1905 movie network news Recently, ve neill, a famous American special effects makeup artist, was invited to China to be a guest on the CCTV6 movie channel "A Good Film with a Date" program, and had a talk with Wang Naipeng, a famous special effects makeup artist in China, A Lang, a well-known film critic and Miya, a young actor. Ve neill not only shared many behind-the-scenes stories of classic movie characters he created, but also discussed the relationship between special effects makeup and actors and the future development of special effects makeup industry in China with several other guests.
This influential special effects makeup artist in Hollywood is the winner of three Oscars, two Emmy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and is also a permanent judge of the popular reality show Face Off in recent years.
During his career of more than 40 years, ve neill has worked as a special effects makeup artist for more than 60 films, and he is a veritable master in American film makeup. Representative works include (the first three), (the whole series),,,, and so on. With the superb makeup artist, ve neill won the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyle Design in 1988 (), 1993 ("mrs. doubtfire") and 1994 () respectively. In addition, ve neill is a permanent judge of the popular reality show "Face Off" in the United States. Since January, 2011, the program has been broadcasted for 12 seasons, which has aroused great repercussions both overseas and in China.
Recently, the Hollywood film special effects makeup master successfully attracted the attention of China audience through in-depth talk shows. And this visit to "A Good Film with an Appointment" also allowed ve neill to lead the audience in China to learn more about this mysterious and highly artisan career. As the director of the special effects makeup group of the first three films of Pirates of the Caribbean, ve neill successfully created classic screen images such as Captain Jack and Davey Jones. In the program, ve neill also shared the creative process of these characters and the interesting things in his work with actor Johnny Depp. After talking, Wang Naipeng, China’s top film special effects makeup master, also showed his works on the spot. When the models came onto the stage with realistic special effects makeup such as Terminator T-X, Pig Eight Rings and Werewolf, ve neill couldn’t help but go forward and appreciate and comment seriously, and said that he liked these works very much. This scene makes the studio seem to instantly become the competition scene of "Face Off".
When talking about the prospect of special makeup in China, ve neill also has his own unique views. She thinks that China’s special effects makeup is on the right track, and China’s profound cultural background allows special effects makeup artists to create more amazing roles. The huge movie market also gives China more opportunities to practice and improve its special effects makeup technology than the United States. At the same time, ve neill also said that she is now the director of education at the Cinema Makeup School, where she met many talented China special effects makeup artists. Between words, it is not difficult to feel ve neill’s affirmation and confidence in China’s special effect makeup technology.