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of the actors wanted to live with dirty hair, so each night they would wash their hair and then they would come in the next day and the procedure of adding product and real earth would start the process all over again. Make-Up: One of the biggest challenges was to have the characters look changed over time to show weathering, ill- ness, sullen and fl aky skin, etc. Every detail of Ewan's character of Jesus/Jeshua, from his teeth to his fi ngernails to the dirt-look, was to make him look authentic to what we know of the time period. We airbrushed him using different colors to match the colors of the sand. I added additional colors throughout the fi lm to make him appear dirtier as his journey contin- ued. We also used multiple veneers to portray the poor, authentic dental health. Jesus/Jeshua's hair had to be the fi lthiest of all as he has to look as though he had spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert. When Ewan became the demon, his beard was made darker, changed the coloring on his skin and brought his eyes out to create a more sinister look. Ewan's look was a cleaner version of Christ and was sometimes played by the stunt double. The challenge was continuity and taking hair extensions in and out in between Christ and the Devil. Preparing for the Crucifi xion: The scar pieces we used to create the wounds were copied from historical pictures we found from the time period. The pieces were made from bondo. We needed to show scars from being whipped, beat, when he was speared in the front, and open wounds from the Crucifi xion nails. We tried to make it authentic as possible from paintings and research. Blood and additional dirt was added to the hair to show the effects of the beat- ings. It was our director's vision that Christ was crucifi ed in extreme heat. When we looked at this, it made us realize that more than the six hours that was Christ nailed to the Above, left to right: Ewan McGregor in the Crucifi xion scene; scar pieces applied to create the wounds from being whipped and beaten. cross, the blood on the face, the body and the hair would gradually progress from moist to dry and cracked. The hair would become extremely matted with dry and congealed blood. The Father: Ciarán Hinds: In addition to adding hair extensions, worked over with dirt and blood, and grow- ing facial hair, we airbrushed the father to make him look authentic. The biggest job for this character was to cre- ate an authentic look for his death scene, which included blood, wounds and a prosthetic leg to create the look of a broken leg. The Mother: Ayelet Zurer: To create an authentic look to the perceived time period, we added biblical-length hair extensions which were rough cut and bleached on the ends to simulate sun-damaged hair. The extensions were changed every two weeks. This character also had tribal tattoos that were added to her hands as well as some additional airbrushing. The most signifi cant change was the make-up added to her face to show her becoming sickly and gaunt. This progresses until the character's death in the fi lm. The Boy: Tye Sheridan: As with the other actors, we added hair extensions. The most important part of his transfor- mation was the face and body airbrushing to make him look dirty. We airbrushed him a number of times to show more dirt throughout the journey. The Old Lady/Demonic Woman: Susan Gray: The old lady's character is supposed to be the embodiment of Satan in the desert. Like all of the actors, this woman had face and body airbrushing to create a weathered and haggared look. Her look had no teeth, lips charred and old-age stip- ple on her face and hands. Heavy handmade laced eyebrows were also added.• 38