Red eyes?

[Srbr222]

Okay, I'm doing a movie, so yes, it's important that his eyes are red. But I don't know how to do this. We have about zero budget to work with. VERY VERY ANNOYING! :) But I have to deal. Please, any thoughts or ideas would be helpful. As of now, we're going to have to go with filming the other actor's reaction but I'd like to use the red eyes. It would be nice to use them later, too. But I'd like to avoid hurting said actor, as he will possible punch me very very hard. ;)

[the kid]

Red like this ? http://pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/90873/200.jpg

 

There are may suppliers who carry them but I would go to a qualified opticians to get them.

 

I don't think you can do the whites of the eye, and the pupil I think is a contact job but the actor will only see red tinted everything, if they see anything at all.

 

Overall I do suggest you send the actor to a opticians with what you need so they are happy with what is being done.

 

 

 

Ps - Welcome to the blue room. Filling out your location would be useful, being a UK based site you might get many UK based answer's.

[Light Console]

Try this, but you should take the kid's advice as the wearer really needs to see an Optician. Especially if the actor is not used to wearing contact lenses.

Also try a google on "Coloured Contact Lens" or "Fun Contact Lenses" for more results.

 

When you find your desired pair, please ensure that only the actor wears them, to avoid the risk of eye infections.

 

Edit: Even better, search for "D30122060040" on this page.

[Srbr222]

Try this, but you should take the kid's advice as the wearer really needs to see an Optician. Especially if the actor is not used to wearing contact lenses.

Also try a google on "Coloured Contact Lens" or "Fun Contact Lenses" for more results.

 

When you find your desired pair, please ensure that only the actor wears them, to avoid the risk of eye infections.

 

Edit: Even better, search for "D30122060040" on this page.

 

I could kiss you right now, haha! That is EXACTLY what I wanted but I couldn't find them anywhere and when I did, they were at least twice as much! Thank you so so much! :) ;) :o

[Light Console]

;) All part of the service! I hope you can find them / get them sent across the pond! PS, :)

[blackbird]

I have had some success in the past blagging cosmetic lenses from the big contact lens manufacturers, especially if you only want 1 pair, they often write off some stock for customer trials anyway.

 

In the UK they would only supply through an opticians, so I also had to find a nice friendly optician (optometrist - why the difference across the pond??) who would do the consultation for free. A bit of a hassle, but it was worth it for a freebie.

[Srbr222]

I'll try it. As long as Benjy (my actor) doesn't harm me physically after this, I'll be happy. I still have to tie up the loose ends in the script.

[GridGirl]

I have a similar problem, except this one is a little more complex; the director wants the actor to look like one eye is really bloodshot. Coloured contacts aren't a lot of good, as they only colour the iris whereas we need the white of his eye to go red, or is there such a thing as a full-eye contact? One of my ever-helpful crew did suggest just poking him in the eye before he goes on stage, but somehow I don't think that's going to quite work out for us! Is there any sort of product which will temporarily colour the white of the eye? I know I've had funny coloured dye put in my eyes from time to time at the optometrists, but from what I remember they were yellow or orange. Surely someone must have needed to create a bloodshot eye before?!

 

Edit: Bearing in mind I'm in New Zealand, and have 3 1/2 weeks until we open, readily available non-special order kinds of things are good!

[Sirch Sound]

One of my ever-helpful crew did suggest just poking him in the eye before he goes on stage, but somehow I don't think that's going to quite work out for us!

 

Boaring! Thats the old way of doing it, you have technology, so use it! Blast him in the eye with a smoke machine for a few seconds, it shouldnt blind him!

 

Seriously though, the only way I have ever been able to do it was buy getting an actor to pour water in his eye, which dosent cause too much pain and it does work ok, a bit of chlorine might work aswell.

 

However I would personaly say this is all bad advice now (yes even the first idea!) As all of it causes some sort of pain and I wouldnt even think about doing it now.

 

Sorry for a fairly useless post!

Rich

[d_korman]

You can get contact lenses that cover the whole eye (the very first contact lenses were like this) and they can be coloured.

 

http://www.cantor-nissel.co.uk/prostheses.html#scleral

 

But they are probably going to cost a bit and are not very comfortable to wear. Also the actor would probably need to be examined by an experienced contact lense practitioner to determine if they were suitable - you don't mess with eyes, you only have one pair.

 

Note that there is a difference in the UK between an Optometrist aka Opthalmic Optician, and a Dispensing Optician

[Propsgirl]

Hello fellow kiwi!

 

I only just saw this, and it seems like I may be too late, but have you tried kryolan eye blood from Minifies? I'm not sure if it would have done quite what you want - at least not dye the eyeball, but depending on circumstances (i.e. how much time do they have before going on stage and how much time are they onstage with bloodshot eye?), maybe it could be of some use - a tiny bit in the eye just before going on would surely spread over the eyeball in the same way tears do? Too much though and it becomes a horror movie!

 

I've never even tried this stuff so I'm not sure how it behaves, but it seems logical. (Anyone who has tried this, correct me if I am wrong please)

 

Poke them in the eye before they go on? he he. Good old kiwi ingenuity eh?

[slipstream]

Reading the Cantor Nissel page about taking a mold of the eyeball, had me squirming, as to the rest of it, I would rather have the smoke machine option

 

Sam

[GridGirl]

We ended up going without - the character is that of Jonathan in Arsenic and Old Lace and with the prosthetic scars that have been made for us (brilliantly, I might add!) he looks quite horrific enough without the addition of a bloodshot eye!