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Jan. 06, 2011

The Technology Behind TRON Legacy

by Leslie Taylor

Video by DiscoveryNetworks

In this video, Discovery News takes you behind the scenes of TRON Legacy to give you a peek at the technology digital artists used to remove twenty years from Jeff Bridges' face.

Similar to the techniques used for the movie Avatar, the face-replacement technology leaves some worried that actors will be obsolete. But actress Olivia Wilde, who played Quorra in TRON Legacy, isn't worried about the new technology. She believes actors will always be needed. "The rig that Jeff wore wouldn't do anything if it weren't for his amazing performance inside of it," she said.

About Leslie Taylor

Leslie is Science Friday’s Web editor. She has a background in oceanography and is passionate about getting non-scientists and young people to realize how cool science can be.

The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Science Friday.

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