<P> It was shot over a period of three months in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on a budget of $12 million . Given that the shooting entailed an adult cast with child counterparts, Wallace sought to have the adult actors meet with the children playing the younger versions of their characters: "We made a point of bringing the adult and children actors together for a couple of days, even though it was costly, since the adults and the kids have no scenes together ." Filming locations in Vancouver included Stanley Park, Beaver Lake and Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Convent in North Vancouver . Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter that his job as a director "was to give Tim the stage and not get in his way too much . He was like Robin Williams in the way he brought a spontaneous improvisation to the part ." Curry gave Pennywise a Bronx accent in order to sound like "an old - time Catskills comic". "I just let it happen," Curry said . "Clowns are your worst fear realized . I think I scared a lot of children ." </P> <P> Original storyboards for Pennywise featured exaggerated cheekbones, a sharp chin, and bulbous forehead . According to director Wallace, "Tim (Curry) objected strongly to all the rubber . He had recently been in several movies which covered him in prosthetics and I'm sure he felt all the glue and latex would just get in his way . He was right, of course . With those eyes, and that mouth, and his crazy, sardonic sense of humor, less turned out to be more in the makeup department ." </P> <P> Special effects coordinator Bart Mixon began working on a head cast for the Pennywise character after Curry was cast in the role; he also designed three clay molds for testing . According to Mixon, he based the shape of Pennywise's head on Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925), "stylized into a clown ." Three different versions of the clown's face were created, one of which resembled a hobo clown, another that was "a little meaner," and the final one seen in the series . To achieve the white complexion, Curry wore prosthetic make - up cream to make him appear "almost like a living cartoon ." </P> <P> The majority of the special effects in the film were done practically without digital alteration, aside from the shower scene in which Pennywise comes out of the drain; this scene was done with replacement animation, an animation technique similar to stop motion animation . </P>

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