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Ed Martinez

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


Hello Everyone! My name is Ed Martinez, I'm a Special FX artist and teacher. I've been a fixture of the Bay Area convention scene for years. Starting with an early interest in movies and special effects I plied my skills in numerous costume contests, haunted houses, and promotional events. Longing to make that last step into movies became a reality for me when I got a job leading the special effects department on "Dead Pit". I haven't stopped since. I also teach at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. The class is called Makeup 2: Character, Beauty & FX (MPT_303) and can be found at Academy Of Art I also teach at the Academy of Cosmetic Arts in Los Gatos, and Make Up Crew .I am a guest for SiliCon 2007 Oct. 5-7 at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. I will be hosting my Special Make-Up Effects "How To" panel with Nina Kempf.
I will also be part of the judges panel for the Independent Short Film Festival hosted by:
AND

MY SWEETIE NINA AT BAYCON AS SLAVE GIRL LEIA!
I was interviewed for Fangoria and you can read that HERE
My Films:

My Interests

Make up & Special FX, Film Making,Stop motion animation, Sci-Fi, Horror, Comic Books, Model Making, Costuming, Movies.

I'd like to meet:

Other Special FX and Film Professionals, Sci-Fi/Horror fans, and anyone with similar interests.

Music:

Film soundtrack music, Punk,Rock,Classic etc

Movies:

Planet of the Apes, Alien (all), Mad Max/Road Warrior, Escape from New York, King Kong (original) Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, Anything Ray Harryhausen, Terminator, Mimic, Underworld, Blade Trilogy, X-Men, Death Race 2000, Carrie, 2001

Television:

Star Trek, BSG, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Lost in Space, Heroes, X Files, Twin Peaks

Books:

H. P. Lovecraft

Heroes:

Ray Harryhausen, Boris Karloff, Rick Baker, Wolverine.

My Blog

Some new Photos from Zombie film Dead and The Dammed

Hi All  I am blogging for the first time so be gentle with me. I have a batch of photos that I have just uploaded to my MySpace photo album... called The Dead and The Dammed....&nb...
Posted by Ed Martinez on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:11:00 PST

Movies & Blogging

Hello!  I'm Ed, I teach effects make-up at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and keep myself busy with film jobs and other projects.  I'm new to MySpace, so give me some time to get up to ...
Posted by Ed Martinez on Wed, 16 May 2007 05:38:00 PST