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Steve Johnson Makeup FX Book

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In case anyone here is interested, Steve Johnson is putting out a 5 volume book series on his career in special fx and makeup. This is the man behind the creature and prosthetic effects of movies like the original Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China, Species, Spider-Man 2 (Doctor Octopus), and hundreds of other genre favorites. I worked for him on a couple dozen films in the late 90s and early 2000s and he was truly one of the great innovators of the makeup effects business. Even more interesting is knowing him for the character he was... No filter... And now telling the stories with all of their sordid details. This book series is a once in a lifetime chance to really get a look inside what it was to work in the practical makeup industry in its heyday in the words of one of the greats, a true character himself

Volume 1 is on Kickstarter right now. Not a lot of time left, so throw a few bucks that way while you can. Guaranteed to be worth it

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Went for the hardcover. Thanks for the heads up, should be interesting.
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Looks like we got it! Cool, looking forward to it.
Thanks for the heads up. :D
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Absolutely. It's a must have.

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Got my confirmation of address the other day. Looking forward to this one.
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Just got it yesterday. Looks very well done, lot's of pictures.
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Just found out Vol ll is on Kickstarter with 5 days to go. Almost missed this one.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/st ... special-fx
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