angeles in 1990, and my first film that i worked on was "hook." >> what kind of talent does it take? >> well, you have to -- you have to be an artist to start. you have to be able to have that eye where you can visually draw or sculpt. you have to be able to make molds, teeth, eyes. i mean, there's a lot involved in doing makeup effects. >> can you show me a demonstration? >> sure. i'll do a 60-second transformation into a vampire. come on over, and i'll show you how we do it. all right. so, first of all, what i'm gonna do is put a little bit of this dark purple makeup around my eyes to give me a bit of a sunken-in look, little bit of a sickly feel, right there and right there. so, all of a sudden, i don't look as healthy. and i put these lenses in. >> oh. so, they kind of change the color of your eyes. >> they do. >> ohh. [ suspenseful music plays ] do the contacts -- do they hurt your eyes at all? >> they actually don't. >> wow. >> and instantly... i am a bit scarier. >> definitely. >> yes. >> oh, that's definitely scarier. >> yeah. [ music continues ] >> oh, impressive. you must b