How do you make a comedy about one of the most stressful and physically demanding jobs in the world? For the new paramedic film Code 3, starring Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery, the answer was a commitment to brutal realism.At the center of that authenticity is Prosthetics Makeup Designer Scotia Boyd. Tasked with creating everything from a massive stick lodged in an eyeball to the subtle breakdown of an overworked first responder, Boyd’s philosophy was simple: no "pretty" movie dirt.Her approach was to ground every gag and injury in reality, making the characters and their high-stakes world feel visceral and immediate.We sat down with Boyd to discuss her research process, the collaborative effort behind the film's biggest gags, and how her work on a gritty indie comedy compares to designing fantastical aliens for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comNFS: Hi Scotia! As a prosthetics makeup designer, how do you aim to elevate the comedic tone of a project like Code 3 through your designs?Scotia Boyd: As soon as I read the script, I knew that I wanted to go about the makeup designs in the most realistic way possible, for both the straight makeup and the prosthetic elements. I didn’t want to see any “pretty” movie dirt, no glam, and I wanted to get all of the texture that you see on the streets of Los Angeles in real life. Christopher Leone and I connected right away when I said that I didn’t want to see...
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