How did the "living sculpture" special effect get made in the final monologue from Al Pacino in Devil's advocate?
I always thought it was really cool and I would love to know how to create it myself.
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For the scene where the figures begin to move, actors were placed in prosthetic makeup and waterproof body paint, then shot underwater in front of a bluescreen to create the odd motion seen in the final footage and allow it ti be composited into the scene.
The sculpture was extremely similar to the sculpture Ex Nihili by artist Frederick Hart. Washington National Cathedral was so upset by the implication that their artwork was connected to the devil that they sued Warner Brothers and urged Hart to join them in the suit. The release of the video version was going to be delayed until the conclusion of the trial.
Thus the studio settled, removing the scene from that release and placing a sticker on each video case that the sculpture seen in the movie was not Ex Nihili.
You could take a similar approach or simply accomplish it entirely with CGI, but I am a fan of using practical effects in film as much as possible.