Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary

Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary marks forty years of David Lynch’s haunting neo-noir, with makeup artist Jeff Goodwin sharing never-before-published Polaroids and memories from the set of Blue Velvet.

Known as the “man behind the ear”, Goodwin revisits the strange beauty of working with Lynch, from crafting partial and whole ears for approval to pioneering the early use of silicone in cinema to give props a disturbingly real “wiggle”.

His archive and recollections reveal the meticulous craft behind the film’s dreamlike world, from refining Laura Dern’s luminous screen presence to shaping the grotesque menace of Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth. He also shares insider stories, including near casting surprises involving Helen Mirren, on-set mishaps, and the makeup tricks that helped define a landmark film made as a true labour of love.