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This Is How You Un-Cast an Actor in Three Steps

Zack Snyder used a unique process to edit Tig Notaro into her Army of the Dead role. Zack Snyder’s new zombie-heist movie has gone through some major changes before release. Comedian Tig Notaro stepped up into a role originally performed by fellow comedian Chris D’Elia. D’Elia was accused of pursuing underage girls in June 2020. Although D’Elia continues to deny the allegations, Snyder decided it was best to digitally erase D’Elia from the movie and bring in Notaro to play the snarky helicopter pilot instead. It would have been an absolute nightmare to bring back the cast for reshoots during a pandemic. So what did Synder do? He had Notaro do all of her scenes in front of a green screen with no other actors, and Snyder’s team then edited this into the footage they already had. Snyder and Notaro spoke with Vulture about this whole process. Based on their experience, this is how you can digitally replace someone in your film, step by step. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 17 May, 2021

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