OUR STORY - ONCE UPON A MASKED DREAM
Mind Magic Studios prides itself on providing our clients with a warm, professional, and personal service. We want you to look and feel like a Hollywood star when wearing our silicone and resin masks, prosthetics, and costume pieces, or when using our props. If you smash it, we smash it. It’s a partnership made in magic!
Owner Steve Braund established Mind Magic Studios in 2014 to share his fascination with creatures and masks. Steve started by making hard-to-source costume parts, screen-accurate masks/cowls, and rubber body armor.
After training with some of Hollywood and the UK’s best sculptors, Steve now designs and sells his own hyper-realistic silicone and resin masks, and designs and makes custom masks and prosthetics fx pieces and props. His clients include film, television, and theatre productions, scare attractions, costumers, and private art collectors. He also makes mascot/logo masks for bands and games companies.
Steve has built a solid reputation for his creativity, attention to detail, and craftsmanship. His on-set experience with film directors and theatrical wardrobe departments, and as a regular mask-wearing comic-con costumer, means that he understands the exacting standards, quality, and wearability that you require. His knowledge of materials and industry-leading production techniques means that the result will be breathtaking whether it’s his designs or your own.
Step into the magic, where every mask tells a story and every prop carries a piece of the dream.
Production credits
For future release
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Design, sculpt, and production of a three-part lizard prosthetic - Reptilian Sisterhood feature film by Arooj Shah.
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Design and production of lead character mask - Manbaby feature film by Phil Hardy of Art Omnivores
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Design and production of Rat masks and costume pieces for The Curb Rats band
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Production of silicone goblin mask - title tbc - feature film by John Williams
2024
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Sculpt of giant deer heads and hoof - Bambi: The Reckoning feature film
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Design and production of lead character mask and prosthetic fx pieces - Member's Club feature film
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Design and production of horror mask - Fluxx feature film
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Production of hyper-realistic resin eyeball prop - Idiomatic short film
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3D design, print, and finishing of knives - Taped Up Families feature film by Steven Noel Sibley
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Production of resin skull mask - Torture Day feature film by Steven Noel Sible
2023
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Design and production of full-head silicone mask for Academy award-nominated writer and director Steve Oedekerk
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Design and production of hair-punched full-head mascot/logo silicone mask for Twin Wizards gaming company
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Design and production of lead character creature mask - Beauty and the Beast Christmas theatre production by G.A.D.O.C.
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Design and mask production - Fat Eye Blink Blink feature film
2022
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Design and production of lead character creature mask - ManFish feature film
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Prosthetic wound design and application - Don't Cry for Bombadier feature film
2019
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BBC News, Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker European Premiere, silicone mask worn by red carpet parade performer.
2018
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Feature film concept horror mask design and production - Amstar Productions
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Design and production of horror mask - House Of Horror scare attraction, UK
2016
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Channel 4, Britain’s Favourite Superhero documentary, Batman costume and cowl worn by featured costumer.
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Latex Fashion TV costuming feature, rubber superhero armour, cowl and claws worn by featured costumers.
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Johnnie & Todds Den short docu-film, rubber superhero armour, cowl and claws worn by featured costumers.
2015
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BBC1, 800th anniversary of the Lord Mayor's Show - Catwoman cowls and claws worn by parade performer
Steve Braund and Don Lanning
Testimonials
When Steve completed the prestigious creature sculpting course, taught by Hollywood sculpting legend Don Lanning at Gorton Studio, Don had this to say:
"Concept & Sculpture = A+. On point and focused, you can brainstorm with Steve and get some real options on the menu before hitting the clay! Thank you Brother!!!"
Michael Keaton's Batman stuntman, the late Dave Lea, after wearing our armour for a photoshoot during a UK visit said:.
"The suit was so good I wanted to take it back to the US with me!"
5 star Reviews
Mind Magic Studios Etsy and Google reviews.
Film awards and nominations featuring our work
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British Horror Film Festival - Best unproduced screenplay for Reptilian Sisterhood.
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Malibu Film Festival - Best feature film for Fluxx
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Nice International Film Festival - Best Director, and nominated for Best Picture and Best Costume Design for Fluxx
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Burbank International Film Festival - Tim Burton Visionary Award and nominated for Best Feature Film for Fluxx
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Mammoth Film Festival - Best Genre Film for Fluxx
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Genreblast Film Festival - Best SFX nominee for Manfish
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National Film Awards - Best Independent Film nominee for Manfish
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Sci-Fi London Film Festival - Best Feature Film winner for Manfish
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Romford Horror International Film Festival - Best Feature Film and Best Local Film winner for Manfish