Are those movie masks for real where A impersonates B? [duplicate]

You know the kind I mean. At the intro of Mission Impossible, we see Tom Cruise, who suddenly hooks a hand beneath his jaw and tears of his face, which turns out to be one of those vinyl masks. Beneathe the mask, he's somebody totally different.

I have seen Mrs Doubsfire, where Robin williams wears one of thsoe masks and can seriously pass for an old lady, and even still has facial mobility. So I suppose it can be done, to a degree.

Given that the guy wearing the mask has a small face, small nose etc, could he really pass convincingly for someone else if he wore a mask?

realism make-up

Best Answer

No they aren't real and they are, the usual process of creating this affect is to use the actual actors for their specific roles Just like they do on Face/Off and then using a quick cut when they go to remove the mask they will apply a decent Mask then so they have something to rip off.