Perhaps a fitting nickname for Barrie Gower is “The Barometer.”
(If you’re not familiar, spare yourself a Google.)
Eventually, it worked out in his favor.
Barrie Gower
An Infected in the earliest stages.
Despite already having intellectual property to work with, Gower was allowed to make certain changes.
The stages ranged from the aforementioned veins to full-blown mushrooms blooming from the skull.
An Infected in the earliest stages.
They portrayed the first Clickers we see in the series in episode two and then again in episode five.
Each actor portrayed two different-looking Clickers, so both ended up with two customized makeups.
Three clickers, each from different environments, hence their differing color schemes.
An Infected in the earliest stages.
As mentioned, Clickers are blind, and they do not have eyes.
[We] cheated the head forward so we could get that depth.
First, Gower’s Canadian team scanned the actors' heads and sent those scans to the UK team.
Three clickers, each from different environments, hence their differing color schemes.
There were also “plugs” the team created which were cut out of the eyes.
A clicker in the process of being airbrushed.
“We adapted the makeups,” says Gower.
A clicker in the process of being airbrushed.
“Then, as it is with makeup effects, the more you do, the quicker you get.
By day three or four, we spent about two and a half hours in the chair.”
A clicker in its final form.
A clicker in its final form.
“She threw her body into all these incredible shapes.
The Bloater
Then there’s the Bloater.
it’s possible for you to’t miss him.
A clicker stuck to the wall, advancing to the Bloater state.
From there, the team applied a glossy substance on top to give him a “mucusy” look.
A clicker stuck to the wall, advancing to the Bloater state.
The Bloater was a labor of love for both the practical and visual effects departments.
It’s been a really happy marriage between ourselves and visual effects.
We’re very happy campers.”