Examples of Cyborgs | makeup-exploration

Films

Terminator 2 - 1991

Cyborg from the future
Created by Jeff Dawn and Steve LaPorte
Torn skin to see the metal underneath - silicone pieces
Puppetry/animontronics were used as the full head robot

At 13 minutes in the video it talks about the makeup application

Not too much blood, as can not see the detail underneath
2 1/2 - 3 hours application
The pieces get bigger through the film (as teminator becomes more revealed) one of the last stages involve a piece were the eye plugged up so actor won't be able to see (an extra 1 1/2 hour in makeup)

Star Trek

Borgs

michael westmore - makeup artist
polygrams leds in the yes to make them look more robotic
4 hours on each character
A head piece then pieces that wrap around over the top
First they do a bald cap that has some Borg implants on it. Then they do the facial pieces and the eyepiece.

Doctor who

Cyborg
Millennium FX provided the prosthetics
2 and half hours
Only small part of the face and one eye is visible - hard to act

Wizard of oz

The Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his a woodmans axe to prevent him from marrying the girl that he loved. The enchanted axe chopped off his limbs, one by one. Each time he lost a limb, he replaced it with a prosthetic limb made of tin. Finally, nothing was left of him but tin apart from his mind.

Cyborgs are also shown with theatre productions such as the Wizard of Oz. The makeup would be more heavy and most likely greasepaint would be used. In the top image it is more the costume that creates the character as the face is just painted silver. However in the bottom photograph it shows that a prosthetic nose piece has been added to the face. It matches with the colour of the costume and includes metal texture and bolts. The material would need to be considered for this nose piece as it would be worn under lights and will need to withhold alot of movement, Therefore I feel that foam latex would be most appropriate, as its light weights, sticks to the face well and is airy so would allow the actor to breath and hot air to escape.

Film o filmu - Terminátor 2: Den zůčtování. (2013). [image] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBNpjOlzas [Accessed 17 Jan. 2015].

All images:

Gunslinger. (n.d.). [image] Available at: http://www.gortonstudio.co.uk/slir/w1024-h800/images/stories/additionalFields/content-5-244-guslinger%203.jpg [Accessed 17 Jan. 2015].

Borg - star trek 2. (n.d). [image] Available at: http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/4656/1055829-6a00d83451a79269e200e54f0418018833_800wi.jpg [Accessed 17 Jan. 2015].

borg - star trek. (2015). [image] Available at: http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6700000/Locutus-of-Borg-star-trek-the-next-generation-6753915-445-684.jpg [Accessed 17 Jan. 2015].

T.V

Theatre

Terminator. (2013). [image] Available at: http://www.alucine.es/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/110.jpg [Accessed 25 Feb. 2015].

Ton Man makeup. (2007). [image] Available at: http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/02/45/10/676355/3/628x471.jpg [Accessed 25 Feb. 2015

Wizard of Oz. (n.d.). [image] Available at: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2008/07/25/wizard460.jpg [Accessed 25 Feb. 2015].

The smaller pieces would have been most likely made from flat pieces and the larger areas that curve round the face by 2 part moulds. I like how one of the pieces goes back into part of the hair line covering the hair and altering the shape of the head slightly. It makes it look more believable that there is metal under the skin.

Here shows technology applied over the skin but still appears intergrated into the body. This is easier than trying to create the appearance of under the skin, as it does not need to build up the whole surrounding area but at the same time still keep its natural shape (such as in terminator).

I like how the pieces fit to the face shape and resemble the human structure underneath but at the same time still look mechanic. Also there is tubing that comes out and conects elsewhere, which is something I could consider within my designs.

Again the typical cyborg image of having a mechanic eye is shown within this character. The face is fully covered to produce ageing and disfigurement. I found it interesting to see how the skin is sculpted to create folds and wrinkles in relation to the metal eye. Also how the eye has already been put into plaster on the face cast so that the skin can be casted separately - this is a technique i could use within my own work. By having the face, head and neck completely covered means that there are not edges on the face and are hidden around at the sides.