Mind Magic Studios blog

We blogged back in January 2022 about the silicone ManFish mask (available here in our shop) that DoubleDinner Films commissioned Mind Magic Studios to create, cast and paint. If you missed it then check out that post for the story of how our involvement came about and lots of lovely videos of our panel talk at Romford Horror International Film Festival and our interview with Marc Coleman, the insanely talented Director. Since playing to a sell our crowd in Romford, and recei

It's great to be getting out and about again and the invitation for Mind Magic Studios to do some live sculpting at MegaCon Live at the NEC in Birmingham in March 2022 was very welcome. In this blog you hear more about our live sculpting, read our event review and watch our video cosplayer interviews. Live sculpting and meet the masks Thanks to all the lovely visitors who came and said hi and chatted about the sculpting and the silicone masks, props and prosthetics that we ma

A fishy custom silicone mask request In the deepest, darkest depths of 2021's lockdown, my day was brightened by a request from Director and Writer Marc Coleman of Double Dinner Films to make the lead character's creature mask for his debut comedy horror feature film, ManFish. The brief was a humanoid sea creature who would wash up on shore, with the production being filmed locally in Essex at Canvey Island, the Isle of Sheppey in Kent and in the London Borough of Redbridge.

Welcome to some behind the scenes footage at Mind Magic Studios, with a time-lapse video of part of the sculpting process for our ogre silicone mask, Brandlewyn. He is sculpted in Chavant clay, molded in fiberglass, and cast in EcoFlex 0020. We're really excited about Brandlewyn the Ogre as he is the first in our line of original character silicone masks, available only from Mind Magic Studios. #siliconemasks #mindmagicstudios #sculpting #ogre #creaturedesign #timelapse #chav

Mind Magic Studios was thrilled to be asked to do some live sculpting at Norcon, a fantastic Comic Con, where we also launched Brandlewyn the ogre silicone mask. In this blog you can: Learn about how we made the ogre mask View our mask movement video Watch a live broadcast from Norcon How to make an ogre mask that isn't a Shrek mask We designed Brandlewyn to be a friendly ogre who definitely doesn't eat children. With Shrek being such a well known ogre it was important for us

What happens when an ogre hits the town for a big day out? Find out what Brandlewyn gets up to when he tries to live like a normal human. His visits to the shops to buy some new clothes, a drink and get a hair cut don't quite go as planned. Training at the dojo didn't work out too well either. But does it end well for our friendly ogre? Brandlewyn is a full head silicone ogre mask designed by and available in our store now. #siliconemask #mindmagicstudios #sculpting #ogre #cr

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