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Prosthetic makeup

Prosthetic makeup is the process of using prosthetic casting techniques to create advanced cosmetic effects. Prosthetic makeup was revolutionized by Dick Smith[?] in such films as The Godfather, where they first used squibs to simulate gun shot wounds. It was later lead by such people as Tom Savini[?] (Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow), Rob Bottin[?] (The Thing, Total Recall), Rick Baker[?] (Nutty Professor), and Stan Winston[?] (Jurrasic Park, Interview with a Vampire).



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