DS Journal: 2004 WB Pilot Makeup Photo Feature!

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* Creature Feature

Makeup expert Andrew Clement takes us behind the scenes of his work on the 2004 Dark Shadows pilot, with never-before-seen photographs and design drawings.


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Excellent stuff, Stuart. Thanks so much for posting it. 

The more I see of the new show the madder I get
That the powers that be would not give it a chance!
The quality and dedication of the craftsmen really shows in the photos.
This could have been a really great show!

Sign me sad in the Sunshine

LdyAnne

 Wow, those are some amazing monster makeup pics!  Andrew Clement created some really eerie effects there.

   I hope a better network decides to revive DS sometime soon.  WB didn't deserve a cool show like DS.  I just don't think the WB execs fully understood the show and just wanted another "vampire hit" with name recognition. 

~Penny Dreadful~

What really makes me ecstatic, and mad, is the concept from the makeup that when Barnabas would be released from his coffin after around 200 years, he would appear as a shriveled, mummy-like walking corpse, his clothing in decayed shreds.  For two centuries he had been entombed, unable to receive the nourishment of blood, something that not only keeps him alive, but "young."  He most certainly would not rise from the grave, looking as fresh as the day he got chained in there, his clothing maybe a bit dusty but nothing more.  Bram Stoker presented that whole aspect.  Vlad Dracula had to move from Transylvania because he had, over time, pretty much drained his neighborhood dry, and what was left was not of very fresh vintage.  Hence, when he first appears in the novel, he is an elderly, white-haired man (as portrayed in the Coppola film).  After he moves to England where the supply is young and sturdy does he return to his youthful appearance.  So, yes, I'm happy that this latest version of Dark Shadows was more logical in presenting the vampire.

What makes me mad about it is what made everyone else mad - that the show, which did its research, was not given a chance by WB.

Gerard

     I feel so stupid but I clicked on the link provided but cannot see  *Creature Feature.  I have reread every article hoping to find a link embedded in one of them.  I feel left out.  Great articles, I have them memorized by now.

onyx_treasure, when you go to www.collinwood.net just click on the square picture of the creepy-looking monster at the top of the page - it says "Creature Feature" on it.  Clicking it will take you straight to the interview.  Hope it works for you.

~Penny Dreadful~

It makes me sad to read articles about the pilot. I may have had an issue or two with it, but I was genuinely looking forward to watching it.

I find it hard to beleive that they would go to all of that trouble to film the pilot and not use it at all. I am long time fan of the show. It is the reason basically for why I write the stories that I write. I love the fact that Barnabas is a vampire and he is one with a heart, sort to speak.

     Thank you so much, Pennydreadful.   Last night and the day before, the picture of the monster was not there.  All I saw was a picture of the cast with an offer for desktops.  This morning, there was the monster as big as life.  Ain't that odd?  Thank you again.
     This is such a waste of talent and money but I guess thats the way the business operates.