Creating Doubles: The Split-Screen and Beyond

We take a look at the history and techniques behind one of the most common visual effects in all of cinema - duplicating a human being! Turn on CC to see movie citations!
Video by Joey Scoma
VFX Breakdowns
Logan - Image Engine
• LOGAN | X-24 Digital D...
• Logan 'Laura & Logan' ...
Enemy
• Video
Furious 7 - Weta Digital
• Video
Orphan Black
• Orphan Black Season 3 ...
Avengers
• Video
• Video
BTS
The Parent Trap: Seeing Double
• The Parent Trap - Seei...
The Social Network
• VFX Breakdown - The So...
Dead Ringers
• DEAD RINGERS (1988) Be...
The Matrix
• Behind the scenes Matr...
Moon
• Moon - ueber die Arbei...
Pirates of the Caribbean - Jacks
• The Tale of the Many J...
The Double
• The Double: Duplicatin...
Legend
• Behind the Scenes of L...
Back to the Future Part 2
• Back to the Future Par...
• Behind Scene of Back T...
US
• How They Filmed The Do...
City of Lost Children
• The City of Lost Child...
Avengers: Endgame (Cap Vs. Cap)
• Marvel Studios’ Avenge...
Gemini Man
• Gemini Man - Official ...
Gemini Man - Will Smith Vlog
• How They Made Me Look ...
Additional BTS
Avatar
• Avatar: Motion Capture...
• BEHIND THE SCENE - Ava...
The Mummy
• Video
Creating Gollum
• Creating Gollum
The Polar Express
• The Polar Express - 10...
Beowulf
• "I Died Many Years Ago...
MI3 Podcast - Light the Fuse
www.lightthefusepodcast.com/p...
Tom Cruise Deep Fake - Corridor Digital
• We Made The Best Deepf...
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• The Making of Who Fram...
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Twinning
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"I'm probably Jack farthest from camera" That made me chuckle

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Joey, every one of the subjects you’ve taught and produced through Rocket Jump have been phenomenal. You delve so deep to find examples and edit them into your narrative that it’s just...wonderful. Thank you for work you’ve done clarity you’ve brought to all aspiring filmmakers!!!

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This video is only 25 minutes long and packs SO MUCH INFORMATION! I loved it!
And to think that we can do all these cg doubles pretty easily now with our PCs and some software like Blender. Wow, we came a long way.

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Thank you for making this, Joey! By the time we got to BTTF2, I was thoroughly amazed by the wizardry they managed to pull off.
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Unbelievably detailed and thorough!
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This analysis on this subject is excellent, I'm speechless, it's perfection. Great work and thanks for the great knowledge!

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"The One" movie would also been a great example to use.

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He had some healthy issues last year. So he stopped. Hope he is doing well now.

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