Monster Man

Cleve Hall

Made famous for his show on the SyFy channel, Monster Man, his work inspires me as a makeup artist.  He grew up in Florida next to his family's cemetery.  His parents regularly took him to see low-budget horror films as a child.  That is what inspired him to make a Godzilla suit that caught the attention of Six Flags Amusement Park.  They hired him to make another.

Even in a world where special effects rule the movies, Cleve still creates his monsters by hand.  He is the creator of his own special effects company, Imagimation Productions, which has been running strong since the 1980s.

He won an Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling" for the kid's show, Yo Gabba Gabba in 2007.  Guess not all of his creations are scary monsters!

He has a daughter that works with him in the special effects business.  A family that builds scary monsters together, stays together!

he is a gallery of his creations from the show:  http://www.syfy.com/monsterman/photos

I thought about doing something like this for senior sem.  Creating the classic movie monsters, but I don't think I'm good enough to build a Godzilla (just yet).  I love the talent that it takes to build these things and that after years of movies going with digital effects, it still lives!

Maybe I can try some things out with some good ol' paper mache and face paint.