In the latest series of spots for LG, Inside the Actor's Studio's James Lipton transfers his signature beard to teens, advising them to "give it a ponder" before sending questionable texts. While director Ulf Johansson prefers to rely on props and makeup as much as possible, perfecting the hirsute illusion required intricate fine-tuning from post house Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY). Nic Seresin, lead VFX artist, and Sean Broughton, CCO, talked to Studio/Direct about the process and creating realistic facial hair under tight timelines
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Comments (1) for "SMNY Builds James Lipton's Beard"
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The spots are hilarious. And the website is great, too. In fact, we made the campaign our "Ad of the Week" on our blog a few weeks ago. (you can see that post here: http://bit.ly/aXx4jR) I wondered how they achieved the bald face Lipton. What a process - I love it!
Posted by Mike K McClure on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 05:28 PM
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