Robert Green Hall (November 27, 1973 – May 24, 2021) was an American special makeup effects artist,

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, musician, and owner of PostHuman FX, specializing in providing seamlessly integrated makeup and visual effects.

Career

Make-up effects artist career

Born in

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, Hall began his career as a youngster in

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, buying makeup and materials at the local Wal-Mart for his friends' Halloween costumes. In 1996, Hall set up his own studio and named the company after a title of a song by the rock group

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. In the early stages of the company, Hall worked with extremely small budgets on 22 films for Roger Corman's Concorde - New Horizons and considered himself a graduate of the "Roger Corman School of Film". Hall's creations have been featured on shows like ''

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'' and ''Firefly'' and the movies '' Vacancy'', ''

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'', '' The Crazies'' and '' Quarantine 2''.

Directorial career

In 2004, Hall marked his writing and directorial feature film debut with the semi-autobiographical drama, ''Lightning Bug''. He has also directed the 2009 horror film ''

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, Kevin Gage, and

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. Hall directed and was a consulting producer for the

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. Hall co-wrote and directed a sequel to his 2009 horror film, ''

'' titled, '' ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2'', released September 2011.

Personal life and death

Hall resided in Los Angeles. When not working he spent his time writing and recording music, playing bass in the band Zero 1 with Hal Sparks and he directed music videos for rock bands such as

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, Manntis, Kevn Kinney (Drivin N Cryin) and

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. His siblings were Jason, Jennifer, and Joshua Hall. Hall died on May 24, 2021, at the age of 47.R.I.P. Robert Hall: Special Effects Makeup Artist Who Directed ‘Fear Clinic’, ‘Laid to Rest’, and “Teen Wolf”
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References

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