About
Xander Forterie
Special Effects Artist
XFFX studio is owned by Xander Forterie, special effects artist since 1992. I have been working for movies, television, theatre, events, museums and fine art for over 25 years.
I was born in 1972. My career started in 1989 at the Amsterdam Opera house where I was an apprentice for a year. There I learned to make wigs, theater style make-up and some special effects work. After that I started working for Sjoerd Didden, a special effects and wigs company in Rotterdam. I have worked for Sjoerd for several years with the occasional break to work on a theater show.
My interest has always been in effects and prosthetics but I started out focusing on all aspects of make-up, beauty, and wigs. Now I mainly do Special make-up related work but I am happy to have that knowledge.
CV
2018 Men in black international – On set alien application
2018 Star Wars IX – Foam latex techncian
2017 Geniuis season 2 – Mould department head
2017 Susperia – Foam latex technician
2016 Middle-earth: Shadow of War – sculpt, molding, casting, foam supervisor, application on set
2016 Solan and Ludwig III – lead puppet maker for Pedri animation
2016 George & Paul – lead puppet maker for Pedri animation
2015 De Notenkraker – Ballet mask tech for the national Ballet
2015 Centerparcs commercial – bird beak and feet
2015 Hakkebakkeskogen – lead puppet maker for Pedri animation
2015 Brimstone – special make-up effects and on set aplication for UnrealFX
2015 Simpel telecom commercial – mini wigs and props for Pedri animation
2015 Miffy/Nijntje museum Japan – museum puppet display for Pedri animation
2015 ING Commercial – paper earth construction for Pedri animation
2015 Under the Appletree – puppet tech for Pedri Animation
2015 Beauty and the Beast – painter and foam for Dave Elsey
2015 Zoolander II – foam tech for Mark Coulier
2015 Simpel telecom commercial – mini wigs and props for Pedri animation
2014 McDonald’s comercial germany – Puppets and set for John Craney
2014 Childhood’s End – molds and foam latex tech for MEG Sydney
2014 The Tempest – Het Nationale Ballet
2014 Solan and Ludwig II – lead puppet maker
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy – Special effects make up
2013 Thor: The Dark World – special effects makeup
2013 Solan & Ludvig – Lead puppet maker
2013 Frankenstein’s Army – model maker
2013 Miffy the movie (Nijntje) – Lead puppet maker
2012 Emilie – Lead puppet maker
2012 Wrath of the Titans – special effects makeup
2011 The Monster of Nix (Short) – special effects makeup
2011 Coppelia – Het Nationale Ballet
2010 Don Quichot – Het Nationale Ballet
2009 Shape: Mode Biennale Arnhem – sculpting, prosthetics, molds
2009 Salome – De Nationale Opera
2009 Zweiohrküken – makeup special effects
2007 Arn: Tempelriddaren – special effects makeup
2006 Sl8n8 – special effects
2006 Black Book (Zwartboek) – makeup effects artist
2005 De griezelbus – special effects makeup
2005 Medea (TV Mini-Series) – prostethics makeup artist – 1 episode) – Episode #1.4 (2005) … (prostethics makeup artist)
2004 06/05 (special effects makeup)
2004 Erik of het klein insectenboek – special effects makeup
2004 Mindhunters – special effects makeup
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – creatures/prosthetics: Weta Workshop
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – creatures/prosthetics: Weta Workshop
2002 Nachtbijter (Short) – special effects makeup
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – head of foam department – uncredited / prosthetics technician: Weta Workshop
2000 Somberman’s aktie – special effects makeup
1999 Jezus is een Palestijn – special effects makeup
1999 De zeven deugden (TV Series) – special effects makeup – 1 episode – Matigheid: Doolhof (1999) … special effects makeup
1998 Who am I? (Ngo si seoi) – special effects makeup
1997 De baby en de bakfiets (TV Short) – special effects makeup
1995 Flodder (TV Series) (alien designer – 1 episode) – Van de wereld (1995) … alien designer
1993 Vrouwenvleugel (TV Series) (special effects makeup – 1 episode) – Episode #1.1 (1993) … special effects makeup
1992 De bunker – special effects makeup – uncredited
Services
Modelmaking
Special Make-up
Stop Motion Puppets
Props
Masks
Sculpting
Tech
Buy or Rent
Gunshots and stab wounds
Prosthetics
Dummy’s
Pregnant belly’s
Special Make-up Sets
Clients
Marvel Studios, US
Disney Studios, US
Sony Pictures entertainment
Lucasfilm ltd., US
Creatures inc., United Kingdom
Effectstudion, Sweden
Pedri Animation, The Netherlands
Make-up Effects Group, Sydney
Coulier Creatures FX, United Kingdom
Unreal FX, The Netherlands
Weta Workshop, New Zealand
Studio
Studio XFFX
Lutmastraat 258-1
1074VD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Contact
Phone: +31(0)611475857
info@xffx.nl