A slimy addition to the Upside Down.
, having only joined the show for the fourth season. According to makeup department head Amy Forsythe, who has worked on the show since the beginning, Gower’s experience added a different dimension to the show. “Practical effects are such a huge thing with the nostalgia of the ‘80s, and we were losing that so much in our show,” she explains. “So finally having somebody with Barrie’s expertise come in, it really levels the show up.
Gower notes that many of the techniques used in Vecna’s creation were pioneered in the ‘80s, though the team had the advantage of more modern materials. Some of these helped give the monster his decidedly slimy look. The prosthetics themselves were painted with a glossy silicone finish, but that wasn’t enough. “On the day he has to be super slimy, so we use products like K-Y Jelly. There’s a product called UltraWet, which is kind of like a clear gel that we’d slather all over him,” says Gower.
“We’ve worked on shows before where we would create characters, and as far as you’re aware that’s how they would play in the final edit,” says Gower. “And then you see the show and think ‘Where’s the character we did? This has been completely painted over.’ That wasn’t the case at all [onImage: Netflix
Like most other shows and films from the last few years, production was challenged by the pandemic. In total, the team filmed for 14 months but with a six-month gap partway through due to COVID protocols. “It was just a wild little 20 month shoot,” says Forsythe. “From start to finish I could’ve had two children.” She notes that the biggest challenge was continuity. “We went through maybe four different makeup teams,” she says. “It’s the nature of the beast.
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