Vivien Mepham on Mad Max
2018
Vivien Mepham on Mad Max
2018
- NFSA ID8Y13D3J7
- TypeOral History
- MediumAudio
- FormOral history
- Year2018
Make-up artist Vivien Mepham interviewed by Lorna Lesley.
In this clip Vivien talks about doing make-up on the original Mad Max (George Miller, 1979).
She talks about working in rough and ready circumstances, the actors taking Method techniques to extremes, and their collaboration creating a type of 'Aussie punk'.
Vivien’s other film credits as make-up artist include The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, US, 1998), Birthday Girl (Jez Butterworth, UK-US, 2001) and Darkness Falls (Jonathan Liebesman, US-Australia, 2003).
Make-up artist Vivien Mepham interviewed by Lorna Lesley.
In this clip Vivien talks about doing make-up on the original Mad Max (George Miller, 1979).
She talks about working in rough and ready circumstances, the actors taking Method techniques to extremes, and their collaboration creating a type of 'Aussie punk'.
Vivien’s other film credits as make-up artist include The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, US, 1998), Birthday Girl (Jez Butterworth, UK-US, 2001) and Darkness Falls (Jonathan Liebesman, US-Australia, 2003).
- NFSA ID8Y13D3J7
- TypeOral History
- MediumAudio
- FormOral history
- Year2018
- InterviewerLorna Lesley
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