would look "melted" or "burn victim-like" and that
just did not look right. The lenses really finished the
make-up.
It was a lot for a 9 year old to go through all this,
but he was a great trooper. He would sit in the chair
and watch a movie or documentary (often count-
ing for his school hours). Robert would then comb
Jacob's hair back and Michael and I would secure the
skull-cap and start the make-up. The silicone ears
were permanently attached to the cap to help cut
application time. We then pulled the full silicone
neck over his head to be glued down. It was a large
piece done with a collapsible core, which also con-
tained the chin and cheeks. Once that was secured,
the face piece would follow, and when that was glued
down, we would apply the eye bags half-way. Robert
and I would then place the wig on and make sure it
all lined up with the eye mechanisms on the side ext.
Deborah Szteina would put the contact lenses in and
the teeth were inserted last. Once on set, we would
pull and lock the eyes down and blend the bottom
part of the eye bag off.•
Custom wigs were built, rotating them during shooting.
These were very tricky as kids have a fine texture to
their hair.
