Kreating Karloff documents the creation of a Screen Test, as actor Conor Timmis vies to win the role of movie legend Boris Karloff in a proposed film biography of the star´s life and times. Recreating scenes from two classic Karloff films, Frankenstein (1931) and The Mummy (1932), Timmis receives fine support from actress Liesl Ehardt - the actual cousin of Karloff´s Mummy co-star, Zita Johann.

Kreating Karloff is about re-creating Karloff characters. Conor Timmis learns exactly how Boris Karloff was transformed by Hollywood make-up ace Jack Pierce, as the same exacting processes are revisited by modern makeup artist Norman Bryn (Cloverfield, Saturday Night Live). Kreating Karloff is a tribute to the films and characters which made Boris Karloff a household name, as well as a testimonial to the character of an actor who suffered and sacrificed on that long road to stardom. It´s a film by Karloff Fans for Karloff Fans - and for a new generation of viewers yet to discover this unique performer who presided over what many refer to as "The Golden Age of Hollywood Horror." - Norman Bryn

Upplagd i sortimentet: 1 December, 2008