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Working: Leslie Ann Sebert on Movie Makeup Magic

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Arts, Tv & Film, Music

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to makeup artist Leslie Ann Sebert about her long career in film and her latest project, the Netflix movie Nightbooks, starring Krysten Ritter. Leslie talks about how she fits into the collaborative process of creating the visuals that shape a film and it’s characters … and just how hard it is to find the exact right formula for candy vomit. After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas discuss people who choose sole career path at a young age, versus people whose career changes over time, And Isaac explains his biggest piece of writing advice—buy a laser printer. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to [email protected] or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Host Isaac Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're helping the actor create this character. I don't know how many times I've heard

0:08.3

the actors say, once the makeup is done, they start to feel something else, which helps

0:16.2

them get to where they need to go.

0:20.3

Welcome back to Working. I'm your host, June Thomas.

0:23.6

And I'm your other host, Isaac Butler.

0:26.0

And whose voice did we hear at the top of the show?

0:28.6

June, we heard the voice of Leslie Ann Sebert.

0:32.5

And what does Leslie do?

0:34.0

Leslie is a makeup artist for TV and film.

0:37.2

Wow. Might I have seen any of the projects she's worked on?

0:41.1

Well, are you a resident evil fan, June?

0:43.4

Mm-hmm. That's a much, actually.

0:44.9

Well, that's okay, because she actually has a lot of projects in her resume.

0:48.4

Literally dozens of them. I mean, she's worked on everything from Resident Evil

0:51.6

Afterlife to both American Pie and its sequel and she did the TV series of Margaret

0:57.5

Batwood's Aliest Grace. I mean, she's got a wide, wide range of work.

1:00.7

But most recently, and it's actually the thing we are talking about in the episode itself,

1:06.2

she did the makeup for the children's horror film Nightbooks, which you can see right

1:11.4

now on Netflix. It's been a big Halloween hit.

1:14.1

And since this episode is airing on Halloween, we thought it'd be fun to talk to her.

1:18.2

That's a perfect fit. I'm super excited about this interview.

1:21.5

But first, I believe you have an extra segment for Slate Plus members. What will they

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