I think makeup special effects wizard Rick Baker put it best when he said ?œI still think a marriage between the two techniques is the best way to go. They each have their strong points.??Baker is absolutely right! It?™s important to move forward and push techniques to new limits and respect the place that both technologies have in this field. So as with most professions the integration of computer knowledge creates advantages with a mixture of honing in on physical skills of makeup effects. Baker also says ?œâ€¦I do all my design work on the computer now. It?™s like my favorite tool. I can do so much more and it frees me up so much more because I can save it anywhere down the line, so I?™m not afraid to screw it up.??Perfecting bloods, latex appliances, and skin blends will have a place within the movie making world. Thank goodness there are many movie makers who simply can?™t afford expensive visual effects in the first place.

That fact harkens makeup artists back to the days when makeup artists have to use their problem solving skills and creativity to create physically realistic effects. This is the fun in special effect making. Creating something that audiences say to themselves ?œwow!??or ?œgross!??or just smile.

Article Citations

?œInterview with Creature Creator, Rick Baker??From Rebecca Murray, Your Guide to Hollywood Movies. http://movies.about.com/cs/interviews/a/baker050304.htm

?œMichael Chiklis a bigger Thing in Fantastic Four?? By Christy Lemire http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/bigger-thing-michael-chiklis/2005/07/10/1120934121205.html