{"id":9321,"date":"2013-10-22T00:28:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T04:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2013-10-22T00:28:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T04:28:52","slug":"transmissions-syfy-renews-face-off-for-a-sixth-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9321","title":{"rendered":"Transmissions: Syfy Renews Face Off for a Sixth Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syfy announces that its critically-acclaimed hit reality com\"FaceOff\"<\/a>petition series Face
\nOff will return for a sixth season in January 2014, introducing 14 new makeup
\nartists in what will be Face Off\u2019s boldest season yet.\u00a0 In the new season the
\ncontestants will face extreme challenges that will inspire them to create the
\nmost magnificent characters and creatures in Face Off history.\u00a0 And coming this
\nNovember, Syfy debuts two original Face Off specials \u2013Naked and Painted and
\nJudges\u2019 Favorites.<\/p>\n

Season five of Face Off is in all new episodes Tuesday nights at 9PM ET\/PT on Syfy.\u00a0 In tomorrow night\u2019s episode, the remaining five are tasked with creating an original dark elf warrior character. The remaining five artists on season five are Miranda Jory of Los Angeles, CA; Laney Parkhurst of Manitou Beach, MI; Tate Steinsiek of Morris, OK; Laura Tyler of Orlando, FL; and Roy Wooley of Tucker, GA.<\/p>\n

The competition culminates with the season five finale on Tuesday, November 5 at 9PM (ET\/PT) when the final three contestants each create two lead characters from Swan Lake: a woman transforming into a swan and the sorcerer who casts the spell on her.\u00a0 These finale makeups will be put to the test in an epic performance by the Los Angeles Ballet.<\/p>\n

Syfy will also debut two original one-hour Face Off specials in November. Naked and Painted features host McKenzie Westmore as she explores the world of body painting with a variety of special guest experts including former Face Off contestants and the industry\u2019s top body painting artists. The special will feature two start-to-finish body painting demonstrations in the lab. Naked and Painted airs November 12 at 9PM (ET\/PT) on Syfy.<\/p>\n

Also featured in the Naked and Painted special are the stars of Syfy\u2019s upcoming series Naked Vegas, which premieres Tuesday, October 29 at 10PM (ET\/PT) on Syfy.<\/p>\n

In the special Top 20 Countdown: Judges\u2019 Favorites, Face Off judges Glenn Hetrick, Ve
\nNeill and Neville Page take a look back at the best contestant creations from
\nall five seasons of the series. In addition to ranking the top twenty best
\nmake-ups, they will call out some of the funniest, most surprising and
\nimpressively ambitious designs the show has ever seen. Top 20 Countdown: Judges\u2019
\nFavorites airs November 19 at 9 p.m. ET\/PT on Syfy.<\/p>\n

Face Off is a competition\/elimination series exploring the world of special-effects make-up
\nartists and the unlimited imagination that allows them to create amazing works
\nof living art. As a member of the multi-generational family dynasty whose name
\nis synonymous with the make-up effects field, actress McKenzie Westmore brings
\nexpertise to her role as host of the series.\u00a0 Some of SFX world\u2019s most
\ncelebrated figures judge the competition \u2013 multiple Academy-Award winner Ve
\nNeill (The Hunger Games, Pirates of the Caribbean), industry veteran Glenn
\nHetrick (CSI: New York, Heroes, Legion), and creature designer Neville Page
\n(Avatar, Prometheus). World-renowned Hollywood makeup artist Michael Westmore
\n(Star Trek) serves as the contestant mentor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Syfy announces that its critically-acclaimed hit reality competition series Face Off will return for a sixth season in January 2014, introducing 14 new makeup artists in what will be Face Off\u2019s boldest season yet.\u00a0 In the new season the contestants … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[568,567,1897,966,620,3104,3103,39,1896],"class_list":["post-9321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transmissions","tag-competition","tag-face-off","tag-glenn-hetrick","tag-make-up","tag-mckenzie-westmore","tag-michael-westmore","tag-reality-series","tag-syfy","tag-ve-neill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9323,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321\/revisions\/9323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}