Examples of using fake bank statements in movies and advertising

[Markus1978]

I worked as an assistant on the set of a short film in which you had to show a statement showing a huge sum in the main character's account—according to the script, he's a billionaire who hides it from everyone. Of course, a real bank wouldn't do such a thing, so production turned to a designer to make it look real. Are there any ready-made services that provide such templates with the right logos and details for different banks?

 

[Norden]

We were shooting a commercial for an online course on financial literacy, where one of the characters demonstrated his “successful” way from a minus account to a steady income. For the shot with a statement, we needed to show two contrasting statements - one with a minus and one with a decent balance. We decided to fake a bank statement, because the site allows you to set the account movements, choose the bank, and currency. All this is within the scenario and without deception, just as visual props. This made it easy for us - everything is at our fingertips without having to fiddle with graphics manually.

 

[Lorenzo]

A friend of mine works in the theater, and he told me that for scenes with interrogations, court or business, they also print conditional documents, including bank statements. They print them with the right names and numbers to make it easier for the actors to get into the role. It is not used in real life, but as part of the production it looks convincing.