Dave Elsey
Dave Elsey | |
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Born | David Elsey February 9, 1967 London, England, UK |
Occupation(s) | Make-up effects, creature effects, animatronics |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Lou Elsey |
Dave Elsey (born 9 February 1967) is a make-up artist known for
Career
Gallery
To view some of the classic and memorable characters created by Elsey, visit Dave's IGOR Studio webpage gallery at http://igorstudios.com/gallery/
Recent achievements
Star Wars: Episode III
Elsey, a huge Star Wars fan as a child, was elated to be given the opportunity in 2005 to work on the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith movie. The work resulted in an Oscar nomination for the creature effects / make-up effects department: a first for that department on a Star Wars film.[3]
The Wolfman
In 2010, Elsey and his long admired icon
The early years
Mentors and developing technique
Elsey's early childhood was filled with fascination and love for movies and special effects. When he was about ten or eleven, Elsey met
The industry was so secretive, and there were no good text books, plus it seemed at the time that he was the only kid he knew interested in monsters and makeup, so Elsey had to struggle to develop technique. He used to do things like study photos of makeup artists like Dick Smith in magazines, trying to figure out what materials were on their shelves in the background. Eventually an aunt recognized his talents, and allowed him to use a small room in her house as a workshop.
Idols and first breaks
Two pivotal movies he recalls seeing with his father in
Dreams of working in the
Farscape, Australia
In 1999, Elsey was asked to supervise the Australian branch of the Jim Henson's Creature Shop about two months before the series Farscape was launched. Although Rygel and Pilot were complete, a significant number of characters were not designed yet. Elsey used the opportunity to create characters puppets and makeups using every technique he could think of, resulting in many intricate and visually stunning alien creatures cult fans came to love.[6]
Industry awards
- Saturn Award Nominations: Best Make-up
- 38th Saturn Awards 2012 - X-Men: First Class, shared with Frank Needham and Conor O'Sullivan. Won.[7]
- Academy Award Nominations: Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Quanta's Film: Achievement in Make-Up Design in Film
Filmography
Year | Film | Credit |
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2017 | *"Beauty and the Beast" | Beast Designer & Creature Effects Supervisor |
2015 | *"Mr. Holmes" | Makeup & Hair Designer |
2014 | *Wolves | Creature Effects Creator/Supervisor |
2011 | *X-Men: First Class | Beast Make-up Effects |
2010 | * The Wolfman |
Creature Effects Supervisor |
2009 | *Where the Wild Things Are | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2008 | *Mutant Chronicles | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2007 | *Ghost Rider | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
2006 | *Black Sheep | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2005 | *Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
2000 | *Mission: Impossible 2 | Make-up Effects |
1999 | *My Life So Far (US: World of Moss) | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1999 | *Gregory's Two Girls | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1998 | *B. Monkey | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1998 | *The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1997 | *The Empire Strikes Back Special Edition | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1997 | * Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Snow White in the Black Forest) |
Make-up Effects |
1997 | *Incognito | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
1997 | *The Saint | Make-up Effects |
1996 | *Mission: Impossible | Make-up Effects |
1995 | *First Knight | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1995 | *The Passion of Darkly Noon | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1995 | *Funny Bones | Make-up Effects |
1994 | *Death machine | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1994 | *Staggered[10] | Make Up Effects Supervisor |
1992 | * Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth |
Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
1992 | *Alien 3 | Animatronics |
1992 | *Candyman | Make-up Effects |
1990 | *The Witches | Make-up Effects |
1989 | *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Animatronics |
1988 | *Waxwork | Make-up Effects |
1987 | *Hellraiser | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
1987 | *On the black hill | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1986 | *Little Shop of Horrors | Animatronics |
Television
- Trading Races Documentary | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Farscape Seasons 1-4 (88 eps) | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Farscape ‘Peacekeeper Wars’ | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Big Garage | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Cold Lazarus | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- How to be a Little Sod | Make Up/ Animatronic Supervisor
- Hunting Venus| Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Prime Suspect 5 | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Silent Witness 7 | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Seaforth | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Comic Strip | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Hunger | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Wanderer| Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Toon Room[11] | Animatronics Supervisor
- The Uninvited | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Big Garage | Animatronics Supervisor
- Casualty | Make Up Effects Supervisor
Television commercials
- Allied Dunbar – ‘Grim Reaper’ (1997)[12] | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Angel Delight – Moosehead | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Bonaqua – Chicken | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Bonaqua – ‘Mermaid’ | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Bosch – Handtools | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Campbells – Malcolm meatball | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Conservative Party ‘evil eyes’ | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Der Spiegal – ‘Aliens’ | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Golden Wonder -Nik Naks Alien | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Heart fm – ‘Alien’ | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Mc Donalds – Cavemen | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- NAB – Yeti | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- NSPCC – ‘Foetus’ | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Nike – Good Vs Evil: Demon[13] | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Nike – ‘History’ | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Pirelli – Goddess | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Pizza Hut – ‘Klingons’[14] | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Ronseal Tiles – Pelican | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Slotts Mustard[15] | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Tabboo – Tango Football ‘Hell’ | Creature Effects Supervisor
- USPS – Monster | Creature Effects Supervisor
- VB – Shane Warne characters | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Westlights | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Xbox – Demon | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Yellow Pages – Clown | Make Up Effects Supervisor
Music promos and stills
- Massive Attack – Teardrop[16] | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Aphex Twin – Come to Daddy[17] | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Bluetones – Marblehead Johnson[18] | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Blur – ‘Girls and Boys’[19] | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Leftfield – ‘Afrika Shocks’[20] | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Manic Street Preachers – ‘If you tolerate this’[21] | Make up Effects
- Warrant – ‘Dirty rotten filthy stinking rich’ | Make up Effects
References
- ^ "Lou Elsey". Fabrication Supervisor on Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. imdb.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Dave Elsey wins make-up Oscar for The Wolfman'". news.com.au. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Christopher Tucker's Official Make-up Site". christophertuckermakeup.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Dave Elsey, The Jim Henson Creature Shop". io9.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Make-Up Supervisor Dave Elsey Talks X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and David Hayter's Directorial Debut WOLVES; Says 'It's Very Violent and Bloody'". Collider. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Staggered (1994)". imdb.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Mark Speight - The Toon Room 1996". YouTube. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Allied Dunbar: Grim Reaper". Allied Dunbar. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Nike Soccer Commercial - Good vs. Evil". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Pizza Hut - Klingon (1994, UK)". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "slotts mustard". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Massive Attack - Teardrop". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy (official video) 1080p HD". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "The Bluetones -- Marblehead Johnson (DVD- 'Beat About The Bush: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire')". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Blur - Girls & Boys". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Leftfield/Bambaataa - Afrika Shox". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
External links
- Dave Elsey at IMDb