THIS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.

COMING UP, THE FALLOUT FROM IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS IMPACTING A LOCAL ORGANIZATION.

THE ISSUES ONE NONPROFIT IS FACING NOW THAT THE PEOPLE THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP ARE TOO FEARFUL TO SEEK THEIR SERVICES >> PRACTICE >> MIGHT BE WHAT GET TO CARNEGIE HALL.

BUT ONE COLLABORATION IS APPROVING A BETTER PATHWAY FOR ACTORS LOOKING TO OBTAIN.

>> A CAREER IN THEATER.

AND GIVING YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME A PROFESSIONAL BOOST.

WE ARE LEARNING SOME TIPS THAT WILL HELP YOU STAND OUT FROM THE REST OF THE GHOSTS AND GOBLINS ON HALLOWEEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN ITS 30 YEAR HISTORY.

A LOCAL NONPROFIT SAYS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED ITS LITERACY PROGRAM IN BONITA SPRINGS HAS SUDDENLY PLUNGED MORE THAN 90%.

THE CEO OF LITERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST SAYS MANY OF THEIR STUDENTS FEAR GETTING CAUGHT UP IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.

SO THEY ARE SIMPLY STAYING HOME NOW, THE NONPROFIT IS REFOCUSING EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO TEACH ENGLISH TO NONNATIVE SPEAKERS.

WITH MORE.

I'M NOW JOINED BY DR LEAH MASON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LITERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST.

AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AGAIN IN STUDIO.

IF THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING ME.

>> DOCTOR, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE MISSION OF YOUR NONPROFIT?

>> IT'S OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS.

A NON NATIVE LANGUAGE TO GET THE LITERACY SKILLS THEY NEED TO READ RIGHT AND LISTEN IN ENGLISH.

HE'S REALLY OUR MAIN MISSION.

>> AND YOU HAVE A FIXED LOCATION IN BONITA SPRINGS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT TYPICALLY RECEIVES ABOUT 1500 TO 1600 STUDENTS EVERY MONTH.

BUT THAT NUMBER HAS DRAMATICALLY DROPPED OFF.

>> WHAT HAS HAPPENED?

SO WE TYPICALLY SEE ATTENDANCE WISE THEM.

ABOUT 1500 STUDENTS WALKED THEIR DOORS FOR CLASSES AND RECENTLY IN IN RECENT TIMES, THAT NUMBER HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED DUE TO REALLY THE NATURE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AROUND HER COMMUNITY.

I THINK OUR STUDENTS ARE FAIR, FEARFUL.

BECAUSE OF THE CLIMATE OF WHERE THEY LIVE ON.

THEY'RE AFRAID TO WALK OUT THEIR DOORS BECAUSE OF A THE POLITICAL CLIMATE.

>> WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

>> GREAT.

OUR NUMBERS HAVE REDUCED ALMOST BY HALF.

SO WE'VE GONE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN.

1500 TO 51502 88.

SO I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DROP.

>> AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED EVEN IN OCTOBER, IT'S DIDN'T MIND EVEN MORE.

YES, YEAH.

>> WE WENT DOWN ATTENDANCE WISE IN TO EYE.

GOSH, 80.

I THINK IT WAS THE NUMBER WAS ABOUT 80 STUDENTS.

>> SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO TRY TO MODIFY YOUR PROGRAMS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE TO TRY TO STILL DO THIS OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY TO TEACH NONNATIVE SPEAKERS.

>> HOW TO READ AND SPEAK ENGLISH.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY CAN THEY STILL COME TO THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO OFFER A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM.

WE WANT TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE THOSE CLASSES STILL OPEN FOR THEM, BUT WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO STILL TAKE CLASSES THROUGH ONLINE AUCTIONS.

SO WE HAVE ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS CAN FOCUS WITH ONLINE CLASSES AND WE HAVE A VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN TEACH A CLASS AND GIVE THEM.

WORKSHEETS AND ACTUAL CLASSES TO DO WITH WORK AND THEY CAN CHECK IN WITH THEM ONLINE AND WE CAN GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, PERFECT, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE TAKE CLASSES AND INSTILL LEARN AND PROGRESS SUCCESSFULLY BY STAYING IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOME.

>> YOU ALSO HAD MENTIONED THERE ARE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS IN PINE MANOR AND YET IN SOME OTHER PLACES, DOWLESS ABOUT.

SO WE STILL GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE HAVE THE PINE MANOR COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE >> STUDENTS CAN STILL GO INTO THE COMMUNITY AND STILL TAKE SOME OF OUR CLASSES THAT WE HAVE.

PINE MANOR STUDENTS ARE STILL GOING TO THE GOODWILL INDUSTRIES WHERE THEY CAN GOING ACTUALLY TAKE CLASSES AND THOSE ARE STILL OUR WORK SITE CLASSES TO.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS GOING OUT INTO COMMUNITIES WHERE STUDENTS FEEL STILL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE GOING TO DIFFERENT CENTERS.

THEY CAN STILL GOING LEARN OUT CLOSER, MAYBE TO HOME WHERE THEY MIGHT COME SAFER.

>> AND YOU MENTION GOODWILL, YOU HAVE AN OPTION HERE.

>> YES, WE HAVE THEM CLASSES GOING ON IN SOME OF THE GOODWILL INDUSTRY LOCATIONS.

>> AND WHAT CONCERNS DO YOU HAVE A CITY ABOUT LONG-TERM IMPACTS FROM PEOPLE THAT INITIALLY WERE TRYING TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND AND READ ENGLISH AND NOW YOU'RE SEEING THOSE NUMBERS DROP OFF SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT.

>> HE MAY HAVE TO PRACTICE ENGLISH DAILY READING DAILY.

AND I THINK THAT IF YOU DON'T COME OUT AND YOU CONSISTENTLY PRACTICE, YOU'RE GOING TO FORGET AND YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS WHO COME TO OUR CENTER WHO ARE LEARNING EVERY DAY, THEIR GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE.

AND IF THEY'RE STAYING HOME BECAUSE OF FEAR, HOW ARE THEY IMPROVING THEIR LIVES OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE AND WE NEED THEM TO COME OUT AND WE NEED OUR COMMUNITY TO TO FEEL SAFE IN.

I WANT THEM TO FEEL SAFE AND I WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES FOR THEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO STAY CONSISTENT.

THEY NEED TO PRACTICE AND, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KEEP WE NEED TO KEEP THAT CONSISTENCY FOR THEM.

AND WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO PUSH THAT AND KEEP THAT GOING.

>> HAS YOUR NONPROFIT EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE >> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

SINCE THE FIRST TIME I'M SEEING IT, YOU KNOW, IS TO TYPE IN AROUND FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS SOMEONE WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN MAYBE SIGN UP FOR AN ONLINE CLASS.

>> WHAT INFORMATION WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE?

>> PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

THAT'S LITERACY, GULF COAST DOT ORG.

PLEASE CALL US AND IF THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE, PLEASE STOP IN AND SEE US.

AND YOU TEACH ALL AGES.

WE DO IS TO REVEAL YOUR PRE K THROUGH ADULT.

>> ALL RIGHT, JUAN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US IN STUDIO YESTERDAY.

THEY'RE HAVING ME.

>> COMING UP NEXT, A STELLAR PERFORMANCE CAN ONLY TAKE SOMEONE SO FAR IN THE WORLD OF THEATER, BUT A LOCAL FOR STUDENTS AND THE FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY'S THEATER PROGRAM.

THE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF A PRODUCTION ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM CHALLENGES THEY FACE ON STAGE.

WGCU ARTS REPORTER TOM HALL SHARES HOW ONE COLLABORATION PROVIDES REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE AND OFFERS INSIGHT FOR THE ART TO A CALL.

NOT TO.

>> AS AN EQUITY THEATER THEATER ZONE IN NAPLES HIRES FOR ITS PRODUCTIONS.

MEMBERS OF THE ACTORS EQUITY LABOR UNION, WHICH REPRESENTS 51,000 ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS AND TO GIVE THE UNIVERSITY'S THEATER STUDENTS WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY THEATERS ON COLLABORATIVE PERIODICALLY WITH THE FGCU THEATER LAB ON A MUSICAL.

IF THERE'S AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, MARK DANNY EXPLAINS.

>> UNIVERSITIES IN GENERAL ARE REALLY GOOD AT TEACHING YOU YOUR CRAFT, HOW TO ACT, HOW TO HOW TO SING, HOW TO DANCE.

BUT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU HOW TO GET A JOB IN THIS BUSINESS.

>> IN HIS OWN CAST STUDENTS LIKE SENIOR MEAL, A BOY REYES TO WORK WITH EQUITY ACTORS IN THE SHOW SUCH AS CAMERAS SHE PLAYS SALLY BOWLES.

>> I BELIEVE ALL OF THIS.

>> IN HIS EYE ON THE BALL BASE, THEY ARE INCREDIBLY POISED INDIVIDUALS.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING PRODUCTIONS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PROFESSIONAL FIELD.

AND THERE GREAT ROLE MODELS.

>> THE EQUITY ACTORS DON'T GIVE THE STUDENTS TIPS OR NOTES OBSERVES FGCU THEATER PROFESSOR GERRITT VANDERMEER AND ACTORS EQUITY AND SAG AFTER PERFORMER.

HE PLAYS ERNST LUDWIG IN CABARET.

ACTORS DON'T REALLY GIVE ONE ANOTHER NOTES.

A BACKSTAGE HERE ON SET.

>> THAT'S A JOB WITH THE PROFESSOR.

>> INSTEAD, STUDENTS LEARN BY WATCHING AND IMITATING SAYS THEATER ZONE, CO-FOUNDER AND CHOREOGRAPHER CARE.

AND DANNY, WHAT YOU LEARN IN ACTING SCHOOL AS YOU LEARN TO BE OBSERVANT.

>> FOR MANY SITUATIONS PEOPLE AND HOW THEY WALK, HOW THEY TALK, WHAT WHAT WHAT?

PHYSICALITY IS THEY CAN OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THAT MIGHT WORK FOR YOUR CHARACTER.

SO ACTORS ARE OBSERVING IN GENERAL.

SO I THINK JUST BEING AROUND THESE EQUITY PERFORMERS IS A BIG WAITED LIKE, AGAIN, JUST TAKEN EVERYTHING THEY CAN LIKE SPOT.

>> FGCU JUNIOR COOPER STONE PLACE TO KICK AT CLUBS TO BOTCHED ANDROGYNOUS HIMSELF.

>> SO THE >> JUST SEEING WHERE THEY ARE AT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE REHEARSAL PROCESS, KNOWING THAT THAT'S WHERE ALL NEED TO BE IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S HOW PREPARED I WILL NEED TO BE IS A GOOD BENCHMARK.

YOU.

>> HE'S ALSO SEEN HOW TO PROPERLY INTERACT WITH THE PRODUCTION TEAM, HOW THEY'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THE DIRECTOR AND WITH THE CHOREOGRAPHER IN ORDER TO STAY COMFORTABLE IN THEIR CHARACTER AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM CLEARLY AND QUICKLY.

>> HAS BEEN VERY EYE-OPENING.

FEARS OF ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THEATER NOTES MARK DANNY.

>> OUR PROFESSIONAL.

>> LIGHTING DESIGNERS SET DESIGNERS STAGE MANAGERS, SOUND DESIGNERS.

>> EACH ONE OF THEM IS ASSIGNED AT LEAST 2 OR MORE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN A TRUSTED IN THAT AREA AND WHO ARE WORKING WITH THEM HANDS ON.

>> STUDENT MUSICIANS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

>> WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT MUSICIANS TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN AN ORCHESTRA PIT WORK IN AN ORCHESTRA PIT FOR A BROADWAY SHOW LEVEL REGIONAL THEATER, WHATEVER IS STEADY WORK.

THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MUSICIANS.

SO IT'S A SUPPLEMENT, YOUR INCOME IF YOU'RE TEACHING, IF YOU'RE FREELANCING.

>> SAYS KAREN DANNY, WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS INSPIRES CONFIDENCE.

>> THEY LIKE WHAT THEY CAN DO IT.

I CAN DO TO, YOU KNOW, START KIND OF BRINGS UP.

>> THEIR LEVEL OF EXPECTATION AND CHANGES THEIR LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM.

>> STUDENTS ALSO DRIVE A SENSE OF BELONGING.

>> I LEARNED THAT THIS INDUSTRY IS A LOT LESS SCARY THAN IT ACTUALLY IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE YOU SUCCEED.

>> SAYS PROFESSOR VANDERMEER, THE COLLABORATION IS ALSO A BOON TO FGCU.

I DON'T KNOW OF.

>> OF MANY OTHER UNIVERSITIES OUR SIZE THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER THIS DIRECTLY WITH THE PROFESSIONAL THEATER.

WE'RE SO FORTUNATE THAT THEATER ZONE IS SO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CO-PRODUCTION.

>> THE THEATER ZONE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE FGCU THEATER DEPARTMENT SINCE 2014.

AND TOM, HOW DID THEIR PARTNERSHIP EVOLVE?

>> WELL, MARK AND KAREN DANNY FOUNDED THEATER ZONE IN 2005 AFTER A LONG CAREER, ACTUALLY 20 YEAR CAREER IN THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

AT THE TIME, THE FGCU THEATER PROGRAM WAS IN ITS INFANCY AND SOME OF THE FACULTY WOULD MOONLIGHT WITH MARK AND KAREN AS LIGHTING DESIGNERS ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF THEIR STUDENTS.

SO EVENTUALLY THE DAY AND HIS PROPOSED COLLABORATING WITH FGCU IS A WAY OF INDUCING.

SOME OF THE FGCU GRADUATES TO PURSUE THEIR CAREERS RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IT STARTED THE 2014 WITH GODSPELL INCLUDED HEATHER'S 3 YEARS AGO.

AND THIS WEEKEND THEY'RE DOING CABARET.

>> HAVE ANY OF THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ACTUALLY STUCK AROUND IT.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF SUCCESS STORIES TO DANNY'S HAVE TOLD ME, BUT ONE THAT REALLY STANDS OUT IS CHELAN.

CRABTREE.

SHE'S STILL IN SCHOOL PURSUING STUDIES AND BUSINESS THEATER AND EDUCATION.

BUT MS CRABTREE HAS ALREADY LANDED THE JOB AS THE MARKETING EDUCATION COORDINATOR AT CULTURAL PARK.

THERE.

IN FACT, JUST LAST MONTH SHE DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY FOR CULTURAL PARK.

THAT SHOW WAS ACTUALLY HER 28TH PRODUCTION AS A DIRECTOR.

NOT ONLY DOES SHE APPEAR IN CABARET IS ONE OF THE KIT.

KAT CURLS.

SHE'S ALREADY APPEAR FOR THEATERS OWNING CARRIE AND HEATHERS ALONG WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN SHOWS THAT LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATERS FROM CULTURAL PARK TO MELODY LANE THEATER, TRULY SOUTHWEST.

FLORIDA'S LUCKY TO HAVE HER.

>> IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOM.

>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

>> THE FALL ART SEASON IS BEGINNING TO HEAT UP.

SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE STAYING UP TO DATE BY FOLLOWING ALL OF TOM HALLS REPORTING AT WGCU DOT ORG.

HALLOWEEN IS JUST 3 WEEKS AWAY.

ITS ORIGINS DATE BACK NEARLY 2000 YEARS, BUT HALLOWEEN ONLY BECAME PART OF THE AMERICAN LIFESTYLE.

ABOUT 100 YEARS AGO.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO BRITANNICA.

AND HAS WTC'S KATE KRONON REPORT.

IT IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DATES ON THE CALENDAR.

>> HALLOWEEN MAY NOT BE UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY STARTED DECORATING AND PICKING OUT THEIR COSTUMES.

THE HOLIDAYS CLEARLY A FAVORITE FOR MANY.

BUT WHY IS THAT?

>> I THINK THAT PEOPLE LOVE HALLOWEEN BECAUSE IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRESS UP AND EVERYONE CAN BE A KID.

EVERYONE CAN BE THEIR FAVORITE CHARACTER, WHETHER IT'S A SCARY AND CARE FOR A FUNNY CHARACTER.

AND HALLOWEEN ALLOWS US TO BOND AND CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT TYPICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE PROBABLY DON'T GET THAT CHANCE TO DO.

>> DR CHIPS ON A CHILD IS A PSYCHOLOGIST AT CLEVELAND CLINIC.

SHE SAYS HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS HAVE ALSO BECOME MUCH MORE ELABORATE, WHICH PROBABLY ENTICE IS MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TAKE PART.

THEY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR YARD INTO SOMETHING SPOOKY OR SCARY OR EVEN KEEP IT LIGHT HEARTED IN FRIENDLY FOR KIDS.

SPEAKING OF KIDS, SHE SAYS THE HOLIDAY CAN MAKE US FEEL NOSTALGIC.

WE REMEMBER WHEN WE'RE LITTLE GOT TO RUN AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, GOING DOOR TO DOOR FOR CANDY.

THERE'S ALSO THE FEAR FACTOR.

THAT'S A PR.

>> ITS CITIES THAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE OF TRICK-OR-TREATING LIKE THE HAUNTED HOUSES IN THE HAY RIDES AND GOING TO THE CORN MAZE IS IN GETTING LOST.

ALL OF THAT HAS TO THE NOSTALGIA OF HAVING FUN AND BEING SCARED AND LOVING FEAR.

AND THE THING ABOUT LOVING FEAR IS ITS A CONTROL FEAR, RIGHT?

THIS ISN'T A FEAR THAT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY COMING TO GET US THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR THIS IS A REAL THING.

WE KNOW THAT THIS IS PLAY.

WE KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T THE SIDE.

>> DR CHILDS DOESN'T THINK THERE'S ANY HARM IN PEOPLE DECORATING EARLY FOR HALLOWEEN.

SHE POINTS OUT THAT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OTHERS DO AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS FOR WGCU NEWS.

I'M KATE CRONIN >> THIS YEAR AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND A RECORD BREAKING 13.5 BILLION DOLLARS CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN IN.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION WHILE DECORATIONS AND CANDY WILL TAKE UP SOME OF THE COSTS AT THE CENTER OF THE SPOOKY CELEBRATIONS ARE THE COSTUMES.

IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT 4.4 BILLION DOLLARS WILL BE DEDICATED TO COSTUMES ALONE.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR HORSE STYLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO GET SOME SPECIAL ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT.

>> JOINING US NOW IS TATUM BATES OF SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP ARTIST.

>> AND THE FILM ACTRESS JOINING US IN STUDIO TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT YOU HAVE WORKED ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS BOTH AS AN ACTRESS AND AS A SPECIAL EFFECTS, MAKEUP ARTIST, HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN DOING SPECIAL EFFECTS?

>> I HONESTLY WISH THERE WAS A MORE FLOWERY.

AND SIR, I WISH I COULD SAY I WAS INSPIRED BY SPECIFIC FILM OR PROJECT, BUT IN REALITY, I JUST KIND OF FOUND A PASSION FOR IT BY GROWING UP WITH HORROR MOVIES.

AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD OLDER SISTERS SO I ALWAYS GOT TO KIND OF TAKE IT WITH THEM AND DO ALL THE FUN HORSE STUFF SINCE THEY'RE A LOT OLDER THAN ME.

AND I WANT TO DO IT.

SO I TRIED AT HOME WITH, YOU KNOW, MY LITTLE DRUGSTORE, MAKEUP PRODUCTS.

AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.

AND I KEPT ON DOING IT.

I POSTED IT ONLINE AND I BECAME A CONTENT CREATOR FOR IT.

AND I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE WHEN I DO THIS STUFF, TOO.

AND I FOUND A LOVE FOR IT LIKE THAT.

AND I JUST KEPT DOING IT.

>> AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT SOME SAMPLES TO SHOW US TODAY.

YES.

>> TELL US WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO THESE PROSTHETICS.

ANY BIG CUTS OR WOUNDS YOU SEE ON FILM THERE?

PROBABLY THESE THESE WERE MADE BY MY SPECIAL EFFECTS, MAKEUP ARTIST FRIEND WHO LIKE THAT'S LIKE WHAT SHE DOES.

SHE'S DONE IT FOR LIKE 10 YEARS.

AND HE MADE THESE FAMOUS TAKE N CAUSE AND EFFECT MAKEUP.

IF YOU WANT TO FIND HER BUT SHE HAND MOLDED THESE OUT OF CLAY.

SHE CAST OF THEM AND THEN SHE POURED SILICON OVER THEM.

SO THESE ARE MADE OUT OF SILICONE.

>> AND WHAT WHAT WOULD YOU USE THEM FOR LIKE A SCAR?

YET TO EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS?

YEAH.

SO ON LIKE THE MOST PROMINENT WHY CAN THINK OF IS I WAS IN A MOVIE.

>> AND SHE APPLIED ONE TO ME WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE MY ARM WAS.

CUT OFF NO LONGER THERE.

SO SHE APPLIED A PROSTHETIC RIGHT HERE AROUND AT THE ELBOW JOINT AND THEN WE BURIED THIS PART OF MY HAND.

AND WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TELL.

SO IT'S ANYTHING FROM A CUT TO HIS CAR TO A WOUND TO MAYBE SOMEONE HAS A REALLY SMALL AND I OR PLUMP UP LIPS.

THEY ALSO CAN USE PROSTHETICS FOR THOSE AS WELL.

>> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE LOOK THAT YOU HAD TO ACHIEVE WITH SPECIAL EFFECTS?

I WOULD SAY THE FAVOR.

LOOK.

I HAVE THE I DO MYSELF IS I DID THIS VERY >> PUNK.

ROCKER BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.

LOOK, SO I HAD THIS MULLET AND I HAD THE SUPER LONG NAILS AND I PAINTED MYSELF GREEN.

>> SO MY CAR IN MY BATHROOM, EVERYTHING WAS GREEN FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

BUT THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONE I'VE HAD THE MOST FUN DOING.

NOW.

YOU'VE ALSO, AS WE MENTIONED, YOU'VE WORKED IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.

>> AND WHEN YOU'RE DOING BOTH ROLES ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT, HOW DOES THAT WORK?

WAS THAT LIKE IT IS HONESTLY PRETTY HARD.

IT CAN GET A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.

CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE JUST MAKE UP FOR A FILM AND YOU'RE FOCUSING ON THE CONTINUITY.

YOU'RE FOCUSING ON DOES THIS PERSON'S EYELINER LOOK GOOD?

ARE THEY TOO OILY DOING IT BUT POWDER ON THEM AND YOU CAN SEE THEM.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND YOU'RE TRYING TO TOUCH UP THOSE THINGS ON YOURSELF, IT GETS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SEE YOURSELF ALL THE TIME.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT PART IS YOU HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY CHECKING YOURSELF CONSTANTLY HAVE A MIRROR BE WAS MY HAIR LIKE THIS BEFORE THE TAKE OR WAS IT LIKE THIS AND HAVING TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT FOR YOURSELF IS DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT OF A MENTAL BATTLE.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME IT OR TRY AND CREATE THERE.

>> COSTUMES FOR ALL THE UPCOMING FESTIVITIES IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN MAKING THEIR AT-HOME COSTUME, WHAT COULD WHAT TIPS WOULD YOU GIVE THEM?

I WOULD SAY.

>> PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE.

I HATED HEARING THAT BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO IMMEDIATELY, YOU KNOW, BE GOOD.

I WANTED THE FINISHED PRODUCT, BUT PRACTICING AT FIRST FINDING OW.

WHAT WORKS.

GOOD FOR YOU.

WHAT DOESN'T TRY ALL DIFFERENT MAKEUP PRODUCTS?

SPIRIT?

HALLOWEEN ACTUALLY HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE A BRAIN RON, I LOVE IT.

AND I MAY MAKE THINGS LIKE THIS AT HOME.

HONESTLY, I STARTED OUT MAKING THINGS PROBABLY NOT WITH THESE MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY CAN GET.

THE PRICEY BUT I STARTED OUT MAKING THEM JUST WITH LIQUID LATEX.

WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT ANY HALLOWEEN STORE AND COTTON TOILET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS.

YOU CAN DEFINITELY DIY THINGS TO MAKE YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW, LOOK MORE CREEPY ALSO WILL THANK YOUS PERFECT TIMING AS WE'RE IN SPOOKY SEASON.

NOW.

>> AND APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US ON SET.

YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME IS SO MUCH.

>> HERE'S ANOTHER FRIGHTENING FACT FROM THE WGCU NEWSROOM.

IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHO TO THANK FOR THE CREATION OF HALLOWEEN, IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THE LUCK OF THE IRISH.

ACCORDING TO HISTORY, COM COUNTS AN ANCIENT IRELAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND NORTHERN FRANCE USED TO CELEBRATE THEIR NEW YEAR'S ON NOVEMBER.

1ST, THEY BELIEVE OCTOBER 31ST CONNECTED THE LIVING AND THE DEAD FOR ONE NIGHT IN CELEBRATION.

THEY WOULD WEAR COSTUMES AND THEY WOULD LIGHT BONFIRES TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS AFTER THE BREAK, PROVIDING A HISTORICAL SANCTUARY FOR THE MILITARY HERITAGE OF THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS BUILT DURING WORLD WAR.

2 BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO TRAIN PILOTS FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER.

THE SITE BECAME AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR THE VETERANS HISTORY MUSEUM.

WHEN IT OPENED 15 YEARS AGO.

BUT DESPITE A CHANGE IN LOCATION, THE MUSEUM IS STILL HONORING THE LEGACY FOR THE MEN AND THE WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

WGCUS CULTURE AND CONNECTIONS.

REPORTER ELIZABETH ANDARGE HAS THE STORY.

IT STARTED NEARLY 2 DECADES AGO.

>> WITH 2 VETERANS WITH AMBITION AND AN APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO SERVED.

>> THE >> ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION REFORM BACK IN 2006.

>> BY 2 GENTLEMAN THAT JUST ARE WOULD GO TO FLEA MARKETS AND YARD SALES AND PICK UP MILITARY ARTIFACTS AND THEN THEY GOT TO WE'VE GOT OFFERED A SPRAY, SAID THE NAPLES AIRPORT TO SET UP AND THEN THEY SET UP TO PICK THE TABLES OF THEIR ARTIFACTS AND THEY'RE COLLECTED.

AND IT JUST SNOWBALLED FROM THERE.

>> THAT'S SNOWBALL TURNED INTO AN AVALANCHE IN 2025.

AIRPORT RENOVATIONS FORCED THE VETERANS HISTORY MUSEUM TO RELOCATE.

VOLUNTEERS MOVED THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF HISTORY, INCLUDING AN ENTIRE TANK THAT MUSEUM PRESIDENT DAVID HINES SAYS MOVING, NEVER STOP THEM FROM COLLECTING.

WE STARTED.

>> I MEAN, SOME EXTRA CASES.

THE KOREA WAR.

WE HAD NO MORE.

AND THE GOLF COURSES.

3 SEPARATE OR IT DURING THE GULF.

IT'S ORANGE AND OUT.

SO WE HAVE THAT NOW OR PUSH.

WE ARE AWARE THE WOMEN IN THE MILITARY.

>> FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO WORLD WAR, 2 PLANE FRAGMENTS, THE MUSEUM COVERS NEARLY EVERY AMERICAN CONFLICT FOR HINES, A VIETNAM VETERAN AND 3 TIME PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT, THE REAL BATTLE TODAY IS HOW QUICKLY THOSE HISTORY LESSONS ARE FADING.

>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE ARE NOW.

YOU MENTIONED BE AN HONOR AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERY AN HONOR THAT THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VIETNAM WAR BECAUSE I GUESS IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.

>> PUTTING THOSE MISSING PIECES TOGETHER STARTS EARLY LEMON, AN 8 YEAR-OLD SIBLINGS, LUCIA AND SANTIAGO VILLAVICENCIO WALKED IN.

CURIOUS ABOUT THE BIG AIRCRAFT MODELS AND WALKED OUT REFLECTING ON THE HUMAN COST OF WAR.

>> LAST FALL THAT LOW WELL, AND I LIKE GREWAL.

I WANT SO SHEEN SO MUCH AGAINST A CHILD FIT AND TRYING TO FIND PEACE BETWEEN KAI CHASE, WHO CAN COPE MAINLY THINGS BECAUSE FOCUS SO MUCH.

THANKS FOR US.

AND THEY SACRIFICED THEMSELVES FOR US.

I THINK WE CAN PROVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH, BUT IT CAN TEASE BY VISITING A DAYS AND MAKING PEACE.

>> THE VETERANS HISTORY MUSEUM IS RUN ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEER VETERANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

IT'S OPEN FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND ADMISSION IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC FOR WGCU NEWS.

I'M ELIZABETH ANDARGE >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

MAKE SURE YOU HEAD TO WTC YOU DOT ORG, WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUSED.