Netflix blurring older actresses...WTF?

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Just watching "Dead To Me" on Netflix, and can't help but notice some weird blurring on Christina Applegate's (main actress) neck and forehead...is this a common thing, to blur actresses over 40? To erase their lines and imperfections? Never noticed it before but I can't unsee it now.

AIBU to be a bit stunned by this, or does this often happen in film/TV? Seems really sad that women are photoshopped like this 😕 I can't imagine the same thing would happen with men...

If it was photoshopped you wouldn’t see blurring. I haven’t watched so I do t know what you are referring to, but photoshopping is much more subtle than that. No idea what you are seeing.

It's bizarre, it's really obvious when you see it. Basically her neck and forehead on some scenes are really blurred, like Netflix have put a filter on. Very odd.

I mean it's not Netflix it's down to the series creators but that's common sense surely.

Does anyone remember the gel lens on Miss Ellie in Dallas?

I've watched it. I've not noticed any blurring 🤔

@OnSilverStars

I've watched it. I've not noticed any blurring 🤔

Me neither 🤔

Are you sure it's not your TV or Internet?

@OnSilverStars

I've watched it. I've not noticed any blurring 🤔

I've only just started it, and noticed it towards the end of the first episode. I'm bored so I googled it, and turns out other people have noticed it too (on reddit etc).

@Candyfloss99

Are you sure it's not your TV or Internet?

Yeah definitely sure. As I've said I've Googled it to see if anyone else noticed it and others have seen it too. Strange.

@DianaT1969 No? What’s a gel lens?!

@DianaT1969

Does anyone remember the gel lens on Miss Ellie in Dallas?

Yes! 😂

@DianaT1969 what is a gel lens??

Oh really. I watched it but didn't notice. Must look again.

@Candyfloss99 it isn't on every scene - I've noticed it when the camera is quite zoomed in or focusing on her.

@DianaT1969

Does anyone remember the gel lens on Miss Ellie in Dallas?

Yes!

Just looked and her neck does look smoother than her décolletage but maybe that’s because she moisturises her neck?

Oh yeah there is something going on there.
Haven't watched Christina Applegate in anything for a while but that's a lovely picture, looks like she looks more beautiful as she ages, like Catherine O'Hara.

Older women actors have been blurred for decades. I remember my mum talking about putting Vaseline in the camera lens (not literally) when I was little.

Is it that there is less make up on her face !?

The photo mains has put on doesn’t make her face make up look very good. I thought Christina Applegate was the one in Good Girls but clearly not looking at that photo 😂

Wouldn’t they sure put her in a different outfit rather than arse about with line blurring ?

I slap tons of moisturiser on my neck, and take it from me it doesn't work. 😁

I've noticed the same on Grace and Frankie, it's really noticeable in the later ones.

In old films I think they used to put Vaseline on the lens!

I’m sure this used to happen a lot in the 60s - soft focus. They used to film through a piece of gauze or smear Vaseline on the lens. Think Star Trek had a lot of it. I seem to remember Crystal Carrington getting that treatment in Dynasty in the 80s as well.

Sorry, it took me so long to reply everyone has already mentioned the Vaseline!

Do you know if this is being imposed on actresses or if they have made the choice?