Need some technical/creative help

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I need an actor to bleed from the nose. 

Starting with a clean face, I want one small line of blood from one nostril, as if a valve opened in his sinuses to let a bit of blood through.  It would be ideal if there could be several seconds of clean face before the blood appears...maybe even a word or two of dialog.

Naturally, I don't want my actor to aspirate the stuff, and I don't have the wherewithal to create a fake head.

Ideas?

p.s. Yeah, it's a weird request.  Get used to it.

Comments

[iarraidh.livejournal.com]

Maybe a gel caplet the size of a vitamin with a hole in the end; Fill with fake blood; Freeze it.

Have your actor insert it just before the scene.
Once up the nose it should melt and start to run fairly soon, but not immediately.

Second suggestion, use a non-waterbased blood (with a lower freeze point) and just top off the caplet with water. Then when the tiny piece of ice melts you would get a significant run of blood.

Hey, Lon Chaney wasn't very comfortable doing HIS special effects, either. Gotta aspire to Greatness :)