Rick Baker's Make-Up and Special Effects Legacy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Make-up and special effects legend Rick Baker just announced his retirement from film production, coinciding with the auction of his vast collection of original props, puppets, and animatronics. In this final piece from our visit to that collection, we have an extended conversation with Rick about his work and celebrated career--a lifetime of having fun and improving his craft.
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Rick Baker was in my high school art class for one semester. He was waaay beyond the rest of us. I never forgot him, so when I saw an American Werewolf and saw his name in the credits, I was thrilled. Ever since then I've enjoyed following his career. Good on you, Rick!
Wow!!!
Rick Baker, the King of special effects.
Rick Baker, Tom Savini, and Stan Winston. Three Legends. This Interviewer is Really Lucky.
Rick Baker's hair and beard looks so clean.
TheEmerald It’s those magic scissors
Its called a Hollywood paycheck he probably has money to eat clean foods all day and rub gods oil in his hair.
THEY ARE PROSTHETIC, OBV
He's a very good looking old man
@@Fuknumetal
He is as good looking as he is talented.. very
Rick Baker has the most soothing voice ever.........ahhhhhhhhhhhh
+AI Privilege Imagine he made a show like Bob Ross except with make up effects lol
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It would take that long, at least with the full masks.
I was about to say : imagine a conversation between Ross and Baker...how relaxiiiiiiiiiing.
You haven't heard Drew Struzan :)
Rick Baker is so cool, enthusiastic and great to listen to
Jasper .C He's got such a presence. Very good looking, soft spoken yet masculine guy too.
I wish this was longer. I could watch it all day.
ComicsLegend Yeah. I want to see and hear the story about every item in there.
ComicsLegend Same
+ComicsLegend No kidding right !! :)
+ComicsLegend That what she said...
+LifeCouldBeBrilliant aha aha aha stupid.
By far one of the best Tested interviews. Thanks to Rick Baker for telling us these stories. Rick write a book! Open a workshop to teach your skills and lessons learned for future generations of FX makers!
I agree
William Hayden I believe he's written a book.
Sadly Rick Backer just retired from the film industry. What a living legend.
c2ashman Think he's still working on personal projects though. Seems pretty active on Twitter.
He earned it! After all the hard work. Time enjoy the sage road.
Yet he had such a great hobby room. It's understandable why some of it has to go. 😢
The legacy will live on.
Rick seems like a very proud guy, but not in a bad way. He knows the impact that he's had on the film industry, and he's very happy with what he's accomplished. I think that's really cool :)
Instantly recognizing all those different props then seeing "new" ones is so cool. This guy helped shaped a generation through his style and art.
this guy is a legend. simple as that. keep him talking, you should have made this over an hour or two long. at least in multiple parts if he was so willing to share that much..
totally agree
I started tearing up a bit watching this, the passion in Ricks voice is absolutely moving. ❤️ So much respect for this man. Xx
An absolute hero of mine since I was a kid. Lucky enough to meet him once and found him to be just as candid and informative as he is in this video. One of the great artists of this century.
Can you believe all of his young life with a dream and a lot ambition and now being quoted and recognized for his work....... GOALSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Rick seems like a super nice guy. Its easy to see how passionate he is about his work. quite admirable.
totally 😄, also cool name... the stig 😮
LMFAO. Gotta love when Rick Baker calls out Norm on how agitating he can be. 😂
Thanks for the shout-out, Frank! What an honor for us to help conserve these amazing pieces of film history!
That man set a standard of quality. I hope his work inspires more practical creatures.
With everything going to CGI..Rick and others like him are a dying breed.
it takes so much more talent to do the work he did by hand than it does doing it all in a computer.
sad to see him retire.
TheDeadlyNeck 76 This is nonsense. It take just as much artistic ability to use something like zbrush, as it does to do it traditionally. Rick Bake himself uses zbrush and modo professionally and loves it. He has never said its any easier to do it digitally! And that's coming from the man himself!!.
I totally agree CGI has made a huge contribution to the industry but Rick himself has said that what really impacted him was the production studios wanting him to go do everything fast and cheap, which is not the way he does things. Fortunately Disney studios and AMC are making a real push toward more practical special effects look at the new Star Wars movies and Walking Dead, really cool stuff.
No in fairness, it’s easier to tell when someone is in makeup vs cgi. I’m always a fan of combining both. I think you need cgi to make the face more expressive since the makeup limits what you can express but also use actual makeup for actors to react to.
They should make a museum with all this amazing stuff!
I know of Rick Baker for as long as I watch movies ( okay at the latest since Joe Young) and I never heard the man speak. Such a soft spoken and insightful person. I could listen and geek out with him for days.
Great video
Rick Baker is an absolute legend and I could listen to him for hours, amazing collection.
Rick Baker is amazing. One of a kind. And the interviewer was so respectful. Made me happy. Awesome stuff.
I read an interview with Rick Baker a long time ago where he said that when he was younger he wanted to make a plaster cast of his face, but did not realise you needed to vaseline your eyebrows first. So when he took the plaster cast off, his eyebrows came with it... Baker, Bottin, Winston. Amazing FX guys!
myoldreteacher Now I'm thinking of how cool it would be to have a life-sized copy of my own face. Creepy.. but cool!
As with most things, be sure to use vaseline... :D
myoldreteacher Duly noted.
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By far one of the best Tested videos ever. I need to win the lottery before the auction happens, I want the Gremlins and that giant bat!
this is so awesome, I've always loved watching special features on dvd's and blu-rays that show special effects and make up. Wish the video was longer, great stuff non the less!!
As an aspiring fx makeup artist, this man is one of my biggest inspirations.
Just watched his JRE interview & the man is an absolute class act.
What an absolutely delightful fellow. So calm and sincere. Wonderful to watch.
Humble, extremely talented, respected, made his own way and the voice of an angel. Everything one should strive to be.
Rick Baker is literally like the chillest person ever. Huge accomplishments and pioneering in the industry. Fucking legend.
"So Rick, I pulled a couple of things that I think are fascinating out of this vast collection." Dude!!! The whole collection is fascinating as hell!
I wish I could like this video 10 times, man. That is one amazingly talented guy.
So if its true that he is retiring, why not give him his own show and slot on tested? He could make tutorials on Make-Up and Special Effects or what ever he wants!
I highly doubt Tested could afford him.
Cuz retirement means not working!
@@digitalnaf1907 He doesnt do it for money he has passion and probably never stops working
Rick Baker my hats off to you Sir your creativity is inspiring. I am amazed by how your work and dedication help others. I love your work ... Keep up your great work
Probably my favourite make up effects artists. From the transformation and werewolf in American Werewolf in London, to the Werecat and Zombies from Thriller, Gremlins, The Wolfman from the 2010 remake and many more. Its a shame he's retired but his work will obviously continue to influence many people for generations.
This is just way too cool, i really want to hear more of Ricks amazing stories behind those props.
thank you, and good luck with your auction
Rick Baker is just incredible, I have so much love for him! He's the person that got me interested in special effects make up - he's just amazing!
Whoever got that Daffy (Gremlins 2) puppet in the background is super lucky and I'm jealous af lol
Wow Bigfoot from Harry and the Hendersons! that takes me back.
What a wonderful man. No, let me rephrase that. What an incredibly talented, enthusiastic (despite what his soothing voice might suggest), inspiring man.
I've seen most of the movies mentioned but had never heard of Rick Baker. I love making (smaller) stuff for my own pleasure so this was fantastic to see and very inspirational. Rick is a truly gifted artist, thanks Tested for doing this episode, WOW!
I was a makeup artist in TV and film for nearly 20 years and Baker was always my idol. As brilliant as Winston and Bottin and many others are, Baker was in a league of his own. His stuff always looked so much more lifelike than any others. I worked with him on the movie Matinee back in the 1990s and was sent his molds from the An American Werewolf In London transitional stages to cast the silicone pieces that were used in the Phantom Of The Opera Makeup Show at Universal Park in Orlando.
The show had three different stages of the wolf heads and each one would stretch a certain amount by a pneumatic cylinder. The detail in those molds was amazing and the pieces came out looking fabulous. Then I poked in the hairs one at a time using Yak’s hair and it looked exactly like the heads in the movie. They looked so alive, but that’s because they were actually Rick’s sculptures.
I agree with Rick that other than him and maybe Dick Smith, Lon Chaney Sr.’s is the greatest of all, especially when you condenser the very primitive materials he had to work with. No foam latex, no silicone or any other modern materials or adhesives. Chaney built a lot of his prosthetics from collodion, spirit gum and cotton, yet most of it holds up today. The Phantom Of the Opera makeup is still one of the greatest film monsters of all time.
That face scared the shit out of me as a kid, but also intrigued me and ultimately led to me doing that for a living. I would ultimately move to doing animatronics for WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering) which was more stable work. Now, I do computer animation and I think all of the years of practical experience really gave me a different feel for the animation rather than the young people who have never made anything outside of a computer.
He has the sweetest smile and nicest demeanor. Completely different than his photos! Hes always got a very stern and serious face in photos!
Obviously very committed to his craft as any artist should be
Such a soft spoken man, his work speaks for him. Awesome video!
I stumbled upon this video randomly because I’m interested in movie costumes and props, and I’m glad I came across this video. I didn’t realize Rick Baker was the one who worked on Thriller, I find his work fascinating.
Norm, keep being a pain in the ass. Thanks for putting this together. You've outdone yourself.
You can see the passion in his eyes! And deciding to make the gremlins into characters is such a genius idea. What a legend
Rick Baker....the King of Make Believe.
He created monsters, mischief and magic!
OMFG: Ball-chinian cracked me up back in the day when that was in theaters.
All that stuff should have been put in a museum , amazing creations !!
Unexceptical !!! That stuff needs to be in a museum. Hard to watch this knowing money is going to exchange hands for history. 😱😱😭😭
A true artist right there, and such a humble gent too. Always in awe at Rick's work!!!
Knowing that this man’s expertise was wasted on something like Norbit kinda makes me sad
I mean
To be fair money is money and I’m glad he got the work, just...Norbit
This guy is made up of 100% pure unadulterated LEGEND! So much to have accomplished in a single career...i loved this video so much..extra props for the Jordu Schell shout-out! 😃
This man defined the effects industry. What an awesome opportunity, Norm!
Legit make-up Legend. Baker, Savini, and Steve Johnson are my fav artists.
The Howling (1981) really scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. The slow transformation into a wolf was impressive for that era. Now it takes seconds for a wolf to transform with cgi technology.
Rick Baker comes across the most passionate lovely man ever! What a generous man x
i never knew Rick Baker did so many movies really enjoyed this thanks for showing some of Rick Bakers most popular movies
This video gave me chills! It was so good! Thanks for making it.
Humility thy name is Rick Baker. I remember hangin with some of the Stan Winston guys and the subject would always go back to Dick Smith and RIck Baker and his pure incredible art!
Great to see a lot of this stuff in various styles and parts. Rick has always seemed like little ego, big talent guy that deserved more kudos than he got, and it's so great he held onto to this stuff and is letting others treasure them. Shame to see his career dry up in this cinema age and now retiring.
Nice work with this guys.
I've never done FX make up...wanted to as a teenager...all because of Rick Baker...inspirational artist.
His work on An American Werewolf in London just raised the bar. That movie still scares the crap out of me.
Rick Baker is absolutely fantastic, he is by far my 2nd favourite in practical effects.
"He's a kind of a pain that guy" my first thought when i started this video!!
I agree! Why did they pick him of all people to do this interview! He’s terrible
why do people dislike this? just curious. what possible reasons could they give?
Absolutely fantastic! So many memorable movie moments from my life created by this guy! Love the apes! Imagine the trouble they go through with CGI today, while all you need is one great talent and trust him to get the job done. You hear him indicating its not happening anymore. The digital age has replaced trust with control ... But it seems the fascination for practical is getting stronger in movie making again :)
I FUCKING love Rick Baker, I want him to know that. What an absolute legend. I love him so much I wish he knew how much his work means to me.
Oh my god I absolutely love this video. Rick Baker is the god of special fx makeup. I love all of his work and it's great to see it all in one place :^)
Wow. That’s a warehouse full of my lifetimes worth of all the cinematic magic I’ve loved.
Rick Baker seems like such a genuine person. The magician behind the magic!
Rick Baker the Imagineer of my childhood...thank you sir!
Such a lovely man with a talent that still blows my mind 🥰
Such a humble men, a truly artist behind the set!!
rick is so mellow! he seems like an awesome dude
What an EPIC collection! Very funny to watch Frank act like a little kid around all of Ricks work. They really knew how to do this things back then. Part of me is a little sad that this art is maybe dying because of CGI. I mean, who will ever top this work, ever?
0:24 HOLY SHIT I spotted Mighty Joe Young's Head.
Can you guys please post the full unedited footage I just wanna listen to Rick for hours and hours.
Rick Baker is the man of special effects & make up. Man forget CGI. The ideas he had for special effects is endless.
The interviewer near the end asks intelligent questions and makes comments that make great sense.
22:19 I want to add that to my collection SO bad... Actually I would LOVE to have all this stuff!
Harry and the hendersons blew my mind as a kid..will never forget it as long as I live
Rick Baker is so striking in this interview... he looks like Christopher Lee.
For a second I thought he might be part of the collection.
What an artist, thanks mister baker.
Ohmygodohmygod it's Rick Baker!!!How is this other dude so calm?I would be like screaming oooh!! and aaah! the whole time and would probably lose my mind!
Oh, my god. I grew up with Rick's cinematic works of art. The man is a genius.
I wish there was a Rick Baker Museum.
"So many times we go back to the first thing I did...". That pretty much sums up any designers career.
Amazing that he opened up his skills and experience. That's how we learn from sharing from one another.
So awesome! Thank you!
Excellent video with a legend.
Fantastic!!! Great vídeo!!!! What an amazing guy!!!
Rick Bakers voice is sooooo relaxing haha
Great interview, Norm!
mynineridesshotgun team Norm
lol rick mention that norm is a pain in the butt ,haha
first learned of Rick Baker on The Wolfman. Suprised how much hes done!
Rick Baker's work is so amazing to me! I wish I could do that.
Just imagine being in that warehouse late at night with all the lights off with only a flash light, that would scare the crap out of me! Amazing collection, too bad he can't start a museum, but they will live on in our memories:)
I love RICK BAKER'S GREMLIN Effects!!! And "GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH" happens to be my favorite movie!!
Rick Baker You Re Awesome I Love This Place Is Beautiful 0:04