SYFY will air a new type of reality show or original docuseries to be more precise that takes you behind the scenes of how monsters are made for film and tv. The series which will premier on March 14 2012 at 11PM (ET/PT) is called Monster and it follows master monster maker Cleve Hall and his very talented family as they create creatures for the industry. If your not familiar with Cleve Hall like I was he has a long and impressive stint in the industry of creating many of the creatures we come to know , love , hate , or have nightmares. I went on IMDb (Cleve hall) and found a slew of movies and other projects which he was part of . Some of which are mentioned in the SYFY about release which is also posted below. Others that you would find interesting to note.
For more on the show see SYFY Monster Man
Monster Man – Coming March 14 : Series Premiere
Monster Man goes behind the scenes of one of Hollywood’s most respected monster prop building workshops. For more than thirty years, when studios want a bizarre creature or out-of-this world alien, they’ve turned to Cleve Hall and his very unique family business. Only the horrifying monsters they build match the craziness of this extremely talented family.
Monster Man follows Cleve Hall, his daughters Constance and Elora Hall, his ex-wife Sonja Maddox-Hall, best friends Roy Knyrim and Johnny Saiko, as well as office manager Cindy Miller, as they bring the movie world’s most imaginative creatures to life.
Cleve Hall has been in the prop design game since he was a teenager. Monsters are his specialty, which fits the personality of a man who dresses in all black and drives a hearse. Hall has created masterpieces for countless big budget flicks for Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Warner Bros and Disney, including favorites How to Train Your Dragon, Syfy orinial movie Sharktopus, Ed Wood and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Hall has also lent his talent to numerous television programs including Yo Gabba Gabba, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Additionally, he has worked with rock bands including KISS, creating Gene Simmons’ Demon Armor, as well as Insane Clown Posse, Alice Cooper, Tenacious D and DEVO.