Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMakeup department head Carleigh Herbert has always been obsessed with period pieces, and the ’70s have always been a favorite.“There was so much self-expression,” she says.
So, when the chance to work on HBO Max’s “Minx” came along, she snapped it up.One particular scene, halfway through the show’s first episode, posed a unique challenge for Herbert.
Ophelia Lovibond’s Joyce is tasked with casting models for Minx, the first porn magazine designed for women. What follows is a parade of male models baring and strutting their stuff for the casting call.Herbert, whose credits include “The Sex Life of College Girls,” “Ratched” and “American Horror Story,” says both director Rachel Lee Goldenberg and the show’s creator and writer Ellen Rapoport were excited to have her on board with her prosthetics background. “They said, ‘It’s great you do prosthetics because we’re going to have some,’” says Herbert. “I asked, ‘What are we going to do?’”The makeup head has run the gamut of prosthetics — from slitting throats to bleeding out body parts.
She had even done a penis, but, Herbert says, “I’ve never done a full prosthetic penis.” With that, she happily accepted the challenge.The trend of penis prosthetics, Herbert notes, is something that has seen a surge in the past few years with shows such as “Scenes From a Marriage,” “Euphoria,” “Outlander” featuring full-frontal nudity.“We’re still figuring the penis prosthetic out,” Herbert says.It began with the script for Herbert and collaborating with Rapoport, as well as each actor. “It would depend on the character, the actor and what they were supposed to look like physically,” she says.Herbert relied on Jason Collins, owner of Autonomous F/X.
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