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. Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of film
and television production.Stand-ins allow the director of photography
to light the set and the camera department to light and focus scenes
while the actors are absent. The director will often ask stand-ins to
deliver the scene dialogue ("lines") and walk through ("blocking") the
scenes to be filmed.Stand-ins are distinguished from body doubles, who
replace actors on camera from behind, in makeup, or during dangerous
stunts. Stand-ins do not appear on camera. However, on some
productions the jobs of stand-in and double may be done by the same
person. In rare cases, a stand-in will appear on screen, sometimes as
an in-joke. For instance, the actress who pretends to be Ann Darrow in
the stage show during the final act of King Kong (2005) is played by
Naomi Watts' stand-in, Julia Walshaw.Stand-ins do not necessarily look
like the actor, but they must have the same skin tone, hair color,
height and build as the actor so that the lighting in a scene will be
set up correctly. For example, if the lighting is set up with a
stand-in shorter than an actor, the actor might end up having his or
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