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 Welcome
to Karlsweb's exclusive interview with Rebecca Hunt of Image
Creative Partnership. As most of you know, ICP is a company
of designers, artists and technicians who specialize in creature
character design, animatronics, prosthetic makeup & costumes
for film and television. These hugely talented people are Dave
Elsey, Lou Elsey, Colin Ware and Rebecca Hunt, formerly of the
Creature Shop that brought you the amazing creatures who
populated the Farscape universe.
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What has Image Creative Partnership
been doing since Farscape and what's in store as far as future projects
are concerned?
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Rebecca Hunt: Our
first project after the end of season 4 was Star Wars - Revenge of the
Sith, which was just a fantastic experience on every level. It wasn't long
after this that we found ourselves back in the Farscape universe for
'Peacekeeper Wars', the Farscape mini-series, which was a great
opportunity to improve on all of the old characters and indulge in some
new ones. Our next major project brought us back to earth for Ghost Rider,
directed by Mark Steven Johnson and staring Nicolas Cage, which I believe
is to be released in May 2006 (though I haven't checked this). Since then
we have been kept very busy providing effects for US and UK based
commercials and designing for a number of up-coming and potential
projects, all of which I am unfortuntaltey not allowed to name. But we are
very excited about the future and just wish there were more months in the
year so we could be involved in everything we have been designing for
| Karlsweb: Can you
tell me what commercials you've been involved with, or are those some of
the items you're not allowed to talk about yet? |
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Rebecca Hunt:
The only commercial I can reveal is an enormous ad. for MJZ
Productions (LA & London), for XBox. It was filmed in Shanghai and
the director was Rupert Sanders. Very cool and great fun! |
| Karlsweb: 3D
image technology can be used to meld from the creation to the actor's
face. What is ICP's philosophy on this technology? |
Rebecca Hunt: ICP's
philosophy on any technique, be it digital or practical is
the same. We believe in using the right tool for the job,
and embrace any technology that helps us to get there.
| Karlsweb: On the ICP, website you call for screenwriters for a
big screen project you're working on. What can you share with us on
that? |
Rebecca Hunt:
Dave (Elsey) has been developing a number of feature
scripts, and our call for scriptwriters led us to some
really talented writers to work in conjunction with Dave on
these projects. There are currently three projects in
development, one is called 'The Amazing Lucifer Dark'
another is called 'Dark Detective' and the third is an
actors autobiographical piece. All of these projects are
designed to utilise ICP's talents in makeup creature design
and costume as well as fulfil some of Daves long term
passions. We will be revealing a glimpse of one of these
projects on our web-site soon. Dave is also currently in
talks about directing a horror film. More on this later
| Karlsweb: How
would you say that being a woman in what's typically a male dominated
profession (at least that's my impression) affects your approach to your
work if at all? |
Rebecca Hunt:
To be honest, it's not something I have ever
considered. This industry, and my job in particular, is much
more about what you know and how confident you are dealing
with the different personalities of directors and producers
etc. If you know what you are talking about and you have
faith in your teams talents and abilities, you will be
listened to and taken seriously, no matter what sex you are.
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Karlsweb: We saw
fantastic results from hot flesh in series 2-4 (of Farscape). Why was the
decision made to not employ it in the Peacekeeper Wars?
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Rebecca Hunt:
On Peacekeeper Wars Wayne Pygram was one of the last actors to be employed,
and there was some debate over wether he would play the role again on not.
Unfortunately by the time everyone agreed, there was no longer time to re
create his make up using hotflesh. Which was a great disappointment to us, the
trouble was, that from a technical point of view, we had worn out the existing
moulds at the end of season four, and as the show was cancelled at this time
there was no reason to remake them
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Karlsweb: Very interesting about Wayne
and PK wars! Would you have had to make someone else look like Wayne for
Scorpius if he wasn't available? You did a great job with Noranti, by the way.
If I hadn't know it wasn't Melissa, I wouldn't have known it wasn't Melissa -
if you know what I mean.
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Rebecca Hunt:
Yes we would have had to re-create the Scorpius character on another actor.
Thank god we didn't have to. It would never have been the same!
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Karlsweb: Thank you so much, Rebecca, for
answering our questions! We're looking forward to seeing Ghost Rider next year
and perhaps some day we'll be enjoying your work on another Farscape project.
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Here are a couple of interviews
with Dave Elsey that you might also be interested in reading:
Modeler's
Resource "Farscape: SciFi with Attitude"
Make-Up Artist "SciFi Extravaganza"
Four
Questions with Dave Elsey
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SO...YOU
WANNA MAKE A MONSTER?
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October
6, 2005: Image
Creative Partnership, created by Dave
Elsey, Colin Ware, Lou Elsey, and Rebecca Hunt
(from The Creature Shop that gave you the
fantastic creatures of Farscape) are offering
a Monster Makeup course.
"The
idea behind these courses is to give the
student a unique opportunity and learning
experience on a one on one basis with the top
members of our team.
We tailor each course to the individual
student, as obviously everyone has a different
knowledge base, experience & talent. But
basically the courses we are currently
offering run for 4 weeks and cost $5,000 -
This covers all materials, tutor fees and
insurance. The content of this course would be
decided upon the individuals interview with
Dave Elsey. Based on what they are capable of
and what they want to achieve in the 4 weeks.
If the student feels they would like a longer
course, this can be discussed.
Because the courses are based on a one on one
experience, there are no set start dates.
These can be decided based on the students,
and our availability."
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