Nick Dudman
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Nick Dudman is a British make-up effects and creature designer for motion pictures.
Dudman and his team have created the make-up effects and the magical animatronic creatures in the Harry Potter films
, garnering BAFTA Award nominations for the first four of the series to date.
Dudman got his start working on the Jedi master Yoda as a trainee to famed British make-up artist Stuart Freeborn
, on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
. After apprenticing with Freeborn for four years, Dudman was asked to head up the English makeup laboratory for Ridley Scott's Legend
. He subsequently worked on the makeup and prosthetics for such films as Mona Lisa, Labyrinth, Willow, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Alien3 and Interview with the Vampire, among others.
In 1995, Dudman's career path widened into animatronics and large-scale creature effects when he was asked to oversee the 55-man creature department for the Luc Besson film The Fifth Element, for which he won a BAFTA Award for Visual Effects. Since then, he has led the creatures/make-up effects departments on several blockbusters, including Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and consulted on the Costume effects for Batman Begins. Dudman recently designed the animatronics for Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men.
In 2007, he was awarded a special achievement Genie by the Canadian Academy for Make-up on Beowulf and Grendel.
Dudman and his team have created the make-up effects and the magical animatronic creatures in the Harry Potter films
Harry Potter (film series)
The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...
, garnering BAFTA Award nominations for the first four of the series to date.
Dudman got his start working on the Jedi master Yoda as a trainee to famed British make-up artist Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn is a British motion picture make-up artist. He has been referred to as the grandfather of modern make-up design and is perhaps best known for his work on the original Star Wars trilogy...
, on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan...
. After apprenticing with Freeborn for four years, Dudman was asked to head up the English makeup laboratory for Ridley Scott's Legend
Legend (film)
Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by Universal Pictures, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry. Though not a very notable success when first released, it received a single Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup, and since its initial release, has developed...
. He subsequently worked on the makeup and prosthetics for such films as Mona Lisa, Labyrinth, Willow, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Alien3 and Interview with the Vampire, among others.
In 1995, Dudman's career path widened into animatronics and large-scale creature effects when he was asked to oversee the 55-man creature department for the Luc Besson film The Fifth Element, for which he won a BAFTA Award for Visual Effects. Since then, he has led the creatures/make-up effects departments on several blockbusters, including Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and consulted on the Costume effects for Batman Begins. Dudman recently designed the animatronics for Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men.
In 2007, he was awarded a special achievement Genie by the Canadian Academy for Make-up on Beowulf and Grendel.