Need to do a face swap? Here’s some of the main considerations to think about in the new machine learning VFX paradigm - befores & afters

Need to do a face swap? Here’s some of the main considerations to think about in the new machine learning VFX paradigm - befores & afters

Behind the face replacement work for the ballet dancing scenes in ‘Étoile’. The Amazon Prime Video series Étoile features elite ballet dancers. However, neither of the main stars of the show, Lou de Laâge nor Ivan du Pontavice, are professional dancers. So, a face replacement process was employed to swap the dancer double faces with those of the lead actors for the ballet scenes.  A prominent challenge on the show was the nature of the ballet sc…