Obviously, Face Off has a somewhat compressed time-frame, being a reality show. But you might not realize how huge the difference is between the time the contestants have, and how long professional designers working on actual movies have.
For instance, in one episode the contestants had to design and create an entire cyborg creature, in around the amount of time it takes you to binge-watch the first season. One of the guest judges was Gale Anne Hurd, producer of The Terminator, who said that when they were first making that film, it took them about a month to design and make the creatures. Another judge commented that even on ultra low-budget films, the designers weren't done over two days.
Oh, and another thing that proves the contestants are basically the coolest and best at their jobs? Most production companies have multiple people applying the make-up, and then another group who designs it. However, on Face Off, the contestants do all of that, by themselves, in hours. Basically, see what they can do in a few hours, and then imagine what they could do with Terminator time.
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