Non c’è dubbio, Bird Box è attualmente uno dei prodotti Netflix più visti dell’ultimo periodo, oltre a essere stato il film più visto di sempre sulla piattaforma nella prima settimana di debutto.
Moltissimi hanno amato la pellicola horror,che vede per protagonista l’attrice Sandra Bullock, ma è anche vero che in tanti non hanno gradito la scelta della produzione di non mostrare le creature che rappresentano l’antagonista del film.
Leggi anche: la nostra recensione della pellicola
Uno dei misteri che aleggia attorno a Bird Box è proprio quello relativo all’aspetto di questi esseri, un mistero che potrebbe essere presto svelato visto che grazie al make up designer della pellicola, Andy Bergholtz, possiamo scoprire finalmente quale sia il loro reale look. Degli esseri infatti sono stati realizzati alcuni scatti, per delle riprese – poi tagliate nel montaggio finale – in cui essi sarebbero dovuti apparire agli occhi dello spettatore.
Le immagini sono visibili nel profilo instagram dell’artista, seguite dalla seguente didascalia:
*Some spoilers ahead for BIRD BOX, continue reading at your own risk!* We had the unique pleasure of designing a creepy makeup for the film, although the scene ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor. Keep in mind, the fatal “vision” that each character saw would most likely be different for each person (you’ll understand if you’ve seen the film), and this makeup appeared in a cut “dream/nightmare sequence” with Sandra Bullock’s character. Considering her pregnant state and emotional arc thru the movie, the producers felt Sandra’s nightmare would have something to do with a twisted, demonic baby creature attacking her (that’s as much as I could gather about the context of the scene anyway). I sculpted at least 3 or 4 variations on the design before it was approved, which began as a more aggressive, monstery look and was revised to be a bit more subtle in the end. I also had the pleasure of painting the finished prosthetics before sending them to set, to be worn and performed by the one and only Dirk Rogers @thehalloweendirk, applied by the great @proutyfx. It’s funny, I read an interview recently where Bullock described the creature as a “snake-like, green man with a horrific baby face”. Many folks have speculated what the creature may have looked like, but they fail to realize the “snake-like green man” portion was simply Dirk in a spandex green-screen suit 😄. Everything from the neck down was intended to be a giant CGI creature/body added later. In the end, I actually really liked the movie and think it was better off NOT showing the makeup. Kudos to the director for sticking to her guns on that one. Still a fun project to be a part of, thanks Howie!
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