Gabriele Magrì

Gabriel and Vittorio Magrì, "twins" of Dario Argento

That of Gabriel and Vittorio Magrì is a passion that began between the classroom. Since little amused to build monsters with modeling clay or other materials unearthed in the house. Then the game turned into a real life choice, when at the end of eighth grade decided to attend a school of special effects. "But in Italy there was nothing like that - reminds Gabriel - and so we tried the telephone number of Sergio boots, we knew of fame through the magazines." Managed to contact him, asked him to work with him, but the first suggestion was to attend at least one art school or art school to receive a smattering in the field of drawing and sculpture. They followed his advice and, after graduating, returned to ask Boots, which in the meantime had maintained a correspondence with the video recordings of their work. From 1998 to 2001 working with him for a long series of films and television programs: from "The Phantom of the Opera" by Dario Argento in "The Big Bluff" Barbary pirates led by Luke, from "Scarlet Diva" by Asia Argento " Pinocchio "by Roberto Benigni, from" I'm not sleepy, "Dario Argento's 2002 edition of" Seriously ". Not to mention the many collaborations with commercials for Wind, Telecom, Opel Astra, Pickwick, Orange Account and Bulgari.

Then what happened?
We had the desire, in addition to the need to put on their own. In Italy it invests very little in special effects, despite the public show a strong interest in movies that are seasoned. On these bases are born "foreigners" and "Crimson White", the first a story of fiction that combines topical issues in science-fiction social issues, the second - with Franco Nero - the legend of a ghost that is intertwined with the existence of two boys.

How do you express the moods and emotions of a fictional character?
We study the script, to understand the character to be taken at various stages of history. In this way we anticipate the movements of the eyebrows and mouth, are essential to give an expression, from the moment in which we shape the clay and then when we place the gears. The skill is then the people who animate the characters, sometimes for only a require multiple puppeteers, one that deals with only the eyes, a mouth, a nose. And 'their ability to coordinate which allows to obtain a movement as natural as possible.

And in the case of make up?
It starts from the actor's face and head, which takes a mold with dental alginate. It then creates a plaster model and this is going to shape the various features to be deformed (longer nose, larger ears). Changes are made into rubber prostheses, which are then applied directly on the face of the actor, blending them with makeup.

The work that you loved most?
We say that Robert Englund makeup for "The Return of Cagliostro" (2003), and Ciprì Maresco was a great thrill for us, who admired him since the time of his portrayal of Freddy Krueger in "Nightmare". In general, our dream came true every time we see people in the room applauded and frightened all at once.

In your future?
There is easily a fantasy film for which we are looking for a film production. He speaks of the pursuit of happiness, the law of attraction between the thoughts and matter and the difference between living and surviving. More than special effects, currently, we are pursuing our passion for filmmaking, and soon we hope to achieve our dream.
Paola Rinaldi