| Joe Macchia July 9, 2006 |
| Our first Face The Fiction! Joe Macchia is a special effects, puppeteer, make-up specialist as well as a key effects artist & coordinator on a number of both TV and film productions. Mr. Macchia's resume includes all of the Kevin Smith films - MallRats, Clerks, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, & DOGMA. His movie credits also include Zombie Honeymoon (2004), Tromeo & Juliet (1999), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and Requiem for a Dream (2000). His television credits are just as stellar. They include the syndicated program Monsters and Saturday Night Live! Special Effects: Zombie Honeymoon (2004) (special effects crew) Dogma (1999) (key effects artist/coordinator: Vincent J. Guastini Productions) (puppeteer: Vincent J. Guastini Productions) Tromeo and Juliet (1996) (special effects technician) Miscellaneous Crew: Requiem for a Dream (2000) (chief laboratory technician) ... aka Delusion Over Addiction Make-Up Department: The Last of the Mohicans (1992) (prosthetic makeup artist) |
Post Meeting Write-up
A good time was had by all at the first installment of the new SFSNNJ
speaker series,"FACE THE FICTION" held last night at the Borders
Books & Music in the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. The first hour
and 45 minutes was an informal meet & greet social overseen by
Lord Todd V. Ehrenfels with discussions of various & sundry subjects.
At 7:45 Todd gave a brief overview of the July Events Lineup for the
society and introduced some of the moderators present at this
meeting for each group (These individuals will compromise the
SFSNNJ council of Moderators who will handle any questions
complaints or problems that may arise in the future). Afterwards
Todd passed the baton to Ann-Marie Brown,FTF co-moderator, who
then introduced Joseph Macchia,a make-up & special effects artist
noted for his work in Dogma,the TV show Monsters, etc. Mr. Macchia
began his talk by explaining how he had gotten into the film
business. He contacted veteran Make-up artist Dick Smith thru the
Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine's "Send a Birthday card
to..." program. Dick then invited Joe to call him up
and he was enrolled in a make-up correspondence class & put on a
roster of budding make-up artists. On of the film producers liked
what he saw & hired him to work under the supervision of another
veteran make-up artist Vince(whose last name I can't remember).
The rest is history. Mr.Macchia discussed some of the differences
between working in film and television and showed off some of his
props from various films (an arm from Zombie Hunting, three molds
of Ben Affleck's head from Dogma, some molds of Linda Blair's face
from The Exorcist). He also told stories of his experiences working
on SNL & The Last Of The Mohicans (with Daniel Day-Lewis) which he
says is his favorite film of all the ones he's worked on. Many good
questions were asked up until closing time. Kudos to Ann-Marie,
Todd & Jo for a great opening event!!!
A good time was had by all at the first installment of the new SFSNNJ
speaker series,"FACE THE FICTION" held last night at the Borders
Books & Music in the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. The first hour
and 45 minutes was an informal meet & greet social overseen by
Lord Todd V. Ehrenfels with discussions of various & sundry subjects.
At 7:45 Todd gave a brief overview of the July Events Lineup for the
society and introduced some of the moderators present at this
meeting for each group (These individuals will compromise the
SFSNNJ council of Moderators who will handle any questions
complaints or problems that may arise in the future). Afterwards
Todd passed the baton to Ann-Marie Brown,FTF co-moderator, who
then introduced Joseph Macchia,a make-up & special effects artist
noted for his work in Dogma,the TV show Monsters, etc. Mr. Macchia
began his talk by explaining how he had gotten into the film
business. He contacted veteran Make-up artist Dick Smith thru the
Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine's "Send a Birthday card
to..." program. Dick then invited Joe to call him up
and he was enrolled in a make-up correspondence class & put on a
roster of budding make-up artists. On of the film producers liked
what he saw & hired him to work under the supervision of another
veteran make-up artist Vince(whose last name I can't remember).
The rest is history. Mr.Macchia discussed some of the differences
between working in film and television and showed off some of his
props from various films (an arm from Zombie Hunting, three molds
of Ben Affleck's head from Dogma, some molds of Linda Blair's face
from The Exorcist). He also told stories of his experiences working
on SNL & The Last Of The Mohicans (with Daniel Day-Lewis) which he
says is his favorite film of all the ones he's worked on. Many good
questions were asked up until closing time. Kudos to Ann-Marie,
Todd & Jo for a great opening event!!!
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