Recruit small actors

In movies and TV series, we often see some small actors. These baby actors cry or laugh at the right time, which makes people feel that this little baby is playing well.

For example, the baby in the movie Baby Project, Jackie Chan is holding the baby, and they cooperate well. The baby has no stage fright at all. This baby is also called the crowning touch of the movie. Many people think this baby is so good after watching the movie, and they suspect that this baby is a fake child. Actually, it's not. This baby is a real child.

The hero and heroine in the film usually look for famous actors and actresses and choose the most suitable one from the actor group. So where did these little actors come from? The truth is beyond people's expectation.

First, fake children

Some baby actors in film and television dramas are fake babies, that is, rubber dolls, if there are no close-ups or scenes with high risk factors.

For example, if an actor pats a child in his arms, or throws the child to another person, the child may be afraid of crying, and the props in the actor's hand may hurt the child. At this time, the crew may use rubber dolls to achieve the desired effect.

Second, computer synthesis.

Some crews may not have rubber dolls, so they will use computer synthesis, matting and computer synthesis later. Of course, this requires more performance from actors. Some actors have to perform to protect children during the performance, and their eye movements must be in place, but there is nothing on their arms. Protecting children in the air may not be so good.

Third, the crew recruited actors.

When the crew is looking for baby actors, they will give priority to the children of crew members, such as directors or actors. There are many young actors in TV dramas and movies who are directors or children of the crew. For example, in the last scene of The Sun Also Rises, the little boy lying among the flowers is the son of Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun, and the little Andy in Ode to Joy is the daughter of Tamia Liu.

However, not all babies can meet the requirements of the film. When no suitable baby can be found, the crew will recruit suitable baby actors through open recruitment.

Some parents want their children to be child stars from the beginning, so they will let their children participate in the program. Some parents just want to make money. Since the baby was born, they have signed up to recruit young actors. When the movie needs little actors, they will choose their own babies. The wages of these babies are high.

After all, the baby is not a professional actor. In the process of shooting, they may not fully cooperate, even if they are not afraid of life. Sometimes they may cry because they are afraid and can't stop. What if the baby doesn't cooperate?

When many crews are looking for baby actors, they always look for twin babies. When one child can't cooperate with the performance, another child can go up to participate in the performance and finish the performance quickly, saving time and cost.

There are also some baby actors who play a lot. They must play from infancy to a few months old. It's especially easy to put a few months old baby on the screen. The staff will ask the younger twin to play the baby, and the other will play the baby who is several months old.

Some people will ask:

Is it dangerous for children to film?

In some dramas, the war is raging, isn't the baby afraid?

Of course the baby will be afraid, and the director will also let the child's parents accompany him. After filming, let the parents appease the children and let them recover.

For some dangerous scenes, the crew will use rubber dolls or cut out pictures to try not to let the baby play.

Of course, the salary of baby actors can't be compared with that of male and female protagonists, but the salary of some baby actors is very high, which can reach several hundred dollars a day, even higher than that of some adults. Some young actors play in friendship and won't accept money.

The reality of the baby actor is beyond many people's expectation, but whether it is a friendship performance or for the sake of movies, parents are expected to put the baby first, and the baby's state is the most important, and filming is only the second place.

Many parents of children's models go to great lengths to make money from their children. There are not a few people who beat their children to recover. Some parents even let their children shoot for a day just to get a high salary.

It is wrong that a baby who should have grown up carefree has become a tool for parents to make money. Children are always the most important, and children should not be treated like this just because they are young.