Prsrt Std U.S. Postage Paid Santa Ana, CA Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Permit No. 450 Local 706–I.A.T.S.E. 828 N. Hollywood Way Burbank, California 91505 As a professional make-up artist, you should be treated as a preferred customer. We feel that you have earned these privileges. The Kryolan PRO CARD is your guarantee of priority service. With the PRO CARD bonus program, professional make-up artists enjoy discounts granted in various countries, as well as reward points from all participating outlets. You can enjoy this privileged service either in person at Kryolan City Shops, or online at kryolan.com. Kryolan – Make-up Is A Science. exclusive benefits for * The Kryolan PRO CARD program offers various benefits make-up for professional make-up artists and beauticians: artists special make-up artist discounts and Kryolan Points special deals at selected Kryolan Events new products sample testing free Kryolan Magazine and the Kryolan Newsletter ‘Lebendige Maske’ exclusive partner benefits *For US residents only For further information please visit VOLUME 11 NUMBER 1 Winter 2015 what’s inside Features 14 2015 Guild Award Noms Nominees honored for outstanding achievement 14 32 Charlie Blackman A memorable career in make-up BAFTA AWARDS NOM I NATIONS 36 including Transparent 3 BEST PICTURE Gender metamorphosis on TV BEST COMEDY BEST MAKE-UP & H AI R 43 43 The Quest A reality-based creature show WINNER GOLDEN GLOBE® BEST PICTURE COMEDY/ MUSICALMUSICAL 36 32 Departments 4 From the President Celebrating awards show season 6 Local Perspective Be a team player 9 Calendar of Events 11 Theater News 48 Extended Family News 11 50 Last Looks Cover: Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent 33 GBH: THE ARTISAN - FP AD 8.375" x 10.875" BLEED: 8.625" x 11.125" TRIM: 8.375" x 10.875" LIVE/SAFE: 7.875" x 10.375" EDUCAT ION PRESIDENT THEATER EDUCAT ION NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT THEATER NEWS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Amid all the celebrations of the awards show season comes a real opportunity for make-up artists and hair stylists to meet their global Official Magazine of Hollywood artistic brothers and sisters who are visiting Los Angeles. Over and over, Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists. AND/OR Published in the Interest of BEST PERIOD they tell me they are so thrilled to meet our California artists and are surprised to find how open and welcoming we are. They are grateful to us for the opportunity to compete in our own ALL the Members of Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 awardsLOCAL show, as well as the Oscars. To receive a statue from one’s peersNEW is a very specialS honor. This year’sLO LifetimeCAL BUSINESS Achievement Awards will be given to Kathy Blondell EXTENDEDand Rick Baker, FAMI LY NEWS GUILD CHARACTER MAKE-UP Supervising Editor GUILD NEWS and Kathy’s award will be presented by Cheryl Boone Issacs, the President of the Motion JEFF ANGELL FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE Picture Academy, and director/producer John Landis, who’s been a close collaborator with Rick for many years. Actor Ron Perlman, who has spent much of his career in complicated Contributing Writers make-ups, will present the Distinguished Artisan Award to Guillermo del Toro for his out- SUSAN CABRAL-EBERT AND standing collaborative work with our artists. Del Toro studied the Dick Smith course many TOMMY COLE TONI G NIK DORNING years ago, and has used that training throughout his career as a producer, director, visual RANDY SAYER effectsREPO wizard andRT is completely appreciative of all our crafts. The entireLOOKS reason for our show Publisher is to elevateFR ourOM crafts, THE to SECRET show theAR worldY- T REASUwe are notRER the “glam squad” or “vanities.”LAST LO WeOK areS INGLEDODD MEDIA all serious artists and these terms denigrate and degrade us. That’s not who we are. This year, we made a few revisions to last year’s show. Remember, this is still a work in Office Manager progress and things change as we grow. There are now five nominated productions for most KATHY SAIN categories (not three). Local 706 members voted for the nominees. Those nominees go on THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUE STORY to the final voting stage and each production, whether film, television, commercials or stage, Mailing List Manager submitted 10-minute edited clips that are available for viewing before you cast your vote. DIANE BURNS LinksLETTER are on our website,S but they are protected and only available for LocalNEW 706 members.S All LETTERS TO THE ARTISAN HEALTH AND WELFARE NEWS 706 members are encouraged to vote online and be part of the decision-making process. As The Artisan is published quarterly we’ve been communicating for a year now, in order to access the website voting, you must first by Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists, establish your own username and password. If you’ve already established your own profile, I.A.T.S.E. Local 706, 828 No. Hollywood you are fine and nothing more needs to be done! But if you have not already done so, submit Way, Burbank, CA 91505 that information and it will take approximately 48 hours for Votenet to verify the informa- Phone (818) 295-3933. Fax 818-295-3930 All editorial and photo submissions tion so you are able to vote. If you do not already have a username and password, please do should be sent to email address: not wait until the last minute. (Submit the information from a computer—notCRE Wyour phone or [email protected] iPad.)HIGHLIGHTS Voting will close on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. We have an experienced director and HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS CREW SHOTS professionals have been enlisted to assist with public relations, sponsorship, seating, ticketing Advertising inquiries: and everything else, and a committee of Local 706 members keep our interests clearly stated, Dan Dodd, Advertising Director as we are part of the decision-making process. One thing our members need to remember is (310) 207-4410 x 236 that the cost of producing an awards show is expensive to those taking the risk (not to our [email protected] members). Those statues cost a tremendous amount of money, along with the production costs, so it will take a few years before we can afford to hand out a plethora of gold like the Officers of I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 Emmys that have been around for many more years. Even the Oscars still hand out a maxi- President mumEVENTS of two statues for our category, and on occasion, a third. CREDITS Susan Cabral-Ebert CALENDAR OF EVENTS PHOTO CREDITS We also have been able to reduce the price of tickets to make them more affordable. It Vice President Julie Socash wasn’t an easy job getting our producers to understand that our reduced wages mean that high Recording Secretary ticket prices makes for low-member turnout, but it was accom- Karen Westerfield plished. We thank them for listening. Our friends and supporters Secretary-Treasurer at MAC Cosmetics have again become our Crown Level sponsor John E. Jackson and along with Patron will host our gala after party. The gift bags Sergeant-at-Arms are filling up with lovely products thanks to our members pitching Barbara Dally in and tugging on the sleeves of our generous vendors and suppli- Business Representative ers. We’re getting great publicity and social media is all lined up Tommy Cole and ready to go. Don’t forget, the members’ special rate will go up on February 1. Hope to see you there! SUSAN CABRAL-EBERT President 4 universalpicturesawards.com ©2014 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS THE ARTISAN MATERIALS DUE: WEDNESDAY, 1/14 4/C | FULL PAGE | WITH BLEED THIS AD RUNS: TUESDAY, 1/20 BLEED: 8.625” W X 11.125” H TRIM: 8.375” W X 10.875” H 1F SAFE: 7.875” W X 10.375” H 2274-37 01/15/15 PDF/X-1a:2001 UBK_Artisan_4CFP_1F ® BY OMMY OLE ACADEMY AWARD T C LOCAL Business Representative, I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 LOCAL PERSPECTIVE NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING This is the first Artisan issue for 2015 and also the start of my ever ask for. We all are on the same page. Amongst so many 12th year at the Local as Business Representative. What a great other responsibilities, Kathy, Diane and Linda keep our dis- BILL CORSO DENNIS LIDDIARD ride it has been. In this position, I have spoken to thousands patch, payroll, dues, availability lists and communications with of our Local’s members about everything under the sun. Most members running smoothly. I could fill this page with their 5 of these conversations have been pleasant and amiable from everyday accomplishments! The Executive Board, John Jackson people needing advice … clarification and the Board of Trustees, along with and interpretation of contracts, payroll our other officers are all dedicated and problems and penalty questions, etc.; supportive of our membership. We members needing a familiar person on couldn’t be in better hands. the receiving end of the phone to either We lost some wonderful artisans last get something off their chest or to have year. Each of them made an indelible someone to tell their story to and get imprint on our Local and the industry. some feedback or fix something in the They were hair stylists Ann Helder- workplace. No matter what the issue Clanton, Melonie Cleric-Monier, is, our job, Sue’s, Randy’s and mine, is Heather ‘Roxanne’ Ferguson, Dennis to collectively be good listeners, and in Rhoden and Tim Jones; body make-up turn, good administrators.