How do you turn someone into a bald, blue-skinned cyborg space pirate? Answer: Very slowly. For the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, transforming actress Karen Gillan into the alien Nebula took makeup artists more (then/than) four hours a day. (In later films, the process was faster then/than that--about 2.5 hours.) Step one was to cover Gillan's hair with a tight cap. Next, pieces of artificial blue skin were glued to her face and head. Makeup was then/than used to cover the parts of her skin that were still exposed. Finally, Gillan popped in a pair of creepy black contact lenses, and BOOM! Nebula was born. Answer ONLY for the word pair in red.

(a)  

One character that couldn't be created with makeup and costumes is Thanos, the 8-foot-tall, 700-pound space monster who wipes out half of all life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War. This giant purple supervillain was played by actor Josh Brolin, but what we see on-screen is entirely digital. During filming, Brolin wore sensors all over his face and body. The sensors captured every move he made. Digital effects teams (then/than) reproduced Brolin's performance using computer graphics. This was no easy job. For Infinity War, it took more then/than 300 people nearly two years to bring Thanos to life. Answer ONLY for the red pair.

(a)  

One character that couldn't be created with makeup and costumes is Thanos, the 8-foot-tall, 700-pound space monster who wipes out half of all life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War. This giant purple supervillain was played by actor Josh Brolin, but what we see on-screen is entirely digital. During filming, Brolin wore sensors all over his face and body. The sensors captured every move he made. Digital effects teams then/than reproduced Brolin's performance using computer graphics. This was no easy job. For Infinity War, it took more (then/than) 300 people nearly two years to bring Thanos to life. Answer ONLY for the red pair.

(a)