Hevesh: Warner Bros hired me in high school to train Will Smith
Lily Hevesh · HIBT Lab! Hevesh5: Lily Hevesh · Apr 27, 2023 · at 19:32
Domino artist Lily Hevesh discusses how she was hired to build kinetic domino installations for Will Smith on the film Collateral Beauty.
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“I remember I was a senior in high school, and they contacted me, I believe it was Warner Bros. And essentially, they wanted me to be on set for two weeks, setting up these elaborate domino projects for Will Smith, and kind of teach him how to build dominoes, and have him go in and pretend to knock them down. And it was such a big project that I actually had to hire some of my friends who are also domino builders to help out and build these domino projects.”
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