How are dual-role films shot?
How are dual/double role films shot in which the actor is shown on the screen at the same time in the same or different z-index planes and are in a fight scene in which one actor is punching the other, especially on the face?
I've heard of split filming and stitching the scene, green screen, and lastly computer processed overlays of the actor's face on another actor's body with the same build. The last one I've seen in The Social Network but I'm referring to films that were shot pre 2005.
And it looks very real.
Best Answer
The most common method used for this, rather than green screen, is using action doubles.
The first thing you need to do is find someone who is about the same height as your main actor. Similar hair is also necessary, so whether the Doppelganger needs to dye his or her hair or wear a wig, that’s a judgment call.
Place the Doppelganger with his or her back to the camera and frame the shot to shoot over that person’s shoulder to focus on the main actor. Film it that way until you get what you want.
For the reverse of that shot, switch the hair and the outfit of the main actor and the Doppelganger and do the same thing on the other side. This way you can edit it so that you basically have the same person having a conversation with himself. - (Source: timidmonster.com)
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How do they shoot double roles in movies?
It really depends on whether they are shooting a wide shot, a two shot, and over the shoulder shot or close ups. In close ups, the actor plays to one angle and then he/she plays to the other. In an over the shoulder shot, a photo double stands in for the actor and the camera is over the photo double's shoulder.How are twin scenes filmed?
You shoot the scene twice, with the actor and a stand-in switching places, then combine the two strips of film into one. To disguise the seam, filmmakers make use of background elements in the shot, like a doorframe.How do actors play multiple roles?
A dual role (also known as a double role) refers to one actor playing two roles in a single production. Dual roles (or a larger number of roles for an actor) may be deliberately written into a script, or may instead be a choice made during production, often due to a low budget.How do you film the same person twice?
The easiest way to film a split screen is by shooting a scene twice with the same actor. They'll first appear on either the left or right side of a screen before filming the next scene on the side opposite. Special effects can then make those two separate sequences appear seamless.Double Role - Behind The Scenes in Bollywood | Hollywood
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Answer 2
Split filming to duplicate an actor, which is basically involves shooting the scene twice with the actor in one role, then the other, then stitching the separate shoots together, long predates 2005.
The earliest example of a film I know of that used this technique is the musical Wonder Man, which is from 1945.
Answer 3
Have the actor or actress do the scene twice so when you edit the movie it looks like there two of them ,for example Jean Claude Van Damme in Time Cop were he goes back to 1985 to stop a terrorist.
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