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30 Before And After Shots That Show How Much Effort Is Put Into Hollywood SFX Makeup
The amount of time and effort, sweat, and tears that go into making movies is impressive. Just take a look at the intricacies required in applying special effects makeup on Hollywood actors. Even characters who we think don’t need any professional makeup can take hours and hours to get ready for the set. Not to mention how much effort goes into making fantasy and sci-fi characters look believable.
To show you just how much work it takes to do Hollywood-tier makeup, we’ve collected some of the best before and after, as well as step-by-step pictures. For example, who knew that making Thorin Oakenshield look like, well, Thorin Oakenshield was a very involved process? And here we thought that putting on a wig was all it took!
Keep on scrolling, upvote your fave face transformation pics, and share them with your movie-loving friends. When you’re done, have a look at Bored Panda’s previous post about incredible pics of actors before and after applying special effects makeup.
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Naomi Grossman, American Horror Story Series
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Robin Williams, Mrs Doubtfire
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Eddie Murphy, Coming To America
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Richard Brake, Game Of Thrones
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Charlize Theron, Monster
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Doug Jones, Crimson Peak
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Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
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Richard Armitage, The Hobbit
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Danny DeVito, Batman Returns
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Karen Gillan, Avengers
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator
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Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool 2
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Chris Hemsworth, Avengers Endgame
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Gary Oldman, Hannibal
Chyppa Homer 6 years ago
This dude can turn into anybody and he never ages. I call vampire ! In 1994, when he 'played' Dracula, I bet he wasn't even acting. They just filmed what he did on, like, a Wednesday, and that was the movie awesome !
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John Rhys-Davies, Lord Of The Rings
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Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
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Ron Perlman, Hellboy
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Ian Mckellen, Lord Of The Rings
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Tim Curry, Legend
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Bill Skarsgård, It
Panda Kicki 6 years ago
But the rolling eye thing was hos own preformance! I loved that BP post 😂
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Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice
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Emma Thompson, Nanny Mcphee
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Jacob Tremblay, Wonder
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Roddy Mcdowall, Planet Of The Apes
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Jim Carrey, How The Grinch Stole Christmas
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Tilda Swinton, Grand Budapest Hotel
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Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
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Josh Brolin, Deadpool 2
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Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
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Angelina Jolie, Maleficent
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Jack Nicholson, Batman
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Brendan Gleeson, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
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Doug Jones, Pan's Labyrinth
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Jim Carrey, Mask
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Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands
European other 6 years ago
Johnny Depp just can't do anything wrong when it comes to hair and makeup !
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Marlon Brando, The Godfather
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Johnny Depp, Alice In Wonderland
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Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
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Hugo Weaving, Captain America
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Brad Pitt, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
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Tim Curry, It
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John Hurt, The Elephant Man
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Suicide Squad
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Mila Kunis, Oz The Great And Powerful
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Margot Robbie, Mary Queen Of Scots
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Angelina Jolie, Salt
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Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter Series
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Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
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Kelly Stables, The Ring 2
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Val Kilmer, Cinema Twain
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Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
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Jennifer Lawrence, X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Alexandria Rejon 6 years ago
I disagree strongly mystique was never a minor character and Jennifer Lawrence is an amazing actress
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Peter Sarsgaard, Green Lantern
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Demi Zwaan 6 years ago
I'm most amazed at the ones where you didn't even notice they had any prosthetics on. They look so natural, with very subtle changes that really drive the character home.
Dave P 6 years ago
This shows how talented the men and women of the make-up, wardrobe and physical effects teams on films are. They should get much more recognition than just one little oscar for their whole job. I am amazed and impressed by their talent
Drive Bee 6 years ago
I wonder how hot and uncomfortable it is under all of that? It must feel so good to get it all removed at the end of the day.
M.J. 6 years ago
For sure, but must be real fun to wear it and also weird to see yourself like that in the mirror.
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Demi Zwaan 6 years ago
I'm most amazed at the ones where you didn't even notice they had any prosthetics on. They look so natural, with very subtle changes that really drive the character home.
Dave P 6 years ago
This shows how talented the men and women of the make-up, wardrobe and physical effects teams on films are. They should get much more recognition than just one little oscar for their whole job. I am amazed and impressed by their talent
Drive Bee 6 years ago
I wonder how hot and uncomfortable it is under all of that? It must feel so good to get it all removed at the end of the day.
M.J. 6 years ago
For sure, but must be real fun to wear it and also weird to see yourself like that in the mirror.
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