Examination of how modern cinema uses archival footage to construct posthumous performances, with a strong focus on Carrie Fisher’s appearance in The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Filmmakers recomposed unused footage from earlier productions and built scenes around it. This process demonstrates a shift in film archives from storage spaces to production tools. The paper argues that this method termed archival performance engineering treats archived acting as material that can be reshaped to meet new demands. This practice raises important ethical questions about consent, authenticity and the role of the archive in franchise storytelling with many other modern cinema examples.

A dive into the Gangster film genre and its true effect on the process of creating and following production codes.

A creative imaginary code of ethics for popular reality television show ‘Love Island: USA’