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Long and irregular hours make it a tough existence

Thanks to the imaginative and meticulous work of special-effects make-up artists, the usually fit and fabulous Andy Lau Tak-wah and Sammi Cheng Sau-man became an obese couple in Love on a Diet, a 2001 romantic comedy about a woman's stumbling efforts to shed pounds in order to win back her love.

"Special-effects make-up changes the face and the shape of the body completely to achieve the desired effect," says Davina Cheung, a special-effects make-up artist with Beauty Tech, a Hong Kong training institute offering make-up courses. "We present outrageous and frightening looks to the audience."

Cheung adds that unlike regular make-up that seeks to conceal unsightly areas and highlight one's best features, special-effects make-up is abou