Panelists & Special Guests

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Todd wrote the book about SFX Makeup. 

We first got to know Conor when he was working Vampire Diaries in Atlanta, but he's been a working pro MU and SFX artist in film and television for at least a couple decades. Conor's been a presenter at GooCon in the past and we're excited to have him back.

SHANE MORTON is the mad scientist behind the Silver Scream FX LAB.  In over three decades as a professional in the film industry  and horror business, he has worked with favorites such as Henry Zebrowski, Panos Cosmatos, Dan Fogler, and Rob Zombie. He has designed and built horror attractions all over the country, the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse being his biggest and best, and has designed and fabricated interactive art installations from New York City to Hollywood. There's more. Ask him when you see him!

Yes indeed, THE Professor Morte from Atlanta's very own Silver Scream Spook Show is making a special guest appearance at the GooBall!

Iron Oaks Wealth Advisors

Larry graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a bachelor’s degree in theater and creative writing.  The first half of his professional life was spent pursuing and working as an actor, writer and director.  He has been in the past a proud member of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actors Guild and still spends time writing for film and television. 

It's this experience with the industry and its ups and downs that enables Larry to help artists navigate the often treacherous roads to financial security. We're glad to have him aboard and look forward to hearing his words of financial wisdom!

Born and educated in Germany, he received a cosmetology license and also a makeup artistry license there, and was accepted into the German stage association (G.D.B.A). He worked at the San Francisco Opera and Hanover State Theatre as a wig maker & makeup artist. He is the founder of Skindeep FX and Co-Founder of Human Analogue Applications. His love for teaching spans the globe. He spent over 16 years as the Director of the Wig and Make-up Department at University of North Carolina. He is a Guest Professor at Taiwan National University of the Arts and a Guest Professor at Central Academy Of Drama in Beijing.

Ben is an Emmy Award-winning makeup artist (The Pacific, 2010) specializing in special effects makeup, prop making, prosthetics and has cultivated a successful and tenured career in the entertainment industry. His projects include Star Trek, Hunger Games, Avatar, Anchorman, Hangover 3, CSI, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe, Kill Bill: Vol 1&2, Hulk, RIPD, Grey’s Anatomy, The Mist, Hostel, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Sin City.

Another fave of the GooCon crowd, Roy's been in the ATL SFX makeup scene for your basic forever. Many of you know his work from a show on the SciFi network. 

Most of us just know him as Roy.  :-)