Battles With Bits of Rubber

Stuart Bray and Todd Debreceni talk makeup effects and prosthetics.

If you like rubber monsters, prosthetics and gore then you can listen, learn and suggest new episode subjects.

Todd is author of 'Special Makeup Effects For Stage And Screen', what many consider to be the modern makeup FX bible.

Stuart Bray is a working makeup FX artist with many years experienc. Credits include 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Shaun of the Dead', 'Dr Who' and more recently 'Game of Thrones' and 'Dr Strange'.

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Average duration: 78 minutes
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#56 - Q & A

This episode of the podcast, we catch up with some questions left on our answerphone, emails and comments.

Clay issues, alcohol colours, and a nice message from sculpting master Amelia Rowcroft. C…

00:50:13 | Tue 28 Apr 2020

#55 - Shaun Of The Dead: An Appreciation

The Shaun Of The Dead prosthetic team reunites and talk through the movie effects shots.

Blog post for this episode here

I thought it would be fun to chat with Stuart Conran and Dan Frye, two FX b…

01:25:50 | Sat 25 Apr 2020

#54 - Approaching Workshops

Blog Post link: https://battleswithbitsofrubber.com/54-approaching-workshops/ Folio under your arm, at some point you may wish to appeal to those who could give you a job.

It's nervewracking to b…

01:19:56 | Fri 17 Apr 2020

#53 - 5 Big Questions Commonly Asked

There are often a number of questions about prosthetic makeup that get asked often. We put together the top 5 that keep cropping up and do a deep dive into our responses.

1. How do I match an applia…

01:36:51 | Sun 12 Apr 2020

#52 - Brandon & Jacquie Ryan

Todd talks with his good friends and fellow artists, Jacquie & Brandon Ryan.

This episode looks at how people teach, learn, and maybe don't learn. We all need a motivation to learn, and many of u…

01:35:21 | Thu 02 Apr 2020

#51- Neill Gorton

I first met Neill with a folio tucked under my arm for my interview I had managed to arrange at Ealing Studios in 1995.

My first job with him was making oversized Casio watches, which were fibre…

02:05:22 | Thu 19 Mar 2020

#50 - Richard McEvoy Crompton

At IMATS London 2019, I sat and had a great chat with Rick from Bolton University. For those that may not be aware, a breif Rick bio:

"Richard is a senior lecturer and Programme Leader of the Special…

01:07:59 | Thu 16 Jan 2020

#49 - Matthew Mungle

In this episode, I got to chat with Matthew Mungle & visit his jail cell!

Matthew and his company, WM Creations have been responsible for makeup effects on scores of shows and racked up a lot of awa…

01:38:23 | Wed 18 Dec 2019

#48 - Neil Morrill

In this episode, Neill Morrill joins me in the workshop as we hit up Todd in Colorado and chat about our collaborated efforts on the makeup we did for The Prosthetics Event 2019.

Neil is originally …

00:58:12 | Thu 12 Dec 2019

#47 - Kate Benton

In this episode, Todd and Stu talk about our week making moulds with epoxy, dropping sculpts and moulage effects for first responder training.

Earlier in 2019, Stu got to sit and chat with some fine …

01:02:31 | Mon 18 Nov 2019

#46 - Makeup Education

Starting Education In Makeup Effects & Prosthetics

This episode is prompted by seeing a few questions on forums about how best to learn about makeup FX and prosthetics. Where to go and what to learn…

01:27:02 | Sun 10 Nov 2019

#45 - Jordu Schell

Jordu Schell has been pushing clay around for a while and knows a thing or two about sculpting.

Creating concepts for characters and creatures, masks, makeups and beautifully crafted designs, he als…

01:17:15 | Tue 10 Sep 2019

#44 - Colorado 2019

It’s been a while since Todd & I have podcasted, so apologies for the slow return to form.

It’s been a brutal few months, mainly as I have been on the new Netflix/BBC version of Dracula which has kep…

00:40:59 | Thu 15 Aug 2019

"Paul walked into a Lifeboat station on his 17th birthday and never left, initially volunteering at Poole and now at Tower Lifeboat in London. So far he has been a Search and Rescue Volunteer with th…

01:56:20 | Tue 23 Apr 2019

#42 - Sculpting with Pauline Fowler

In this podcast we talk about art, what it means to be an artist, why we do it, and the challenges we face in trying to make a living doing this.

This was mostly brought about because of the fantast…

01:41:05 | Wed 27 Feb 2019

#41 - Richard Redlefsen

Richard Redlefsen is someone I saw for the first time a few years back at the UMAE where he was applying his demo makeup on the PPI stand.

What was of note for me was how particular and precise ever…

01:35:02 | Wed 23 Jan 2019

#40 - Rick Baker

Rick Baker knows a thing or two about making stuff in rubber. It's also fair to say he knows a thing or two about the digital world too, as he has been mixing the two for a while.

In 2015, when it w…

01:31:46 | Fri 14 Dec 2018

#39 - Halloween, Harm & Rubber Chickens

Something that Don talked about passionately in our interview was how (mostly) young, creative people can be in a position to get taken advantage of. When working starting out, you are not likely to…

01:11:54 | Tue 04 Dec 2018

Ep #38 - Don Lanning part 2

We are back with more Don!

Even though I was there when we recorded, I still get a buzz hearing back what we spoke about.

Simply put, Don will make you better and get you thinking about sculpting. In…

01:08:28 | Mon 26 Nov 2018

#37 - The Mighty Don Lanning part 1

If you have any sculpting ambition or love for any monster movies made in the last twenty years, then you should know the name Don Lanning.

Not only is he a gifted craftsman who has worked hard for …

01:04:16 | Mon 26 Nov 2018

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