Editing Death Becomes Her (section)

===Visual effects===
''Death Becomes Her'' was a technologically complex film to make, and represented a major advancement in the use of [[computer generated imagery]] (CGI) effects, under the direction of [[Industrial Light and Magic]].<ref name="ilm.com">{{cite web| url=https://www.ilm.com/vfx/death-becomes-her/| title=Death Becomes Her (Universal Pictures)| website=Industrial Light & Magic| access-date=December 19, 2017| archive-date=December 22, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051927/https://www.ilm.com/vfx/death-becomes-her/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Blaise |first=Judd |date=August 21, 1992 |title=Special Effects, Acting Bring 'Death' to Life |work=[[Sun Sentinel]] |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-08-21/features/9201170039_1_roger-rabbit-special-effects-director-robert-zemeckis |url-status=dead |access-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051932/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-08-21/features/9201170039_1_roger-rabbit-special-effects-director-robert-zemeckis |archive-date=2017-12-22}}</ref> It was the first film where CGI skin texture was used, in the shot where Madeline resets her neck after her head is smashed with a shovel by Helen.<ref name="ilm.com"/> Creating the sequences where Madeline's head is dislocated and facing the wrong way around involved a combination of [[chroma key]], an [[animatronic]] model created by [[Amalgamated Dynamics]], and prosthetic make-up effects on Meryl Streep to create the look of a twisted neck.<ref>{{cite video| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNVHaaUAp8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/xRNVHaaUAp8| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live| title=Death Becomes Her (1992) Vintage Bonus Clip: Meryl's Mom & Special Effects (HD) | via=YouTube| date=June 23, 2016| access-date=December 20, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite video| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIgJgGOEahk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/fIgJgGOEahk| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live| title=DEATH BECOMES HER Recreating Meryl BTS Special Edition| author=Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.| via=YouTube| date=July 25, 2015| access-date=December 20, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The digital advancements pioneered on ''Death Becomes Her'' were incorporated into Industrial Light and Magic's next project, ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'', released by Universal only a year later. The two films also shared cinematographer [[Dean Cundey]] and production designer [[Rick Carter]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Taylor |first=Drew |date=June 11, 2013 |title=5 Versions of 'Jurassic Park' You Never Saw |work=indiewire.com |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/06/5-versions-of-jurassic-park-you-never-saw-97110/ |access-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051207/http://www.indiewire.com/2013/06/5-versions-of-jurassic-park-you-never-saw-97110/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The production had a fair number of mishaps. In the scene where Helen and Madeline are battling with shovels, Streep accidentally cut Goldie Hawn's face, leaving a faint scar. Streep admitted that she disliked working on a project that focused so heavily on special effects, and vowed never to work on another film with heavy special effects again, saying:

{{cquote|My first, my last, my only. I think it's tedious. Whatever concentration you can apply to that kind of comedy is just shredded. You stand there like a piece of machinery—they should get machinery to do it. I loved how it turned out. But it's not fun to act to a lampstand. "Pretend this is Goldie, right here! Uh, no, I'm sorry, Bob, she went off the mark by five centimeters, and now her head won't match her neck!" It was like being at the dentist.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/03/24/meryl-streep-meryl-streep/ |date=2000-03-24 |title=Depth Becomes Her |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=2007-01-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014083616/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275733_4,00.html |archive-date=2007-10-14}}</ref>}}