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  • Disney Research

    Disney's projection tech turns actors' faces into nightmare fuel

    by 
    Stefanie Fogel
    Stefanie Fogel
    04.24.2017

    Disney is taking scary clown makeup to the next level. It's using a new projection system to transform the appearance of actors during live performances, tracking facial expressions and "painting" them with light, rather than physical makeup. Called Makeup Lamps, the system was developed by a team at Disney Research, and it could potentially change the way stage makeup is used in future theater productions.