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In filmmaking, a body double is a person who substitutes in a scene for another actor such that the person's face is not shown. [1]

32 relations: Actor, Black Swan dance double controversy, Body Double, Brian De Palma, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film), Credit (creative arts), Decoy, Deep Roy, Doppelgänger, Entertainment, Fake Shemp, Film, Impersonator, Linda Hamilton, Look-alike, Movie star, Nudity clause, Nudity in film, Political decoy, Rita Walter, Sarah Connor (Terminator), Second unit, Sequence (filmmaking), Shot (filmmaking), Simulacrum, Stand-in, Stunt cock, Stunt double, Television, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Patty Duke Show, Theatre.

Actor

An actor (often actress for women; see terminology) is a person who portrays a character in a performance.

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Black Swan dance double controversy

Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film about a ballet dancer directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis.

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Body Double

Body Double is a 1984 American erotic thriller film co-written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, and Deborah Shelton.

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Brian De Palma

Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.

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Credit (creative arts)

In general, the term credit in the artistic or intellectual sense refers to an acknowledgement of those who contributed to a work, whether through ideas or in a more direct sense.

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Decoy

A decoy is usually a person, device, or event meant as a distraction, to hide what an individual or a group might be looking for.

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Deep Roy

Gurdeep "Deep" Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 1 December 1957), sometimes credited as Roy Deep, is an Anglo-Indian actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian.

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Doppelgänger

A doppelgänger (literally "double-goer") is a non-biologically related look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a ghostly or paranormal phenomenon and usually seen as a harbinger of bad luck.

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Entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight.

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Fake Shemp

Fake Shemp, or simply Shemp, is someone who appears in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

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Film

A film, also called a movie, motion picture, moving pícture, theatrical film, or photoplay, is a series of still images that, when shown on a screen, create the illusion of moving images.

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Impersonator

An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behaviour or actions of another.

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Linda Hamilton

Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in The Terminator film series and Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award.

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Look-alike

A look-alike, double, or doppelgänger is a person who closely resembles another person in appearance.

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Movie star

A movie star (also known as a film star and cinema star) is an actor who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures.

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Nudity clause

A nudity clause is a paragraph or a section in a performer’s legal contract that stipulates which parts, if any, of the performer's body are to be exposed during a theatrical, television, cinematic, or other type of production.

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Nudity in film

Nudity in film is the presentation in a film of at least one person who is nude, partially nude or wearing less clothing than contemporary norms in some societies consider "modest".

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Political decoy

A political decoy is a person employed to impersonate a politician, to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on that person's behalf.

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Rita Walter

Rita Walter (née McLaughlin; March 8, 1951, Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress, best known for her role as Carol Deming on the popular soap opera As the World Turns, which she played from May 1970 to December 1981.

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Sarah Connor (Terminator)

Sarah Jeanette Connor is a fictional character in the ''Terminator'' franchise.

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Second unit

Second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit.

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Sequence (filmmaking)

In film, a sequence is a series of scenes that form a distinct narrative unit, which is usually connected either by unity of location or unity of time.

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Shot (filmmaking)

In filmmaking and video production, a shot is a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time.

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Simulacrum

A simulacrum (plural: simulacra from simulacrum, which means "likeness, similarity") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing.

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Stand-in

A stand-in for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting and camera setup.

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Stunt cock

A stunt cock is the term for a substitute (sometimes prosthetic) penis that is used during the shooting of pornographic films.

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Stunt double

A stunt double is a type of body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in movies and television (such as jumping out of a building, jumping from vehicle to vehicle, or other similar actions), and for other sophisticated stunts (especially fight scenes).

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also referred to as Terminator 2 or T2) is a 1991 American science-fiction action film co-written, produced and directed by James Cameron.

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The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31.

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Theatre

Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_double

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