Ted Pikul (Jude Law) and Allegra Gellar (Jennifer Jason Leigh) visit a Chinese restaurant in the gameworld of eXistenZ, where they have a violent confrontation with their waiter. On a technical level, these effects were quite complicated. Hear Stephan Dupuis discuss the different elements of this sequence, and how he constructed the actors’ makeup in order to make it work.
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Gristle gun in various states of assembly (prop).
Gristle gun in various states of assembly (prop).
Gristle gun in various states of assembly (prop).
Ted Pikul (Jude Law) poses with gristle gun.
Special Makeup Designer Stephan Dupuis and technicians apply touch-ups to a prosthetic mask worn by Oscar Hsu as the Chinese Waiter.
A technician applies paint to a Gristle gun.
Director David Cronenberg wields a Gristle gun.
On set with David Cronenberg directing the Chinese Waiter (Oscar Hsu) special effects sequence.
Special Makeup Designer Stephan Dupuis and technician apply touch-ups to the prosthetic mask worn by Oscar Hsu as the Chinese Waiter.
Prosthetic ears to be worn by the Chinese Waiter (Oscar Hsu).
Adjusting the hydrolics attached to Oscar Hu, who plays the Chinese waiter.
Special Makeup Designer Stephan Dupuis prepares Oscar Hu, who plays the Chinese waiter, for application of a facial prosthetic.
Special Makeup Designer Stephan Dupuis and a technician apply a wig to Oscar Hu, who plays the Chinese waiter.
