Mortal Kombat II was a tough job & (along with some others from the Prosthetics team) not receiving a credit has been quite sad. Baraka was a challenging character but we were fortunate that
@cj.bloomfield was an absolute legend to work with & the main application team of
@moments_in_oblivion ,
@brittljoness & myself were a strong team; despite the challenges we faced. Please check out the last slide of
@cj.bloomfield singing Wheatusâ âTeenage Dirtbagâ in full costume & makeup to get a vibe of his charming presence.
Baraka meant 01:30am call times & a 4 hour makeup, followed by his stunt double in the exact same level of makeup. 8 hours later, we would step on to set for a full day of filming. Post-wrap,
@moments_in_oblivion & I would seam & pre-paint all the pieces for the next day, while
@brittljoness had the task of casting & gluing all of the teeth in a very specific order.
For his arm blades,
@moments_in_oblivion made carbon fibre plates with embedded rivnuts & cast fibreglass copies of his bone blades. These bolted through to the rivnuts, through a prosthetic that blended off at the wrist & elbow. The blades were a 3D print
@moments_in_oblivion pulled a quick silicone mold off, which was also used for casting soft foam versions. I painted them up to best match the hero set.
Our whole workshop team was under the pump & it was great to have friends you can rely on when you need it -
@julian_dimase ,
@stanislart ,
@zara_long ,
@georginaryland ,
@gab_facchinei_fx &
@taylor.scot . Talented bunch of professionals!
It could be an incredibly stressful environment at times but feeling proud of the work our team did. The reception to Baraka has been fantastic to see.
All work for HOD
@nikkigooleymakeup , concepts by Seth Justus & sculpts by Prosthetic Supervisor
@scarecrew_studios .
#mortalkombatmovie #mortalkombat2 #baraka #prostheticmakeup #fxmakeup
