Nick Nicolaou – Writer, Director, Producer

Nick Nicolaou has been working in the film & television industry for over 25 years in the field of special make-up effects. He is a Director of Make-up Effects Group (www.megeffects.com.au), one of the leading studios in the world for the creation of special prosthetic make-up effects, animatronic characters and creature effects.

Some of his film credits include, I,Frankenstein, The Wolverine, Cloud Street, 2:37, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Silk, Candy, Feed, Man Thing, Matrix 2 & 3, Double Vision, Cut, The Matrix, Two Hands, The Island of Dr Moreau and Babe.

Nick always knew that his love of special make-up effects would be a stepping-stone towards his passion for writing & directing feature films. His company Genre Pictures (www.genrepictures.com.au) was set up to help develop this dream.

Nick has various short film and feature film scripts to his name. He has adapted one of his feature film scripts, A NICE PLACE TO VISIT, a Sci-Fi/Conspiracy Adventure, set in 1963 America, into an independently produced concept promo/trailer. It was shot on Super 35mm and boasts a very stylish, elaborate and big budget feel.

Another trailer/short film directed by Nick, based on his feature screenplay, PARADISE LOST, won the Gold award for short form film at the Australian Cinematographer Society Awards in 2006. It’s a Drama/Horror film, about a man who has lost the love of his life to a senseless and tragic murder. He questions his faith and existence, as he struggles to find his way out of the darkness. The script was selected by Richard Taylor at WETA NZ, from over 50 script submissions and put into production development.

Nick has been production designer, producer, writer, director, and taken on various other key roles while developing all his projects.

In 2005 PARADISE LOST and DEAD END were picked up by producers. Dead End has been budgeted and steps taken to begin its development. Both projects were taken to the Canne open market seeking investor interest.

In 2006 a call-out for Director’s reels went out through ASDA (Australian Screen Directors Association) for an Australian film production called Prey, that was partially financed and seeking a Director to helm the project. Out of the hundreds of entries, Nick was selected in the final 3 applicants, but the project went to an already established director with a few major film credits under his belt.

In 2010 Nick began developing his feature film project MARY DOE, a Horror/Thriller Zombie film (www.marydoemovie.com).

Filmography

DIRECTOR / PRODUCER

2013	MARY DOE Kickstarter promotional presentations
2005	PARADISE LOST Super 16mm trailer/promo based on feature script Winner of the GOLD AWARD for short form film at the Australian Cinematographer Society (ACS) Awards in 2006
2002	A NICE PLACE TO VISIT Super 35mm concept trailer/promo based on feature script
2001	A GIANT TALE Mini DV short film IFILM film of the month - screened on the American Comedy Channel
2000	F Mini DV short film

 

WRITER

2009	MARY DOE - feature script
2006	CLUE LUST – feature script
2003	DEAD END - feature script
2001	PARADISE LOST - feature script
2001	SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS - short film script
2001	THE LIFT - short film script
2001	A GIANT TALE - short film script
2000	WHAT A NIGHT - short film script
2000	TITANS FOREVER - feature script
2000	F - short film script
1999	A NICE PLACE TO VISIT – concept feature script

 

MAKE-UP EFFECTS GROUP (feature films - abbreviated list)

2014	Blacktrack	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Michael Petroni
2012	The Wolverine (US)	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	James Mangold
2012	I, Frankenstein (US)	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Stuart Beattie
2012	Redd Inc.	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Dan Krige
2010	Needle	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	John V. Soto
2010	Cloudstreet	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Matthew Seville
2007	Heyy Babyy	Animatronic Make-up Effects Supervisors	Sajid Khan
2006	Black Water	Special Make-up Effects	Nerlich/Traucki
2005	2:37	Prosthetics, Special Make-up Effects	Murali K. Thalluri
2005	Nightmares and Dreamscapes (US)	Prosthetics, Special Make-up Effects	Cootes/Hayes
2005	Gone	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Ringan Ledwidge
2005	Silk (US/HK)	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Chao-Bin Su
2005	Candy	Realistic Still Born Baby Model	Neil Armsfield
2005	Charlottes Web (US)	Animatronic Pig Sculpture	Gary Winick
2005	Feed	Prosthetic Make-up Supervisors	Brett Leonard
2004	The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (US)	Prosthetics Technician/Make-up	Andrew Adamson
2003	Man Thing (US)	Make-up Effects, Creature Suit Fabrication	Brett Leonard
2002	Darkness Falls (US)	Special Make-up Effects, Puppeteering	Jonathan Liebesman
2002	Ned	*Prosthetic Make-up Supervisors	Abe Forsythe
2002	The Great Raid (US)	Prosthetic Wound Fabrication	John Dahl
2002	Matrix Revolutions (US)	Prosthetics, Special Make-up Effects	Wachowski Bros.
2002	Matrix Reloaded (US)	Prosthetics, Special Make-up Effects	Wachowski Bros.
2001	Double Vision (US/HK)	Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Chen Kuo-Fu
2001	Cyber Wars (US)	Prosthetic Make-up Effects Supervisors	Jian Hong Kuo
1999	Cut	*Prosthetics, Make-up Effects Supervisors	Kimble Rendall
1998	The Matrix (US)	*Animatronic Make-up Effects Supervisors	Wachowski Bros.
1998	Two Hands	Prosthetic Make-up Fabrication	Greggor Jordan
1996	Paws	Animatronic Dog Effects Supervisors	Karl Zwicky
1995	The Island of Dr Moreau (US)	Prosthetic Make-up Application	John Frankenheimer
1995	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (US)	Prosthetic Make-up Fabrication	Bryan Spicer
1994	Babe	Sculpting, Painting & Finishing	Chris Noonan
1987	Critters 2 (US)	Special Make-up Effects	Mick Garris

* Inaugural Australian Make-up Artists Award for ‘Best Special Make-up Effects and Animatronics’