04-14-2004, 06:24 PM
Dan, we did a headless guy at Universal. Its a pretty difficult thing to accomplish though. Took a foam build up, a brace and a custom suit. You may want to try to avoid this if you can.
As for the make up.... Not sure how cold it gets where you\'re at that time of year but you can use a gelatin build up on the actors face. Just mix the clear gelatin from your grocery store with some warm water. It will gel as it cools. Just apply it as you want and color it with some Halloween make up. As long as its a cool environment, it will stay on. You can put some spirit gum down as an adhesive for it also.
Latex and cotton always work well just be sure to apply it in thin layers.
Use tissue with the latex and you can make some nice skin peeling effects and open bloody wounds. Or tear a hole in the tissue and paint the exposed skin white (like bone). Looks great on the forehead, cheeks and chin. A light thin brown wash over the skin and some dark color around the eyes and you\'re good to go.
You can get some soft soap and slick an actors hair back (let it dry) on one side or in a spot then cover that in blood. Makes a pretty gory effect with the rest of his hair messed up.
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As for the make up.... Not sure how cold it gets where you\'re at that time of year but you can use a gelatin build up on the actors face. Just mix the clear gelatin from your grocery store with some warm water. It will gel as it cools. Just apply it as you want and color it with some Halloween make up. As long as its a cool environment, it will stay on. You can put some spirit gum down as an adhesive for it also.
Latex and cotton always work well just be sure to apply it in thin layers.
Use tissue with the latex and you can make some nice skin peeling effects and open bloody wounds. Or tear a hole in the tissue and paint the exposed skin white (like bone). Looks great on the forehead, cheeks and chin. A light thin brown wash over the skin and some dark color around the eyes and you\'re good to go.
You can get some soft soap and slick an actors hair back (let it dry) on one side or in a spot then cover that in blood. Makes a pretty gory effect with the rest of his hair messed up.
Just 13 cents