Basic casualty effect are called for on many types of productions, ranging from medical documentaries, through drama, to horror videos. All of the materials used can be obtained from professional make-up suppliers, but many can be made by the make-up artist using kitchen ingredients. Thus, latex, mortician's wax and plastic scar material are specialist products used to build three- dimensional effects on the skin, but most of the other materials can be found in food stores:gelatine powder,vegetable coloring, glycerine, petroleum jelly (from chemists), coffee granules, cereals, black treacle.