Schedule


 SHOW HOURS: Sat.  8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Classes and Keynote Speakers May Not Be Videotaped

 

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009

 

 10:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.

 

 
 

BLUEBIRD FX: NIK DORNING

 

Nik Dorning IMATS Sydney Educator

How and Why Prosthetics Have Changed in the Last 30 Years

 

A discussion on how film stocks and shooting styles have created a need for a different approach to the coloration of prosthetics. Demonstration will include both foam latex and silicone prosthetic examples.

 

Main Stage

 

 


 

ROYAL BRUSH: MARIA MORMILE

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Maria Mormile

 


 

 


 

Illusionary Anatomy: Creating Realistic Musculature Through Body Make-Up

 

The first stage of the workshop involves locating, palpating and painting superficial muscles. The second stage concerns applying practical muscelo-skeletal knowledge to enhance particular muscle groups by shading and highlighting.
 

Classroom A

 
 

 11:15 a.m.—12:15 p.m.

 

 

 

Featured Speaker: 

NIGEL STANISLAUS, Maybelline Make-up Direc

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Nigel Stanislaus

(Class title and description coming soon.)

 

Main Stage

 

 


 

PROFESSIONAL VISION CARE:

DR. STACEY SUMNER

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Dr. Stacey Sumner

 

 

CRISTINA CERET

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Cristina Ceret

 


 

A Look at Special Effects Contact Lenses

 

An exploration of how custom contacts enhance special effects make-up, as well as a look at the evolution of contact lenses in movies and television. Session will conclude with a Q&A with renowned contact lens painter Cristina Ceret.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 12:30 p.m.—1:30 p.m.

 

 

 

M.A.C.: Senior Artist NICOLE THOMPSON

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Nicole Thompson

 

Make-up As Art

 

Watch models be transformed into works of art using appliqués, glitter, stencils and paints for all media, from print to video to stage. Review dramatic looks from performance art and music videos, editorial pages and the best of drag. Learn how to mix product and design the most effective make-up.

 

Main Stage

 
 

 1:45 p.m.—2:45 p.m.

 

 

 

Featured Speaker: 

RAE MORRIS

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Rae Morris

Breaking into the Fashion Industry

 

Morris will tell you how to break into the editorial industry, how to get your work published and where the trends come from. She will also demonstrate Web sites she uses for inspiration; share her secrets on how to make it to the top; explain how the fashion industry is so different from the film industry and discuss the need to change and adapt techniques to stay current in a world of Photoshopping.

 

Main Stage

 

 


 

BODY FX: YOLANDA BARTRAM

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Yolanda Bartram

 


 

3-D Through Paint and Prosthetics

 

Create a more three-dimensional look in your body art and make-up through techniques, perspective, light and shadow and alternative materials. Learn how to use BodyFX prosthetics and BodyFX Velvet, and get answers to your questions about body art and special effects make-up.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

 

 

 

SMOOTH-ON: BRAD FRIKKERS

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Brad Frikkers

Silicones for Special Effects Applications

 

A comprehensive discussion of silicones used today for special effects applications in film and make-up. Presentation will include short PowerPoint discussion and some practical demonstrations.

 

Main Stage

 

 

 


 

MAKE-UP ARTIST MAGAZINE: MANAGING EDITOR HEATHER WISNER

 

Make-Up Artist magazine logo

 

 


 

Introduction to IMATS Student Competition

 

Make-Up Artist magazine Managing Editor Heather Wisner explains how to participate in the IMATS student competition, followed by a question-and-answer session.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.

 

 
 

Keynote Speaker:

HOWARD BERGER (along with the Narnia team)

 

Howard Berger IMATS Sydney Educator

Berger and his team from KNB EFX Group will talk about their latests projects (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) and their Oscar®-winning work on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

 

Scheduled to appear from the Narnia team are: Tami Lane, Dawn Dininger, Beth Hathaway, Lon Muckey, Katherine Brown, Elka Wardega, Paul Katte and Rachelle O'Donnell.

 

Main Stage

 
 

 

  Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009

 

 10:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

 

 
 

Keynote speaker:

NEILL GORTON

 

 

IMATS Sydney Featured Speaker Neill Gorton

 


Gorton will discuss his long career, with work on such projects as The Wolfman, Inkheart, Saving Private Ryan and Gladiator, and his Prosthetics Studio. 

 

Main Stage

 

 


 

ENCORE BEAUTY: RACHEL ESPLEY

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Rachel Espley

 


 

 Serge Louis Alvarez Master Class

 

Serge Louis Alvarez presents a master class with professional make-up artist Rachel Espley. She will give a goth glamour demonstration using spangles, glitter eyeliner and star powders from the Serge Louis Alvarez range.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 11:45 a.m.—12:45 p.m.

 

 

 

M.A.C.: LINDA JEFFERYES

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Linda Jefferyes


Style Black: Working with Black Make-up

 

Take a sneak peak at make-up looks emerging from the runways of New York, Milan and Paris. Watch make-up artist Linda Jefferyes recreate the key trends from the shows and learn how to interpret them.

Main Stage

 

 

PANEL DISCUSSION:

ANGELA CONTE

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Angela Conte

 

 YVONNE SAVAGE

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Yvonne Savage

 

and DEBORAH LANSER

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Deborah Lanser

with mediator SCOTT LATTIMER


 

Make-up in Film/TV

 

Angela, Deb and Yvonne have a combined experience of more than 60 years in the Australian film and television industry. They have worked on classics including The Illustrated Family Doctor, Packed to the Rafters, The Thin Red Line, Underbelly, Outback Bound and Australia. Anyone who aspires to become a film or TV make-up artist or who has wondered what department heads are looking for in a make-up assistant and exactly how much work is available in Australia can get these and many more questions answered by three very committed and highly accomplished make-up artists working in Australia today.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m.

 

 

 

Featured Speaker:

PAUL PATTISON

 

IMATS Educator Paul Pattison

 

Applying the Artist Back Into Make-up

 

Paul Pattinson will discuss character creation and make-up design. Topics will include the collaborative process of working on a film crew; influences in creating looks and deriving designs; special considerations before make-up application begins; necessary attitudes and skills for long-term success; the challenges of location shooting; surviving in a creative and competitive environment; multilevel communication skills and more.

 

Main Stage

 

 

HAIRDRESSING ACADEMY: Presented by the ARTISTIC TEAM

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Hairdressing Academy


 

The Looks and Trends of 2009: Haircuts to Long Hair and Everything in Between

 

The artistic team from the Sydney Hair Design College offers a class on hairstyle trends. SHDC is a vocational college providing fully accredited training packages to local and international students. SHDC offers certificate and short courses on hairstyling and salon management. Industry professionals teach classes in the college’s state-of-the-art salon.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 2:15 p.m.—3:15 p.m.

 

 
 

Keynote Speaker:

LISA GARNER

 

IMATS Sydney Keynote Speaker Lisa Garner

 

Beauty artist Garner will discuss her career and working with celebrity clients, including Kelly Ripa, Christie Brinkley, Viggo Mortensen, Zac Efron and Al Gore.

 

Main Stage

 

 

ROYAL BRUSH:

ANNETTE HARDY

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Annette Hardy

 

HUW JAMES

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Huw James


 

Wedding Make-up

 

Bridal make-up depends on two main principals: transparency and highlight/shade. Annette Hardy explores these quintessential techniques and explains how to do a beautiful, natural make- up that will enhance the qualities of the face and give brides a timeless edge.

 

Classroom A

 
 

 3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

 

 
 

Keynote Speaker:

GINO ACEVEDO

 

IMATS Sydney Educator Gino Acevedo

 

with Davina Lamont

 

IMATS Sydney Featured Speaker: Davina Lamont

Acevedo will talk about Weta Workshop and Weta Digital's latest projects, including District 9 and James Cameron's Avatar, and he will be joined by Davina Lamont, his co-supervisor on 30 Days of Night, in which they earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Make-up.

 

Main Stage

 

 

 


 

 

MAKE-UP ARTIST MAGAZINE: MANAGING EDITOR HEATHER WISNER

 

Make-Up Artist magazine logo

 

 


 

 

Introduction to IMATS Student Competition

 

Make-Up Artist magazine Managing Editor Heather Wisner explains how to participate in the IMATS student competition, followed by a question-and-answer session.

 

Classroom A