How do you fake smother people?

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In movies and tv, when somebody’s smothered with a pillow, how do they do that safely without cutting away? Is there a way you hold the pillow? Do they just hold their breath?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Most of the time they hold their breath. If you actually time those scenes you will be hard pressed to find one lasting over 30 seconds.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They likely turn their head to side and film from an angle that doesn’t show that, but they could just hold their breath and have a special signal in case they need air.