Double (film)
A double ([ ˈduːbl̩ ], from French ) in film production denotes a substitute actor who looks similar to the actor and who has the function of a double . It can also mean a location that is given out for another location in the film.
Substitute Actor
A body double is usually used for unpleasant actions or for activities that the original actor is unable to master or does not want to play, such as riding, smoking, diving, mountain climbing, playing musical instruments, and nude and love scenes. In dangerous scenes, the body double in question is also called a stunt man or stunt woman.
Body doubles are also used for financial reasons. Because doubles are cheaper at the fee, doubles are used in film scenes in which the protagonists can only be seen from a great distance, dimly or from behind, in order to save costs. The shooting can also be accelerated by shooting with two teams in parallel - for example in chases in action films - once the close-ups with the stars in the studio and once the driving scenes with the doubles on the road. When cut together, this gives the impression of a complete plot with good direction.
Another use of a double is the light double ( English stand-in ), which enables the director to test lighting and camera settings before the start of the recording without the actual actors. The light double does not necessarily have to look similar to the actor in question, but has to be similar in size, skin type, hair type and physique. Light doubles do not appear in the later film.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Domino - Keira Knightley has hired double" , Firstnews.de, Los Angeles, October 29, 2005
- ↑ "As a light double in" Wetten, dass ..? " - Be Jennifer Aniston for once ” , Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung , Christina Luig, March 5, 2009