We added darkened eye lashes and thickened hair, and removed wrinkles and age spots.

“We cast two youth doubles who stood in straight after the take with the original actors so we could take high-res digital stills in the same lighting conditions. “It’s a 2D effect but it relies on good data being gathered during the shoot,” explained Cinesite visual effects supervisor Sue Rowe. For flashback shots featuring Nizam (Ben Kingsley), Cinesite showed the director a proof-of-concept to de-age the actor 30 years younger. Prince of Persia is released on DVD and Blu-Ray Sept 14th Buy it here from Amazon & this helps support fxguide Cinesite youthens Kings, adds to cities Plate Photography Final shotĬinesite’s key shots – 285 of which are in the film – included youthening effects, digital city extensions, a Hassansin attack sequence and a digital lioness. We look at a few of the major effects sequences by Cinesite, MPC, Framestore and Double Negative, & the previs work by Nvizage. In Mike Newell’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (out soon on Blu-Ray &DVD), rogue Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) safeguards a magical and sought-after dagger that can reverse time.

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