‘Wicked’ makeup artist praises the film for using real sets — unlike Marvel

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“Wicked,” is proud she worked on a movie that mainly used practical set designs — instead of CGI or green screens.The same can’t be said, she noted, for Marvel movies.“I was always glad we were never going to do the green in post [production].

That was a joy and very much supported by Cynthia [Erivo],” Hannon exclusively told The Post while describing what her first reaction was to seeing her work shine in the movie. “At the end of the day, [it] was very much Jon Chu’s call, but that really made a huge difference.

Jon very much likes things to be tangible and there for the artists. The sets look big, but they truly were that big. I mean obviously there was some post [production] on them, some CGI, but when you see how massive it is, you won’t believe it.”Hannon, who has won an Oscar for her makeup and hairstyling work in film, praised the director of “Wicked” for using practical, tangible sets to make the epic two-part fantasy film. “It’s wonderful to work with someone like Jon who wants it old Hollywood, wants it real and wants the artist to live it.

It’s different from a lot of the stuff I’ve done where it’s Marvel and you’ve got a lot of blue screen and so much happens afterwards,” she said. “You sometimes feel surprised at the story.”“I wasn’t surprised at the story,” Hannon added about “Wicked,” “but I was so moved and so emotional.”Hannon had an important job turning Erivo, 37, into the green witch Elphaba.