Face Off (season 1)
Season one 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 $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.
Contestants
| Contestant[1] |
Age |
Hometown |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Conor McCullagh |
40 |
Mississauga, Ontario |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
WIN |
| Gage Hubbard |
26 |
Willard, Utah |
LOW‡ |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
RUNNER-UP |
| Tate Steinsiek |
31 |
Henryetta, Oklahoma |
HIGH |
LOW‡ |
IN |
HIGH |
HIGH‡ |
WIN |
IN |
RUNNER-UP |
| Samantha "Sam" Cobb |
32 |
Decatur, Georgia |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
IN |
WIN |
OUT |
| Megan Areford |
24 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
WIN |
LOW |
OUT |
|
| Tom Devlin |
29 |
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
WIN |
LOW |
OUT‡ |
|
| Anthony Pepe |
35 |
Queens, New York |
IN |
WIN |
LOW |
LOW |
HIGH |
OUT |
|
| Kayla "Jo" Holland |
21 |
Hilo, Hawaii |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
|
| Marcel Banks |
24 |
Tacoma, Washington |
IN |
IN |
HIGH |
OUT |
|
| Frank Ippolito |
32 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
HIGH |
IN |
OUT |
|
| Sergio Guerra |
31 |
San Antonio, Texas |
LOW |
OUT |
|
| Jessica Kramer |
26 |
Scottdale, Pennsylvania |
OUT |
|
- The contestant won Face Off.
- The contestant was a runner-up.
- The contestant won a Spotlight Challenge.
- The contestant was part of a team that won the Spotlight Challenge.
- The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight Challenge.
- The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight Challenge.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- ‡ The contestant won the Foundation Challenge.
Episodes
Episode 1: "Welcome to the Jungle"
- Foundation Challenge: Create an original face makeup incorporating at least one item from the introductory reception room
- Foundation Challenge Winner: Gage
- Spotlight Challenge: In teams of two, create a human-animal hybrid based on either a black beetle (Sam and Marcel; Frank and Tate), ostrich (Jessica and Jo; Anthony and Megan) or elephant (Sergio and Gage; Conor and Tom)
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Conor
- Bottom Two Teams: Jessica and Jo, Sergio and Gage (Gage immune from elimination)
- Eliminated: Jessica
Episode 2: "Naked Ambition"
- Foundation Challenge: Design an original tattoo that has meaning for you
- Foundation Challenge winner: Tate
- Spotlight Challenge: Body paint a nude model for a magazine cover photo shoot
- Guest Judge: Filippo Ioco
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Anthony
- Bottom Three: Sergio, Conor and Tate
- Eliminated: Sergio
Episode 3: "Out of This World"
- Spotlight Challenge: Create an alien inspired by the environmental conditions speculated to exist on Gliese 581 g
- Guest Judge: Michael Westmore
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Conor
- Bottom Two Teams: Anthony and Frank, Tom and Megan
- Eliminated: Frank
Episode 4: "Bad to the Bone"
| Contestant |
Movie title |
Villain |
Tagline |
| Anthony |
London Twilight |
Mad doctor set in Victorian England |
The Doctor Is Out...Of His Mind |
| Conor |
Voodoo Dawn |
Vengeance demon |
Death Is Just The Beginning |
| Gage |
Cautionary Point |
Undead lighthouse keeper |
Heed The Warning |
| Jo |
Confession |
Murderous Nun |
Confession Will Not Always Save You |
| Marcel |
Final Skate |
70s era roller rink operator |
The Class Of '78 Is Going To Pieces |
| Megan |
Chester's Photography |
Deranged photographer |
A Picture Says A Thousand Words...His Victims Say None |
| Sam |
Baby Doll |
Porcelain doll-influenced killer |
Daddy's Little Secret Has Come Back To Life |
| Tate |
Him |
Genetic anomaly |
Your Mind...His Playground |
| Tom |
Teddy Told Me To |
Child-like; yo-yo weapon |
It's All Fun And Games Till Someone Dies |
- Spotlight Challenge: Create a concept for a horror movie with an iconic villain
- Guest Judge: Sean S. Cunningham
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Tom
- Bottom Three: Marcel, Megan and Anthony
- Eliminated: Marcel
Episode 5: "Switched and Hitched"
- Foundation Challenge: Create a realistic facial hair makeup matching the model's costume
- Foundation Challenge Winner: Tate
- Spotlight Challenge: Take an engaged couple and make them up so their genders are switched
- Guest Judge: Steve La Porte
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Megan
- Bottom Team: Tom and Jo
- Eliminated: Jo
Episode 6: "The Dancing Dead"
- Foundation Challenge: Create stage blood using grocery items
- Foundation Challenge Winner: Tom
- Spotlight Challenge: Create a zombie character to work in a choreographed dance routine with the other contestants' creations. Sing used: Zombie by Natalia Kills
- Guest Judge: Greg Nicotero
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Tate
- Bottom Three: Anthony, Tom, Megan
- Eliminated: Anthony, Tom
Episode 7: "Family Plot"
- Spotlight Challenge: Create a makeup to become unrecognizable to a loved one
- Spotlight Challenge Winner: Sam
- Eliminated: Megan
Episode 8: "Twisted Tales"
- Spotlight Challenge: Reimagine two fairy tale characters in a different genre
- Face Off Season 1 Winner: Conor
References
- ^ "''Face Off'' cast". Poptower.com. http://www.poptower.com/face-off-syfy-tv-show-cast.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-01.