Tim J. Hays

1997- current: Universal Studios Orlando - Full time Prosthetic Artist in the Makeup dept.

Current duties:
Prosthetics lab :
Do lifecasts and toothcasts of performers to create prosthetic pieces for various shows or roles. Foam latex prosthetics (single and multiple), latex masks, silicone masks or prosthetics.
Sculpt in Roma Plastilina, Water clay (WED), Klean Klay or Chavant
Create snap molds, single piece or multiple piece molds in Ultra-cal 30, Hydro-cal, Adtec resin, silicone matrix, or fiberglass.
Cast pieces in foam latex, casting latex, silicone, rigid or soft polyurethane foams or resins.
Paint the pieces with either airbrush or hand paint.
Finish the pieces with hair punching, vaccu-formed attachment, etc.
Sculpt, mold & cast any dental prosthetics needed (singles, full-plate)
BeetleJuice's Graveyard Revue:
Apply airbrush and/or creme makeups to the performers.
Maintain and repair the prosthetic pieces. Style any hairwork.
Halloween Horror Nights: Apply airbrush and/or creme makeup to performers and "Scare-actors" Apply and remove any foam latex prosthetics and lace hair pieces.  Some of the makeups that I did for the HHN 2003 were featured in issue #36 of Haunted Attraction Magazine.
Grinchmas: Apply foam latex "Grinch" and "Who" prosthetics and lace hair pieces. Maintain the makeups and remove them at the end of the day.
Atmosphere Characters: Apply foam latex prosthetic forehead and makeup to "BeetleJuice" for special event meet and greets. Cast and paint "Green Goblin" masks, and cast latex undercowls for "Captain America" masks.
Donkey: (2005) Dept. fabricated a interacting "Donkey" (from Shrek & Shrek 2) puppet. Maintain and repair the puppet as needed.
Olive Oyl: Apply and color a foam latex nose tip.
Horror Makeup Show: Create and maintain silicone heart prop.

Past duties:
Shrek: (2002) Applied and maintained a re-usable foam latex cowl with replaceable foam latex mask and lace eyebrows. Also maintained slip latex gloves.
Lord Farquaad: (2002) Applied and maintained foam latex prosthetics with lace eyebrows and wig. Then removed  them at the end of the day.
The Mummy Returns: (2001) Applied and maintained facial and neck prosthetics to an "Im Ho Tep" actor as a makeup demonstration for guests waiting to enter "The Horror Makeup show".
Atmosphere Characters: Applied "John Hammond" and "Merlin" beards and moustaches. Applied airbrush and creme makeups to the cast of "The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad" (1999)
Macy's Parade: (2002) Applied character and lace beard and moustache to "Santa Claus".
Creature Shop: Cast, paint and repaired fiberglass, rigid polyfoam pieces and silicone skins attached together to fabricate full-sized dinosaurs for "Jurassic Park River Adventure" in Universal Studios in Hollywood, Orlando and Japan.
The Cronenberg Chronicles: (2001) Fabricated a full body suit for a television pilot, directed by John Landis. The "Chupacabra" suit had a re-usable foam latex mask, moveable wings, claws, small tail and full upper and lower dental plates.

2003- 2005 FX Warehouse inc.
Opened and closed the shop, sold products, supplied technical assistance with the products, restocked shelves and filled orders.

2004- 2007 Titanic: The Experience
Applied Captain Smith makeup and beard to an actor for events. Assisted in handling artifacts and arrangement and setup displays for artifacts. Assisted in maintenence of museum.

2003 Planet Hollywood props warehouse
Refurbished and cleaned movie props. Packaged movie props to send to auctions. Recreated any missing parts from props and touched up paint.

2000-2003 Skull Kingdom: Makeup artist
Applied creme and airbrush makeup to the actors. Maintained the sets and props of the attraction.

 
Productions:  Makeup, FX and Prosthetic artist
 
Super Town: Garden Party of Evil: television pilot (2008) Makeup dept. head. Did life cast of lead actor and created a skull prosthetic. Applied beast prosthetic, added hair work and teeth. Applied various other cream and airbrush makeups to other cast members.

Star Wars: The Forgotten: feature movie (2007) Makeup artist & consultant. Applied a full-head foam latex prosthetic mask for "Master Frolune". Directed by Douglas Mallette, Angelstorm Productions
 www.swtheforgotten.com

Legend of the Red Reaper: feature movie (2007) Makeup dept. head. Took lifecasts from actors in the film and created foam latex demon prosthetics. Designed and applied the main villain makeup. Created wound and scar prosthetics. Also constructed broken sword blades. Mixed different consistancies of human blood and demon blood.
Directed by Matt Dean, Dean Production Group
Visit my "Videos" page to see the trailer

Visit Orlando: tv commercial (2007) Makeup artist. Recreated a "Frankenstein's monster" makeup.

Brighthouse Networks: tv commercial (2006) Makeup artist. Created a "Bride of Frankenstein" type of wig and applied airbrush makeup to an actress for a "Laminate Floors and more" store tv commercial.
 
Florida Blood Centers: tv commercial for Ch. 9 (2006) Makeup artist. Age progression on an actor from age 35 to 70 using makeup, hair white, a latex "stretch & stipple" method and prosthetic eyebags.
Won 2007 Telly award

Mtv's "Made": reality tv show "Boxer" (2006) Makeup artist. Applied facial injury simulation makeup, a foam latex swollen eye prosthetic and created an inner mouth prosthetic to simulate a swollen lip.

Star Wars: A Dark Beginning: independent short film (2006) Key Makeup. Created and painted a full-head foam latex prosthetic with resin horns and hairwork. Applied makeup and latex horns to an actor.

Predator: The Musical: independent short film (2006) Key makeup. Painted a bodysuit similar to the movie "Predator", Created a severed arm prop with blood tubing for "bleeding effect".
Directed by Brian Wynne
 
Dream machine: independent short film (2006) Makeup artist. Executive Producer & Co-Director. Collaborated ideas and wrote out a short script. Applied stressed-out and emaciated makeup.
 
Army Men: independent short film (2005) Key makeup. Camouflage makeup and beauty makeup. www.creativelogic-ent.com   Directed by Eric Miles, GrayMiles productions
Won 2 2006 Telly awards
 
Pirates Dinner Adventure: tv commercial (2005) Key makeup. Did makeup and added hairwork to the cast of Pirates Dinner Adventure for a promotional TV commerical shoot.
Directed by Hector Ortiz,
 
The Gig: scene from a potential feature film (2005) Makeup dept head. Made various styles of vampire brow prosthetics in foam latex and gelatin. Made acrylic vampire fangs for 11 actors. With 2 makeup assistants, applied and made up the actors and maintained them throughout the production. Also used blood tubing for bleeding effects.
Directed by Kenny Beaumont
 
Beauty and the Beast: stage production for Brevard Public Schools Summer Fine Arts Theatre Program (2005) Key makeup. Took a facecast of lead "Beast" actor and sculpted, molded and fabricated foam latex facial prosthetics and added a furry layer with an electrostatic flocking gun. Built a headpiece with a wig, horns and ears for the "Beast". Made latex hands and feet. Created latex headpieces and noses for "Lumiere" and "Cogsworth" characters. Also made foam latex noses for the "LeFou" actor. Did beauty and character makeups on various other characters.
 
Dead Tired: independent short film  (2005) Executive Producer, Co-Director and Makeup. Designed and applied "dead-like" makeup to actor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM6qroyAzSQ
  Featured on "National Lampoon's Comedy Night School" Hosted by Doug Gordon.

The Last Will: feature movie (2004) Makeup department head. Created a life-sized brain, multiple stabbing and knife wounds, 3rd degree burn victim, prop knives and razor knife rigged with blood tubing, gelatin throat slash with blood tubing, harpoon impaling, created a burned torso for stabbing effect.
Directed by Eric Miles, GrayMiles productions www.creativelogic-ent.com
 
Monster from the Closet: independent film short (2004) Makeup artist. Assisted in production and "Wicked Witch of the West" type makeup.
Directed by David Sadler http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2649082
 
Coming Soon: independent movie trailer (2004) Fabricated a full sized "E.T." puppet with fiberglass understructure, latex and soft polyfoam skin. Inflatable bladders in the temples, a glowing finger and puppeted arms. Created an Apoxy Sculpt police badge, partial wig for another character. Prop candy box, mylar bullet hits and an oversized pair of sunglasses.
Directed by Tim Hays, Digital Monster
 
The Pack: independent short movie  (2003) Key makeup. Fabricated a werewolf prosthetic with a fiberglass understructure. The understructure was puppeted with cable control and bladders. Fabricated cat-like facial prosthetics and latex cowl and ears. Hand laid hair. Airbrushed makeup was applied.
Directed by Nathan McMahan, 7m1 productions http://www.7m1.net/
 
G.I. Joe: independent movie trailer (2002) Makeup artist. Created a visor for "Snake-eyes", painted a spandex body suit. Applied prosthetics to "Destro". Created a latex under-form for "Cobra Commander" hood. Molded throwing stars to create soft polyfoam copies.

Back Street Boys tour: video segment (2001) Makeup artist. Applied foam latex appliances, baldcaps and hair pieces to simulate old age on members of the band for a video segment to show between song performances each show while on tour.
 
Kraw the Inventor: film short (2001)  Makeup artist. Applied foam latex appliances, lace hair pieces and applied character makeup.
Directed by David Sadler
 
Masters of the Realm: television pilot (2000) Makeup artist. Applied straight makeup, simulated injuries and tattoo effects to the actors.
 
CreatureQuest: television pilot (2000) Makeup artist. Took headcast and created a rigid polyurethane underskull with a moveable jaw, teeth, horns and a mane for a "Yeti" character. Fabricated a foam latex prosthetic that fit over the underskull and applied to the actor's head and face, then airbrushed. Made latex gloves and feet covers. Fabricated, applied and painted various foam latex and slip latex appliances and baldcaps for other characters.
 
Batman Knightfall: independent movie trailer (1999) Makeup artist. Took headcast of lead actor to create a "Batman" cowl. Applied and painted  "Penguin", "Joker" and "Mad Hatter" prosthetics. Made front dental plate for "Joker".
 
Thundercats: independent film trailer (1999) Makeup artist. Took facecasts of four lead actors and fabricated cat-like prosthetics. Took armcast and fabricated "Lion-O's Claw shield" in latex and soft polyfoam. Made silicone mold and cast in rigid polyurethane the "Sword of Omens". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8lVQeLWDrc
 
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: contest winner (1998) Makeup artist. Made up a contest winner and three of their friends in horror or a Halloween style makeup. Completed makeups were shown on TV.
 
The Apartment Upstairs: student film (1998) Makeup artist. Character makeups and simulated injuries. Created blood tubing effects and prop spring-loaded pencil for stabbing effect.
 
Victoria's Shadow: feature movie (1997) Makeup artist. Fabricated polyfoam head and arm copies of an actor to be mutilated on film. Applied straight, character and injury makeups to actors and rigged up blood tubing for spurting effects. Applied beauty and vampire makeup on actress Brinke Stevens.  http://imdb.com/title/tt0153533/
 
Darkness: student film (1997) Makeup artist. Directed by Brandon Moss. Character makeups and simulated injuries.
 
Corrections and the Community: television series (1997) Makeup artist. Made up interviewers and corrections officers in corrective makeup in an interview-style tv series.
 
Il Trovatore: stage production (1997) Makeup artist. Stage character makeups.
   

Lectures and Seminars:
 
Foam Latex Prosthetic Application: (2007) Lectured and demonstrated foam latex prosthetic application and coloration techniques.
Toothcasting and Dental prosthetics : (2006) Lectured and demonstrated the process of tooth casting and dental prosthetic fabrication (Upper and lower full frontal veneers, Vampire fangs).
FX Warehouse inc. Casualty and injury simulations DVD: (2004) Demonstrated various wound types and quick application of each. Displayed various supplied and uses.
FX Warehouse inc. Workshop: Facecasting (2003) Demonstrated and lectured on how to do a facecast.
FX Warehouse inc. Workshop: Headcasting (2003) Demonstrated and lectured on  how to do a full headcast.
Understructures and Mechanical puppetry: (2002) Held a lecture and demonstration on full body suit mechanical effects, various puppetry and understructure fabrication.
Jurassic Park 3 Lecture: (2001) Lectured on movie effects and the dinosaurs that "Stan Winston Studios" had created for all three "Jurassic Park" movies. Also talked about the dinosaurs at the Universal Studios theme parks.
Career day at Parkway Middle school: (2001) Conducted a lecture on makeup effects and the career of a makeup artist.
E! TV Latin America: (1998) Performed onscreen makeup demonstration of cuts and bruises to the hostess.
F/X Workshop at Keiser College: (1997) Attended and lectured at a seminar on movie and stage special effects. Applied various makeups and special effects.
 
Dick Smith's Advanced Makeup Course: Currently studying.

Special skills:

Prosthetic fabrication and application, Sculpting, Molding (Ultra-cal, Hydro-cal, silicone, fiberglass), Life casting, foam latex, Beauty and Character type makeups & design, silicones (tin and platinum), polyurethanes (resins and foams, rigid & soft), polyvinyls, fiberglass or vaccuform understructures and animatronics, full body creature or character suits, acrylic dentures (full or partial) vampire fangs and teeth effects (gold, blacked-out, rotted), adtec systems, painting, airbrushing, construction build-up, gelatin, blood tubing effects and air-burst squibs, Casualty simulation, hair punching,  hair or fur electro-static flocking, full head rubber masks and partials, props, acrylic eyeballs