Behind the Scenes: Self-Preservation
Originally we were going to wrap me up in duct tape, which I thought would be rather painful in contact with my skin, so I geared up head to toe in this dorky out:
Upon beginning the mummification process, we realized this would look too shiny, so we went back to the store and got a bunch of ace bandages and hoped those would do the trick. Three additional trips to the store later, we finally had enough badage to finish the wrap. Here it is almost complete:
Hardly perfect, but we thought it would have to do. Here is the photo I ended up editing. Scroll down for before and afters:
I am still not sure I chose the right shot, so here are a couple outtakes:
The final product:
March 11th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Leah, I think you chose the right shot. The way your hand is just dangling seems more … hopeless … goes well with your idea of self preservation.
March 20th, 2010 at 8:52 am
I always pictured this more of the mummy returns. I like how you reaching out while unraveling.