Keanu Reeves stops a robbery in extreme deepfake
Keanu Reeves has been caught on camera bravely stopping a robbery 'killing them with kindness' in a deepfake video.
The video has been watched nearly 17,000,000 times. The amount of effort put into creating this deepfake, or as the team called it "'digitising Keanu's essence" was immense. So much so the team behind it decided to showcase a behind the scenes clip which alone scored more than 3,000,000 views.
The entire production was filmed like it was "found footage" on a cellphone. They needed a Keanu Reeves impersonator but decided to try and use a cheapfake - meaning no artificial intelligence but instead very basic editing and recontextualising, so just a mask of Reeve's face was worn here. More than 200,030 iterations were used and over $250 dollars spent on this elaborate deepfake.
Who created the deepfake?
Corridor
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Special Effects
Acting Cast
Impersonator
Faceswap
After Effects
Year
2019
