In only one of the split-screen shots was it necessary for the siblings to appear as though they were physically touching. For the final sequence in which a roaming camera comes to rest on the twins rejoined in death, Cronenberg wanted Beverly to be found draped across his brother's lap. Crucial to the effect was a sheet partially covering Elliot. Prior to setting up the shot, the sheet was attached to a rigid fiberglass shell and bolted to the floor and wall. In this sequence, body double Graham Evans was used rather than the acting double. For the first half of the shot, he was positioned under the sheet with Jeremy Irons—as Beverly—stretched over his legs. Evans' legs appeared in the final optical.