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Christopher Payne
Makeup Artist / Effects Artist / Wigmaker

Film / Video
    Phantom Blvd.
Little Devil
The Miracle Man
The Good, the Bad and the Dead
FINALE
Agent 5: A Night in the Last Life of
The Secret Cardinal Trailer
Alive or Dead
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
The Vampire's Dance
Still
Suspect Filmworks
Meg Productions
Nick Entertainment
Suspect Filmworks
Fire Trial Films
Above Ground Pictures
FlimFlam Inc.
The Legacy Mill
Great Bird of the Galaxy Prods.
Bartizan Pictures
Still Productions
Key Makeup Artist
Makeup Effects Artist
Makeup Dept. Head
Makeup Dept. Head
Key Effects Makeup
Key Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup Effects Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
 

Television

    Man Bear
American Experience: We Shall Remain
Go-To Guys (pilot)
The Super Man (pilot)
Anti-Smoking PSA
Riegel and Blatt
PBS / Steeplechase Films
Sung Suh, director
Michael Friedman, director
Benton Roman, director
Key Makeup Artist
Key Hair, MUA
Makeup Artist
Makeup Effects Artist
Makeup Artist
 

Effects Shops

    Star Trek Proteus Makeup FX Effects Technician
             Ran silicone prosthetics, ran polyfoam bucks, paint and hair work on background masks

    CSI, NCIS, Medium, House, Lost,
Desperate Housewives, Valley of Elah,
Untraceable, Midnight Meat Train,
Harold & Kumar 2, The Eye
W.M. Creations Effects Technician
             Sculpting, moldmaking, silicone and foam latex running, hair laying, body fabrication,
             teeth fabrication

 

    The Heartbreak Kid, Hairspray,
Cavemen, Daft Punk's Electroma
Alterian Studios Effects Technician
             Fiberglass, silicone and ultracal moldmaking, silicone running, helmet fabrication
 

    The Wrath Boneyard Effects Effects Technician
             Fiberglasss moldmaking, sculpting, gelatin prop body parts

    Sky High Global Effects Assistant Sculptor
             Assisted in sculpting, molding and fabrication of "Royal Pain" costumes

    Cadbury "Hyena" Spot The Character Shop
Effects Technician
             Sculpting, fiberglass and ultracal moldmaking, foam running, acrylic teeth fabrication
 

Stage / Event

    The Lady with all the Answers
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Halloween Horror Nights (2006-2008)
WinterFest - "Santa's Toy Factory"
The Elephant Man
Elizabeth I
A Midsummer Night's Dream
La Finta Giardiniera
Quills
L'Heure Espagnole
A Little Night Music
Pasadena Playhouse
Write Act Repertory
Universal Studios Hollywood
Paramount Theme Parks
Particia Corbett Theater
Particia Corbett Theater
Cohen Studio Theater
Particia Corbett Theater
Cohen Studio Theater
Cohen Studio Theater
South Coast Rep
Makeup Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup Effects Artist
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Makeup/Wig Designer
Wigmaker
 

Skills

  • Makeup design and application, ageing effects, beauty/fashion makeup, effect makeup, prosthetics application, baldcap construction/application, life casting, mold making, vacuform, polyfoam, foam latex, gelatin, patching and seaming, fiberglassing, cable-controlled animatronics.

  • Wig/facial hair construction (wefted and fully ventilated), ventilating, fronting, wefting, punching, hairstyling.
Other Experience
  • Instructor (HI-DEF, Film, Television, Theater), EI School of Professional Makeup, 2009-present
  • Sculptor, Foam Runner, Mold Maker, Cinema Secrets, 2006
  • Intro to Makeup Instructor, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, 2005-2006
  • Makeup Shop Supervisor, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, 2003-2006
Education
  • Master of Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, 2006
  • Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 2001