- Contact lenses have long been used in TV and film to alter actors' appearances.
- Eyeworks for Film is one of the companies that designs these custom lenses.
- We visited the company's London office to find out how these small works of art get made and what it's like to put on a pair.
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Filmmakers have long relied on one bit of movie magic to enhance the look of their characters: contact lenses.
But have you ever wondered where those contacts come from?
We visited Eyeworks for Film, a London company that has designed contact lenses for some of the biggest films and TV shows of the past decade, including "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "1917," "Game of Thrones," "Black Mirror," and the upcoming sequel to "Wonder Woman."
Insider reporter Ju Shardlow was fitted for a custom pair of lenses and found out what it's like to put on the intricately designed eyewear.
Read on to see what wearing a pair of these custom lenses is really like.