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The problem with the disguise is that people are pretty good at seeing through, and the more prosthetics and make up you have on more obvious it is. It works in

The problem with the disguise is that people are pretty good at seeing through, and the more prosthetics and make up you have on more obvious it is. It works in the movies with an editor and the lighting director and cameraman, but not so much in real life. Worse you’ve now given people a very good reason to stop you and question you further, because after all you’re wearing a disguise! You also have to consider that the disguise to fool a person, and the disguise to fool a computer might be very different, especially if the computer isn’t just using the visual spectrum to analyze you.

anigbrowl 9y ago
That depends on the makeup artist, the face one starts with, and the degree of work involved. Source: working in film for a decade. The closer someone is to an average, the easier it is to make them look like someone else. This is one reason (among others) some actors 'disappear' into a role and others always look like themselves.
- QAPereo 9y ago
  I have faith in the power of makeup, but now let’s take this actor off the set. They can’t touch it up, they’re going to sweat, and they’ll be in real life and not on film. On the screen makeup is basically magic, I’ll totally grant that point, but life has limitations when you can’t yell “cut!” Still, this is very much IMO and I lack your experience in film.
  - anigbrowl 9y ago
    You'd be surprised at the changes that are possible with interior prosthetics alone. Alos, consider that about half the adult population can wear makeup without being considered remarkable for doing so. You might figure out a dude with a fake beard easily, but have less success at assessing the wrinkly old lady behind him.
    - QAPereo 9y ago
      It’s true, but by the same token it is subtle makeup that wouldn’t even begin to fool facial recognition, even if they don’t use Near-IR/UV. Do you think you could toe that line of fooling the camera and the human? If so, I’ll buy it, as I said you’re experienced in this field and I’m not.

anigbrowl 9y ago

That depends on the makeup artist, the face one starts with, and the degree of work involved. Source: working in film for a decade. The closer someone is to an average, the easier it is to make them look like someone else. This is one reason (among others) some actors 'disappear' into a role and others always look like themselves.

QAPereo 9y ago
I have faith in the power of makeup, but now let’s take this actor off the set. They can’t touch it up, they’re going to sweat, and they’ll be in real life and not on film. On the screen makeup is basically magic, I’ll totally grant that point, but life has limitations when you can’t yell “cut!” Still, this is very much IMO and I lack your experience in film.
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  You'd be surprised at the changes that are possible with interior prosthetics alone. Alos, consider that about half the adult population can wear makeup without being considered remarkable for doing so. You might figure out a dude with a fake beard easily, but have less success at assessing the wrinkly old lady behind him.
  - QAPereo 9y ago
    It’s true, but by the same token it is subtle makeup that wouldn’t even begin to fool facial recognition, even if they don’t use Near-IR/UV. Do you think you could toe that line of fooling the camera and the human? If so, I’ll buy it, as I said you’re experienced in this field and I’m not.