Pandora FX: Special Makeup FX Demo
Maker Faire Bay Area 2025
September 26th-28th
Pandora FX returns to exhibit makeups and props from Bay Area film productions and to demonstrate special makeup effects. Owner Margaret Caragan will discuss the process of prosthetic application during her demos and discuss the secrets and techniques behind makeup transformations. Find out about turning Steph Curry into a Grinch, applying realistic prosthetics in A24 movies and being a contestant on SyFy Channel's Face Off.
Margaret Aldrich
Margaret Caragan is the owner of Pandora FX, LLC. She's been a special makeup effects artist since 2004, when makeup first rocked her world. She's got her a BFA in Sculpture from the Academy of Art University, some AA's from Napa Valley College and scholarships and certificates from good ol' Cinema Makeup School in LA. But the REAL learning happened on the job with over 600 projects. Today, Margaret spends her time breathing life into characters, doing what she loves and sharing her passion for special makeup effects.
