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Winterfest Interview with Lisa Gould
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| Title: | Winterfest Interview with Lisa Gould |
| Interviewer: | Winterfest |
| Interviewee: | Lisa Gould |
| Date(s): | 2007 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Beauty and the Beast |
| External Links: | Winterfest Interview with Lisa Gould, Archived version |
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In 2007, Lisa Gould was interviewed for Winterfest. Its focus was Costuming and Beauty and the Beast.
See Winterfest Interview Series.
Some Excerpts
I had been doing Star Trek cons for quite some time (before B&B) and did a Vulcan make-up and costume for those cons. When I saw B&B for the first time, I was immediately drawn to Vincent. Why was he so different? I never found that out, but I thought he looked really neat! Then, after a bit, I wondered if I could do the lion-face. During this time, I watched B&B regularly and kept working on the makeup. There were very few good photos to use as references, but I finally got a face I could use. Then I concentrated on the costumes. I’ve done several that I consider re-creations and others that have a “Vincent feel” to them, as something he might have worn. Also, I must say that it was an experience to make all of it–masks, gloves, teeth, and costumes. I hand-sew everything, and I learned a great deal about sewing, as I used no patterns. The most difficult aspect of costuming was finding accurate colors and kinds of fabrics and leather. So, while most of the costumes are re-creations, there are some parts that are not quite exact.
The make-up process is about an hour–the teeth go in first, then the mask goes on. After that, the wig and gloves (since Vincent has furry fingers). I also use blue contact lenses.
It’s kind of weird, but as the make-up process goes on, I can gradually feel a change in myself that begins to reflect the character of Vincent, with the mannerisms, walk, and actions of the beast we all identify with. I believe that, to a great extent, “the clothes make the man” or, in this case, the beast.
The most amusing thing is what reactions I get when I walk into the ladies room! An unexpected visitor from the mundane point of view. People generally expect the person under the mask to be a guy, and are at least surprised it isn’t. At South of Oz, I got to meet Ron Perlman while in makeup–even he thought I was a guy!