As the pandemic continues to stand in the way of filming, here in France, the popular soap opera “Plus Belle La Vie”, or “Life’s So Sweet”, has had to turn to cutting-edge technology to get round the absence of a self-isolating cast member. The show, which is set in the southern city of Marseille, called on the help of an anonymous French YouTuber specialised in the art of “deepfake”, a technique which allows faces to be superimposed onto bodies.
Face swap: France’s top soap uses ‘deepfake’ technology for self-isolating actress
