
Face Off
In this competition/elimination series, special effects make-up artists participate in elaborate challenges for a grand prize and the honor of being Hollywood's next great effects artist.
Face Off
In this competition/elimination series, special effects make-up artists participate in elaborate challenges for a grand prize and the honor of being Hollywood's next great effects artist.
Face Off
In this competition/elimination series, special effects make-up artists participate in elaborate challenges for a grand prize and the honor of being Hollywood's next great effects artist.

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Episode 1: Redemption
Face Off Redemption is a web miniseries hosted by judge Glenn Hetrick in conjunction with season 4....

Episode 2: The Vets Strike Back
A preview of Season 5 focuses on the eight veteran contestants who are returning for a second chance...
The first season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off featured twelve prosthetic makeup artists competing in a series of challenges to create makeup effects. The winner received US$100,000 and a year's supply of makeup. The season premiered on January 26, 2011. Conor McCullagh of Mississauga, Ontario was the winner of Face Off season one.

Episode 1: Welcome to the Jungle
The challenge is to create a new human/animal hybrid based from 3 exotic animals that are brought in...

Episode 2: Naked Ambition
A full-body makeup challenge for the contestants.

Episode 3: Out of this World
Makeup artist Michael Westmore meets the contestants at Vasquez Rocks in Southern California, where...

Episode 4: Bad to the Bone
"Friday the 13th" director Sean Cunningham serves as a guest judge for a challenge that has the cont...

Episode 5: Switched and Hitched
In teams of two, the contestants turn brides into grooms and grooms into brides.

Episode 6: Dancing Dead
Zombies take over as the seven remaining special effects artists must create an original zombie to a...

Episode 7: Family Plot
The five remaining contestants must disguise themselves to fool their own family members at a Los An...

Episode 8: Twisted Tales
The last challenge has the three remaining contestants creating fairy-tale characters derived from "...
The second season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 11, 2012 and ended on March 14, 2012. The season featured 14 prosthetic makeup artists competing in a series of challenges to create makeup effects. The winner of this season, Rayce Bird of Shelley, Idaho, received US$100,000 cash, US$25,000 worth of makeup from Alcone, and the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

Episode 1: Return to Oz
Fourteen aspiring makeup artists face off in the Season 2 premiere, which has them re-imagining char...

Episode 2: Water World
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is visited ahead of a challenge in which the contestants m...

Episode 3: Rock Your Body
A nude body painting challenge unfolds as the contestants try to make an album cover for hip-hop sta...

Episode 4: Night Terrors
A late-night call summons the contestants to an abandoned hospital in Los Angeles. When they arrive...

Episode 5: Dangerous Beauty
The team competes in a trauma wound foundation contest then return to the lab, which has been transf...

Episode 6: Triple Threat
For the foundation challenge, the contestants must debeautify attractive models,.make triplets appea...

Episode 7: Alien Interpreters
This week, aliens are the artists' focus and guest judge Star Trek Next Generation's LeVar Burton he...

Episode 8: Burtonesque
Creating a new character from an ordinary occupation for a Tim Burton film.

Episode 9: Dinoplasty
The five remaining contestants participate in a double-elimination event to create a human-dinosaur...

Episode 10: The Ultimate Spotlight Challenge
The finalists must each create three original characters from a specific movie genre who will perfor...
The third season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on August 21, 2012 and ended October 31, 2012. The season featured twelve prosthetic makeup artists competing against each other to create makeup effects. In the finale, they were voted on by the public in a live broadcast on Halloween. Nicole Chilelli of Sacramento, California, was the winner of the season. The grand prize for the third season was a position as a guest lecturer at the Make Up for Ever Academies in New York and Paris, a 2012 Toyota Prius v, and US$100,000. It was won by Nicole Chilelli, who holds two Face Off records for being the first female to win and the first and only contestant to be eliminated and come back.

Episode 1: A Force to Be Reckoned With
Sean Astin greets the contestants, who are challenged to create original aliens for the “Star Wars”...

Episode 2: Pirate Treasure
The contestants must create an original pirate character "who has become one with the sea".

Episode 3: Year Of The Dragon
The Chinese New Year is the theme as the contestants create dragon makeup for performers doing an ac...

Episode 4: Alice In Zombieland
The contestants create zombie makeup for characters from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Directo...

Episode 5: Supermobile
The contestants create makeup for superheroes and their sidekicks after getting inspiration from som...

Episode 6: Dishonorable Proportions
The artists take inspiration from the video game Dishonored when creating characters with exaggerate...

Episode 7: Monster Twist
The competing artists are tasked with creating original movie monsters based on sketches done by chi...

Episode 8: Who's the New Who?
The competing artists use makeup to create looks inspired by Dr. Seuss' "Sleep Book," which is celeb...

Episode 9: Junkyard Cyborg
Material from a junkyard must be used in a cyborg challenge.

Episode 10: Scene of the Crime
The NBC series "Grimm" inspires the makeup created by the competing artists.

Episode 11: Immortal Enemies
The remaining three artists are tasked with creating Halloween-themed characters, which they then mu...

Episode 12: Finale
Viewers choose the Season 3 winner, who will be announced during the finale in Los Angeles. Also: Th...
The fourth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 15, 2013 and ended March 26, 2013. The season featured 14 prosthetic makeup artists competing against each other to create makeup effects. Anthony Kosar of Lisle, Illinois, was the winner of the season. The grand prize for the fourth season was a position as a guest lecturer at the Make Up For Ever Academies in New York and Paris, a 2013 Fiat 500, and $100,000.

Episode 1: Make It Reign
The artists create goblin kings and are judged by actor John Rhys-Davies.

Episode 2: Heroic Proportions
The artists compete for the chance to have their design featured in a DC Comic book; the contestants...

Episode 3: When Hell Freezes Over
Contestants must create a sinister demon.

Episode 4: Eye Candy
The contestants must create a creature using candy that is found throughout the lab.

Episode 5: Two Heads Are Better Than One
The artists try to create a larger-than-life giant character based on an ancient fable.

Episode 6: Bugging Out
The contestants will choose images to be used for a creepy-crawly bug-themed challenge.

Episode 7: Howl at the Moon
The contestants must create planet-inspired alien werewolves.

Episode 8: It's Better in the Dark
The artists must create a never-before-seen creature that glows in the dark.

Episode 9: Mummy Mayhem
The artists must create an Egyptian god mummy inspired by the Evil Dead franchise.

Episode 10: Alien Apocalypse
The artists visit the set of the new Syfy series "Defiance" to inspire original alien creations.

Episode 11: Living the Dream
The three finalists must create a waterproof makeup for the show "Le Reve: The Dream" at the Wynn Ho...
The fifth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on August 13, 2013. The season features 16 prosthetic makeup artists competing against each other to create makeup effects. This is the first season to feature the return of eight prior contestants competing against eight new contestants. The grand prize for the fifth season is a VIP trip from Kryolan to one of their 85 locations, a 2013 Fiat 500, and $100,000. A rule violation occurred and is noted during the end credits of episode 5, details are unknown.

Episode 1: Going for Gold
Eight newcomers take on eight former contestants as each team creates a series of hyper-stylized fan...

Episode 2: Future Frankenstein
The contestants must make a far-future monster.

Episode 3: Gettin' Goosed
After a demon-based foundation challenge with guest judges James Wan and Lin Shaye, the remaining co...

Episode 4: Subterranean Terror
Artists explore tunnels in search of clues.
Episode 5: Mother Earth Goddess
Artists use elements from an arboretum and their own mothers to create Mother Nature goddesses.

Episode 6: Trick or Treat
The artists are asked to incorporate a gag element to their designs.

Episode 7: Living Art
The artists must create characters that could live within iconic art movements.

Episode 8: Cosmic Circus
Artists are faced with creating dark and sexy alien circus characters for an out-of-this-world perfo...
Episode 9: Mortal Sins
The artists learn they must each create a character that embodies one of the seven deadly sins.
Episode 10: The Laughing Dead
Arriving at the famous Laugh Factory comedy club, the artists are tasked with creating an original g...
Episode 11: Dark Magic
At Kenneth Hahn Park, the artists are asked to choose magical Norse runes to inspire a dark elf warr...
Episode 12: Flights of Fantasy
The contestants create original human-bird hybrids for the penultimate Spotlight Challenge.

Episode 13: Swan Song
The artists must create a sorcerer and swan for a special performance.
Episode 14: Top 20 Countdown - Judges' Favorites
Judges Ve Neill, Glenn Hetrick and Neville Page recall the best creations from five seasons of "Face...
Episode 15: Naked And Painted
The art of body painting is demonstrated and explored during an hour hosted by McKenzie Westmore and...
The sixth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 14, 2014. The season features 15 prosthetic-makeup artists competing against each other to create makeup effects. In this season, the judges have the power to save one contestant who would normally be eliminated.
Episode 1: Sexy Beasts
An extreme new season of Face Off starts with a bang as 15 new artists work in teams of two to reinv...
Episode 2: Cosmic Conspiracy
The 14 remaining artists create out-of-this-world alien creatures suffering from an array of interpl...
Episode 3: Dragon's Breath
For their first individual Spotlight Challenge, the 13 remaining artists face the monumental task of...
Episode 4: Guitar Gods
The artists get ready to roll 'n rock as they team together to build an original rock star character...
Episode 5: In the Shadows
The remaining artists take a walk on the dark side as they're tasked with creating supernatural enti...
Episode 6: Cryptic Creatures
The artists arrive at a beautiful yet mysterious swamp and learn that they'll be making some famousl...
Episode 7: Open Sesame
The artists arrive at the mysterious Magic Castle in Hollywood where they learn they'll create uniqu...
Episode 8: Ego Trip Abroad
The artists embark on a trip of a lifetime to Tokyo where they'll gather inspiration for two extreme...
Episode 9: Mad Science
Things take a dark turn as the artists play the part of mad scientist and create human guinea pig ma...
Episode 10: What a Dahl
The artists delve into the whimsical world of children's author Roald Dahl and must create never bef...
Episode 11: Freaks of Nature
The six remaining artists head to the prestigious Gnomon School of Visual Effects and learn that the...

Episode 12: Industrial Revolution
The artists head to Union Station and discover that they'll be heading into the future to create ori...

Episode 13: Bloodsuckers
Pressure mounts as the four remaining artists create legendary vampires from around the world in ord...

Episode 14: Cry Wolf
In the dramatic conclusion to Face Off's first ever two-part challenge, the four remaining artists c...

Episode 15: Heavenly Bodies
After a season-long battle, the final three artists must create two rival aliens that can survive a...
This season will have a specific theme, 'Life and Death'. In this season, the contestants faced a Sudden Death challenge, when, during the first episode, it was revealed that the contestants' first challenge is actually their final audition to be on the show.
Episode 1: Life and Death
Sixteen new contestants learn they aren't officially on the show until they survive one final auditi...
Episode 2: American Gangster
The artists must create over-the-top makeup for crime bosses in the world of Dick Tracy.
Episode 3: Ancient Aliens
The artists explore the world's wonders and ancient aliens who may have contributed to their creatio...
Episode 4: Twisted Trees
A superhero foundation challenge; the artists must create twisted tree characters after becoming one...
Episode 5: Animal Attraction
The artists have to successfully mash-up two animals to create a new species in an individual challe...
Episode 6: Wizard of Wonderland
Teams must re-imagine characters from "The Wonderful World of Oz," as if they were in "Alice's Wonde...
Episode 7: Judge Match
The judges pair up with two team members, a former all-star contestant and former champion, to creat...
Episode 8: Killer Instinct
In partnership with Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, the artists' mission is to create a...
Episode 9: Serpent Soldiers
Working for the G.I. Joe franchise, the artists use their talents to create snake-inspired super sol...
Episode 10: Scared Silly
The artists turn their worst childhood fears into terrifying evil clowns who will perform a nightmar...
Episode 11: Teacher's Pets
It's back to high school for the remaining artists as they are tasked with creating fun mythical fan...

Episode 12: Off With Their Heads
The artists are faced with the challenge of creating a Greek God and also the severed head of a beas...

Episode 13: Beautiful Disaster
With the semifinals around the corner, the artists must take inspiration from disaster scenarios and...
Episode 14: Creature Carnage
The four semifinalists conquer giant city-crushing monstrosities in order to crush their way straigh...

Episode 15: One Knight Only
The season of life and death concludes as the artists tackle the fantastical world of knights in an...
The theme this season is "Return of the Champions". Three former winners Season 2 - Rayce Bird, Season 4 - Anthony Kosar, and Season 5 - Laura Tyler will guide teams of five to victory.

Episode 1: Return of the Champions
Season 8 begins with three returning champions joining the competition as coaches.

Episode 2: Monkey Business
Oscar winner Rick Baker is the guest judge for the first Spotlight Challenge, which finds the artist...

Episode 3: Let the Games Begin
The remaining 14 artists take part in a deadly predator challenge featuring guest judge Josh Hutcher...

Episode 4: Royal Flush
The thirteen remaining artists must make playing cards come to life in the whimsical style of Tim Bu...

Episode 5: Sounding Off
The artists have to design creatures based on unique sound effects created by sound designer Erik Aa...

Episode 6: Troll Bridge
The remaining artists and their coaches feel the stress of a challenge where they must create trolls...
Episode 7: Queen Bees
The artists learn that for their challenge, they will be body-painting nude models in the middle of...

Episode 8: Dressed To Kill
The artists create their own stylish horror villain inspired by the work of Clive Barker (Hellraiser...
Episode 9: Miss Intergalactic
The contestants must take inspiration from the planets in the solar system to create alien queens wh...
Episode 10: Super Selfies
Episode 11: Imaginary Friends
The Artists must make their Imaginary Friends from their childhood as a film character or creature.
Episode 12: Deadly Dolls
The artists must create serial killer doll characters

Episode 13: Full Steam Ahead
The artists must create western steampunk cyborgs, in order to make it into the finals at the Vinpea...
Episode 14: The Dream Team
The final three artists must each create four original characters worthy of starring in their own fi...

Episode 1: Intergalactic Zoo
Season 9 begins with the 16 artists working in pairs to construct original alien animals that incorp...

Episode 2: Siren Song
The artists arrive at the Port of Long Beach and board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter U.S.S. George Cob...

Episode 3: Surprise of the Century
The reality competition celebrates its 100th episode in style when the artists turn real-life couple...

Episode 4: Frightful Fiction
The artists must create a mashup character from famous works of genre literature.

Episode 5: The Gatekeepers
The artists paired up to create the gatekeeper to an alternate dimension ... and the creature he or...

Episode 6: Extraterrestrial Enterprise
Retro-style alien characters created for a Foundation Challenge come into play when the artists rece...

Episode 7: All That Glitters
The artists face the challenge of taking a male model and turning him into a female character from a...

Episode 8: The Gauntlet

Episode 9: Judgment Day
The remaining artists add their own twist to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Episode 10: Freak Show
A "barbaric" Foundation Challenge is judged by Oscar-winning makeup artist Robin Matthews. That's fo...

Episode 11: Beyond The Expanse
Inspired by Syfy's The Expanse, the artists must create a character that represents the next stage i...

Episode 12: Death Becomes Them

Episode 13: Movie Magic, Part 1
Part 1 of 2. The finalists learn their last challenge is to work with a real-life Hollywood director...

Episode 14: Movie Magic, Part 2
A winner is crowned in the conclusion of the two-part Season 9 finale. But first, the finalists fini...
Episode 1: Wanted Dead or Alive
Season 10 begins with the 14 competing artists working in teams of two to create alien bounty hunter...
Episode 2: Child's Play
Paul Reubens appears when the artists work in teams to create a whimsical makeup based on an oversiz...
Episode 3: Lost Languages
The remaining 12 artists team up to create a member of a long-lost race inspired by unique languages...
Episode 4: Covert Characters
For their first individual challenge, the artists must create realistic disguise makeups for "secret...
Episode 5: Foreign Bodies
Working in teams of two, the artists must create slime as inspiration for the spotlight challenge. T...
Episode 6: Death's Doorstep
The artists must create whimsical ghost characters based on unique obituaries.
Episode 7: The Gauntlet II
It's back. Three rounds of foundation challenges. Who will survive?
Episode 8: Smoke and Mirrors
The artists must transform beautiful, yet evil sorceresses into their hideous true self.
Episode 9: Bottled Up
Unique vessels provide the inspiration when the artists face the challenge of creating mischievous g...
Episode 10: Keep One Eye Open
The artists create unique Cyclops characters in the Focus Challenge; guest judge Douglas Smith.
Episode 11: The Art of Warcraft
Characters from the World of Warcraft game come to life by the remaining artists who create realisti...
Episode 12: Skull Island: Reign of Kong
Artists create an indigenous species that would live on King Kong's Skull Island.
Episode 13: Sinister Showdown: Part 1
The artists must create two characters that would be part of a horror film: one demonic character an...
Episode 14: Sinister Showdown: Part 2
After revising their makeups with their directors, the artists improve their characters in order to...
The eleventh season features the All-Stars, a group of artists who have competed in previous seasons of Face Off. Special guests this season include director John Landis, writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson, producer Suzanne Todd, director Marcus Nispel and stunt coordinator Jeff Wolfe.

Episode 1: Abstract Aliens
A group of returning all-stars compete in Season 11, which begins with the artists having to incorpo...

Episode 2: The Devil Is in the Details
The teams work to create angel and devil characters in the first elimination challenge of the season...

Episode 3: Monster High
The artists arrive at Mattel headquarters in El Segundo, Cal., where they learn they will be creatin...

Episode 4: Snow Queens
In the second elimination challenge of the season, the All-Star teams work to create beautiful snow...
Episode 5: Troubling Transformations
The competition takes a monstrous turn as the All-Star teams create two makeups themed after Jekyll...
Episode 6: Wasteland Warriors
The All-Stars create dystopian characters inspired by post-apocalyptic vehicles for the elimination...
Episode 7: Puppet Masters
The conclusion from last week's elimination challenge; the immunity challenge has the teams create m...
Episode 8: Odd Couples
The five remaining All-Star teams create comedic fantasy duos in the elimination challenge.
Episode 9: Frightening Families
The competition is turned on its head as the eight remaining all-stars are combined into a pair of s...
Episode 10: Cursed Covens
The two teams must create a coven of warlocks or witches at war with each other.
Episode 11: Intergalactic Congress
The remaining artists, competing individually, must create an alien delegate for an intergalactic co...
Episode 12: Tiki Twist
The final five must create a representation of a Hawaiian god or goddess.
Episode 13: Gargoyle Guardians
The last four must create a gargoyle inspired by a different style of architecture
Episode 14: Battle of the Beasts
The final three must create animalistic kung-fu masters for an actual fight scene in hopes of being...
In the twelfth season of Face Off the artists are split in two teams recognized as shops. Each week, the shops will choose a foreperson to take charge of the shop. The winning artist will receive a trip to Kryolan, a Fiat 500, and $100,000.
Episode 1: Pack Leaders
In a first, the artists are divided into two make-up effects shops, and the first assignment is to d...
Episode 2: Hive Mind
Inspired by hive-minded insects, the artists must create queen, worker and drone aliens.
Episode 3: Dream House
A twist with the teams, and an assignment to create fairy tale characters. Elizabeth Mitchell guest...
Episode 4: Dante's Demons
The artists must create a demon that would oversee a specific circle of Dante's version of Hell.
Episode 5: String Theory
The artists bring the four seasons to life for a dance choreographed by Travis Wall.
Episode 6: Possessed Possessions
The artists create looks for the owners of possessed objects; Cheyenne Jackson guest judges.
Episode 7: Feral Fungi
The six remaining artists create victims of a fungal virus that turns people into zombies.
Episode 8: Amusing Aliens
The legendary Rick Baker guest judges the artists' alien creations, inspired by real recordings from...
Episode 9: Journey Into Fear Part 1
The final three must create creatures for a haunted house conceptualized by series judge Glenn Hetri...
Episode 10: Journey Into Fear, Part 2
Twists abound for the final three's haunted house challenge before crowning a winner.
The thirteenth, and final season of Face Off: Battle Royale, features the return of twelve former competitors, who will compete head-to-head against each other throughout the competition.

Episode 1: Face Your Fears
In the season premiere of Face Off, twelve of your favorite artists return to the competition with a...

Episode 2: Moonlight Monsters
In the first elimination challenge of the season, the artists battle it out as they create fun and l...

Episode 3: Aztec Aliens
The artists create ancient aliens that could have been the inspiration for Aztec gods.

Episode 4: Haunted Hotel
In this week's elimination challenge, the artists battle head-to-head as they create the quirky and...

Episode 5: Death Dealers
Fortune favors the bold this week, as the artists and their battle partners create makeups based on...

Episode 6: Divine Dryads
The artists battle it out as they create dryad protectors of real life forests in this week’s elimin...

Episode 7: Maritime Monsters
The competition intensifies as the six remaining artists create original sea monsters in this week's...

Episode 8: Immortals Interrupted
It's the semifinals and the artists engage in an all out battle royale as they create vampires based...

Episode 9: Through the Looking Glass Part I
It's part one of the finale, as the finalists learn that they will be creating characters for an ori...

Episode 10: Through the Looking Glass, Part 2
The artists and their teams create their short film, and one is crowned champion, in part two of the...
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