Yesterday Mary and I took a drive to Hollywood for a private party and screening given by my dear friend Todd Masters. If you aren’t familiar with Todd and his company Masters FX look him up on google.
And if you don’t know who Dick Smith is, he was literally the best makeup artist that ever lived. A wonderful man that inspired my generation of makeup artists. As one example of his work, if you’ve seen the “Exorcist” then you have seen his work.
He is still inspiring the latest generations of makeup artists. I had the pleasure to know him and he was my gateway of inspiration to my long career.
We did get home from the long drive until 12 midnight so we are getting a late start at the studio today but it was important to pay our respects to this great man we all owe so much.
The film by Ken Russel “Altered States” was screened in a beautiful theatre at Harmony Gold theatre on Sunset. There were many giants of the visual effects community there to honor him.
Here’s a couple of pictures from the event.
It was a long week of interviews, podcasts, visits to our studio and it all ended with Dick Smith’s birthday event last night. We get back to business today.
Thanks for all the orders and your patience.
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