Split Screen The split-screen technique has been used by film editors and VFX artists for over 100 years. Split-screen film making is one of the oldest techniques used by film editors and VFX artists alike. Whether it’s editing clips together or building a single shot from multiple takes. In 1961, the Walt Disney studio film The Parent Trap, which starred Hayley Mills . this wasn’t the first film to use split screen to star two characters played by the same actor, but it was the first major blockbuster success to do so. Walt Disney demanded that the VFX not be visible, and the work paid off as The Parent Trap won the Oscar for Best Film Editing. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World features an incredible amount of split-screen sequences. Edgar Wright uses split screen for everything from transitions between scenes to “combo” fight sequences. In this final battle, an array of split screens are used. the technique is still used unnoticeably by direc...
