Face Off Recap: A Force to be Reckoned With

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By SG | Thursday, August 23, 2012 | 1:00 pm | 21 Comments
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Gasmii let’s face it…I’m built for reality tv competition recapping. Keep in mind this is going to be image heavy so let’s get down to this season opener which was kind of a downer because no one went home…forcefully at least.

The Contestants

Alana is the girlfriend of last season’s finalist, Ian, and the youngest contestant this season. She has a few credits under her belt on IMDB but so far nothing any of us would ever see or recognize. Her and Ian moved from NY to LA to jump right into the effects world.

CC is a makeup artist who can also do gore but I’m pretty sure she won’t last that long in the competition based on her drag queen make up. I don’t usually use nicknames but for some reason I want to call her Little Latrice because she reminds me of Drag Queen Latrice Royale.

Derek and his twin Eric are both competing this season and I really hope it won’t come down to sibling rivalry. It’s almost always drawn that way on these kind of shows but here’s hoping. He’s a tattoo artist that has also done makeup for Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando. Derek is taller than Eric so in the event he doesn’t wear his little knit hat, that’s how you can tell them apart ;)

Eric is Derek’s twin and the shorter, hotter of the two. He’s been in Hong Kong for the past two years working with AEO studios but there’s not much else that I could find on him.

Jason was too quiet to judge in the first episode so I looked at his IMDB and saw that he worked on Staunton Hill which is one of the worst horror films ever made. No seriously it’s not worth your effort to look it up to watch it. The effects were good though so hopefully he pipes up and we get to see a bit more of him later on. I do have to say he is giving mad Teen Mom Ryan vibes.

Laura is blindingly white and was in an episode of Silk Stalkings back in the day and she wanted to be an effects artist after watching Predator as a child. Side Note…As a kid my friend’s dad thought it would be smart to make us watch Predator and then have us sleep in a tent later that night where he used a laser pointer to terrorize us. That shit traumatized me for years.

Nicole works for MAC so that’s why she always has a MAC forcefield on her face, it’s required by her job to always cake it on. She doesn’t have any real credits on IMDB but she’s also relatively new to the field. PS I love her hair color for some reason.

Rod is my early standout because he’s a nice type of guy that was willingly to lend a hand to help other contestants. He’s got a shit load of credits on IMDB but nothing we would know. His biggest credit is The Wishing Well which he basically did himself and played like 20 characters.

Roy is also a standout early favorite because he has some good ideas and he knows how to execute. He’s worked on Halloween II (the shitty Zombie one) and did props for Zombieland and I look forward to seeing him go far in the competition even though I want someone to just knock his hat off. I have a thing against hats for some reason.

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21 Comments

  1. 1
    Gerrit Verstoep
    Posted August 23, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Nice recap SG.

    I too like Rod for the reason you mentioned. I was like WOW I can’t believe he is so confident that he takes the time to help competitors without lording it over them. I was also impressed by Roy’s creativity.

    But it was Sarah and Laura that brought a smile to me. I was enthralled by their geekiness and detailed knowledge of the Star Wars mythology. Never expecting that from two attractive women just proves I must still have some residual chauvinistic tendencies left. And, they also produced quality work as well.

    The air brushing this year seems superior to that of past seasons and it’s nice to see that more than one contestant possesses this skill.

    Joe just bewildered me. He was such an ass, I thought he must be a plant. And when he left, he was accompanied by someone that looked like they could be security. There must be more to this story, don’t you think?

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    carol
    Posted August 23, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    So happy you also think Eric is hotter than Derek. Derek looks like the kid from ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ all grown up.

    Photo heavy post for this type of show is great. Mad props for all the research on each contestants.

    The judges on this show always amaze me. They are really like the whos-who in their industry. They are not second tier at all. The women (vi neil – not the right spelling) did the make up for the Hunger Games. These judges directly contributed to pop culture.

    found this post about Joe (http://horrornews.net/56139/face-off-season-3-begins-fx-artist-joe-castro-hits-the-road/). I also found on another site that Joe has gone sort of crazy, to the point SyFy has had to get a restraining order. That is why he has been scrubbed from all promotional stuff.

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    annie Annie
    Posted August 23, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    nice recap!!!! I love Face Off!! It’s one of those rare competition shows that’s all about the competition and not heavy-handed on the drama, which I like.

    But I will say this: WTF was with Joe? I knew he would be trouble when he declared he was director, producer, actor, and writer of many movies. But I like how they were like “he left, so he’s eliminated…..anyway, NEXT”. His creations were so bizzare, it’s like he put a beehive over the model’s head and wrapped it in toilet paper and glue. Dude.

    Im really happy for this season! BTW, side story: In April my BF and I were in Vegas and rode an elevator with Tara from last season, and only AFTER the ride was over and we all went our seperate ways did my boyfriend say “That was Tara from Face Off!” DOH! I wish he talked to her, we may have gotten some scoop on the show and Glen’s awesome chest.

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    SG SG
    Posted August 23, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Hahahahahhah beehive that is perfect! I saw the article you posted but not the restraining order one and I think he was with a producer likely trying to figure out what he was doing and trying to get him back. Thanks for he compliments guys I will continue to try and image heavy it for you. I agree with everything said so far and hope this is a great season. The talent does seem higher this year for some reason except CC…not convinced on her.

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    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 6:48 am

    Well, there’a always at least one person, usually a chick, who specializes in ‘beauty’ makeup and is a little FX light.

    As to Joe, I honestly wonder if he has aspbergers (sp?) or something like it. He could look straight at the camera but not into peoples faces, which I understand is a common trait with Aspbergers. And his interpersonal skills were virtually non existent.

    Loved the recap and looks like a good crop of artists. And I STILL say that Gage should have taken season one. His work and backstory on Hansel and Gretel was outstanding.

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    featherhead
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 7:28 am

    @timgunnssister-I totally agree with you about Gage – he was my favorite, but I think I remember something about him getting to work with one or more of the judges on a movie.

    Wasn’t Ian married with kids? I guess he got a divorce or else he has some splaining to do.

    The talent this year seems much higher then season’s past, it seemed even the judges were impressed.

    Is it me or does Tommy look exactly like Dr. Daniel Faraway from Lost?

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 8:08 am

    I want to put Rod in my pocket. It was sweet how he helped those girls and was so gracious about it. I also think it was cute how kind he was to Alana in the house afterwards. It’s always nice to see reality show contestants treat each other like human beings. That “This is a competition so let me be a dickface” mentality is so overrated.
    And Roy’s work was so good! I loved how he put dust on the feet of his little machine thing.

    It’s sad that Patrick isn’t going to be around. The new judge is cool, but I love me some Patrick. At least he’ll be doing something worthwhile with his time.

    It’s not surprising to hear that Joe is actually a psycho. He couldn’t take criticism on his nonsensical burned cheerleader, and can we please discuss the way that he was crushing his model’s face with the prosthetic in the main challenge and wouldn’t stop until she was literally screaming? What is wrong with him?
    And the way he treated Tommy…beyond inappropriate and childish. He definitely has serious social problems, but he didn’t strike me as an Aspie. I think he’s has some other issue or maybe is just a walking penis for no reason.

    I think CC is somewhat talented…she’s not the best, but definitely not the worst. Her work in the little opening challenge was okay…it wasn’t amazing, but it was clean and recognizable. And I don’t think it wasn’t her fault that the alien came out a hot mess. She did the sculpting, which according to Patrick was very good…the mess happened with the paint and her partner did that. I hope they do something individual for the next challenge so we can really get a read on them, but I honestly think the least talented person this season might just be Alana. I like her, but she just has not impressed me so far. Her opening challenge thing sucked and she was absolutely no help when it came time to do the back of her alien’s head.

    @featherhead, I believe Rayce was the one with a wife and like fifty kids LOL.

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    featherhead
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 8:14 am

    @chaosbutterfly-Thank you!! I don’t know why I thought it was Ian that was the married guy.

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    Jd
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 9:42 am

    I say Joe’s Looked like a weed

    And Joe Himself Looked like he was on drugs. He was Pretty “Dazed and Confused” If you know what i mean.

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    annie anniedawg25
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Thanks carol for that link……very interesting stuff. Apparently that “summer of massacre” movie Joe made was a horrible horrible movie, according to the reviews.

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    dilia
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    im curious to see if ians girlfriend proves herself the way ian did last season. they were the both one of the “newbies” in their respective casts.
    enjoyed the episode and i was fine with the winner. i think anyone in the top 4 couldve won it fairly.
    joe was insane. im glad we dont have to deal with that anymore

  12. 12
    SG SG
    Posted August 26, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    So I got the scoop on Joe and will do a little blurb on the next recap for you guys. Totally crazy situation.

  13. 13
    juddfan
    Posted August 27, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    hmmm . . . I found a couple links to Joe and his work. I have to say, because I’m crazy myself, but I was kind of mad that he walked off, coz I thought he looked kind of hot, and there is generally no eye candy on this show for the gays . . . unless Glenn and his sideburn spikes are your thing-lol!

    From what I can see, he’s got a lot of work out there, twisted for sure, but it’s going back to his being pretty young. He also did some modeling, and from what I can see, hubbah-hubbah! Kinda sexy and dirty, and surprising as I’m sitting at work, innocently looking for info . . . hee . . .

    http://www.starscolor.com/13612-joe-castro/

    http://www.myspace.com/joemcastro/photos/8367460#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A13970011%7D

    Anyway, can’t wait for the recap. Love, love, love this show. I love all the stuff they do, the molding and painting, everything. It’s so creative and fun, I totes missed my calling, coz I would love to do this stuff!

    And thank you SG for the pics, recap and info!!! Looking forward to the new season.

  14. 14
    tom sutton
    Posted August 29, 2012 at 10:30 am

    i worked with Joe years ago when he tried to work in the industry…. he was an asshole then and he’s certainly no different now.If anything he tried being on his best behavior for the cameras. His work has always been on the down side of awful and looks to have evolved into more bad habits and less attention to detail.
    I was glad to see him go….running away as he so often did in the past….I’m sure he realized he didn’t have the chops to compete against even the newest of makeup school graduates .

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    maryedith
    Posted August 30, 2012 at 7:18 am

    I’m going to want to murder Alana pretty soon, I can feel it. If she keeps talking about being “the youngest” as if that entitles her to help from everything else it won’t be long before the others start to turn on her. The other women, anyway.

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    maryedith
    Posted August 30, 2012 at 7:18 am

    Whoops — help from everyONE else.

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    sara
    Posted August 31, 2012 at 1:11 am

    I would like to think Joe left to save Tommy… thus redeeming himself for being a cocky asshole. It’s obvious that by leaving… the show couldn’t eliminate anyone else because that would make one less episode. Then again… the guy couldn’t take critiques so maybe he snapped. I’m just glad Tommy gets a second chance. The poor guy was just tortured.

    I love how the more experienced people like Rod weren’t being cocky like Joe. Everybody was so well mannered. I thought Laura and Sarah’s entry was the best. If I didn’t know any better I’d think it was an actually character from the movies. That small alien in the suit was a concept done many times and I didn’t think the alien looked realistic. I would actually WATCH the cartoon if the girls won.

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    Jim
    Posted August 31, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    I was a big fan of Rod’s and Roy’s, but something struck me while rewatching the episode: the judges were surprised by their ambitious project, which they weren’t sure could be accomplished, but Rod spent a good amount of time helping another team, which means that Roy had to pull double duty. Perhaps Roy had to work that much harder while Rod helped the ladies, or perhaps Roy was just so good that Rod had time to kill, but it seems to me that Roy was the driving force in their victory and should have won the overall challenge.

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    Shana
    Posted September 3, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    @ Sara: “I thought Laura and Sarah’s entry was the best. If I didn’t know any better I’d think it was an actually character from the movies. That small alien in the suit was a concept done many times and I didn’t think the alien looked realistic. I would actually WATCH the cartoon if the girls won.”
    I TOTALLY AGREE!

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    Dr. Bret Collins
    Posted September 4, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    Glenn Hetrick is working on the motion picture ‘Necroscope 4D’ with Evolving Pictures Entertainment.

  21. 21
    RNB
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 9:12 am

    I LOVE Tommy he is so awesome. I also like Nicole and Roy I see a lot of potential in them.
    I don’t know what Joe’s problem is. I have seen a video on him on YouTube. He was asking for copies of his contracts(i don’t know why the crap he would want those) but he started invaded the place that was off limits and wouldn’t go finally he left though.
    We need to find out about this and why he left something is going on.

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