Gaetan Laloge
writer director

Cesam The Original

CESAM (Circulaire des Effets Spéciaux Animés et du Maquillage) was a quarterly technical French fanzine specialized in special make-up effects.

Published from 1988 to 1990 in a black and white 10,5 cm x 14,85 cm format by FX Compagnie (special FX division of the CCCO), CESAM quickly established itself as the essential reference for all informations, tests and techniques in the special make-up effects field. The small, tightly-knit team of writers consisted of Gaëtan Laloge himself (founder and editor), Christian Andrey (Cinema), David Bonin (Literature) and Marc Dumas (Role Playing). The talented chief illustrator was Jean Meunier, later joined by twelve highly gifted artists including Philippe Pellé, Ma Ly, Etienne Butterlin, Nils Hamel, Eric Diard, Frédéric Lespine etc.. CESAM was so successful that all of its issues were quickly sold out. The original prints as seen below are now collectors.

If you are interested interested in special make-up effects, you should have a look on the handbook Fantastic Make-up - L'Art du Maquillage 3D and the SFX make-ups galleries. Please note our books are in French language only.


All original issues of CESAM are SOLD OUT. In 2007, a 478-page book of the 11 issues of CESAM has been published.