Lestan, Benoit

Benoit Lestang ( French: Benoît Lestang , December 14, 1964 - July 27, 2007 ) - French digital effects specialist, make-up artist, screenwriter and clip maker . Among his most famous works are special effects in the films “ Brotherhood of the Wolf ” and “ Arsen Lupine ”.

Benoit Lestan is known to the viewer primarily as a special effects artist for films with elements of horror . Since the release of the classic Jean Rollen ’s classic zombie film “The Living Dead Girl ” (1982), the name of Lestan, who was able to create very convincing special effects, has become strongly associated with horror films. In the 80s and early 90s, Lestan was engaged in the work of the middle hand on low-budget films.

A new round of Lestan's career falls in the middle and end of the 90s. In 1995, Jean-Pierre Genet invited Lestin to work on special effects for the City of Lost Children . The stunning visual atmosphere of the film, combining elements of horror and fantasy , owes much to Lestan's masterful work. After the City of Lost Children, the artist gets the opportunity to choose for himself more high-budget projects. Benoit Lestan is doing design work for special effects in The Brotherhood of the Wolf ( French: Le pacte des loups )). In particular, he owns the design of the image of the Zhevodan beast.

The last work of Benoit Lestin is a video for the song “QI” for the French singer Milen Farmer . Lestan had already worked with Farmer before - it was he who made the famous doll for the clip "Sans contrefaçon". The new clip includes elements of digital graphics, with which Lestan conveys his vision of the psychological component of sex .

July 27, 2007 Lestan committed suicide.