How Mirror Scenes Are Shot In Movies TV, Movies Insider

Mirror shots in movies are especially challenging, as it s hard to shoot a character s reflection without accidentally revealing the camera. So Hollywood has many visual tricks to avoid this. Movies like The Lady from Shanghai and It Chapter Two used twoway mirrors. Terminator 2: Judgment Day didn t use a mirror at all and instead had Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton standing on one side of an open frame looking into a double set with body doubles mimicking their every move. Better visual effects meant movies like Birdman could shoot a real mirror and easily erase the camera later. For Last Night in Soho, Edgar Wright used a combination of these techniques, and many more, so Thomasin McKenzie and Anya TaylorJoy could mirror each other s movements. Follow DNEG: Follow Rodeo FX: MORE MOV