We have all admired the amazing skill of movie make-up. Whether it is amazement at Benjamin Button's de-ageing, spine-tingling fear of the 'pale man' from Pan's Labyrinth, or the shock of the zombies in The Walking Dead. It is an artform in itself and a huge part of what makes the magic of the silver screen.
In this book, Academy Award-winning make-up artist Howard Berger recounts many fascinating tales of in this oral history of the art as told to him by industry insiders. This is an oral history of movie make-up effects, along with a treasure trove of fascinating photographs from the private collections of the greatest practitioners of the art.