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Women in Special Effects: Kerry Shea of the Jim Henson Creature Shop

Written on 20 Jun, 2007 at 0:01 in Breaking In, Interviews | viewed 567 views | 3 Comments

I’m a geek for Muppets and just about anything that comes out of the Jim Henson Creature Shop. As a kid, I knew that when the Creature Shop was involved in a movie or tv show, I would see... (Continue reading)

Women in Special Effects: Pranee McKinlay of Weta Workshop

Written on 1 Jun, 2007 at 0:02 in Breaking In, Interviews | viewed 60 views | 1 Comment

Ever since I first saw She-Ra: Princess of Power, I’ve wanted a sword. I made my own out of balsa wood, cardboard and some glitter paint, and tried to stage a sword fight in the backyard with my brother,... (Continue reading)

Women in Special Effects: Samantha Lyttle of Weta Workshop

Written on 16 May, 2007 at 0:02 in Breaking In, Interviews | viewed 42 views | 0 Comments

My first make-up experience was at Circus World in 1979 when I got my face painted like a clown with oil based make-up that didn’t wash off for three days. I didn’t play with make-up when I played... (Continue reading)

Women in Special Effects: Lucy Cant of Weta Workshop

Written on 8 May, 2007 at 0:29 in Breaking In, Interviews | viewed 27 views | 0 Comments

Previously: Women in Special Effects: Weta Workshop Women in Special Effects: Weta Workshop Part 2 The first miniature I ever had was a model of the original Battlestar Galactica, which was built by my dad because I was four years old and... (Continue reading)

Women in Special Effects: Weta Workshop Part 2

Written on 21 Mar, 2007 at 0:01 in Breaking In, Interviews | viewed 26 views | 0 Comments

In part one of this series, several of the women working at Weta Workshop offered their advice on trying to get work in special effects. In part two they discuss the challenges they’ve faced, specifically as a woman and... (Continue reading)

Women in Special Effects: Weta Workshop

Written on 14 Mar, 2007 at 0:02 in Breaking In, Interviews | viewed 57 views | 3 Comments

My brother and I were obsessed with peeling our faces off when we were kids. It looked so cool on V when the aliens would pull back their human faces to show the lizardy thing underneath. We were... (Continue reading)

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