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People Share Behind-The-Scenes Tricks That Filmmakers Used In Famous Movies (50 Pics)
On-screen, everything looks picture perfect. From close-up shots to elaborate fight scenes, it seems there’s no room for error in our all-time favorite movies. And although it’s true, that doesn’t mean it’s a given.
In fact, many A-list filmmakers have been putting all their best effort, ingenuity, and talent into coming up with something as good as the iconic rooftop scene from The Matrix.
So this time, Bored Panda has compiled a list of the most incredible behind-the-scenes photographs that reveal all the big and small cinematographic tricks. Get your popcorn ready, we’re about to find out how on earth do they do this!
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#1
The Phantom Menace (1999)
Model maker Michael Lynch created this miniature set for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. To fill the stands, 450,000 Q-tips were cut, painted and inserted into a mesh. By blowing fans from underneath the model stands, the Q-tips appeared as a live crowd moving around in their seats
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#2
Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
#3
Jurassic World (2015)
#4
Forrest Gump (1994)
#5
Exterior Of The Sewer Set In It
#6
Star Wars
Grant Imahara (RIP) and Tory Belleci from Mythbusters working on Trade Federation battleship from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
engineer_nope.avi 5 years ago
NO WAY! MYTHBUSTERS WORKED IN STAR WARS???!!!! Did not know that!
#7
E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
#8
The Godfather (1972)
#9
Back To The Future Part III (1990)
Mohsie Supposie 5 years ago
Great effects. Loved how they did special effects "back in the day" before CGI. It was done using real objects and real camera tricks rather than using a mouse and keyboard.
#11
The Hunt For Red October (1990)
#12
The Call Of The Wild (2020)
#13
Star Wars: BB-8
#14
Baby Driver (2017)
How the car was driven in Baby Driver when the actors were busy acting inside
#15
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
#16
Shutter Island (2010)
engineer_nope.avi 5 years ago
Even when CGI exists, it's still great to see filmmakers make props like this.
#18
Avengers Endgame (2019)
#19
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Spider-Man, War Machine, and Hulk behind the scenes Avengers: Endgame
#20
The Invisible Man (2020)
#21
Titanic (1997)
#22
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
#23
Knives Out (2019)
In Knives Out, Matt Mania (Key Grip) cleverly sculpted mattes to reshape the lighting equipment into scenery you'd realistically expect to see reflected in the glasses.
#24
Men In Black (1997)
#25
I Am Legend (2007)
Saint Thomas 5 years ago
They should've kept the guy in green, he's more terrifying than the badly CGI dog.
#26
Avengers : Infinity War (2018)
#27
Space Jam (1996)
#31
Batman Returns (1992)
#32
Die Hard (1988)
engineer_nope.avi 5 years ago
Fun fact: when Alan Rickman was about to be dropped, the Director said that he's gonna count to 3 and then drop Alan, but they dropped him at 1 instead.
#34
Tiger In Westworld (2016)
#37
Aladdin (2019)
#38
Hannibal
#39
The Shining (1980)
''Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya.'' A behind the scene photo of the horror movie The Shining
#40
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
#41
Alice In Wonderland (2010)
#42
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
#43
The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)
#44
The Walk (2015)
Mohsie Supposie 5 years ago
Glad that got cleared. For a second, I thought they had rebuilt the Twin Towers just to do the movie. ;)
#46
The Matrix 4 (2021)
#47
The Mandalorian ( 2019 )
A.M. Pierre 5 years ago
I absolutely loved how they used "the volume" instead of green screen for so much of The Mandalorian. I find it so much more convincing and realistic.
#50
The Call Of The Wild (2020)
#51
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Mike Myers In Makeup As Fat Bastard In "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"
Andrew Gibb 5 years ago
Oh, is that all the thanks I get for the night of hot sex? I'm dead sexy, you were crap!
#53
Goldeneye (1995)
Thomas brennan 5 years ago
Sad that the telescope where the movie finale was shot literally collapsed a few months ago due to underfunding
#54
The Mask (1994)
#56
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Shelli Aderman 5 years ago
I think it would have been fun, (but too $$$) to rebuild that section of NYC on a studio (like in Back to the Future) to get trashed!
#57
Alfred Hitchcock (1948)
#60
Alice In Wonderland (2010)
#61
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
#63
1917 (2019)
#67
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Opening Scene - Inglourious Basterds - LaPadite Farm
#68
Inception (2010)
#69
Space Odyssey, 1968 (2001 )
#74
Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
Noel Benavente 5 years ago
I have a huge crush on her. She visited my country in 2018 for her birthday, i missed her... :'( ba2c06610a...8b3c73.jpg 
#75
Baby Driver (2017)
#76
La La Land (2016)
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What do you think ?
Lis Daglish 5 years ago
I have great respect for good actors / actresses, even more so when you see the reality, and sometimes the absurd / silly context, that they are acting within.
Daria B 5 years ago
True. Sometimes, for the fear of leaks and spoilers, these actors don't even know exactly what they're supposed to be doing. Like, they're acting "blind".
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Csaba Hegedűs 5 years ago
Most of the pictures are good, but some of them are like 'hey, actually there were CAMERAS where the scene was shot!'
Kristin Ingersoll 5 years ago
Right? Emma Stone dancing, with lights and cameras pointed at her. Incredible effects!!!!
Load More Replies... Thomas brennan 5 years ago
There's a quality youtube channel with experts discussing good and bad cgi in movies. One of the most interesting bits i learnt was that often the motion capture suit stuff is useless to the artists because they are put on completely computer generated backgrounds anyway, so they just need to design it all from scratch. They also point out that a lot of directors don't know how to set up shots for cgi addition later, which is often why you get really shonky cgi in big budget movies. That and in many cases the cgi houses are only given a small window to do the work, which is why you end up with situations like Black Panther end fight scene being hilariously low rent - they only finished it a week or so before it was due to be released.
Lis Daglish 5 years ago
I have great respect for good actors / actresses, even more so when you see the reality, and sometimes the absurd / silly context, that they are acting within.
Daria B 5 years ago
True. Sometimes, for the fear of leaks and spoilers, these actors don't even know exactly what they're supposed to be doing. Like, they're acting "blind".
Load More Replies... Csaba Hegedűs 5 years ago
Most of the pictures are good, but some of them are like 'hey, actually there were CAMERAS where the scene was shot!'
Kristin Ingersoll 5 years ago
Right? Emma Stone dancing, with lights and cameras pointed at her. Incredible effects!!!!
Load More Replies... Thomas brennan 5 years ago
There's a quality youtube channel with experts discussing good and bad cgi in movies. One of the most interesting bits i learnt was that often the motion capture suit stuff is useless to the artists because they are put on completely computer generated backgrounds anyway, so they just need to design it all from scratch. They also point out that a lot of directors don't know how to set up shots for cgi addition later, which is often why you get really shonky cgi in big budget movies. That and in many cases the cgi houses are only given a small window to do the work, which is why you end up with situations like Black Panther end fight scene being hilariously low rent - they only finished it a week or so before it was due to be released.
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