Face Off season 12

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Face Off
Season 12
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSyfy
Original releaseJune 13 (2017-06-13) –
August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
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The twelfth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off (Styled as Face Off: Divide & Conquer) premiered on June 13, 2017. This season divides contestants into two competing FX shops. Each week the teams designate one competitor the foreperson, who designates group tasks, coordinates the project, and represents the team to the judges. At the end of each challenge, the most successful artist from the winning team is declared the challenge winner, and the least successful artist from the losing team is eliminated.

Contestants[edit]

Source:[1]

Name Hometown Original Team Shop Name Place Finished
Laura McCormick Marlow, Oklahoma Twisted Six Effects Shop 12th
Al Tuskes Cleveland, Ohio Twisted Six Effects Shop 11th
Nick Fischer Wildwood, Illinois Twisted Six Effects Shop 10th
Jill Burgner Cleveland, Ohio Twisted Six Effects Shop 9th
Joseph Drobezko New York City, New York Ethereal Effects Shop 8th
Suzanne Bostwick Stevens Point, Wisconsin Ethereal Effects Shop 7th
Phil Harrah Galloway Township, New Jersey Twisted Six Effects Shop 6th
Nelson Cooper Ventura, California Ethereal Effects Shop 4th/5th
Faina Rudshteyn Brooklyn, New York City, New York Ethereal Effects Shop 4th/5th
Kierstin Lapatka Baltimore, Maryland Ethereal Effects Shop Runner Up
KC Mussman Los Angeles, California Twisted Six Effects Shop Runner Up
Andrew Freeman Glendora, California Ethereal Effects Shop Winner

Contestant progress[edit]

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10
Original Teams First Switch Second Switch Individual
Andrew IN‡ IN WIN HIGH HIGH WIN HIGH‡ IN WINNER
KC IN IN HIGH IN WIN‡ IN WIN IN RUNNER-UP
Kierstin LOW HIGH IN WIN LOW‡ LOW HIGH‡ WIN RUNNER-UP
Faina HIGH WIN HIGH IN‡ IN HIGH LOW OUT
Nelson IN LOW‡ LOW IN IN LOW‡ LOW OUT
Phil HIGH LOW IN LOW IN HIGH‡ OUT
Suzanne LOW IN LOW‡ IN IN OUT
Joseph WIN IN HIGH LOW‡ OUT
Jill HIGH LOW‡ LOW OUT
Nick LOW HIGH OUT‡
Al LOW‡ OUT
Laura OUT
  The contestant was a member of Twisted Six Effects Shop.
  The contestant was a member of Ethereal Effects Shop.
  The contestant competed individually.


  The contestant won Face Off.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant won a Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was part of a team that won a Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was declared one of the best in the Spotlight Challenge but was not in the running for the win.
  The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.
‡ The contestant was the Foreperson for their shop this challenge.

Recurring people[edit]

Judges[edit]

Episodes[edit]

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)
18-49
Rating
1411"Pack Leaders"June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)0.72[2]0.2[2]

  • Spotlight Challenge: In the season 12 premiere, 12 new artists are split into two teams to create werewolf packs, including an Alpha, Beta and Omega.
Top Looks:
Faina & Joseph: Omega
Jill & Phil: Beta
Safe:
Andrew (Foreman) & Nelson: Alpha
KC: Alpha
Bottom Looks:
Kierstin & Suzanne: Beta
Al (Foreman): Alpha
Laura & Nick: Omega
Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop
Winner: Joseph
Eliminated: Laura
1422"Hive Mind"June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20)0.52[3]0.2[3]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists take inspiration from hive based insects to create "Queen", "Drone", and "Worker" aliens. The shops must each also create a hatching alien egg prop to accompany their aliens.
Ethereal Effects: Termite
Twisted Six Effects: Wasp
Top Looks:
Faina & Kierstin: Worker
Nick: Queen
Safe:
Joseph & Andrew : Drone
KC: Worker
Suzanne: Egg
Bottom Looks:
Al: Egg & Drone
Phil: Drone
Nelson (Foreman): Queen
Jill (Forewoman): Queen
Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop
Winner: Faina
Eliminated: Al

Guest Judge: Eryn Krueger Mekash (in place Ve Neill)

1433"Dream House"June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)0.63[4]0.2[4]

  • Team Change: Due to Twisted Six having two fewer members than Ethereal Effects, Joseph was transferred to Twisted Six prior to the start of the third challenge.
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists take inspiration from unique houses to create families of whimsical fantasy characters.
Top Looks:
Faina & Andrew: Papa Woodchuck
KC & Joseph: Fairy Godfather
Safe:
Phil : Chestpieces for the Fairies
Kierstin: Mama Woodchuck
Bottom Looks:
Suzanne (Forewoman) & Nelson: Tree Witch
Nick (Foreman): Elder Fairy Sister
Jill : Younger Fairy Sister
Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop
Winner: Andrew
Eliminated: Nick

Guest Judge: Elizabeth Mitchell

1444"Dante's Demons"July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)0.58[5]0.2[5]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists create demons from the nine circles of Hell described in Dante's Inferno, drawing inspiration from unique 3D printed horns created by Neville.
Top Looks:
Andrew: Heresy
Kierstin: Gluttony
Safe:
Faina (Forewoman): Anger
Suzanne: Greed
Nelson: Limbo
KC: Fraud
Bottom Looks:
Joseph (Foreman): Lust
Phil: Violence
Jill: Treachery
Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop
Winner: Kierstin
Eliminated: Jill
1455"String Theory"July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)0.64[6]0.2[6]

  • Team Change: Due to Twisted Six having two fewer members than Ethereal Effects, Andrew was transferred to Twisted Six prior to the start of the fifth challenge.
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists create representations of the four seasons that will perform a dance number choreographed by Travis Wall with the Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons . After the reveal, the judges announce that, due to strong and weak makeups from both shops, this challenge is a draw. As such, the winning and eliminated artists can come from either shop.
Top Looks:
Andrew: Spring
KC (Forewoman): Summer
Safe:
Faina: Autumn
Suzanne: Spring
Nelson: Winter
Phil: Autumn
Bottom Looks:
Kierstin (Forewoman): Summer
Joseph: Winter
Winning Shop: Tie
Winner: KC
Eliminated: Joseph

Guest Judge: Travis Wall

1466"Possessed Possessions"July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)0.66[7]0.2[7]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists create the owners of possessed objects, with the makeups reflecting an interaction between the victim and the object.
Top Looks:
Andrew: Tricycle
Phil (Foreman): Baby Carriage
Faina: Typewriter
Safe:
KC: Camera
Bottom Looks:
Kierstin: Radio
Suzanne: Clock
Nelson (Foreman): Violin
Winning Shop: Twisted Six Effects
Winner: Andrew
Eliminated: Suzanne

Guest Judge: Cheyenne Jackson

1477"Feral Fungi"August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)0.62[8]0.2[8]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists create zombies born of a fungal virus at three stages: one, seven, and thirty days after infection. At the end of the challenge, the shops are dissolved, and the judges choose 5 semi-finalists to move forward to compete individually.
Top Looks:
Andrew(Foreman): Brain mushroom, Thirty Days
Kierstin(Forewoman): Octopus stinkhorn, One Day
KC: Brain mushroom, Seven Days
Bottom Looks:
Nelson: Octopus stinkhorn, Thirty Days
Faina: Octopus stinkhorn, Seven Days
Phil: Brain mushroom, One Day
Winning Shop: None (Shops Dissolved)
Winner: KC
Eliminated: Phil

Guest Judge: Neil Druckmann

1488"Amusing Aliens"August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)0.63[9]0.2[9]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists create whimsical aliens inspired by actual recordings captured from space.
Winner: Kierstin
Eliminated: Faina & Nelson

Guest Judge: Rick Baker

1499"Journey Into Fear, Part 1"August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)0.70[10]0.2[10]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The final three artists create makeups to be featured in a haunted house designed by Glenn Hetrick. Each contestant selects a room in the house, and is assigned two characters to interpret. Each Finalist is assisted by season 3 semi-finalist/season 5 finalist Roy Wooley with fabricated elements for their characters during day 2.
Andrew (assisted by Nelson & Joseph) - The Laboratory (The Doctor and the Experiment)
KC (assisted by Faina & Jill) - Hell (Asmodeus and the Imp)
Kierstin (assisted by Phil & Suzanne) - The Temple (Ahmet and the Conjurer)
15010"Journey Into Fear, Part 2"August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)0.54[11]0.2[11]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The finalists must revise their makeups from the first part of the finale, as well as create a floater character to interact with the public outside of their rooms.
Andrew (assisted by Nelson, Joseph & Nick) - The Laboratory (The Doctor, the Experiment, and the Laboratory Floater)
KC (assisted by Faina, Jill & Jessica) - Hell (Asmodeus, the Imp, and the Hell Floater)
Kierstin (assisted by Phil, Suzanne & Al) - The Temple (Ahmet, the Conjurer, and the Temple Floater)
Winner: Andrew

References[edit]

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