Sweet Tooth

  A rendering of Gus, the half-deer character from “Sweet Tooth.” On set, his ears were made of latex and brought to life by remote control.  Credit... Fractured FX SKIP TO CONTENT SKIP TO SITE INDEX In ‘Sweet Tooth,’ a Taste of Fantasy Rooted in Reality Based on a comic book about a pandemic-fueled apocalypse, the new Netflix series is actually full of big-hearted whimsy. Thank the remote-controlled ears. By  Chris Vognar June 4, 2021 Updated  5:37 p.m. ET It was all about the ears. With very little rehearsal time, the practical-effects team had to get them right. Perched atop the head of the child actor Christian Convery, who plays the part-deer hero of Netflix’s fanciful new dystopian drama “Sweet Tooth,” the ears, soft and furry, had to move just right. That meant they had to move like a deer’s. This was a job for Grant Lehmann, puppeteer and ear wrangler. Working with a pair of hollow, bendable latex ears and a remote-control setup, Lehmann found a way to pr...