This was a very strange film, but after reading the script I knew I wanted to do it. I mean how many films have graphic violence and a clown being raped? After all this was my way of first introducing myself and my work to Kevin Smith and View Askew. So producer Scott Mosier and Monica Hampton asked me if I could help out there friend first time director Bryan Johnson with an effect for their film that had to have actor Ethan Suplee’s face being blown off at close range by a hand pistol being fired in his face.

I was very glad to do it, so we went to Kevin Smith’s then apt in Red Bank N.J.  I face casted actor Ethan Suplee’s face. From there I had about 2 days to get the whole effect together. I sculpted in a day and ran the foam piece the next day.

It took me and make-up artist Louie Zakarian over 4 hours to apply to Ethan. We had to piece Ethan’s face back in over the damage. Plus connect each piece with fishing line to later be yanked in front of camera as we pumped blood and Ethan falls back out of camera frame. It was somewhat of a nightmare but it was to get that quick reaction of seeing his face just blown away. Everyone seemed very pleased with the results.