Twins Productions, a Vancouver-based company founded by Jen and Sylvia Soska (“Dead Hooker in a Trunk”). Written and directed by the Soskas, “American Mary” is the bizarre story of a medical student who becomes increasingly disenchanted with medical school. The allure of easy money soon leads her to a world of underground surgeries which leave as many marks on her as her freakish clientel. MASTERSFX created a broad array of weird, prosthetic makeup FX, as well as several graphic surgery sequences. “American Mary” will be released during summer 2012. nn
nTo view the teaser trailer, on YouTube click here.nnAbout MASTERSFXnMASTERSFX was founded in 1987 by Emmy Award winner Todd Masters, and is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. MASTERSFX is a full-service character effects company with studios in both Los Angeles and Vancouver, British Columbia. The company has created prosthetic and animatronic characters and effects for hundreds of movies, television shows, and commercials, including most recently: “Underworld: Awakening 3D,” “True Blood,” “Falling Skies,” “A Haunting in Georgia” and “Fringe,” among others.nnHistorically, the company has contributed makeups, characters, and an assortment of special FX sequences to such high profile past projects as “Stargate SG1,” “The Horse Whisperer,” “Star Trek: First Contact,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Six Feet Under,” “Tales From the Crypt,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and many more. Please see: www.mastersfx.com.Dan Harary The Asbury PR Agency Beverly Hills 310/859-1831 Contact Dan via email
Quirky New Campaign For The 2025 AMP Awards For Music & Sound From TiNY Promotes Call For Entries
A new creative campaign supporting entries for the 2025 AMP Awards for Music & Sound, created by TiNY, the boutique creative agency known for bold ideas and sharp execution, has launched, and itโs turning up everyoneโs ears. Thatโs because the campaignโs quirky social videos feature talking ears (among other body parts), hilariously highlighting the often overlooked role that sound and music play in media storytelling. The first round of creative includes the spots โDemo Loveโ and โSexy Ear.โ (Watch Below) The first round of creative dropped recently on social media, with additional spots set to roll out over the next few months, all leading up to the AMP Awards ceremony scheduled for May 21, 2025, at Sony Hall in New York City. Sponsored by the Association of Music Producers, the deadline for submitting entries to the AMP Awards is March 7, 2025. AMP members entering before the early bird deadline of January 31, 2025, will qualify for a 30 percent discount on all entries. For full details on entry fees, category descriptions, and rules, visit the AMP Awards entry portal here. Despite the obstacle of having virtually no budget, TiNY delivered a laugh-out-loud campaign for the ad industryโs only non-profit, juried competition for music and sound that captures attention thanks to its clever humor and creativity -- one that bills itself, tongue in cheek, as โthe loudest show in the industry.โ "The AMP Awards have always celebrated creativity in its... Read More