tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315519825552066003.post8689907460773495074..comments2024-01-06T06:28:29.922-05:00Comments on Secret Mountain Laboratory: Countdown To Halloween--Day 4 (Make-Up!)G. W. Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581395028002255543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315519825552066003.post-9405759027303381812011-12-20T11:52:07.084-05:002011-12-20T11:52:07.084-05:00So that wss how you made a headpiece, styrofoam!So that wss how you made a headpiece, styrofoam!Lamont Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461625163987688929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315519825552066003.post-68752005918671034612011-10-08T11:31:41.326-04:002011-10-08T11:31:41.326-04:00Ah, "The Frankenstein Xperiment" make-up...Ah, "The Frankenstein Xperiment" make-up. I gained new respect for Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, and all those people who had to endure long prep times and painful appliances. That styrofoam began digging into my skull after about 15 min., leaving me with ferocious headaches. The putty brow, as you may recall, had a tendency to slip down into my eyes as it warmed up, starting out as uncomfortable, then becoming downright painful. And the latex? Talk about yer skin irritation. Still and all, it was great fun!G. W. Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581395028002255543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315519825552066003.post-33901281519902451992011-10-06T19:42:09.538-04:002011-10-06T19:42:09.538-04:00Ah, memories! The original headpiece for "Fr...Ah, memories! The original headpiece for "Frankenstein Xperiment" used the top of a styrofoam wig block covered with a piece of bed sheet and sculpted over with a lot of dad's SOS plumbing putty (did I mention that Helen worked in the SOS plant?). I remember hand-pressing those stitches in with mom's thread (what was I thinking of?). The design came from Dave Prowse's creature in "Horror of Frankenstein" (look it up), which I had recently seen. When we did the reshoot in Sept '72 I had redone it with latex from P&M office supplies (!). Remember that awful ammonia smell? The "Curse of Drac" face was cast in the early '80's reproduced in latex and burned in production reshoots. The fright wig was a blond wig from the St. John's rummage sale which I dyed black (I guess I didn't ruin moms washing machine). It got used in "Frankenstein Xperiment" (head on the table) and "Curse of Drac" and may still be around here!JSaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362142680439802535noreply@blogger.com