How Are Babies Made to Cry in TV Series and Movies?

Babies like adult actors They cannot pretend to cry Or since they cannot consciously think of something that would make them cry, they are tried to make them cry in other ways.

Well, to make a calm baby cry Which method or methods? used? Are these methods cruel? Let us satisfy your curiosity by taking you to our content for the answers to all these questions.

There are usually special people on the sets who we can call “babysitters”.

Babysitters are, in a way, translators between the baby and the director. For example, when babies or children need to laugh, the caregiver; get behind the camera and make funny faces, dance or pictures/photos that can make them laugh is shown.

But crying is a completely different situation. Although there are many methods that can be done to make them cry, many of them can harm the baby. Sometimes they put bad smells around babies to make them cry or they make loud noises But we cannot say that these techniques are very useful.

In the main method, the caregiver’s actions again come into play.

A babysitter or, if there is no caregiver, people who will guide the baby pretends to cry. So the baby starts crying right away! You know how babies start crying when they hear other babies crying? This “cry of empathy” applies here too.

Moreover, this technique We can say that it is almost perfect. So far, there has never been a baby that could not be made to cry in this way.

So what can be done to stop the crying baby from crying?

If the baby no longer needs to cry, it is picked up calmly and the person who triggered the baby’s crying is given to him/her. shows that you are happy, They exhibit a calm and friendly approach. Then the baby stops crying quickly.

If such an approach isn’t enough to make her stop crying, using toys with rattles or bells may be distracted.

With developing technology, we may not need babies so much anymore.

It is slowly starting to be used in the cinema and television industry. “robotic babies”can now prevent the need for player dolls.

Real baby images placed digitally on moving robots Doesn’t look very realistic yet but of course it will be improved.

Finally, let’s finish by remembering this iconic scene about a baby crying from the TV series ‘Friends’:

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