How much can make up de-age an actor?
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RynoII — 9 years ago(December 21, 2016 02:20 AM)
I was planning directing my first feature film this year, but people are talking me out it , saying that I am not ready yet, and that I am getting way too ahead of myself, and that it will end up being a waste of money. I thought maybe they are right, since it's good to have outside input, rather than go by my own passion and judgment only.
I and another actor were planning on both starring it as well as me directing with another co-director hopefully, if I could get one
However, I and the other actor are getting old for the roles in the script, and if I take a few years off to practice, we will definitely be too old for the parts then I think, which are meant for younger characters. If I take a few years off to practice more, we could still do it in a few years but we would look kind of old by then. We're already about five years too old for the parts already perhaps, and if we take a few years, then it will be about 10 years too old. I was wondering if make up could make us look ten years younger.
I am going to maybe say no, because for example, when you watch James Bond people complain about Roger Moore being to old to do A View to a Kill when he was 58. But if make up can de-age then why not just make him look 48? But the movies chose to age him as he went along, so I assume that maybe make up is almost useless when it comes to that? -
RynoII — 9 years ago(December 23, 2016 01:59 AM)
I am not sure as I cannot recall a movie where this is done. Usually professional Hollywood casts actors that are the right age for the part. But in my case, I want to use a particular actor I have worked with before, even though he is about 10 years older, cause I think talent should be chose over age, and then just take care of the age problem later.