The Work

To offset the fluctuations in the Special Makeup Effects industry, FX Masters has devoted it’s energies to utilizing the knowledge it has acquired in the motion picture industry for other applications. We now specialize in private sector and fine arts mould making, mass production of promotional items, prototyping new products, research and development, and scenic design. Though we still keep our hands in the entertainment industry, periodically doing effects on movies, and commercials, our main staple is bringing very specialized technologies to the mainstream. Our resources extend beyond our own abilities in so much as we have acquired an impressive list of sub contractors with whom we’ve developed lifelong relationships based on mutual respect.

Our customers have come to rely heavily on our and our associates knowledge and abilities. When a clothing fit form company had problems with the multiple vendors it was trying to use to develop a new product, they came to us. Within three months, not only had we “R & D”ed the product to a marketable state, we developed a workable in- house production facility. When the World Famous Hollywood Wax Museum’s wax artist retired, we were commissioned to make their wax figures, learning and developing the technology as we went. To date we’ve made 33 new figures for the museum, which have met with resounding delight from their patrons. Speedo wanted a mannequin that they could use to test their custom Olympic swimsuits in a high-tech flume tank. The mannequin had to be equipped with a full ballast system to allow it to be adjusted to neutral buoyancy, had to be disassembled to get the suit on, and have heavy duty tether attachments. FX Masters developed one-of-a-kind fiberglass forms to meet their specs, fully tested each mannequin, and even assisted in dressing the forms.

Saban decided to do an in-store promotion with Toys R Us, and needed 1000 Power Ranger helmets painted, and an equal number of belt buckles made and painted. They came to us with a six-week schedule. We came in on schedule and the promotion was incredibly successful. We had similar results when Universal Studios wanted 400 kanopic jars for the DVD release of “The Mummy”. There were 100 Casper figurines for Casper’s 60th Anniversary, 120 oversized mechanical music boxes for the DVD release of “Anastasia”, roofs for the change kiosks at the Bellagio in Vegas, paint prototypes for Disney/ Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” theatre displays, and many, many more.

Over the years, either as FX Masters or pre-FX Masters, we have created everything from a full size puppeteered rhinoceros for “Maniac McGee”, to a grizzly bear and porcupine for a Bud Light commercial. There have been disintegrating vampires, shattering offices, rubber laptops, numerous corpses, Super Dave Osbourne dummies, functional futuristic vehicles for “Solar Crisis”, and innumerable props for Star Trek Voyager, Stargate, Outer Limits, etc.

Very little is beyond our scope of knowledge and accomplishment in as much as we know our limitations and never hesitate to seek out more specialized associates when necessary. If, in fact, a job is beyond us, we make every effort to direct a customer to a more appropriate vendor, at no expense, in the belief that the customer will some day return to us for another job. Our client satisfaction rating is presently at 100% and we make every effort to maintain that.

For a more comprehensive listing of our accomplishments, please contact us at info@fxmastersonline.com.