A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Through his UK based special effects company, Mind Magic Studios, Steve Braund offers a full custom design service for silicone masks, resin masks, rubber cowls and costume parts, prosthetics and props. He can work with clients each step of the way from design to finished item including initial brainstorming to explore ideas through to sketching, concept art, prototype and finished piece. Steve recently designed and made the lead character creature mask, a humanoid amphibian, for horror rom-com Manfish (directed by Marc Coleman). Steve also supplied his own design masks for Fluxx, a psychological thriller (directed by Brendan Gabriel Murphy). Steve is also designing a growing range of off the peg masks, costumes and props. These are available through his Mind Magic Studios website and are regularly purchased by independent productions. Steve is particularly known for his hyper-realistic silicone masks and he has built an outstanding reputation for creativity, attention to detail and craftmanship. Steve established Mind Magic Studios in 2014 to share his fascination with creatures and masks. Steve has trained with some of Hollywood and the UK's best sculptors at Gorton Studios in England, including completing the prestigious creature sculpting course taught by Don Lanning. Steve's experience on set with productions and as a costumer himself means that he understands the exacting standards, quality and wearibility that you require. His knowledge of materials and industry-leading production techniques means that the result will always be breathtaking, whether it is his designs or your own.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.