UCI Workshop: Behind the Scenes

The UCI workshop is about to start next week, so the Rogues are in full prep-mode getting everything ready before then. Last night, a bunch of us met at Rogue HQ to build a set of brand-new stock masks for the students to learn with. I took pictures.

Here's Emily building her first mask ever. It's impressive. I hear it's supposed to look like a combination of Patrick Swayze, Tyler, and a rock, but I guess only time will tell.

Sean is pinning the wire frame to the back of his mask with clothespins before he applies tarlatine and Sculpt or Coat to keep it in place. It was Tyler's great idea to use the clothespins...before that, it took ages to hold the wire in place. Now, of course, the clothespins seem totally obvious. Also, I took three pictures of Sean, and this was one where he was making the least-obvious "I'm posing for a picture" face.

Pat is working on a zombie puppet of his own design for the workshop. Here, he's contemplating its head in a very "poor Yorick" moment.

And here's me, checking out our friend Richard's mask. It's in the clay-only stage right now, but by next week it'll be covered in tarlatine and Sculpt or Coat, reinforced with wire, painted, and ready to go.

So there you have it! Mysteries of the Rogue build process revealed. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes updates next week when we meet with Michael York, start our UCI workshop, and more. Man, 2008 just does not quit.