MEET THE TEAM

DON BROOKER

Don brings a highly creative and dynamic energy to any practical effects project. Communicating through multi disciplinary art forms including illustration, painting and sculpture, he offers a variety of practical design services to creative industries.  Known for his work on feature films such as Avatar, King Kong, What We Do in the Shadows, The Hobbit Trilogy, Mad Max Fury Road, and Television shows including Cleverman, Ash vs Evil Dead, fan favourite Wellington Paranormal  and the recent adventure series Time Bandits.  

With a career spanning over 25 years he is an experienced Makeup Artist and Creature Designer, he has supervised onset prosthetic teams as well as leading and managing creature workshop crews.  Hailing from NSW, he is a dual AU / NZ citizen. He has enjoyed contributing to a long and varied list of renowned projects with world class teams.  He has worked for industry leading companies and individuals that include many years within teams at Weta Workshop and also John Cox Creature Workshop, Makeup Effects Group and Odd Studio.

Don is grateful to have worked with accomplished directors including Steven Spielberg, George Miller Ridley Scott, Jemaine Clement, Peter Jackson, George Lucas, Mel Gibson, James Cameron, Neil Blomkamp and Taika Waititi., Don has proudly contributed to Academy Award and Bafta winning teams and also an array of winning and nominated projects for MUHS Guild, APDG and most recently for NZTVA for Best Makeup Design on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clements TV Series Wellington Paranormal.

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JESS REEDY

Jess is a Senior Artist and Project Co-Ordinator from Te Whanganui A Tara, Aotearoa. She is a specialist in prosthetics, with diverse experience in the screen industry, she brings a broad knowledge of production processes and a can-do attitude, ensuring delivery of projects are timely and clients expectations are met. Jess has a creative skillset that includes experience in a wide range of manufacturing processes within the workshop, including art finishing and application on lead cast and suit performers. She has enjoyed many years working onset with top talent and both workshop and onset teams globally. 

As a makeup, hair and prosthetic artist with over 20 years professional experience in the industry, she has worked on a vast array of different projects around the world, and has acquired the techniques and skills in many different areas of character arts. Jess has worked with accomplished directors including George Miller, Ridley Scott, Peter Jackson, Andrew Adamson and Spike Jonze.

Her resume includes her work with a variety of notable personalities and top talent. With high standards in makeup, hair and prosthetics, Jess has proudly contributed to Academy Award and Bafta winning teams and also to an array of other winning and nominated projects for MUHS Guild, APDG, Saturn Awards and recently New Zealand Television Awards for Best Makeup. She has also worked for industry leading companies and individuals including Jim Henson's Creature Shop, KNB EFX, Makeup Effects Group and Odd Studio.

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"We are very grateful to collaborate with incredible artists across Australasia and worldwide. 

We are proud to continue to both contribute to and also lead world class teams of artists and storytellers. We love what we do and the people we are priveliged to collaborate with to bring creative visions to life."