Recast a heist scene with AI
Morphic Recast swaps the actors in finished footage while keeping the original performance, camera and timing, so a heist scene can be recast without a reshoot. Give it one photo per crew member: all four change at once, and every line, nod and lean over the plan lands on the same beat.
- 30-second clips
- One photo per person
- Paid plans
A crew of four, recast. Four photos, a new crew. The plan, the order, the nods and the swinging lamp are as shot; play with sound to hear the same lines.
The leader in the black turtleneckA young woman with a fringe in black leather
The young man in the red beanieA white-bearded man in a flat cap
The bald man in the grey work jacketA red-haired young man in denim
The woman with the ponytailA woman with curly hair in burgundy
What changes and what stays
| Changes | Stays as shot |
|---|---|
| All four crew: face, hair, age and look | Every line, nod, gesture and glance |
| Their wardrobe, taken from the cast photos | The plan, the workbench and the framing |
| Only the people you give a photo to | Lamp light, timing and the recorded sound |
Example setups
Recast the whole crew
An ensemble scene works but the casting does not. Replace every crew member at once, each from their own photo.
One role, after wrap
One role was recast after the planning scenes were shot. Swap that one person and keep the rest of the crew as filmed.
A crew per market
Shoot a caper series once, then recast the crew for each region it is sold to, from the same footage.
How do I recast the actors in a heist scene without reshooting?
- 01
Upload the heist shot
Add one clip up to 30 seconds. For a longer sequence, recast it shot by shot and cut the shots together on the Compose timeline.
- 02
Add a photo per crew member
One photo for each person you replace, dressed the way they should look on screen. Anyone you give no photo stays exactly as shot.
- 03
Name each swap and run it
Ask Copilot, for example: the leader in the black turtleneck becomes the woman in photo 1. Name each crew member by clothing or position.
Swapping one person? The shared workflow needs only the clip and one photo.
Open the workflowProduction notes
Consent and releases
Recast only footage you hold releases for, and use photos of people who agreed to appear. Every example here uses generated people, not real actors.
When to also dub
The recast keeps the original soundtrack. For new lines or another language, run Morphic Dub on the recast shot so the voices and lips match.
Recast or reshoot
Recasting a heist scene skips a new shoot day and calling the cast back, and one take can carry a cast per market. Reshoot only when the action must change.
Review it as a team
Keep the source shot, the cast photos and every take in one project, where teammates in your workspace open the same versions and comment on each.
