As part of Paramount+’s “The Offer,” makeup designer Katy Fray had to recreate looks from “The Godfather.” That meant transforming Justin Chambers and Giovanni Ribisi into Marlon Brando and Joe Colombo, respectively.
Ribisi gained 30 pounds to play the part of crime boss Colombo. In addition to a few prosthetic pieces, Fray took to shaving back his hair to create a receding bald comb-over. He then added a little hairpiece to the top of his head to create a thinning look.
Fray says she and Ribisi “had to convince” director Dexter Fletcher that it was the right move. “Once it’s been taken off, it’s gone,” she says.
Brylcreem was her go-to hair product to keep the hair in place, and makeup for him was minimal.
On the other hand, the most daunting challenge was transforming Chambers into Brando’s Don Vito Corleone. Fray began by researching the work of Dick Smith,...
Ribisi gained 30 pounds to play the part of crime boss Colombo. In addition to a few prosthetic pieces, Fray took to shaving back his hair to create a receding bald comb-over. He then added a little hairpiece to the top of his head to create a thinning look.
Fray says she and Ribisi “had to convince” director Dexter Fletcher that it was the right move. “Once it’s been taken off, it’s gone,” she says.
Brylcreem was her go-to hair product to keep the hair in place, and makeup for him was minimal.
On the other hand, the most daunting challenge was transforming Chambers into Brando’s Don Vito Corleone. Fray began by researching the work of Dick Smith,...
- 6/3/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
One of the many challenges facing the Paramount+ series “The Offer” was the task of ensuring its cast actually looked like the real-life figures they were portraying. Add in the fact that they were transforming into characters from one of the most iconic films of all time, and the challenge was doubly difficult.
“The Offer” tells the true, behind-the-scenes story of how “The Godfather” was made, you can see how actor Justin Chambers (“Grey’s Anatomy”) morphed into a “Godfather”-era Marlon Brando in an exclusive behind-the-scenes video above.
“I do film and I do TV, and TV wants film quality with TV time,” makeup department head Renee Vaca explains in the featurette, which details how Chambers was transformed using practical techniques.
“Justin’s got a great face to become Marlon Brando, we’re very lucky and he’s a lovely, amazing actor. He loves having the makeup done because it gets him into character,...
“The Offer” tells the true, behind-the-scenes story of how “The Godfather” was made, you can see how actor Justin Chambers (“Grey’s Anatomy”) morphed into a “Godfather”-era Marlon Brando in an exclusive behind-the-scenes video above.
“I do film and I do TV, and TV wants film quality with TV time,” makeup department head Renee Vaca explains in the featurette, which details how Chambers was transformed using practical techniques.
“Justin’s got a great face to become Marlon Brando, we’re very lucky and he’s a lovely, amazing actor. He loves having the makeup done because it gets him into character,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
When Albert S. Ruddy (played by Miles Teller), Bettye McCart (Juno Temple) and Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler) meet outside Marlon Brando’s house in the fourth episode of “The Offer,” their anticipation is palpable. That goes for the audience watching the limited series on Paramount+ as well: How could any modern performer capture the essence of Brando, one of the most acclaimed and recognizable actors of all time?
That’s the task actor Justin Chambers and makeup department head Katy Fray undertook for “The Offer,” and their work pays off immediately. Chambers’ first scene as Brando – where he auditions to play Don Corleone in “The Godfather” and transforms into the mafia figure on the spot – inspires awe in the show’s characters and will likely have a similar result on the viewers at home.
SEEParamount + makes its ‘Offer.’ Will auds refuse it?
“Before we knew it was Justin Chambers playing Brando,...
That’s the task actor Justin Chambers and makeup department head Katy Fray undertook for “The Offer,” and their work pays off immediately. Chambers’ first scene as Brando – where he auditions to play Don Corleone in “The Godfather” and transforms into the mafia figure on the spot – inspires awe in the show’s characters and will likely have a similar result on the viewers at home.
SEEParamount + makes its ‘Offer.’ Will auds refuse it?
“Before we knew it was Justin Chambers playing Brando,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” got a big boost in the Oscar race for Best Makeup and Hairstyling by winning both of its bids at the guild honors on April 3. The Netflix film was honored for its period makeup and period hairstyling at the 8th annual Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday.
One of its Oscar rivals – “Pinocchio” — claimed the special effects prize. Two of the other Oscar nominees were shut out as “Hillbilly Elegy” lost all three of its races here and “Mank” was blanked twice over. The fifth contender at the Academy Awards, “Emma,” was overlooked by the guild.
Conversely the other big winner at the Muahs Awards, “Bird of Prey,” was snubbed by the makeup and hairstyling branch of the academy. It won both contemporary categories here.
In addition to the competitive awards doled out in the virtual ceremony, Eddie Murphy was lauded as a Distinguished...
One of its Oscar rivals – “Pinocchio” — claimed the special effects prize. Two of the other Oscar nominees were shut out as “Hillbilly Elegy” lost all three of its races here and “Mank” was blanked twice over. The fifth contender at the Academy Awards, “Emma,” was overlooked by the guild.
Conversely the other big winner at the Muahs Awards, “Bird of Prey,” was snubbed by the makeup and hairstyling branch of the academy. It won both contemporary categories here.
In addition to the competitive awards doled out in the virtual ceremony, Eddie Murphy was lauded as a Distinguished...
- 4/4/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild got a jump on the Oscars by announcing nominations on February 18. But don’t look for four-time contender “Bill & Ted Face the Music” or three-timer “Mulan” on the list of Oscar nominees for Best Makeup and Hairstyling when that roster is revealed on March 15. They didn’t make the cut with the academy in phase 1 of voting.
Of the 10 films that remain in the running at the Oscars, “Hillbilly Elegy” reaped three bids with the guild; “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mank” earned two apiece; and “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” and “Pinocchio” have one each.
The other four films shortlisted by the makeup artists and hair stylists branch of the academy — “Emma,” “The Glorias,”
“The Little Things” and “One Night in Miami” — were snubbed by the guild.
The 8th annual Makeup...
Of the 10 films that remain in the running at the Oscars, “Hillbilly Elegy” reaped three bids with the guild; “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mank” earned two apiece; and “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” and “Pinocchio” have one each.
The other four films shortlisted by the makeup artists and hair stylists branch of the academy — “Emma,” “The Glorias,”
“The Little Things” and “One Night in Miami” — were snubbed by the guild.
The 8th annual Makeup...
- 2/18/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Nominees for the eighth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards were unveiled Thursday, with Bill & Ted Face The Music leading movie noms, and Netflix’s Hollywood and Bridgerton and HBO’s Max’s The Mandalorian among those scoring multiple TV noms.
The awards, which honor achievements in make-up and hair styling in film, TV, commercials and live theater, will be presented during a reimagined virtual gala on Saturday, April 3.
Matthew Mungle, Oscar and Emmy- winning make-up artist, and Terry Baliel, Emmy-winning hair stylist, will receive the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Final voting begins Friday, March 5 and closes on Thursday, March 18.
Here is the list of nominees:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-Up
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelley
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Deborah Lamia Denaver, Sabrina Wilson, Miho Suzuki, Cale Thomas
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Katy Fray,...
The awards, which honor achievements in make-up and hair styling in film, TV, commercials and live theater, will be presented during a reimagined virtual gala on Saturday, April 3.
Matthew Mungle, Oscar and Emmy- winning make-up artist, and Terry Baliel, Emmy-winning hair stylist, will receive the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Final voting begins Friday, March 5 and closes on Thursday, March 18.
Here is the list of nominees:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-Up
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard, Stephen Kelley
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Deborah Lamia Denaver, Sabrina Wilson, Miho Suzuki, Cale Thomas
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Katy Fray,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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