2007-01-03 03:44:22 · 7 answers · asked by james 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Well, there are multiple ways, the two obvious of which are:
The high tech way: Shoot the scene without the vampire and then green screen him in later.
The low tech way: Take advantage of the fact that you can do some fancy depth perception tricks when photographing. You can cleverly position the mirror and actors such that from the camera's perspective what you want will be seen in the mirror and what you don't want.
2007-01-03 03:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some, but not all films, use this technique:
If the shot is stationary, meaning the camera will not be moving for the shot, this is a technique that some film makers use to achieve the "no reflection" effect in a mirror.
The reflection in the mirror is actually just a photograph of what the reflection would be. This "implied" reflection can actually appear very realistic after the film has been edited. Some films will also add a high gloss to the photo-reflection to make this illusion more believable. This is a very cost-effective way to achieve this effect.
Although with todays technology in movie special effects, achieving this effect can all be done on a computer with Professional Movie Editing Software.
2007-01-03 03:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by toka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all digital now but the real old school way was to build a set that is basically the same room only backwards on either side of a wall. Then they'd put a clear pane of glass in the wall. The effect that you see on the screen is the rest of the room in the "mirror" but no reflection of the vampire. It relies on you the subject assuming that the vampire is in front of a mirror when he's really not.
2007-01-03 03:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the vampire is alone in the mirror image, they will just digitally remove the actor from the mirror. If the actor is with another actor, they will usually use a blue or green screen to digitally map out the actor that is portraying the vampire. For example, in Van Helsing, when Dracula is dancing with Anna, they stop in front of the mirror, and she is being held in mid-air by nothing. They did this by filming the actor playing Dracula against a green screen while he wore a green suit. After the scene was filmed, they digitally input the background image wherever there was green, effectively "cutting out" the actor, making him invisible.
2007-01-03 03:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by multiwizard_rct 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they shoot 2 scenes and blend them, the vampire is never really infront of the mirror!
2007-01-03 03:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by cher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they use technology on computers to cut out the person's image and replace it with a blank mirror.
2007-01-03 03:47:08 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but the did it in they "All Falls Down" video too.
2007-01-03 03:45:32 · answer #7 · answered by motorcitysmadman2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋