Cinematography technique · used in 2 films
Using computer effects to make an actor look decades younger, or to build a younger copy of them. The same face plays 2 ages in one scene.
Examples
Ang Lee · 2019
Junior is a younger digital version of Will Smith, with effects from Weta Digital. When both men share a frame, you have to accept 2 ages of one face. Reactions to the effect were mixed.
Where to see it: Colombia fight: Fighting off the assassin, Henry realizes the man bears an uncanny resemblance to himself as a young man.
Robert Zemeckis · 2024
The film used a tool called Metaphysic Live to de-age Hanks and Wright as the actors performed. It lets the same pair play a teenage couple and an elderly one. Some critics found the effect distracting, so judge it for yourself.
Where to see it: The empty house: In 2024, elderly Richard takes Margaret, who has dementia, to the empty house. He tries to bring back her memories, including the lost blue ribbon.
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