The make-up effects were achieved through stop motion , with Billy Idol moving in slow stages during points of the filming , allowing the make up effects to gradually cover more of his body to create the illusion of metamorphosis . Stan Winston , who had previously worked on the '' Terminator '' series and '' Jurassic Park '' , supervised and created the special effects for the video . The music video for " Shock to the System " was nominated for " Best Special Effects in a Video " and " Best Editing in a Video " at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards , losing both times to Peter Gabriel 's video for " Steam "
1993 MTV Video Music Awards
1993 MTV Video Music Awards
Cyberpunk (album)