Silicone baby props for film and TV made by Paris studio so realistic you do a double take
French special-effects workshop Cinebaby’s lifelike silicone baby props have been seen in productions including Netflix’s Emily in Paris
In a workshop outside Paris in France, Celine Lallement stitched hairs into a silicone baby’s skull – the latest creation from a studio specialised in making ultra-realistic infants for the film and television industries.
Founded in 2008 and based in a north Paris suburb, Cinebébé, or Cinebaby, produces props that can take more than six weeks of crafting before they are sent to production sets.
“It’s mohair, it comes from the Angora goat. It’s finer than adult hair, so it imitates baby hair very well,” Lallement explained as she carefully inserted each strand.
At one point, she spotted a problem. “There are two hairs in the same follicle, that won’t work,” she said before using tweezers to correct the mistake.
