Initially, the mask design was a mechanical interpretation of the creature's face. To avoid giving away the look of the creature too early in the film, Stan Winston Studio changed the mask design to a simpler, more 'tribal' look. The mask on the left was later used in Predator 2 (1990) "The concepts were identical," Winston said, "and yet, Rick was nominated in makeup and I was nominated in visual effects. What that points out, I think, is that there is really no way to categorize what we do. No one form of technology defines the characters that we've developed over the years. What is it? Is it makeup? Is it special effects? Is it visual effects? Sometimes it is all of the above. Whatever best serves that character, that's what we use. Our starting point has always been to ask ourselves, 'Who is this character?' And, once we figure that out, we decide the best way to create the character, whether it is through makeup or animatronics or, now, even computer technology - or a combination of those."

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