For Best Picture: "Curious Case"
Creating A "Digital Puppet"
Casts of Pitt made up at different ages were scanned into a computer, along with images of the actor mapping countless facial expressions. After a diminutive older actor was filmed on set, Pitt then acted out the scene later -- a sort of "digital puppet." An aged version of the actor's corresponding facial expressions would then be animated and placed onto the body of the actor on film.
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