Becoming Pennywise, Stephen King’s killer clown | BFI
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A BFI staffer turns killer clown in this time-lapse video produced to celebrate the British Film Institute’s on-going Stephen King on Screen season. Over two hours the BFI’s Amy Cervantes was transformed into the horror at the heart of Stephen King’s It, Pennywise the clown.
It, in which Tim Curry played King’s terrifying character, was released in 1990. A remake, starring Bill Skarsgård in the title role is in cinemas now.
A BFI Digital production.
Time-lapse photography by Tom Akerman (http://www.tomakerman.com/).
Make-up by Kate Griffiths (http://www.theatricalmakeupartist.com/).
Model: Amy Cervantes
Find out more about the BFI’s Stephen King on Screen season: http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/stephen-king-on-screen-horror-season
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