Newsletter -February 13, 2004

Thank you for visiting my web site and allowing me to share my work with you. My goal is to continually create an interesting and informative window of my work and to allow visitors an opportunity to tour the exciting world of make-up special effects. I welcome your emails and comments and will try to respond as time permits.

2004 saw a slow start but looks like it's picking up with new pilots and films starting in March and April.

We finished work in November, 2003 on the Michael Mann film, "Collateral", starring Tom Cruise. We made several facial and hand on-camera squib hit effects...a total hit!  We also constructed a body for a scene where an actor is dropped on a car. November and December, 2003 had us working on several commercials. One was for a PSA on "Healthy America" constructing jello-like silicone body parts which the actors in the spot would discover on the ground in a grocery store, in a park and on the beach. Concept being that people were losing weight by exercising. Chris Burgoyne and Ryan McDowell supplied the lab work talents for that one. "Angel Soft Bathroom Tissue" was another commercial in which we (Ryan McDowell and Kris Kobzina) manufactured angel wings for two actors. The "Mastercard Debit Card" commercial has returned again with our designing the make-ups for the three presidents. You may recall we did a similar effect in November 2002. You can see the pictures of the make-ups on the "exhibit" section of my web site. Kelcey Fry and myself applied the make-ups with Elle Elliott supplying hairstyling artistry. In mid-January we completed a "Sprint" commercial, making four actors look alike in one spot called "Golf" and eight other actors look alike in a spot called "Board Room". The overall effect was making all their noses and chins look the same, with the exception of one actor who wore a full cheek/chin/jaw silicone appliance. The artistic application talents of Jamie Kelman, Steve Prouty, Kelcey Fry and myself with Elle Elliott supplying hairstyling were utilized on this commercial. Our lab is still supplying the make-up effects and bodies for "Navy:NCIS" whenever needed.   NEW PRODUCTS: Look for new W.M. Creations, Inc. Professional Products coming soon to this
website as well as the usual high quality products available from us.

Thanks

Matthew W. Mungle