Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary
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Author: Jeff Goodwin
40th anniversary of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet.Never-before-seen Polaroids from the set.From Jeff Goodwin – film’s makeup artist and ‘the man behind the ear’.First-hand memories and recollections.Over 180 colour Polaroid images.Rare and intimate look into this cult classic.Blue Velvet is one of the most haunting and influential neo-noir films ever made: a dark journey beneath the manicured lawns of small-town America. In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of David Lynch’s cult masterpiece, the fillm’s makeup artist Jeff Goodwin – the ‘man behind the ear’ – takes readers behind the scenes with his rare personal archive of never-before-published Polaroids and first-hand memories from the set.Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary captures the strange beauty and creative alchemy that defined working with director David Lynch. ‘I made two partial ears and one whole ear and took them into David’s office and placed them on his desk for approval. He was like a kid! He picked them up and started playing with them.’ Determined to make the prop disturbingly real, Goodwin turned to a then-unusual material for film work. ‘I decided to make the new ears out of silicone to achieve . . . a little “wiggle” . . . I was not aware until years later that I was, in fact, an early pioneer of silicone use in cinema.’From refining Laura Dern’s luminous on-screen presence to shaping the grotesque menace of Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth, these photographs and recollections reveal the meticulous craft behind Lynch’s dreamlike world and Goodwin’s pivotal role in shaping the film’s visual language. Along the way, he shares insider revelations – from near casting surprises involving Helen Mirren to on-set mishaps and the subtle tricks of the makeup artist’s trade: ‘Most of my makeup effects are a combination of makeup and magic.’Part visual archive, part behind-the-scenes memoir, this is a rare glimpse inside the making of a landmark of cinema – one that, as the author remembers, was ‘the genuine article: a true labour of love.’Jeff Goodwin is an award-winning film makeup and makeup special effects artist. Blue Velvet (1986) launched his career and he has gone on to work on over one hundred film and television productions, including The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). Over the course of his career Goodwin has worked with leading filmmakers including David Lynch, Nicolas Roeg, Ang Lee and Michael Mann. Alongside his work in cinema, Goodwin founded the Transformations Makeup FX Lab and has taught and lectured internationally on the craft of makeup and special effects.
ISBN 9781915427014. Reel Art Press. hb. 192 pages, colour images, 29.7cms x 21 cms.
not yet published
40th anniversary of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet.Never-before-seen Polaroids from the set.From Jeff Goodwin – film’s makeup artist and ‘the man behind the ear’.First-hand memories and recollections.Over 180 colour Polaroid images.Rare and intimate look into this cult classic.Blue Velvet is one of the most haunting and influential neo-noir films ever made: a dark journey beneath the manicured lawns of small-town America. In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of David Lynch’s cult masterpiece, the fillm’s makeup artist Jeff Goodwin – the ‘man behind the ear’ – takes readers behind the scenes with his rare personal archive of never-before-published Polaroids and first-hand memories from the set.Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary captures the strange beauty and creative alchemy that defined working with director David Lynch. ‘I made two partial ears and one whole ear and took them into David’s office and placed them on his desk for approval. He was like a kid! He picked them up and started playing with them.’ Determined to make the prop disturbingly real, Goodwin turned to a then-unusual material for film work. ‘I decided to make the new ears out of silicone to achieve . . . a little “wiggle” . . . I was not aware until years later that I was, in fact, an early pioneer of silicone use in cinema.’From refining Laura Dern’s luminous on-screen presence to shaping the grotesque menace of Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth, these photographs and recollections reveal the meticulous craft behind Lynch’s dreamlike world and Goodwin’s pivotal role in shaping the film’s visual language. Along the way, he shares insider revelations – from near casting surprises involving Helen Mirren to on-set mishaps and the subtle tricks of the makeup artist’s trade: ‘Most of my makeup effects are a combination of makeup and magic.’Part visual archive, part behind-the-scenes memoir, this is a rare glimpse inside the making of a landmark of cinema – one that, as the author remembers, was ‘the genuine article: a true labour of love.’Jeff Goodwin is an award-winning film makeup and makeup special effects artist. Blue Velvet (1986) launched his career and he has gone on to work on over one hundred film and television productions, including The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). Over the course of his career Goodwin has worked with leading filmmakers including David Lynch, Nicolas Roeg, Ang Lee and Michael Mann. Alongside his work in cinema, Goodwin founded the Transformations Makeup FX Lab and has taught and lectured internationally on the craft of makeup and special effects.
ISBN 9781915427014. Reel Art Press. hb. 192 pages, colour images, 29.7cms x 21 cms.
not yet published