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Donald Mowat awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Donald Mowat has been awarded The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers, a Canadian decoration intended to honour volunteers who have made a significant and continual contribution to their community, either in Canada or abroad. The award was presented by Zaib Shaikh, the Canadian Consul General of Los Angeles, at a recent ceremony at the consulate.

Donald’s citation reads: One of Hollywood’s leading makeup artists, Donald Mowat volunteers with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles’ Community Outreach program to share his craft with inner-city high school students. Through his demonstrations and mentorship, he has empowered students to find their voices and explore career opportunities in the arts.

Velvet Buzzsaw: Official Trailer


Makeup Designer / Makeup Department Head is Donald Mowat

Theatrical release for Velvet Buzzsaw: February 1, 2019

Stronger


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Blade Runner 2049 Adventure Intl trailer

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Head of Make-up is Donald Mowat.

BAFTA Masterclass: Donald Mowat on Hair and Make Up Design


Sunday, 21 October 2018 at the Princess Anne Theatre, 195 Piccadilly, London.

Two-time BAFTA-nominated hair and makeup designer, Donald Mowat, will deliver a masterclass on his craft, with an in-depth look at his celebrated body of work.

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Makeup-Hair Designer Specializes in Bruising Looks for ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Stronger’

From Variety magazine

by Marj Galas

This is a busy year for makeup and hair designer Donald Mowat, who worked on two major releases: Blade Runner 2049 and Stronger.

Mowat was a big fan of Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner, released in 1982, so he was psyched when helmer Dennis Villeneuve asked him to lead the makeup department for the sequel – a revisiting of the L.A. based futuristic tale set 30 years later. Mowat overcame initial anxiety over the epic scope of the project and was happy to reteam with the director and cinematographer Roger Deakins, with whom he had worked on Sicario and Prisoners as well.

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Carnage Informs Makeup Choices on Pair of Pics

From Variety magazine

Donald Mowat tackles physical limits in Blade Runner 2049 and Stonger.

by Marj Galas

This is a busy year for makeup and hair designer Donald Mowat, who worked on two major releases: Blade Runner 2049 and Stronger.

Mowat was a big fan of Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner, released in 1982, so he was psyched when helmer Dennis Villeneuve asked him to lead the makeup department for the sequel – a revisiting of the L.A. based futuristic tale set 30 years later. Mowat overcame initial anxiety over the epic scope of the project and was happy to reteam with the director and cinematographer Roger Deakins, with whom he had worked on Sicario and Prisoners as well.

Blade Runner 2049 required every type of makeup application: character, aging, beauty and fantasy. Mowat and Villeneuve met to discuss initial concepts. The designs found inspiration in many sources, including Alexander McQueen’s fashions, Jack Nicholson’s torn nose in Chinatown and Rutger Hauer’s bloodied face in the original Blade Runner.
Some design elements were left in limbo due to scheduling conflicts and the remote Hungarian locations. Jared Leto was available only one week prior to his scene, and Mowat wanted to make sure he’d be able to blend his concepts with the actor’s vision of his character. “We shipped 12 cases of makeup from L.A.,” he says, “just to make sure he’d have everything he needed. It was terrifying.”

Mowat came aboard Stronger, a film about Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, when Jake Gyllenhaal (who plays Bauman) introduced him to the script and to director David Gordon Green. The makeup artist carefully researched every aspect of leg amputation, speaking with surgeons and studying musculature and tissue damage.

Gyllenhaal’s amputations were sometimes hidden by pratical objects, but many scenes required them to be visible, and Mowat worked with Autonomous FX to design visual effects specifically to convey the look of a double amputee. First, a life cast was made of Gyllenhaal’s legs. Tight green socks were created for green-screen-like and seamless substitution of visuals.

Mowat worked with local crew in Boston to source materials for his creations. He also met Bauman. To capture what he noticed, he outfitted Gyllenhaal with hazel contacts for the pre-bombing scenes and dark contacts for the scenes that unfold after the incident.

“Jeff is charming,” says Mowat, “but you see the trauma in his eyes.”

BLADE RUNNER 2049 New trailer released

Head of Make-up is Donald Mowat.

For a more diverse Oscars, Hollywood must go back to high school

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‘Donald Mowat and a handful of other industry experts visit a couple of times a month to mentor kids at several inner-city schools like Washington Prep. To convince them they belong in Hollywood.’

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International Make-up Nominees Celebrated in London

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The Hospital Club in Covent Garden, London was the venue for this year’s third annual London Awards Celebration, held Feb. 10. Hosted by Make-Up Artist magazine and sponsored by M.A.C. Cosmetics, the event honors the make-up and hair teams nominated for Academy Awards and British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.

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Behind the scenes: the makeup of Dune

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<em>Dune</em>: new Official Trailer

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