Trista Jordan

70's inspired Makeup and Hair created by Trista

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knights of badassdom

Filming with Peter Dinklage was badass in Knights of Badassdom. I purchased blood by the truckload. I reveal what it’s really like to work in Hollywood in my memoir.

Close-up Cocktail Tutorial

Behind The Scenes

Before and After

In the media

Spokesman Review - "Front & Center: Make-up artist Trista Jordan has a leading role"

At Middleton

At Middleton was filmed on the WSU campus in Pullman, Washington with Oscar-nominated actors Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga. I was delighted to personally get to know these two mega movie stars and their families.

The Ward

If you're lucky you can work with an Academy Award-winning director John Carpenter, be the head of a large makeup, special effects and hair department, and spend hours and hours applying makeup to make clinically insane patients look like they have no makeup. 

American Romance

We filmed American Romance in the backwoods of Idaho and I applied oodles of special effects makeup using latex, wax and peppermint mouth blood.

MOZART and the WHALE

Mozart and the Whale was based on the story of Jerry and Mary Newport, as told in an L.A. Times article. It’s a love story between two savants, “Donald” and “Isabelle.” They both had Asperger’s, a type of autism. The Asperger’s syndrome sabotaged their new, blossoming relationship. The two leads were cast with Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell. As filming progressed, I became very aware of the need to keep the makeup and hair expressive and carefree to signify the uniqueness needed to reflect each character. It was a creatively fun way to dance my way through a gig, which brought out the best parts of me. Look for my bunny tattoo drawing on “Izzy.”

RIVER MURDERS

In my book I share behind the scene stories about a “big-fish” poker game with Ray Liotta.

GRIMM

Post production SPFX editing and makeup markings were fascinating lessons for me while filming 3 episodes of Grimm in Portland, Oregon.

SOMETHING WICKED

This was an unforgettable movie I shot with Taci in the early summer of 2009, with kind, talented Brittany Murphy. She brought her mama Sharon, and her adorable dog. Our base was in Eugene, Oregon, and one of our filming locations was along the gorgeous McKenzie River. For added kicks, Taci and I created our own entertainment. We initiated a game of “Incognito: Who will ultimately identify us as a mother-daughter duo?” Taci was careful to substitute “Trista” for “Ma,” which was entertaining in itself. Shortly after we finished filming Brittany died mysteriously.

home of the brave

Oscar nominated director Irwin Winkler kept me on my toes while filming this war time movie with lovely actress Jessica Biel.

LONELY HEARTS

 Director T-Rob breathed fire down my neck for one day of shooting with Academy Award-winner Jared Leto. T-Rob is good at barking orders…a US Navy Submarine Corps veteran who had been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for lifesaving. He also served as a Poseidon Missile Tech… and yes, I was shaking in my boots.

NORMAN

Take after take I was in awe of the exceptional talent in this award winning film with Emily VanCamp, Dan Byrd and Oscar-nominated Richard Jenkins.

Mirror Mirror is the humorous story of resiliency and perseverance of a single mom in Hollywood. She reveals the high-pressure demands that whipsaw her between drama, deadlines and disasters, while working on 50 feature films with some of the most colorful characters on the planet.