"Around this time each year, as the sun begins to creep below the horizon, dozens of regular people take form into evil ringmasters and unearthed zombies - all with the help of a little makeup magic. From now through Nov. 2, three days a week, over 200 scare actors take to Fright Fest at Vallejo's Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to transform into their nightmarish looks. At the forefront of this year's fest is lead makeup artist Sophia Giordanelli-Jones and her team of 11."
"From ghastly looks of the grunge-style vampires wandering through the park's "Lost Souls" maze to the colorful hues of orange and red dripping off the faces of the undead clowns at "CarnEvil: Ringmaster's Revenge," Giordanelli-Jones and her team are behind it all. Surprisingly, each night of the event, the process for the whole scream-seeking production takes about three hours from start to finish. But first, it's with costumes that the scare actors start to take shape into their terrifying characters."
"Beginning in their street clothes, the actors funnel into the park just a few hours before sundown, when all the spookiness takes place. A total of three "costume-ers" help the actors into their elaborate wardrobes of tattered punk-rock clothes for "Club Fear" or tarnished neck ruffles and oversized clown shoes for "CarnEvil." This is also where they receive their props, further escalating their role with chainsaws, vampire teeth, and outlandish wigs. Finally, it's on to hair and makeup."
Over 200 scare actors perform at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest three days a week through Nov. 2, transforming into horror characters each night. Lead makeup artist Sophia Giordanelli-Jones heads an 11-person makeup team that designs distinct looks for multiple zones and houses. Actors begin in street clothes and are dressed by three costume-ers into outfits ranging from tattered punk-rock to oversized clown attire. Props like chainsaws, vampire teeth, and wigs intensify the roles. The full preparation process, including costumes, props, hair, and makeup, takes about three hours each night. Face charts guide consistent themed looks like farmlike CornStalkers and pale undead in Dead Water Hallow and Last Stop.
Read at The Mercury News
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