"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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Common tricks, going back to the very first movies, include designing set
pieces (such as doorways, windows, and other everyday reference points) to
be lower than real life, to make the actor(s) appear larger than life, as
well as elevating one actor (e.g. Winslet) to make her appear nearly as
tall
as another (e.g. DiCaprio).

I think it's at least as likely, and probably more so, that the truth
Hollywood is stretching is what you see on the screen, not what you read
in
a bio (though, I'll admit the bios may or may not be accurate as well).

Pete

To see examples of these tricks, look at any Tom Cruise movie. He's rather
short for a guy, but he plays these larger-than-life type characters. One of
the major tricks to make people look taller than someone else is to film
from behind the shorter person and position the camera low, looking up at
the actors' faces. I guess they may also film above and behind the taller
actor.

-Trent