This effect was complicated by the lack of reliable motion tracking information in the footage, requiring a lot of manual rotoscoping. In addition, the light coming from the box on the girl's face was also created in post-production.
This is an example of how compositing and animation often go hand-in-hand, making it hard to recognize what was done on set and what was created in post.
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