BRIAN KINNEY Makeup Artist

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EDUCATION

1999-2000 - Delamar Academy of Makeup, London

Complete course for theater, film, television, beauty, and hair. Special effects including advanced prosthetics, wigs, and facial hair. Training in character makeup with Tom Smith and Trefor Proud. Prosthetics and sculpting with Paul Carey

1994-1998 - The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Bachelor of Arts Degree and double majors in English Literature and Communication Studies, with a concentration in Video and Film production.

TV, VIDEO, COMMERCIAL

Quaker Oats UK TV Spot - July 2008

Key Makeup/Special Effects for creating "Jason" character

Low VS Diamond - "Heart Attack" Video - April 2008. View on Youtube

Special makeup effects for extreme aging of featured couple

Vampire Killers - April 2008 (Doug Hutchison, Producer)

Special makeup effects/ vampire teeth and appliance designs and makeup applications

CSI:NY - October 2004 - May 2007 (Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive producer)

Special Makeup Effects Department under John Goodwin, Seasons 1-3

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - February-March 2004 (Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer)

Special FX Makeup under John Goodwin. Design and construction of foam and latex body models for FX shots

Kid Galahad "World Crashes Down" Video - August 2002, London (Francois Gamaury, Producer)

Design and construction of fabric and latex mermaid tail for underwater studio shoot and beach locations

Protect/ Aventis Pharmaceutical - May 2001, London (Hugh Ip, Producer)

Effects makeups depicting varying degrees of illness, including birth complications using silicone animatronic baby

Band of Brothers - July-August 2000, London (Steven Spielberg/ Tom Hanks, Executive Producers)

Prosthetics team under Daniel Parker. Painting, repair, and placement of bodies, internal organs, and limbs. Tattoo, casualty, and dirt detail on silicone / polyfoam bodies. Application of foam latex appliances

Mythical Hunt - July 2000, Commercial, London (Dez Vylenz, Producer)

Key Make-Up, including character makeups and tattoo camouflage

FILM

Still The Drums - August 2007, Los Angeles (Talbot Perry Simons, Director)

Key Makeup/ Special Effects Makeup

Drive-Thru (Hellaburger) - April-May 2005, Los Angeles (Chris Sievernich, Matt Milich, Martin Wiley and Matt Weaver - Producers)

Special FX Makeup. Design and application of casualty makeups and effects

Movie Monster Insurance - January 2005, Los Angeles (Paula Haifley, Director)

Zombie and monster prosthetic makeup design and application

The Glass Trap - June 2004, Los Angeles (Dan Grodnik, Producer)

Design, construction, and application of wound prosthetics

Out For Blood - July 2003, Los Angeles (Anita Sgarro, Producer)

Application of foam latex vampire prosthetic appliances under John Buechler

The Mindscape of Alan Moore - October 2001 - August 2002, London (Dez Vylenz, Producer)

Creation of fiberglass masks, silicone, latex, and fiberglass creatures. Design and application of foam latex prosthetics

Senseless - May-July 2002, London (Andreas Thatcher, Producer)

Key Make-Up, specializing in gelatin prosthetics, casualty, and aging

Steve Austin Investigates Spider Man - November 2001, London (Paul Hart-Wilden, Producer)

Design and application of foam latex appliances/ character makeups

Clean City - August 2000, Vienna (Moritz Winkler, Producer)

Key Make-Up, utilizing character, beauty, and casualty makeups and blood effects

LAB WORK

AUTONOMOUS FX - May 2008

Race to Witch Mountain

Resin casting, fabrication, and airbrushing of alien set pieces

KNB EFX Group, Inc. - January - April 2003

The Hulk

Painting of resin starfish/ polyfoam and latex dog models

Tremors IV and Series

Latex and polyfoam skins and creatures/ silicone molds/ seaming, painting and fabrication of creatures and miniatures

Ginger Snaps 2 and 3

Latex, silicone, and polyfoam fabrication of werewolf. Includes teeth, tongue, and feet of featured costume

Family Curse

Latex and polyfoam armatured corpse bodies

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