In other words, today's movies are so full of special effects that when people see incredible shots, their first reaction is inevitably: it must be special effects!
However, in fact, there are also many movies that will choose the old-school shooting method when facing some shots that seem to be impossible to complete, not only the effect is not lost to computer CG, but also the texture and realism are better!
Fast & Furious 9
The scene in the movie where the magnet car passes through the street shop and sucks out the kitchen utensils, at first glance, you must think it is a special effect
However, in fact, this section is completely live shooting... Behind each prop is a "compressed air cannon"...
Terminator: Judgment Day
In the movie, Sarah opens a "brain hole" for the T800 to take out the chip is actually a real shot, the foreground is Schwarzenegger's head model, and the opposite mirror is not actually a mirror, but the real governor and the twin sister of Sarah's actor. When Sarah cut a hole in the head of the prop, her sister Leslyn imitated his movements on the other side.
So, the shot of T1000 disguised as Sarah in the movie is not a special effect, but her twin sister...
《Independence Day》
The scene of the chinese and foreign spaceships bombarding New York City from the sky in the movie is achieved through miniature models, and the crew hangs and tilts the model street at a certain angle, so that the flames of the explosion can extend along the ground and "embrace" the entire city.
Thor: The Dark World
The cement truck suspended in the movie is actually realized by an optional device similar to a huge barbecue machine
Maybe this way is really more economical than special effects...
Apollo 13
The various weightless effects in the movie were actually filmed on a NASA training plane called the Vomiting Comet.
The plane follows a parabolic trajectory below, gaining about 20 seconds of weightlessness per flight. The film flew nearly 600 times and shot more than 3 hours of weightless scenes.
The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf and Frodo's actors are only 12 centimeters apart in height, what if they shoot such a short effect? Let the actors kneel? Just kidding hahahahahaha
In fact, the principle is very simple, this effect is due to this special table, the camera from a specific angle to shoot, you can achieve the effect of forced perspective, simply put, near and far, the actors seem to be on a vertical plane, in fact, the distance between the two is farther than it looks.
Batman: The Dark Knight
The special effects team devised a way to flip the truck: a huge steam piston mechanism was installed in the truck, which triggered the piston by directing the TNT explosives at the bottom, and the released steam formed a huge thrust to flip the truck over.
In addition, the prop truck has also been reinforced by multiple times, yes, there is really a driver driving inside... After two safety road tests, the film crew cleared a Street in Chicago in the middle of the night for live-action filming.
The clown's "pencil magic" is actually the gangster actor's last moment to take the pencil, it is said that this one was filmed a total of 2 days and 22 times, and the gangster actor was really knocked unconscious three times...
"007: The Great Skyfall"
The scene of the London Underground falling from the "sky" in the movie is actually a real shot...
It's just that subway stations and tunnels are built indoors
The carriages are suspended from inverted tracks, and the subway itself has no power
Behind-the-scenes footage can be seen tearing fake ceilings
Pacific Rim
The huge alien parasite prop in the movie, although it is known to be fake, is still creepy...
The mechanical structure of the interior can realistically imitate the movements of other foot-like deep-sea animals...
The Conjuring 3
The picture of the little boy being possessed by an evil spirit and twisting his limbs at the beginning of the movie is very impressive...
However, this jaw-dropping action is not CG special effects, but by the following 13-year-old jiu-jitsu actor, and the film is just a face-changing operation...
If you watched the video tidbits, you could even hear the creaking of bone joints...
Harry Potter
Dalí's aunt was released by Harry Potter with the effect of the "inflatable charm", which was actually filmed by Hanging Weah...
Although the appearance time is short, the actor has changed a total of four sets of makeup... Each change of clothes takes hours.
The magic map that can be closed automatically is actually controlled by someone next to it with a thin line...
The actor used a sleeve trick to perform magic tricks on the spot, hiding the bottle...
Happy World 2
There is a scene in the movie where Mary falls into a bathtub and magically disappears completely!
In what way can this effect be achieved? Efficient and cost-effective? It was a real shot!
Fast & Furious 7
The most impressive episode of The Fast and the Furious is the airdrop car clip
An adrenaline-pumping danger index, but it's also a 100% real shot...
Of course, the most admirable is the photographers who follow the shooting...
Prometheus
It's the 21st century, this 2013 sci-fi movie, in which the alien deacon is still using real shooting...
There is a saying that the effect of this real prop is more creepy than the CG special effect...
Movies are indeed an art of dreaming!