September 23, 2008

Oscar-winning hair and makeup secrets revealed

Do you see yourself standing on the Oscars podium one day, clutching your Best Makeup award and thanking your mother, God and Max Factor?
If so, then you might want to attend a three-evening seminar series called “Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: A Forum on Contemporary Technique” being held by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Sessions will be held on Thursdays, October 16, 23 and 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
"Beauty Makeup" is the topic of October 16's seminar, and will be moderated by Oscar winner Bill Corso (“Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events”), with Academy Award nominee Ronnie Specter (“Batman Returns”), Academy governor Leonard Engelman ("Moonstruck"), Morag Ross ("The Aviator") and Bob Mills ("Pretty Woman").
October 23 focuses on "Character and Special Makeup Effects", moderated by Engelman, with six-time Oscar winner Rick Baker ("Men In Black"), two-time Academy Award nominee Kazuhiro Tsuji ("Norbit"), two-time Oscar winner Greg Cannom ("A Beautiful Mind") and three-time Oscar winner Ve Neill ("Ed Wood").
October 30 is all about Hairstyling, and features Oscar winner Gail Ryan ("Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas"), two-time Oscar winner Yolanda Toussieng ("Ed Wood"), Roy Helland ("The Devil Wears Prada") and Kathy Blondell ("Cast Away").
Tickets for the entire “Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: A Forum on Contemporary Technique” series will be available beginning September 25 at a cost of $30 for the general public and $20 for Academy members and students with valid ID. Tickets may be purchased by mail, in person at the Academy during regular business hours or online at www.oscars.org/events. Tickets for individual evenings, if available, will be $10 at the door.
The Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.

-Morag Ross is pictured

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