프랑켄슈타인 흉상 Frankenstein “It’s Alive” Charity Auction

 

It’s Halloween time, boys and ghouls, and what better way to celebrate than a whole month of blog posts packed with the spooky effects you have come to know and love from Legacy Effects? Sure, a costume party with scantily clad ‘nurses’ and ‘kittens’ could be better, but this is right up there. So let’s kick off this awesome month with one of the most notable movie creatures of all time, Frankenstein’s Monster!

Bet you thought the above photo was a colorized image of Karloff the Uncanny himself. It’s actually a spitting image sculpture of the amazing Boris, but the finish is all from Legacy Effects. We put this together as a charity auction piece for the “It’s Alive” project, supporting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. One of the greatest movie monsters of all time, Frankenstein’s monster is a huge influence, and the reason many of us are in the business today. Naturally, we jumped at the chance to recreate this silver screen legend in an immortal medium, especially for such a great cause. The criteria for this project are to use an existing unfinished Frankenstein’s monster bust, and from it create an art piece. Being the movie geeks we are, we want to stay true to the image of the monster as he would appear in real life. We tried to deliver the most accurate representation of Franky as we could, adding realistic skin, scaring and hair to make this beast come alive.

 

This has been an unbelievable opportunity to work on a memorable piece and raise money for an amazing charity. Please visit the “It’s Alive” site to see all of the other creative pieces, and even a few with the option to purchase and add to the donation. Check back often, because this month will be chock full of creepy goodness!

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BORIS KARLOFF FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER HEAD BY STAN WINSTON STUDIOS & LEGACY EFFECTS 

 

In 2011, Rob Cametti conceived of the idea of giving 70 Boris Karloff Frankenstein Monster busts to artists to decorate or reimagine. The busts would then be sold to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. This piece is the result of Legacy Effects and Stan Winston studios combined efforts. The 15 in. x 11 in. hyper-realistic bust exhibits the finest craft and artistry Hollywood has to offer. 

The iconic Monster is composed of solid silicone with layers of hand painting and airbrush work to give the overall figure a mottled translucency and ghastly green skin. 

Hair has been painstakingly punched into a lace piece, applied to the crown and styled to creepy perfection. Prosthetic grade, bloodshot glass eyes are positioned in heavy-lidded sockets, individual eyelashes applied and actual tooled aluminum head-staple and famous neck bolts inserted. 

The display is finished with a black wool costume segment that wraps the neck and shoulders and the entire display piece is fastened to a sold tooled aluminum 13 in. x 7 ½ in. x 2 in. oval base. All proceeds from this one-of-a-kind sculpture will go directly to St. Jude’s Children’s hospital.