In this opening shot of "Brushing Teeth", the camera follows the actress's reflection in the bathroom mirror as she approaches her Moen faucet. Achieving this scene was not as simple as it sounds, however, as physically shooting her reflection in the mirror meant that the camera's reflection would be visible in frame as well. Having the camera in the mirror would create a painful post-production process as the camera would have to be painted out and the desired reflection would have to be reconstructed. To avoid this issue, the set itself was built twice, with one bathroom set built to reflect the other, leaving a hole where the bathroom mirror was meant to be.
mirroring the 2 bathroom sets
A challenge in itself, extreme care was taken to ensure that each element on the set was meticulously placed to create the illusion of a mirror reflection.
Perfectly placed "reflected" objects
With every element in its proper place, the scene was shot through the hole in the set where the mirror should have been and then it was up to the S&M CG and Flame team to place the proper reflections back onto the faucet. For more on how they accomplished that, check back tomorrow.
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